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SPENCER – Steven Gilboy scored 16 points and Jeremiah Cattanach added 15 to lead the Spencer boys basketball team to a 58-55 win over Athens in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal Tuesday night at Spencer High School.
The game was tight throughout with Spencer holding on to a 34-30 lead entering the fourth quarter. Both teams exploded over the final 8 minutes, with Athens outscoring the Rockets 25-24 but unable to overcome the entire deficit.
Spencer (13-10), seeded sixth, moves on to a Division 4 regional semifinal Friday at No. 3 seed Colby (16-6). Colby defeated Spencer handily both times they met in Cloverbelt East play this season. The Hornets won 54-40 on Jan. 6 at Spencer, and 84-52 on Feb. 17 at Colby.
Gilboy added 14 rebounds and Sam Cattanach had 12 boards for the Rockets, who held a 36-19 rebounding advantage.
Jayden Dobbs led Athens (9-13) with 23 points.
Rockets 58, Bluejays 55
Athens 5 15 10 25 – 55
Spencer 10 12 12 24 – 58
ATHENS (55): Jayden Dobbs 7-19 7-10 23, Jacob Kelly 3-7 1-1 7, Daltan Lavicka 3-5 0-0 7, Ryan Brewster 2-6 0-0 6, Matt Weise 2-3 0-0 5, Zach Schreiner 2-3 0-0 4, Gunnar Tessmer 2-6 0-1 4, Craig Boyd 0-1 0-0 0, Ethan Sisko 0-2 0-0 0, Tad Kraft 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 21-55. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Dobbs 2-5, Lavicka 1-1, Weise 1-2, Brewster 1-3, Kelly 0-1, Tessmer 0-1, Boyd 0-1). Rebounds: 19 (Lavicka 6). Turnovers: 6. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-13.
SPENCER (58): Steven Gilboy 6-14 4-7 16, Jeremiah Cattanach 5-11 3-4 15, Adam Skrzeczkoski 3-6 2-2 9, Sam Cattanach 4-9 0-2 8, Cody Esser 2-3 0-0 5, Jordan Buss 1-6 3-6 5, Joe Meyers 0-4 0-0 0, Matt Mlsna 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 21-53. FT: 12-21. 3-pointers: 4-13 (J. Cattanach 2-3, Skreczkoski 1-1, Esser 1-1, Gilboy 0-2, Buss 0-2, Meyers 0-4). Rebounds: 36 (Gilboy 14, S. Cattanach 12). Assists: 13 (Buss 5). Turnovers: 11. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: S. Cattanach. Record: 13-10.