Hamilton Southeastern picked up a big win Saturday afternoon at the FORUM Tipoff Classic at Southport, beating defending Class 3A state champion Culver Academies 66-55.
The Royals led 20-13 after the first quarter and 34-28 at halftime. After an even third period, Southeastern outscored the Eagles 18-13 to put the game away.
Aaron Etherington scored 18 points and collected six rebounds, while Chris Grubbs added 14 points and handed out six assists. Mabor Majak contributed 11 points and five rebounds. Noah Smith dished out five assists, Vinny Buccilla handed out four assists and Etherington blocked two shots.
The Royals are 6-0 and will travel to Fishers on Friday for the Mudsock game.
Southeastern 66, Culver Academies 55
Southeastern FG FT TP PF
Noah Smith 2-5 2-2 6 3
Aaron Etherington 6-10 4-4 18 2
Kole Hornbuckle 1-2 0-0 2 3
Chris Grubbs 4-9 5-6 14 2
Vinny Buccilla 3-3 0-0 7 0
Landon Morris 3-7 2-2 8 2
Mabor Majak 4-6 3-5 11 0
Totals 23-42 16-19 66 12
Score by Quarters
Southeastern 20 14 14 18 – 66
Culver Academies 13 15 14 13 – 55
Southeastern 3-point shooting (4-8) Etherington 2-4, Grubbs 1-2, Buccilla 1-1, Morris 0-1.
Southeastern rebounds (28) Etherington 6, Majak 5, Buccilla 4, Smith 3, Hornbuckle 3, Grubbs 3, Morris 3.
Hamilton Southeastern’s Chris Grubbs scored 14 points in the Royals’ win over Culver Academies. (Kirk Green)