Hamilton Southeastern kept its win streak going on Tuesday, taking care of New Castle 67-43 at the Trojans’ gym.
The Royals trailed 15-11 after the first quarter, then fell behind 18-11 early in the second. But Southeastern took control after that, going on a 23-6 run. The Royals were up 34-26 at halftime, then outscored New Castle 18-6 in the fourth quarter to get their 10th consecutive victory.
Four Southeastern players reached double figures. DeAndre Rhodes and Vinny Buccilla both scored 17 points, with Buccilla dishing out eight assists and Rhodes collecting five rebounds.
Kole Hornbuckle had a solid all-around game with 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. Mabor Majak added 11 points and seven rebounds, while John McCall pulled six rebounds.
The Royals are 14-5 and host Carmel on Friday.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 67, NEW CASTLE 43
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
DeAndre Rhodes 8-11 0-1 17 3
Kole Hornbuckle 4-9 3-4 12 2
Vinny Buccilla 6-9 2-2 17 2
Sam Jacobs 1-4 1-2 3 2
Mabor Majak 3-6 5-9 11 1
John McCall 1-3 2-2 4 0
Dalton Retzner 1-2 0-0 2 1
Elliot Robinson 0-2 1-2 1 0
Jason Stutz 0-1 0-0 0 1
Alex Totton 0-0 0-0 0 0
Michael Viele 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 24-47 14-22 67 12
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 11 23 15 18 – 67
New Castle 15 11 11 6 – 43
Southeastern 3-point shooting (5-18) Buccilla 3-6, Hornbuckle 1-5, Rhodes 1-2, Robinson 0-2, Jacobs 0-2, McCall 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (34) Majak 7, McCall 6, Rhodes 5, Hornbuckle 4, Buccilla 4, Retzner 3, Stutz 1, team 4.