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SPENCER – Sam Bezlyk had a monster double-double to lead the Spencer boys basketball team to a 79-54 win over Washburn in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal Thursday at the Spencer Dome.
The Rockets (15-10) move on to a D-4 regional semifinal at Hurley (20-4) on Friday at 7 p.m.
Bezlyk finished with 24 points and 21 rebounds to pace Spencer, which outscored Washburn by double-digits in each half to win going away.
Mathers McHone chipped in 18 points and Weston Nieman added 17 in the win for the Rockets.
Brodi Anderson led Washburn (11-13) with 23 points.
Rockets 79, Castle Guards 54
Washburn 19 35 – 54
Spencer 33 46 – 79
WASHBURN (54): Brodi Anderson 9-17 2-2 23, Greyson St. Arnold 1-1 0-0 3, Cody Bush 1-2 0-0 2, Max Phillips 1-10 0-0 2, Flynn Heinzerling 0-1 0-0 0, Vaughn Hoffman 9-21 0-1 18, Waylon Witt 2-14 0-0 4, Henry Means 1-5 0-3 2. FG: 24-60. FT: 2-6. 3-pointers: 4-14 (Anderson 3-7, St. Arnold 1-1, Bush 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Heinzerling 0-1, Witt 0-3). Rebounds: 38 (Means 12). Record: 11-13.
SPENCER (79): Mathers McHone 8-10 1-3 18, Oliver Young 0-1 0-0 0, Drake Johnson 2-6 0-0 6, Weston Nieman 6-18 4-4 17, Hezekiah Duda 0-1 0-0 0, Benjamin Felgner 4-8 0-0 9, Tyler Peterson 0-3 0-0 0, Sam Bezlyk 10-20 3-3 24, Clay Nieman 0-0 0-0 0, Breckin Miller 1-5 2-2 4. FG: 31-72. FT: 10-12. 3-pointers: 7-28 (McHone 2-2, Johnson 2-6, Felgner 1-2, Bezlyk 1-6, W. Nieman 1-8, Young 0-1, Duda 0-1, Peterson 0-1, Miller 0-1). Rebounds: 45 (Bezlyk 21). Record: 15-10.