Centralia (Missouri High School)

Centralia
Location: Centralia, MO
Coaches	Ryan Kennedy
Program Status	Unknown
School Size	Unknown
NAQT Page	link

Centralia High School is a public high school in Centralia, Missouri.

The team is coached by fourth-year head coach Ryan Kennedy. Janie Durham was a long time assistant coach until retiring in 2009. Seth Woods was assistant coach for the 09-10 season. Previously the team was coached by Teresa Thrasher.

MSHSAA History

• 1985 - Placed 2nd National Academic Championship, losing to Skyline.
• 2007 - Placed fourth in the MSHSAA State championships.
• 2008 - Placed first in the MSHSAA C3D3 championships defeating Monroe City. Top scorer on all-District team
• 2009 - Eliminated in semifinals of the MSHSAA C3D7 championships, losing to South Callaway. Second-highest scorer on all-District team
• 2010 - Eliminated in semifinals of the MSHSAA C3D7 championships, losing to Southern Boone County. Top scorer on all-District team
• 2011 -

Opponents and Rivalries

Centralia is a member of the Clarence Cannon Conference which stretches from central Missouri to the northeasternmost parts of the state. Until 2010 the conference consisted of Palmyra, South Shelby, Monroe City, Louisiana, Mark Twain, Highland, and Macon. In 2011, Clark County and Brookfield were added to the conference. All of the schools field JV and Varsity teams.

Centralia has its strongest rivalry with South Shelby, who, despite their small size, have won four of the last ten matches between the schools. South Shelby is also the only team other than Centralia to win the conference title in the last four seasons.

Centralia has had great consistency within the conference over the last three seasons. Including the conference tournaments, the Panthers have a 31-6 conference record since 2008.

Before the additions of Brookfield and Clark County, a double-elimination tournament, seeded by regular season records, crowned the conference champion. Beginning this year the champion will be the team with the best regular season record and the tournament will kick off the season.

Tournament Attendance

Aside from yearly attendance at the CCC tournament, Centralia has attended a number of invitationals.

In 2008, Centralia competed at the Kirksville Tournament and finished 2nd to Kirksville, placing two individuals on the all-tournament team. Later that season the Panthers won the Monroe City Tournament, defeating North Shelby. The last 2008 invitational ended with a victory over South Callaway at the William Woods Tournament.

In 2009, Centralia again attended the Kirksville Tournament, but without their leading scorer they went 0-3 and didn’t make it to the semifinals. Another tournament, the Rock Bridge Invitational, sent the Panthers home with a 1-4 record after losing to Richland in the first round of the afternoon games. However, they did field a third place scorer on the all-tournament team.

2010 marked a jump in attendance and accolades. A 1-2 record and early departure from the Lions Legacy tournament started off Centralia’s season, but the Panthers then won the Monroe City Tournament, beating Hannibal, and took second at the Rock Bridge Invitational, losing to Helias. At both tournaments, Centralia fielded the top scorer. Centralia attended their first NAQT event, the spring qualifier at Mizzou, but only finished 2-8, losing the small school championship to North Shelby.

2011 will continue the heavy tournament load, despite more conference games. Centralia attended the 2010 Mizzou Fall Academic Tournament and finished 9th of 18 teams, losing the small school championship to North Shelby. The Panthers are committed to attend the Monroe City Tournament, the NAQT Spring Qualifier at Mizzou, and the Minuteman Tournament at Lexington.