Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton Southeastern dropped a 71-63 home game to North Central on Friday.

The Panthers led 16-11 after the first quarter. The Royals cut that advantage to 27-25 by halftime, but North Central made a third-quarter run and led 45-38 by the end of the period. The Panthers held on to their lead in the fourth, edging out Southeastern 26-25 in a high-scoring quarter.

Three Royals players reached double figures. Vinny Buccilla scored 14 points and earned a double-double by dishing out 10 assists. Dalton Retzner added 12 points and also had six rebounds and two blocked shots. John McCall scored 10 points and collected eight rebounds.

Southeastern is 2-2 and plays at Fishers next Friday in the Mudsock game.