Hamilton Southeastern took control in the middle quarters to beat Anderson 76-60 in a Saturday home game.
The first period finished in a 13-13 tie, but the Class 4A No. 7 Royals poured in 22 points in the second quarter to take a 35-28 lead at halftime. Southeastern continued its run in the third period, eventually taking a 54-40 lead.
Five Royals finished in double-figure scoring. Nick Bowman and Aaron Etherington each had 15 points, with Chris Grubbs scoring 13, Noah Smith 10 and Mabor Majak 10. Chaz Birchfield pulled 10 rebounds, with Etherington and Smith both collecting six.
Smith dished out seven assists, while Bowman handed out five. Majak made five blocked shots and Grubbs had three blocks.
Southeastern is 12-2 for the season and hosts 4A No. 4 Zionsville on Friday.
Southeastern 76, Anderson 60
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Nick Bowman 6-8 1-1 15 0
Chaz Birchfield 3-9 2-3 8 3
Aaron Etherington 5-11 4-4 15 4
Kole Hornbuckle 1-2 1-1 3 0
Noah Smith 5-7 2-2 12 2
Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 0 3
Chris Grubbs 4-6 5-6 13 5
Bradley Beemon 0-0 0-0 0 1
Mabor Majak 4-6 2-7 10 4
Totals 28-49 17-24 76 22
Score by Quarters
Anderson 13 15 12 20 – 60
Southeastern 13 22 19 22 – 76
Southeastern 3-point shooting (3-9) Bowman 2-3, Etherington 1-4, Birchfield 0-1, Grubbs 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (36) Birchfield 10, Etherington 6, Smith 6, Bowman 4, Grubbs 3, Majak 3, Hornbuckle 1, team 3.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Nick Bowman made two 3-pointers for the Royals in their Saturday win over Anderson. (Kirk Green)