Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton Southeastern swept Zionsville in a Friday night Hoosier Crossroads Conference girls-boys doubleheader at the Royals’ gym.

Southeastern’s girls, ranked No. 6 in Class 4A, pulled away from the Eagles in the fourth quarter to win 52-38. The Royals outscored Zionsville in each period, leading 14-12 after the first quarter and 27-24 at halftime. Southeastern poured in 19 points in the third period, then shut out the Eagles 7-0 in the fourth.

Sydney Parrish led HSE with 26 points and seven rebounds, including two 3-pointers.

Lauren Morris made three 3-pointers for nine points, while Makayla Hinshaw hit two triples on her way to seven points. Lydia Self handed out five assists in addition to collecting four rebounds. Bailee Poore had four rebounds as well.

In the boys game, the Royals rallied at the end for a 51-48 victory. Zionsville tied the game at 43-43 with around 2:15 left in the fourth quarter, but John McCall was fouled on the next play and hit two free throws.

Southeastern got a stop on the defensive end, then Kole Hornbuckle made a layin to get the Royals up four points.

An Eagles 3-pointer cut HSE’s lead to two points with 50 seconds left, but Alex Totton clinched the game by making two more foul shots with 12 seconds left.

Hornbuckle led the Royals’ scoring with 14 points, with Vinny Buccilla adding 11 points and handing out 16 assists.

McCall had nine points. Mabor Majak had a strong defensive game with 12 rebounds and  two blocked shots, while Dalton Retzner made four blocks.

The Royals girls finished conference play 6-1, clinching at least second place in the league, and are 19-2 overall. Southeastern will finish the regular season Tuesday by hosting Pike.

HSE’s boys are 2-2 in the HCC standings and 8-5 overall. The Royals travel to Mount Vernon tonight.