Hamilton Southeastern dropped its second straight game on Saturday, falling to No. 1-ranked and defending Class 4A state champion Warren Central 58-37.
The Warriors led the 4A No. 9 Royals 26-13 at halftime and pulled away by outscoring HSE 19-8 in the third quarter.
Chris Grubbs scored 13 for Southeastern, with Kole Hornbuckle adding 12, including two 3-pointers. Mabor Majak collected 10 rebounds to go with eight points, while Hornbuckle pulled eight rebounds.
Southeastern is 8-4 and hosts Westfield Friday as part of a Hoosier Crossroads Conference girl-boy doubleheader.
Warren Central 58, Hamilton Southeastern 37
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Noah Smith 0-6 1-2 1 2
Kole Hornbuckle 3-6 4-4 12 2
Bradley Beemon 0-1 0-0 0 1
Chris Kottlowski 0-1 0-0 0 0
Chris Grubbs 4-11 5-6 13 1
Vinny Buccilla 1-2 1-2 3 3
Cam Harris 0-0 0-0 0 0
Brandon Miller 0-0 0-0 0 0
Mabor Majak 4-7 0-2 8 2
Totals 12-34 11-16 37 11
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 7 6 8 16 – 37
Warren Central 14 12 19 13 – 58
Southeastern 3-point shooting (2-6) Hornbuckle 2-3, Smith 0-1, Kottlowski 0-1, Grubbs 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (25) Majak 10, Hornbuckle 8, Grubbs 4, Buccilla 1, Miller 1, team 1.