Royals build slow & steady to overpower Greyhounds

Hamilton Southeastern’s Braeden Totten scored 12 points for the Royals during their Friday win over Carmel. At right is the Greyhounds’ Ben Bremer, who scored six points. (Julie Brown)

The REPORTER

Hamilton Southeastern won an all-county contest with Carmel on Friday, 45-39 at the Royals’ gym.

The Royals jumped out to an 11-7 lead during the first quarter, including five points for Braeden Totten. The Greyhounds cut that advantage to 14-12 by the end of the period; Evan Harrell scored six points for Carmel. Southeastern led 27-25 at halftime, with Donovan Hamilton hitting two 3-pointers for the Royals and Alex Couto making a pair of triples for the ‘Hounds.

The game slowed down in the third quarter, but Southeastern was able to add to its lead, going up 35-31 at the end of the third. The Royals scored another 10 in the fourth to clinch the win.

Totten finished the game with 12 points, while Hamilton scored 11. Kameron Anthony went 4-for-4 from the field to score eight points. Nathaniel Orr led the rebounds with seven, followed by Hamilton and Michael Griffith with six each. Orr handed out four assists, Totten made four steals and Hamilton blocked three shots.

Carmel’s Evan Harrell scored 11 points for Carmel. He is being guarded by
Southeastern’s Kameron Anthony, who was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field on Friday. (Julie Brown)

Harrell scored 11 points for Carmel, with Couto making three 3s for nine points. Mitchell Mulloy had five rebounds.

The Royals are 14-6 and play at Southport tonight. The Greyhounds are 9-10 and play Tuesday at Brebeuf Jesuit.

 

HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 45, CARMEL 39

Carmel                             FG        FT         TP         PF

Alex Couto                          3-10      0-0         9             1

Ryan Clevenger                  2-8         0-0         5            4

Aidan Dickerson                0-0         0-0         0            2

Ben Bremer                         2-6         0-0         6            4

Evan Harrell                         3-5         5-7         11           0

Mitchell Mulloy                 3-5         0-0         6             2

Quinn Murphy                  0-1         0-0         0             0

Max Winders                      1-2         0-0         2             1

Totals                                    14-37    5-7         39           14

Carmel 3-point shooting (6-21) Couto 3-9, Bremer 2-6, Clevenger 1-5, Murphy 0-1.

Carmel rebounds (20) Mulloy 5, Couto 4, Harrell 4, Clevenger 3, Murphy 2, Bremer 1, Winders 1.

Southeastern                 FG        FT         TP        PF

Donovan Hamilton           4-12       1-5         11           1

Nathaniel Orr                     2-13      1-2         5             1

Braeden Totten                  5-6         2-2         12           0

Michael Griffith                 3-4         1-2         7             1

Kameron Anthony           4-4         0-0         8             3

Maverick Young                0-3         0-0         0             0

Deion Miles                         0-0         0-0         0           0

Jack Jacobs                         1-1         0-0         2             0

Totals                                    19-43    5-11      45           6

Southeastern 3-point shooting (2-8) Hamilton 2-3, Orr 0-2, Young 0-2, Totten 0-1.

Southeastern rebounds (29) Orr 7, Hamilton 6, Griffith 6, Totten 4, Anthony 3, Miles 1.

Score by Quarters

Carmel                  12           13           6             8 – 39

Southeastern     14           13           8             10 – 45