Hamilton Southeastern picked up a Hoosier Crossroads Conference win on Thursday, beating Franklin Central 75-58 in the Royals’ gym.
Southeastern led 15-11 after the first quarter, but took control in the second period, scoring 22 points to take a 37-23 lead. Three HSE players landed in double figures, starting with Aaron Etherington, who had 25 points eight rebounds and five assists.
Chris Grubbs reached double-double status with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Noah Smith scored 10 points along with handing out nine assists. Landon Morris had five rebounds, four points and three blocked shots.
The Royals are 4-2 in the conference and 12-5 overall. They will host New Castle on Tuesday.
Hamilton Southeastern 75, Franklin Central 58
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Noah Smith 4-8 1-1 10 2
Aaron Etherington 9-15 0-0 25 0
Kole Hornbuckle 2-6 0-0 5 1
Bradley Beemon 0-2 0-0 0 3
Chris Kottlowski 0-0 0-0 0 0
Elliot Robinson 1-1 0-0 3 0
Chris Grubbs 8-11 1-1 17 1
Vinny Buccilla 1-3 0-0 3 1
Cam Harris 0-1 0-0 0 0
Brandon Miller 0-1 0-0 0 0
Landon Morris 2-6 0-0 4 0
Mabor Majak 4-7 0-0 8 3
Totals 31-61 2-2 75 11
Score by Quarters
Franklin Central 11 12 20 15 – 58
Southeastern 15 22 21 17 – 75
Southeastern rebounds (37) Grubbs 10, Etherington 8, Morris 5, Hornbuckle 3, Majak 3, Smith 2, Kottlowski 2, Miller 2, Beemon 1, Buccilla 1.