Thunder stopped in Region opener

North Central's boys basketball team was upended 51-31 by McLaughlin last Tuesday in Region 6A action.

McLaughlin would jump ahead 10-8 in the opening quarter and then led 20-16 at the half. They would fuel their win with a 10-5 third-quarter edge and then coasted to their win.

The Thunder obtained 10 points from Donovan Nelson and Cole Beitelspacher was next with seven points followed by Dawson Walz and Tim Rucker with four points each. And Brady Beitelspacher, Zane Haar and Jade Jacobs each added two points to their cause.

But McLaughlin got two leading scorers with 12 points apiece and they...