Royals win Holiday Hoops Tournament, still unbeaten

Hamilton Southeastern won the Columbia City/Huntington Holiday Hoops Tournament last week.
After Thursday pool wins over Norwell and Scecina, the Class 4A No. 2 Royals held off Huntington North 45-44 in the semi-finals. Noah Smith scored 11 points for HSE and also had five steals.
Southeastern won the championship game over Lake Central, 58-44. Mabor Majak led the way with 18 points, with Chaz Birchfield adding 13 and Aaron Etherington 11. Majak grabbed seven rebounds, with Etherington and Chris Grubbs both collecting five. Smith dished out nine assists.
The Royals are 11-0 and play at Lawrence Central on Friday before hosting 4A No. 4 Warren Central on Saturday.