The Centralia and Boonville girls set up a Centralia Tournament championship rematch Wednesday, and the Moberly and Hallsville boys followed suit by doing the same Thursday.
After giving up the first bucket, Moberly scored the next 15 points and defeated Salisbury 50-42:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Hawkins led Moberly with 15 points, including four triples. The Spartans led 30-13 at halftime and by as many as 21 in the third quarter. Moberly is now 4-1. Salisbury was led by Jake Peiffer with 15 and Patrick White with 14. The Panthers drop to 2-1.
Hallsville picked up an emphatic 53-20 win over Van-Far.
Tatum Braman finished with 19 points and Keilin Dorman was right behind with 18. Van-Far got 11 points from Pacey Reading.
In the consolation semifinals, North Callaway started the day with a 61-54 victory over Boonville. The Thunderbirds had a 14-6 start. Boonville captured its first lead early in the second quarter and took a 25-22 advantage into halftime. North Callaway got the lead back early in the third and never relinquished it.
Austin Brown concluded with 14 points. Jamarion Glover led all scorers with 21. Jake Blevins scored 12. Boonville got 16 from Zaiden Walker.
In the consolation championship game, the Thunderbirds will for a second time this season play Centralia, which ended the night with a 54-32 win over Macon.
Centralia went on a 16-point run from the third into the fourth quarter to pull away. The Tigers narrowed a 13-point deficit down to five by halftime and as little as three in the third. It was 25-19 when the Panthers took off. Cal Romine hit a pair of three-pointers and finished with 11. Hunter Hull added 10. Centralia improves to 3-3. The Panthers fell to North Callaway by four in the first meeting. Macon’s Ryder Lewis scored all 14 of his points in the second half. The Tigers drop to 1-4.
Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Players of the Game:
Amar’e Hawkins (Moberly)
Keilin Dorman (Hallsville)
Jamarion Glover (North Callaway)
Cal Romine (Centralia)
Moberly coach Brett Boyer:
Salisbury coach Alex McFadden:
Hallsville coach Michael Smith:
North Callaway coach Matt Miller:
Centralia coach Brandon Crites:
Macon coach Dale Devenport:
