High School Spotlight: Sheridan Blackhawks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The High School Spotlight Series is back and we are excited to feature multiple teams throughout the state once again! The season is still a month away, but with practices happening, it is the perfect time to start previewing the season. In this series, we will be taking a look at some quick hitters, the top player(s), a potential breakout player, other roster members, and notable games for the upcoming season. For today's spotlight, we take a look at the Sheridan Blackhawks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Quick Hitters</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Went 13-9 last season.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lost to University in Sectionals.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Head Coach Bill Bowen returns for his 3rd season as the head coach. 23-22 overall record.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Return 3 of top 4 scorers from a season ago.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Player: [player_tooltip player_id='1139221' first='Caleb' last='Wright']</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As like it has been for a few years now, the top player that is returning for this Blackhawks team is 2025 guard [player_tooltip player_id='1139221' first='Caleb' last='Wright']. The recent Indiana Tech commit brings back 13.0 points per game and 40% from 3 in back to back seasons. A do-it-all type of guard, Wright is one of the better on ball guards in the in-state 2025 class and makes very smart decisions while displaying real high court vision. Wright has a chance to finish inside of Sheridan's all time top 5 scoring leaders, and is only one steal away from being the career steals leader and 88 assists shy of the the all time assist mark. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Potential Breakout Players: [player_tooltip player_id='2485796' first='Damon' last='Winston']/[player_tooltip player_id='2140451' first='Trey' last='Page']</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Sheridan team has a lot of depth on it so as far as breakout players, I went with both senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='2485796' first='Damon' last='Winston'] and sophomore guard [player_tooltip player_id='2140451' first='Trey' last='Page']. Starting with Winston returns with a 10.5 points average along with being the teams leading rebounder (6.9 rebounds). Gained a lot of high level experience playing with Hoosier State this past summer. Can jump out of the gym and has some underrated, smooth scoring ability. With Page he returns 13.1 points per game. He is a deep threat from the outside and was a major contributor as a Freshman. Going into his second season, he has a chance to really breakout in his class. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Key Roster Members</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Carson Wright - Senior</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Devin Hamilton - Junior</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>[player_tooltip player_id='1561081' first='Jax' last='Peerman'] - Junior</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Chance Spencer - Junior</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brayden Whisman - Junior</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Notable Games</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>vs Clinton Prairie (12/6)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sheridan Tournament (12/28)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>at Park Heritage (1/4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>at Taylor (1/31)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>vs Covenent Christian (2/1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list -->