Posted By: Richie Hall February 26, 2026
By RICHARD TORRES
For The Reporter
The Class 4A No. 12 Hamilton Southeastern Royals ended the regular season by extending their longest winning streak in six years.
The Royals traveled to 4A No. 9 Lawrence North on Tuesday and despite being deadlocked 34-34 at halftime and trailing 52-51 after the third quarter, HSE prevailed, 76-70.
HSE (14-9) outscored Lawrence North 25-18 in the final eight minutes to push their win streak to seven consecutive games. The Royals last won seven or more games in 2019-20 when the program rattled off 13 straight.
Senior Landon Osswald had a huge night, scoring a game-high 27 points on 10 of 14 shooting overall and 2 of 3 from beyond the arc. He converted 5 of 6 free throws to go with nine rebounds and two assists.
Sophomore Varschon Clark had 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting. He buried 7 of 8 foul shots, a pair of 3s and grabbed four rebounds.
Senior Luke Weemer added 13 points and four rebounds.
HSE shot 61 percent (25 of 41). LN generated 22 points off turnovers, but the Royals dominated the rebound battle 30-18.
Cameron Webster led the Wildcats (17-5) with 19 points followed by Britton Thomas with 17.
