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The Centralia girls played a level on defense high enough to stop a state-ranked team on Sunday.
The Class 3 No. 2 Lady Panthers beat No. 5 No. 3 MICDS 67-36 at the Sophie Cunningham Classic at Columbia College, shutting out MICDS (10-3) in the second quarter to take 36-10 halftime lead and limiting MICDS to 27 percent shooting (compared to 49 percent for Centralia). Centralia (12-1) carried a 20-0 run into halftime, and Ryenn Gordon had 17 points at the intermission. Gordon finished with a career-high 33 points and had four steals to earn the MVP award. Ealynne Bostick had 12 points and six rebounds, Braylin Brunkhorst posted eight points, 10 rebounds and four assists and Brooklyn Hardin added seven points. Jordyn Haywood led MICDS with 22 points and eight rebounds.
Centralia plays at Hannibal (4-4) at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Look for the full stories in the Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, edition of the Mexico Ledger.
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