Carmel got off to a winning start on Tuesday, beating Columbus North 61-51 in its season-opener, which was played at the Eric Clark Activity Center.
The Greyhounds, ranked No. 2 in the IBCA one-class coaches poll, led 13-11 after the first quarter. The Bull Dogs came back to tie the game by halftime, at 23-23, but Carmel pulled away in the second half. A 22-point fourth quarter sealed the game for the ‘Hounds.
Junior Peter Suder scored 22 points and earned a double-double by collecting 10 rebounds. Suder went 10 of 12 from the free throw line, dished out five assists and had two blocked shots. Brian Waddell added 16 points and had five rebounds.
Carmel will next play on Dec. 4, hosting Lawrence Central. The Greyhouds’ game with Zionsville, originally to be played on Tuesday, has been re-scheduled for Dec. 5, and will also take place at Carmel.
CARMEL 61, COLUMBUS NORTH 51
Carmel FG FT TP PF
Peter Suder 5-8 10-12 22 2
Brian Waddell 6-14 3-3 16 1
Josh Whack 0-3 6-6 6 3
Nick Frische 0-1 0-0 0 1
Bryce Beery 1-2 0-0 2 3
Wil Leary 2-4 0-0 6 1
Charlie Williams 1-4 0-0 2 1
Connor Gioia 2-5 3-4 7 5
Totals 17-41 22-25 61 17
Score by Quarters
Columbus North 11 12 12 16 – 51
Carmel 13 10 16 22 – 61
Carmel 3-point shooting (5-17) Suder 2-4, Leary 2-4, Waddell 1-7, Gioia 0-2.
Carmel rebounds (27) Suder 10, Waddell 5, Gioia 4, Beery 4, Frische 2, Williams 2.
Royals cruise at Muncie Central
Hamilton Southeastern got its season off to a solid start on Tuesday, beating Muncie Central 78-49 at the Bearcats’ fieldhouse.
The Royals, ranked No. 11 in the IBCA one-class poll, were in control from the beginning, leading 20-5 after the first quarter and 38-17 at halftime. Muncie Central played even with Southeastern in the third quarter, but the Royals pulled even further away with a 21-point fourth quarter.
“We did a nice job of taking care of the basketball,” said Southeastern coach Brian Satterfield. “We only had nine turnovers for the game.” Satterfield also credited his team with taking care of the boards; the Royals had 34 rebounds for the game.
Vinny Buccilla led the HSE scoring with 16 points and also handed out four assists. Dalton Retzner earned a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, with Buccilla and John McCall both collecting five rebounds. Sam Jacobs added 14 points, while McCall scored 11. Jason Stutz dished out five assists and Loudon Sundling had five steals.
Southeastern travels to Pike on Saturday to take on the No. 13-ranked Red Devils.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 78, MUNCIE CENTRAL 49
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Vinny Buccilla 7-11 0-0 16 2
Sam Jacobs 6-10 2-7 14 0
Dalton Retzner 4-7 6-10 14 0
Jason Stutz 2-3 1-2 6 1
Alex Totton 2-7 4-4 8 1
John McCall 4-4 2-2 11 1
Loudon Sundling 3-8 0-0 6 1
Mohammed Awad 1-3 0-0 2 3
Isaac Bowman 0-4 1-2 1 0
Deion Miles 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 29-57 16-27 78 9
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 20 18 19 21 – 78
Muncie Central 5 12 21 11 – 49
Southeastern 3-point shooting (4-16) Buccilla 2-3, Stutz 1-2, McCall 1-1, Bowman 0-4, Totton 0-3, Jacobs 0-1, Retzner 0-1, Sundling 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (34) Retzner 12, Buccilla 5, McCall 5, Totton 3, Stutz 3, Sundling 2, Awad 2, Jacobs 1, Miles 1.
Guerin Catholic boys win opener
Guerin Catholic opened its season Tuesday with a 64-58 win at Greenfield-Central.
Will Grissom scored 25 points for the Golden Eagles, with Kaleb Edwards and Matthew Gillis both adding 13 points. Joseph Bobilya chipped in 12 points.
The Golden Eagles play their first home game of the season Saturday, taking on Cardinal Ritter.