Two of the top four boys teams lost in the first round of the Centralia Tournament Tuesday night, as the fifth-seed, Van-Far, beat Centralia 55-47, and the 6th-seed Salisbury held on for a 55-52 win over Boonville. Salisbury led by as many as 16 in the second half, but the Pirates got it down to three in the closing seconds and had a chance to force overtime.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. Austin Cravens had a team-high 19 for the Panthers, including four threes, and was named our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. Patrick White added 13, and Jacob Peiffer had 12. Bronx Ganaway led the Pirates with 20. Zaiden Walker had 13 and Brayden Viertel had 12. Salisbury is 2-0, and will face Moberly in the semifinals. Boonville falls to 0-2, and will face North Callaway.
Moberly got a game-high 16 from Cameron Doubrava in a 49-36 win over the Thunderbirds. He was our Outstanding Player of the Game. Moberly led 20-18 at the half, and outscored North Callaway 17-7 in the third quarter.
Amar’e Hawkins finished with 11. Jake Blevins led the Thunderbirds with 12. Both teams are 3-1.
In the first game of the day, Hallsville beat Macon 66-44.
Find the games on our archive page, and our postgame interviews with Moberly’s Brett Boyer, North Callaway’s Matt Miller, and Salisbury’s Alex McFadden below.
Moberly Coach Brett Boyer:
North Callaway Coach Matt Miller:
Salisbury Coach Alex McFadden:
