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Centralia made the comeback on Saturday to beat a team it lost to at the beginning of the season.
The Panthers won 55-41 against North Callaway (4-2) in the fifth-place game of the Centralia tournament, winning their final two games after starting their tournament with a loss. Centralia's bench outscored North Callaway with 43 points. All-tournament team member Hunter Hull supplied Centralia (4-3) with 18 points off the bench, Ethan Ross added 15 points and three 3-pointers off the bench, and Anthony Ford had seven points and eight rebounds. Jamarion Glover led North Callaway with 15 points and 11 rebounds to make the all-tournament team, and Austin Brown had 11 points and three 3-pointers.
Centralia hosts Chillicothe (0-1) at 7 p.m. Friday, and North Callaway (1-0 EMO) plays at Eastern Missouri Conference foe Van-Far (2-2, 0-1 EMO) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Look for the full story in the Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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