Hamilton Southeastern was dealt a tough loss on Friday, as Franklin Central beat the Royals 7-6 in a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game at TCU Field.
The Flashes led 7-0 at halftime. Southeastern scored with 9:41 left in the fourth quarter when Ben Boysen made an eight-yard run into the end zone. Franklin Central blocked the extra point attempt. The Royals continued to battle for the remainder of the game, but the Flashes held them off.
“You got to give them all the credit,” said Southeastern coach Adam Morris. “I think they handled the conditions better than we did, I think they handled the emotions of the game better than we did. I think you have to give them credit. We’re going to point the finger at ourselves and the things we didn’t do well, but I think it starts with giving them credit for handling tonight better than we did.”
Due to technical difficulties, stats from the gam were unavailable at press time and will run in a later edition.
The Royals are 3-3 in HCC play and 4-4 overall. Southeastern will wrap up conference and regular-season play next Friday at Brownsburg.
Hamilton Southeastern talks things over during a fourth-quarter timeout in the Royals’ Friday game with Franklin Central at TCU Field. (Richie Hall)