Royals win in OT
Hamilton Southeastern toughed out an overtime win at Fort Wayne Carroll on Friday, by the score of 51-47.
The Class 4A No. 4 Royals led 11-6 after the first quarter, breaking the Chargers’ full-court press. Southeastern then led 27-23 at halftime, but Carroll took control in the third, allowing the Royals only two points.
As a result, the Chargers led 30-29 after three periods. Southeastern trailed by three with less than a minute to go, but converted a three-point play to tie the game, then made a defensive stop in the last seconds. The Royals then used free throws to ice the game in overtime.
Riley Makalusky scored 13 points to lead HSE, followed by Lydia Self with 10, Ryan Viele with nine, Makayla Hinshaw and Lauren Stewart with six each and Olivia Brown with five.
Southeastern is 4-0 for the season and plays next Friday at Carmel.
Huskies beat Lebanon for season-opening win
The Hamilton Heights girls basketball team finally got to play its first game of the season on Friday.
It was worth the wait for the Huskies, who traveled to Lebanon’s Rosensthil Gymnasium to take on the Tigers. After falling behind in the first quarter, Heights came back in the second period, and eventually won 48-43.
The Huskies trailed 13-7 after the first, but roared back in the second to lead 20-18 at halftime. Freshman Camryn Runner helped out with nine points in that quarter, including two 3-pointers. Heights then held on the second half, outscoring the Tigers 15-11 in the fourth period. Jillian Osswald took over the game in that half, pouring in 20 points.
Osswald was the Huskies’ leading scorer with 22 points, while Runner finished with 15. Ella Hickok added eight points.
Heights will go back on the road tonight to play at Danville.
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 48, LEBANON 43
Heights FG FT TP PF
Ella Hickok 3 1-2 8 1
Jillian Osswald 7 7-9 22 3
Camryn Runner 6 1-2 15 2
Syd Runyan 0 0-1 0 3
Kaylee Rhoton 0 0-0 0 3
Hadleigh Cherry 1 0-0 3 2
Cassidy Felger 0 0-0 0 0
Totals 17 9-14 48 14
Score by Quarters
Heights 7 13 13 15 – 48
Lebanon 13 5 14 11 – 43
Heights 3-pointers (5) Runner 2, Hickok 1, Osswald 1, Cherry 1.