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HURLEY – The No. 6 seed Spencer had No. 3 Hurley on the ropes, but a huge second half push led the Northstars to a 75-65 win in a WIAA Division 4 boys basketball regional semifinal Friday at Hurley High School.
Spencer led 36-27 at the halftime break but Hurley (21-4) exploded for 48 points in the second half to pull away.
Sam Bezlyk scored a career-high 39 points, going 14-for-19 at the free throw line, and pulled down seven rebounds to lead the way for Spencer, which finishes the season with a 15-11 record.
Logan Schilling had 30 points and 13 rebounds for Hurley.
Hurley moves on to a D-4 regional final at Stratford (23-2) on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Northstars 75, Rockets 65
Spencer 36 29 – 65
Hurley 27 48 – 75
SPENCER (65): Mathers McHone 1-6 0-1 2, Drake Johnson 0-1 1-2 1, Weston Nieman 4-9 2-4 11, Benjamin Felgner 5-14 2-2 12, Sam Bezlyk 12-18 14-19 39, Breckin Miller 0-2 0-2 0. FG: 22-50. FT: 19-30. 3-pointers: 2-16 (Bezlyk 1-3, Nieman 1-6, Johnson 0-1, Felgner 0-1, Miller 0-2, McHone 0-3). Rebounds: 18 (Bezlyk 7). Record: 15-11.
HURLEY (75): Devin Soltis 1-6 4-4 7, Ty Hall 2-7 1-2 6, Jeremiah Wallis 1-6 4-4 6, Wyatt Hall 4-13 1-2 9, Parker Sivula 0-0 1-2 1, Jack Rowe 3-10 7-10 14, Brodie Erickson 1-1 0-0 2, Logan Schilling 13-21 4-5 30. FG: 25-66. FT: 22-29. 3-pointers: 3-12 (Hall 1-1, Soltis 1-3, Rowe 1-5, Wallis 0-3). Rebounds: 46 (Schilling 13). Record: 21-4.