Hamilton Southeastern won an overtime road game Saturday, holding off Mount Vernon 59-55.
The Class 4A No. 8 Royals trailed 12-10 after the first quarter, then came back to lead 26-24 at halftime. The Marauders tied the game up at 42-all by the end of the third period, and regulation ended in a 53-53 tie. Southeastern allowed Mount Vernon just two points in the extra period.
Chaz Birchfield led HSE with 14 points; he was one of four scorers in double figures. Nick Bowman and Noah Smith both added 13 points, while Mabor Majak scored 12.
Birchfield grabbed eight rebounds, with Majak collecting seven. Aaron Etherington dished out six assists for the Royals, while Smith had five assists and five steals. Bowman handed out four assists.
Southeastern is now 14-2 for the season. The Royals travel to Noblesville on Friday for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.
Southeastern 59, Mount Vernon 55
(overtime)
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Nick Bowman 4-8 3-6 13 0
Chaz Birchfield 5-10 3-6 14 2
Aaron Etherington 1-8 0-0 3 2
Noah Smith 6-10 0-0 13 1
Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 0 1
Chris Grubbs 2-2 0-0 4 3
Bradley Beemon 0-0 0-0 0 1
Mabor Majak 3-4 6-9 12 1
Totals 21-42 12-21 59 11
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 10 16 16 11 6 – 59
Mt. Vernon 12 12 18 11 2 – 55
Southeastern 3-point shooting (5-16) Bowman 2-5, Etherington 1-7, Birchfield 1-2, Smith 1-2).
Southeastern rebounds (31) Birchfield 8, Majak 7, Etherington 4, Smith 4, Bowman 3, Grubbs 3, team 2.