Hamilton Southeastern picked up a big win on the road Tuesday, beating Pike 74-66.
The Red Devils led 16-13 after the first quarter, but the Royals came roaring back in the second, taking a 39-27 lead by halftime. Pike stormed back with a 25-point third period, taking a 52-47 lead after three quarters. But Southeastern rallied in the middle of the fourth to pull out the victory.
Noah Smith scored 22 points to lead the Royals, also contributing seven rebounds, four assists and four steals. Aaron Etherington added 21 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and collected five rebounds. Chris Grubbs reached double-double status with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kole Hornbuckle had five rebounds and two blocked shots, with Mabor Majak also making two blocks.
Southeastern is 2-0 and hosts Avon on Friday to open Hoosier Crossroads Conference play.
Southeastern 74, Pike 66
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Aaron Etherington 5-10 9-10 21 1
Vinny Buccilla 2-3 1-2 5 2
Chris Kottlowski 0-1 0-0 0 1
Cam Harris 0-0 0-0 0 1
Kole Hornbuckle 1-2 0-0 2 3
Noah Smith 10-13 2-3 22 1
Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 0 3
Chris Grubbs 5-9 3-7 13 1
Landon Morris 1-3 2-2 4 3
Mabor Majak 3-6 1-2 7 3
Totals 27-47 18-26 74 19
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 13 26 8 27 – 74
Pike 16 11 25 14 – 66
Southeastern 3-point shooting (2-6) Etherington 2-4, Buccilla 0-1, Kottlowski 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (32) Grubbs 10, Smith 7, Etherington 5, Hornbuckle 5, Majak 2, Buccilla 1, Harris 1, Morris 1.