Hamilton Southeastern entered Hoosier Crossroads Conference play with a win, beating Franklin Central 57-46 Friday at the Royals’ gym.
Class 4A No. 7 Southeastern led 12-8 after the first quarter, then extended its advantage in the second period, taking a 30-17 lead into halftime. Sydney Parrish had another incredible game, scoring 32 points.
Parrish wound up with a double-double, as she pulled 10 rebounds, and also had four steals, four assists and two blocked shots. Jackie Maulucci came close to a double-double, with nine assists to go along with her 14 points.
The Royals are 4-1 and play another home game this afternoon, welcoming Fort Wayne Carroll in a 2:30 p.m. varsity tipoff.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 57, FRANKLIN CENTRAL 46
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Jackie Maulucci 6-13 1-1 14 1
Sydney Parrish 10-18 12-15 32 3
Makayla Hinshaw 1-4 0-0 2 4
Bailee Poore 0-1 0-0 0 1
Ryan Viele 1-1 0-0 3 3
Riley Makalusky 0-3 0-0 0 3
Lauren Morris 0-0 0-0 0 0
Bri Baker 1-1 0-0 3 1
Lauren Stewart 1-3 0-0 3 0
Olivia Brown 0-0 0-0 0 0
Brin Bair 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 20-44 13-16 57 16
Score by Quarters
Franklin Central 8 9 15 14 – 46
Southeastern 12 18 16 11 – 57
Southeastern 3-point shooting (4-15) Maulucci 1-4, Stewart 1-3, Baker 1-1, Viele 1-1, Parrish 0-5, Makalusky 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (22) Parrish 10, Maulucci 4, Poore 4, Viele 2, Hinshaw 1, Baker 1.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Sydney Parrish receives a standing ovation from her teammates, coaches and everyone in the Royals gym Friday after she was presented with the game ball in honor of breaking the Southeastern school scoring record. Parrish added to her record on Friday, scoring 32 points in HSE’s victory over Franklin Central. (Kirk Green)