Hamilton Southeastern finished its Saturday night game strong, pulling away from Warren Central to score a 58-39 victory at the Royals’ gym.
The game was close in the first half. Both teams played to a 10-10 tie after the first quarter, with Southeastern going ahead 20-18 by halftime. The Royals began to take control in the third period, which they finished with a 32-25 advantage. Southeastern then poured in 26 points in the fourth to run away with the win.
Mabor Majak led the Royals with 16 points, with Vinny Buccilla adding 15 points. Majak and DeAndre Rhodes both collected eight rebounds, while Kole Hornbuckle pulled six rebounds. Buccilla handed out six assists. Southeastern played a great defensive game, holding the Warriors to 29 percent shooting from the field.
The Royals are 5-5 and travel to Westfield on Friday for a girls-boys Hoosier Crossroads Conference doubleheader.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 58, WARREN CENTRAL 39
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
DeAndre Rhodes 2-5 3-4 7 1
Kole Hornbuckle 2-4 0-0 4 3
Vinny Buccilla 4-8 6-8 15 2
Sam Jacobs 1-6 0-0 2 2
Mabor Majak 6-7 4-8 16 1
John McCall 2-3 0-0 4 0
Alex Totton 2-3 2-2 7 0
Elliot Robinson 1-3 0-0 3 0
Dalton Retzner 0-1 0-0 0 0
Jason Stutz 0-0 0-0 0 0
Michael Viele 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 20-40 15-22 58 9
Score by Quarters
Warren Central 10 8 7 14 – 39
Southeastern 10 10 12 26 – 58
Southeastern 3-point shooting (3-6) Totton 1-2, Robinson 1-2, Buccilla 1-2.
Southeastern rebounds (34) Rhodes 8, Majak 8, Hornbuckle 6, McCall 4, Totton 1, Retzner 1, Buccilla 1, Jacobs 1, team 4.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Vinny Buccilla (21) scored 16 points for the Royals during their 58-39 win over Warren Central on Saturday. (Kirk Green)