THE REPORTER
The Sheridan boys basketball team finished in third place at the Alexandria Tournament on Tuesday.
In their first game, the Blackhawks dropped a hard-fought contest to Cardinal Ritter 52-48. Sheridan went up 16-7 in the first quarter, but the Raiders came back in the second period to take a 24-22 lead by halftime. The Hawks led 32-29 after three periods, but Ritter poured in 23 points during the fourth quarter to get the win.
Caleb Wright scored 20 points, while Trent DeCraene had 10 points and seven assists. Parker Williams led the rebounds with nine and Tyler Garner collected eight rebounds.
Sheridan sailed past Southwestern Shelbyville 60-36 in the tournament’s consolation game. The Blackhawks outscored the Spartans in each of the four quarters, blasting off to a 16-2 lead by the end of the first period. Sheridan then led 30-11 at halftime, then added another 30 points in the second half.
Wright scored 15 points in the Blackhawks’ evening game, followed by Garner with 11 and Williams with 10. Garner pulled seven rebounds and Williams had six rebounds. Wright handed out four assists.
Sheridan is 5-5 for the season and plays next Tuesday, Jan. 3 at North Montgomery.
CARDINAL RITTER 52, SHERIDAN 48
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Tyler Garner 2-7 3-3 8 2
Trent DeCraene 3-10 4-6 10 2
Owen Bell 0-1 2-2 2 0
Caleb Wright 6-17 7-8 20 3
Parker Williams 1-2 0-0 2 5
Eli Kolb 0-0 0-0 0 0
Nate Hinshaw 1-1 0-0 2 2
Carsen Aleman 2-3 0-0 4 3
Totals 15-41 16-19 48 8
Score by Quarters
Sheridan 16 6 10 16 – 48
Cardinal Ritter 7 17 5 23 – 52
Sheridan 3-point shooting (2-8) Garner 1-3, Wright 1-2, DeCraene 0-3.
Sheridan rebounds (28) Williams 9, Garner 8, DeCraene 3, Aleman 3, Bell 2, Wright 2, Kolb 1.
SHERIDAN 60, SOUTHWESTERN SHELBYVILLE 36
Sheridan FG FT TP PF
Caleb Alexander 1-1 0-0 2 0
Tyler Garner 5-10 1-2 11 1
Trent DeCraene 1-2 2-4 4 0
Evan Krupp 0-1 0-0 0 1
Owen Bell 2-3 2-4 8 0
Caleb Wright 6-14 1-2 15 2
Parker Williams 5-7 0-0 10 2
Eli Kolb 1-3 0-0 2 2
Nate Hinshaw 2-2 0-0 4 0
Carsen Aleman 2-4 0-0 4 1
Carson Wright 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 25-52 6-12 60 9
Score by Quarters
Sheridan 16 14 12 18 – 60
Southwood 2 9 10 15 – 36
Sheridan 3-point shooting (4-9) Wright 2-5, Bell 2-3, Garner 0-1.
Sheridan rebounds (26) Garner 7, Williams 6, DeCraene 3, Kolb 3, Cal. Wright 2, Aleman 2, Bell 1, Hinshaw 1, Car. Wright 1.