Hamilton Southeastern made a second-half comeback and that led the Royals to a 55-42 win at Mount Vernon on Saturday.
The Royals started the game with a 7-2 run, but fell behind by as many as nine points in the second quarter. The Marauders led 26-21 at halftime. Southeastern began to cut into the lead in the third period, getting within 35-33 by the end of the quarter, then took the lead when Elliot Robinson hit a 3-pointer on the first possession of the fourth period.
Royals coach Brian Satterfield said his team played great defense in the second half, allowing Mount Vernon only three made field goals in that half.
Kole Hornbuckle scored 18 points for the Royals and collected five rebounds. Mabor Majak added 16 points. Vinny Buccilla dished out 10 assists and made two blocked shots.
Southeastern is 9-5 and travels to Noblesville on Friday for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 55, MOUNT VERNON 42
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
DeAndre Rhodes 2-3 0-0 4 5
Kole Hornbuckle 7-10 2-4 18 3
Vinny Buccilla 1-7 5-6 7 0
Sam Jacobs 1-2 1-2 3 1
Mabor Majak 4-4 8-10 16 2
Elliot Robinson 2-3 0-0 5 1
Alex Totton 0-1 0-0 0 0
John McCall 0-0 0-0 0 1
Dalton Retzner 1-2 0-0 2 0
Totals 18-32 16-22 55 13
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 11 10 12 22 – 55
Mount Vernon 12 14 9 7 – 42
Southeastern 3-point shooting (3-9) Hornbuckle 2-3, Robinson 1-2, Buccilla 0-3, Totton 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (19) Hornbuckle 5, Buccilla 4, Majak 4, Totton 2, Robinson 1, Retzner 1, team 2.