Hamilton Southeastern had a successful Senior Night, as the Class 4A No. 1 Royals honored their five seniors, then beat 4A No. 10 Lawrence North 56-45.
Southeastern led 15-12 after the first quarter, then pulled away in the second period for a 34-22 halftime lead. Jackie Maulucci hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter, then senior Malea Jackson and junior Sydney Parrish each made two 3s in the second.
Parrish had eight points in the second quarter, then added eight more in the third, on her way to 24 points and four 3-pointers. Jackson totaled three 3s for the game (she made one in the first quarter) and scored 10 points.
Senior Amaya Hamilton scored nine points. Hamilton said that even with it being the Senior Night game, the Royals were playing for the team and as a family, just as they do every game night.
Parrish pulled 10 rebounds for a double-double, while Hamilton had six rebounds and four assists. Maulucci also handed out four assists. Royals coach Chris Huppenthal called the game overall a solid team effort, and was pleased with the ball movement in the first half.
Southeastern is 19-1 for the season and will play at Zionsville Friday night as part of a Hoosier Crossroads Conference girls-boys doubleheader.
Hamilton Southeastern 56, Lawrence North 45
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Malea Jackson 3-8 1-2 10 3
Amaya Hamilton 4-9 0-0 9 0
Molly Walton 2-2 0-0 4 1
Tayah Irvin 0-0 0-1 0 3
Allie Poyer 0-0 0-0 0 0
Lydia Self 0-3 2-2 2 1
Jackie Maulucci 2-3 2-2 8 0
Sydney Parrish 7-12 5-6 23 4
Lauren Morris 0-1 0-0 0 1
Bailee Poore 0-0 0-0 0 0
Makayla Hinshaw 0-0 0-0 0 0
Bri Baker 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 18-38 10-13 56 13
Score by Quarters
Lawrence North 12 10 14 9 – 45
Southeastern 15 19 12 10 – 56
Southeastern 3-point shooting (10-19) Parrish 4-7, Jackson 3-6, Maulucci 2-3, Hamilton 1-2, Self 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (22) Parrish 10, Hamilton 6, Jackson 2, Walton 2, Self 1, Maulucci 1.
Hamilton Southeastern honored its five seniors at the Royals’ game with Lawrence North on Tuesday.
Pictured: Allie Poyer, Amaya Hamilton, Malea Jackson, Tayah Irvin, Molly Walton. (Kirk Green)