Hamilton County Reporter

Hamilton Southeastern got its season off to a solid start on Tuesday, beating Muncie Central 78-49 at the Bearcats’ fieldhouse.

The Royals, ranked No. 11 in the IBCA one-class poll, were in control from the beginning, leading 20-5 after the first quarter and 38-17 at halftime.

Muncie Central played even with Southeastern in the third quarter, but the Royals
pulled even further away with a 21-point fourth quarter.

“We did a nice job of taking care of the basketball,” said Southeastern coach Brian Satterfield. “We only had nine turnovers for the game.” Satterfield also credited his team with taking care of the boards; the Royals had 34 rebounds for the game.

Vinny Buccilla led the HSE scoring with 16 points and also handed out four assists. Dalton Retzner earned a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, with Buccilla and John McCall both collecting five rebounds. Sam Jacobs added 14 points, while McCall scored 11.
Jason Stutz dished out five assists and Loudon Sundling had five steals.

Southeastern travels to Pike on Saturday to take on the No. 13-ranked Red
Devils.