NORWAY — Every time Norway (18-5, 6-2) and North Central (11-12, 3-4) boys varsity basketball teams meet up, you can throw out the rankings.

Despite entering the game as the Associated Press’ No. 11-ranked team in Division 4, the Knights found themselves trailing the Jets after the first quarter in Norway on Wednesday.

Norway rallied over the next 24 minutes and downed North Central, 56-36 to advance to the district title game.

Senior Mason Trudeau scored eight points for the Knights in the first quarter. But the Jets jumped off the bus, ready to go. Junior Ben Stage connected on two 3-pointers in the opening frame and Jordan Walters added six, as they pulled out to a 16-12 lead.

Norway kicked off the rally in the second quarter. It held the Jets to two points in eight minutes while senior Cole Baij racked up five.

As the buzzer sounded on the second, the Knights went into the locker room ahead, 22-18.

The third quarter was all Norway. Trudeau buried two 3-pointers, Baij pitched in nine points and it’s defense held the Jets to nine. North Central trailed 44-27 entering the fourth.

Norway senior A.J. Gallino and Jets sophomore Kaden Malone each scored five points in the final frame, but the game was never in question.

Baij and Trudeau led all scorers in the contest with 18 points. The Knights also received contributions from Gallino (9 points), Bryce Adams (6 points), Anthony Pineda (4 points) and Noah Pearson (1 point).

Walters paced North Central with 11 points. The Jets also received contributions from Stage (8 points), Malone (5 points), Aydin Burton (2 points), Lane Gorzinski (6 points), Austin Farley (2 points) and Spencer Willa (2 points).

Norway won the 3-point battle with five makes while North Central connected on four.