Centralia girls score season-high in 72-34 win at Marshall, boys complete sweep

The Centralia girls appeared to be in good shape before defending their title soon.

The Lady Panthers, who will be the defending Centralia Invitational Tournament champions when this year’s edition starts next week, won 72-34 at Marshall. They scored a season-high as they had four girls with big performances to help the Lady Panthers lead 43-22 at halftime.

Raegan Anderson had the outside shot working by finishing with 21 points and six 3-pointers, Braylin Brunkhorst followed with 16 points and six steals, Ryenn Gordon had 11 points and five assists, and Shelby Lewis had eight points and 17 rebounds.

Centralia opens their home tournament against the rival it defeated for the championship last year Hallsville (2-0) at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The Centralia boys also had a dominant performance on Thursday in Marshall, winning 71-47. The Panthers (3-1) led the Owls (0-2) 41-21 at halftime. Centralia opens the Centralia Invitational Tournament against Van-Far (2-0) at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Lady Panthers have three see double figures in 62-36 win at North Callaway

The North Callaway girls saw the difference one game makes on Tuesday night.

The Ladybirds opened the season at home against district foe Centralia but lost 62-36, falling behind 37-19 at halftime. The Lady Panthers won their first game after losing their season opener 62-54 at California.

Braylin Brunkhorst led Centralia (1-1) with 19 points, six rebounds and three steals, Raegan Anderson followed with 16 points and four 3-pointers, Ryenn Gordon had 10 points, six assists and four steals, and Shelby Lewis finished with four points, 14 rebounds and four blocks.

North Callaway head coach Andrew Klein, who made his coaching debut with the Ladybirds, said his team made plenty of “first-game mistakes” that can be fixed with practice. Riley Blevins accounted for most of North Callaway’s points early as she finished with 11 points and had four assists, Natalie Shryock followed with nine points and Lakyn Hartley had seven rebounds.

Panthers pour in points in 66-44 win at North Callaway

The Centralia boys had their offense going well on Tuesday night.

The Panthers won 66-44 at North Callaway to set a season-high in their three games played and had three score in double figures. The Thunderbirds had a slow start in their first game of the season, trailing 30-13 at halftime before scoring 31 points in the second half.

Travis Brooks led Centralia (2-1) and all scorers with 15 points, Anthony Ford followed with 12 points and Logan Rosenfelder had 11 points. 

North Callaway head coach Matt Miller said his team had “trouble getting going in the first half of their first game” but had his returning all-conference and senior players lead the way. Sam Pezold had 15 points and four assists, and Isiah Craighead followed with nine points and nine rebounds.