Hamilton County Reporter

By using what coach Brian Satterfield called “next man up mentality,” Hamilton Southeastern got a Saturday night victory.

The Royals hosted Mishawaka Marian and came away with a hard-fought 49-46
win, their seventh in a row. Southeastern jumped out to an 18-2 lead in the first quarter and was still ahead 18-6 at the end of the period.

Early in the second quarter, Kole Hornbuckle got injured and had to leave the game. The Royals were also without Vinny Buccilla, so other players had to step up. The Knights made a comeback in the second period, but Southeastern still held a 23-20 lead at halftime and was up 39-36 after three quarters.

Marian scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to take a 41-39 lead, but the Royals came back with a 7-0 run to lead 46-41, and held on from there.

Mabor Majak earned a double-double of 14 rebounds and 13 points, while DeAndre Rhodes had 12 points, five assists and two blocks.  Elliot Robinson added nine points, while Sam Jacobs handed out five assists. Satterfield said Jason Stutz gave HSE great minutes off the bench to help lead the spark in the fourth quarter. Stutz made a steal at the end of the game to secure the win.

“Great team effort,” said Satterfield.

The Royals are now 11-5 and travel to Franklin Central on Thursday for a Hoosier Crossroads Conference game.