It’s good to be home.
That was evidenced as the North Callaway Thunderbirds hosted Van-Far Tuesday night. It was Callaway’s first home game and the T-Birds didn’t disappoint their fans with …
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It’s good to be home.
That was evidenced as the North Callaway Thunderbirds hosted Van-Far Tuesday night. It was Callaway’s first home game and the T-Birds didn’t disappoint their fans with an impressive 80-50 win, despite big numbers from the Indians’ Nikos Connaway.
“It was nice to get back on the winning track,” said coach Matt Miller.
With COVID-19 always in the shadows, Callaway opted to celebrate Senior Night, which is normally the last home game of the season.
“All four of our seniors played a great game,” Miller said.
After trailing 13-12 at the end of the first quarter, Callaway caught fire and steamrolled to the commanding win.
Senior Noah Scrogum led Thunderbird scorers with 15 points; sophomore Matthew Weber had 14 off the bench, including four 3-pointers; and freshman Sam Pezold had 14, also coming off the bench. Senior guard Cody Cash had a well-rounded performance with 7 points, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 6 rebounds.
Van-Far was led by 5-foot-6 freshman guard Connaway, who poured in 30 points to lead all scorers. Connaway’s offensive attack included four 3-pointers.
The win improves North Callaway to 2-0 in Eastern Missouri (EMO) Conference play and 2-4 overall.
