Hamilton Southeastern used a big third quarter to beat Columbus North 64-54 in a Thursday evening home game.
The Class 4A No. 6 Royals led 30-24 at halftime, then took control by outscoring the Bull Dogs 22-9 in the third. Four Southeastern players reached double figures, with Mabor Majak scoring 14 points to lead the way.
Chaz Birchfield added 12 points and Aaron Etherington scored 11. The three were also the leading rebounders, with Birchfield pulling in eight boards, Etherington six and Majak five.
The Royals had 24 team assists in the game. Etherington dished out seven assists, while Nick Bowman and Noah Smith both handed out six.
Southeastern improved to 16-2 for the season. The Royals are off until Tuesday, when they travel to New Castle to play the 3A No. 1-ranked Trojans.
Southeastern 64, Columbus North 54
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Nick Bowman 3-5 1-2 8 2
Chaz Birchfield 5-8 2-2 12 0
Aaron Etherington 4-10 2-4 11 2
Kole Hornbuckle 1-1 0-0 3 0
Noah Smith 4-5 4-4 12 1
Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 0 1
Chris Grubbs 1-3 2-3 4 1
Bradley Beemon 0-0 0-0 0 0
Mabor Majak 7-8 0-1 14 4
Totals 25-40 11-16 64 11
Score by Quarters
Columbus North 12 12 9 21 – 54
Southeastern 13 17 22 12 – 64
Southeastern 3-point shooting (3-9) Etherington 1-4, Bowman 1-3, Hornbuckle 1-1, Smith 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (28) Birchfield 8, Etherington 6, Majak 5, Grubbs 3, Bowman 2, Smith 1, team 3.