Hamilton Southeastern won a hard-fought game at North Central on Friday, by the score of 58-56.
It was a back-and-forth game for the first two and a half quarters, with the Royals leading 17-16 at the end of the first quarter and 35-33 at halftime. Southeastern went on a big run to take a 49-39 lead with a minute left in the third period.
But the Panthers came back, jumping ahead by one point with three minutes left in the fourth. HSE’s Vinny Bucilla scored with 55 seconds left to get the Royals ahead by two. North Central made a pair of foul shots with 15 seconds left to tie the game. Kole Hornbuckle then scored the game-winning basket with 1.4 seconds left, with DeAndre Rhodes providing the assist.
Bucilla led Southeastern’s scoring with 14 points, with Hornbuckle adding 11 and Mabor Majak contributing 10. Majak earned a double-double by collecting 14 rebounds, with Bucilla pulling five. Bucilla also handed out six assists.
The Royals are 2-3 and play Gary West at 3:30 p.m. today at Southport as part of the FORUM Tipoff Classic.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 58, NORTH CENTRAL 36
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
DeAndre Rhodes 2-4 4-4 8 3
Kole Hornbuckle 4-9 3-4 11 1
Vinny Bucilla 6-13 0-1 14 1
Sam Jacobs 2-4 0-0 4 3
Mabor Majak 4-10 2-4 10 2
John McCall 3-7 1-2 7 0
Elliot Robinson 1-3 0-0 3 0
Dalton Retzner 0-0 1-2 1 1
Alex Totton 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 22-50 11-17 58 11
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 17 18 14 9 – 58
North Central 16 17 8 15 – 56
Southeastern 3-point shooting (3-11) Bucilla 2-5, Robinson 1-3, Jacobs 0-2, Hornbuckle 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (36) Majak 14, Bucilla 5, Rhodes 3, Hornbuckle 2, Robinson 2, Retzner 2, McCall 2, team 6.