The North Callaway boys couldn't erase their entire deficit on Tuesday night.
The Thunderbirds lost 58-40 to Boonville in the first round of the Centralia Invitational, trailing by as many as 17 points but as few as five points early in the third quarter. North Callaway had some effort carry over from the second quarter, which was the only quarter it outscored Boonville 15-14. At halftime, North Callaway only trailed 30-23 after Dalton Brewer scored six of his 10 points off the bench. Jake Blevins matched him for the team-high with 10 points along with seven rebounds. Jamarion Glover fought against other Boonville big rebound performances to pull down 17 boards. Logan Conz had a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds for Boonville, Brayden Viertel had 10 rebounds to go with eight points, Braylon Ellison led with 15 points, and Zaiden Walker had 14 points and five steals.
North Callaway plays in the consolation bracket at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Look for the full story on Wednesday morning on the Mexico Ledger website.
