Camel boys start season with 72-54 loss to St. Thomas More | Local

The Campbell County High School basketball team started the season with a 72-54 loss to St. Thomas More of South Dakota during Thursday’s REMAX / Gillette Invite tournament at CCHS.

The Camels led the Cavaliers 16-15 after the first quarter, but St. Thomas More retook the lead and held the rest of the way after leading into the locker room at half-time at 36:32.

St. Thomas More had a 16-point lead at the beginning of the first quarter and was able to hold onto the 72:54 victory to start the camels season 0-1.

Senior Austin Crimm led the team in scoring with 23 points on seven 3-pointers. Senior Jason Fink added eight points, Senior Logan Dymond had seven and freshman Mason Drube finished with six.

Campbell County will return to Evanston Court at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The camels will also play Cody on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the CCHS.

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