Hamilton Southeastern got off to a good start in its season-opening game, and that led the Royals to a 70-46 victory over visiting Muncie Central on Tuesday.
Southeastern led 16-4 after the first quarter and held a 30-20 advantage at halftime. The Royals outscored the Bearcats 18-8 in the fourth period and had three players reach double figures in the game.
Mabor Majak led the way, earning a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds, in addition to two blocked shots. Kole Hornbuckle added 15 points, and DeAndre Rhodes had a solid game with 10 points and six assists. Sam Jacobs handed out four assists.
Southeastern travels to Mason, Ohio on Saturday to play another Ohio school, Hilliard Bradley, as part of a tournament.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 70, MUNCIE CENTRAL 46
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
DeAndre Rhodes 4-6 1-2 10 2
Kole Hornbuckle 6-12 2-4 15 2
Vinny Bucilla 3-9 0-0 7 2
Sam Jacobs 0-2 3-4 3 0
Mabor Majak 8-9 0-0 16 2
Alex Totton 2-6 3-3 8 0
John McCall 2-2 0-1 4 0
Elliot Robinson 2-5 0-0 5 0
Dalton Retzner 0-1 2-2 2 2
Jason Stutz 0-1 0-0 0 0
Michael Viele 0-2 0-0 0 0
Southeastern 27-55 11-16 70 10
Score by Quarters
Muncie Central 4 16 18 8 – 46
Southeastern 16 14 22 18 – 70
Southeastern 3-point shooting (5-18) Bucilla 1-5, Totton 1-4, Robinson 1-4, Hornbuckle 1-2, Rhodes 1-1, Viele 0-1, Jacobs 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (41) Majak 13, Hornbuckle 7, Rhodes 3, McCall 3, Stutz 2, Robinson 2, Retzner 2, Jacobs 2, Totton 1, Bucilla 1, team 5.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Mabor Majak earned a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds during the Royals’ 70-46 win over Muncie Central on Tuesday. (Kirk Green)