Hamilton Southeastern opened its season with two victories at the Center Grove Shootout on Saturday.
The Royals beat the host Trojans 42-27 in their first game. Southeastern shut out Center Grove 10-0 in the first quarter, then led 17-10 at halftime. The Royals slowly extended their lead in the second half, where they outscored the Trojans 25-17.
Makayla Hinshaw scored 11 points for Southeastern, followed by Riley Makalusky with 10 points. Lydia Self dominated the boards with 13 rebounds and also had four steals. Olivia Brown collected six rebounds and handed out five assists. Hinshaw had four rebounds.
In their second game, the Royals took care of Ben Davis 47-30. HSE led 8-7 after the first quarter, but took over in the second period to hold a 25-14 halftime lead.
Ryan Viele scored 15 points, while Makalusky added 10. Self again had an outstanding rebounding performance, pulling down 16. Hinshaw collected eight rebounds and Brown had four. Brown dished out six assists and Self handed out four assists.
Southeastern will host its own Hamilton Southeastern Classic next Saturday, where the Royals will play Columbus East and Terre Haute South.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 42, CENTER GROVE 27
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Olivia Brown 2-4 0-0 4 2
Lydia Self 0-4 2-3 2 2
Ryan Viele 2-6 2-2 7 1
Makayla Hinshaw 4-6 1-2 11 3
Riley Makalusky 3-5 3-3 10 2
Lauren Stewart 2-4 0-1 5 1
Brin Bair 1-4 0-0 3 0
Teegan Acres 0-0 0-0 0 0
Shalyn Rathbun 0-0 0-0 0 0
Totals 14-33 8-11 42 11
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 10 7 14 11 – 42
Center Grove 0 10 10 7 – 27
Southeastern 3-point shooting (6-20) Hinshaw 2-3, Bair 1-4, Viele 1-4, Makalusky 1-3, Stewart 1-3, Self 0-2, Brown 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (28) Self 13, Brown 6, Hinshaw 4, Makalusky 2, Viele 2, Stewart 1.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 47, BEN DAVIS 30
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Olivia Brown 1-3 6-8 8 1
Makayla Hinshaw 2-3 0-2 4 3
Lydia Self 3-4 0-0 6 2
Ryan Viele 6-11 1-4 15 1
Riley Makalusky 4-6 2-4 10 3
Lauren Stewart 1-3 0-0 3 3
Teegan Acres 0-1 1-2 1 3
Brin Bair 0-0 0-0 0 0
Shalyn Rathbun 0-0 0-0 0 0
Score by Quarters
Ben Davis 7 7 11 5 – 30
Southeastern 8 17 13 9 – 47
Southeastern 3-point shooting (3-8) Viele 2-4, Stewart 1-2, Makalusky 0-2.
Southeastern rebounds (29) Self 16, Hinshaw 8, Brown 4, Viele 1.