North Callaway

T-Birds handle pressure, struggle vs offense of Clopton in 75-52 loss

Posted 1/20/24

The North Callaway boys thought Friday's performance was an improvement from their previous one.

The Thunderbirds were coming off a season-high 31 turnovers in a loss to Russellville and only …

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Attention subscribers

We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.

If you are a digital subscriber with an active subscription, or you are a print subscriber who had access to our previous website, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you have not yet logged in to your account on this new site.

If the system cannot find your info, please call us at 573-581-1111 or email mexicoledger@creativecirclemedia.com.

If you are a current print subscriber and did not have a user account on our previous website, you can set up a free website account by clicking here.

Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.

North Callaway

T-Birds handle pressure, struggle vs offense of Clopton in 75-52 loss

North Callaway senior Isiah Craighead hands a pass to a teammate in an earlier game this season. Craighead played a bigger part in the offense on Friday as he recovers from injury, scoring 10 points off the bench.

Jeremy Jacob Photo

Posted Saturday, January 20, 2024 1:16 am

The North Callaway boys thought Friday's performance was an improvement from their previous one.

The Thunderbirds were coming off a season-high 31 turnovers in a loss to Russellville and only finished with 11 turnovers at home against Eastern Missouri Conference foe Clopton but lost 75-52. The Hawks, who return their top four scorers from a state quarterfinals team that was eliminated by state champion Salisbury, were led by Chase Hall's 28 points and seven 3-pointers.

"We did a better job of handling the pressure," North Callaway head coach Matt Miller said. "We just didn't make the shots."

Clopton (12-4, 5-0 EMO) used full-court pressure that didn't prevent Sam Pezold from finishing with 16 points, six rebounds and five steals to lead North Callaway (3-12, 2-3 EMO). Isiah Craighead followed with 10 points off the bench as he continues to recover from injury.

Kain Eivins had 15 points for Clopton, and Josh Harvey had 11 points and three 3-pointers to help turn a 15-13 lead after the first quarter into a 35-23 halftime advantage.

North Callaway opens the Bowling Green tournament at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the high school gym against the host Bobcats (4-10).