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The North Callaway boys avoided elimination in the Centralia tournament for the first time in three years on Thursday.
The Thunderbirds will play for fifth place at 5 p.m. Saturday after beating Boonville 61-54 and securing their first victory against the Pirates since 2013. North Callaway (4-1) trailed Boonville 25-22 at halftime before taking and maintaining the lead for the entire second half. Jamarion Glover led North Callaway with 21 points and 11 rebounds and scored 13 points in the second half. Austin Brown had 14 points, all in the second half, and Jake Blevins scored 12 points, all in the first half. Dalton Brewer finished with six steals. Zaiden Walker led Boonville (2-3), who went 11-for-22 from the free-throw line, with 16 points, and Brayden Viertel had nine points.
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