North Callaway boys bow to Russellville, finish sixth at South Callaway Tournament

The No. 8 seed Thunderbirds were unable to recover from a 32-16 halftime deficit in Friday night's 55-43 loss to the No. 7 Indians in the fifth-place game of the South Callaway Invitational Tournament.

Senior guard Brandon Hagedorn and junior guard Braden Shramek led North Callaway (3-10) with 14 points apiece. Shramek connected on four 3-pointers and collected six rebounds, while Hagedorn handed out four assists.

"Russellville outplayed us," Thunderbirds head coach Matt Thomas said. "We started to play better in the second half, but we have to play 32 minutes."

Levi Anderson countered with a game-high 26 points to guide Russellville (5-8), while Beau Bryant contributed 10.

North Callaway hosts non-conference foe Missouri Military Academy at 6 p.m. Tuesday.