North Callaway was finally back on the court this week after more winter weather delayed the schedule throughout the area.
The Ladybirds and Thunderbirds celebrated Senior Night against Eastern Missouri Conference foe Bowling Green, with the girls winning 60-21 against their district foes and the boys losing 57-46 to Class 3 No. 10 Bowling Green. Natalie Shryock, Lakyn Hartley, and managers Carlie Clark and Lauren Speight were seniors for the Ladybirds; CJ Cunningham, Levi Drake, Clayton Moore and Caleb Sheets were seniors for the boys; and the cheerleaders recognized Emma Higgins and Amelia Rohrbach.
The Ladybirds only allowed seven points in the first half and tallied 12 steals in their victory. Lakyn Hartley led with 14 points six rebounds and six steals; Sophie Olsson followed with 13 points; Kymorie Myers finished with 12 points and four steals; Livia Hartley had 10 points; and Natalie Shryock added nine points.
The Thunderbirds cut Bowling Green's lead of 15 points at one point down to six points in the fourth quarter. The Bobcats were able to beat North Callaway for the second time this season, outrebounding the T-Birds 28-17. Jace Eskew led the Bobcats with 26 points, 11 rebounds and five 3-pointers. Austin Brown led North Callaway with 16 points, four 3-pointers and three steals; Caleb Sheets had nine points, seven steals and three 3-pointers; and CJ Cunningham added six points.
North Callaway hosts its regular season finales on Saturday against conference foe Mark Twain, with girls varsity expected around 6 p.m. and varsity boys after that.
Look for the full game stories in the Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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