Royals Suffer Home Loss To Lawrence Central

Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton Southeastern was stunned by Lawrence Central 83-51 Friday in a battle of top 10 Class 4A teams Friday at the Royals’ gym.

The No. 7 Bears outscored the No. 9 Royals in each period, leading 44-28 at halftime. Lawrence Central then ran away with the third quarter, scoring 27 points. The Bears made 10 3-pointers in the game.

Mabor Majak scored 10 points to lead Southeastern, and also grabbed five rebounds. Landon Morris had nine points, while Chris Grubbs added eight points and pulled eight rebounds. Noah Smith handed out four assists.

The Royals are 8-3 and play tonight at No. 1-ranked and defending 4A state champion Warren Central.