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COLBY – A big first half lifted Colby past Spencer 61-45 in a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal boys basketball game Friday night at Colby High School.
Colby jumped out to an 18-10 lead after the first quarter and a 35-16 advantage by halftime as it cruised to the win.
Aaron Koerner scored 12 points and Michael Knetter and Hunter Busse each had 11 for the Hornets (17-6).
Steven Gilboy was the only Spencer player to score in double figures, totaling 15 points. Joe Meyers and Jordan Buss each added eight.
Spencer (13-11) shot just 33 percent (18 of 54) from the field and made only 5 of 23 3-pointers as it tried to force a comeback. The Rockets were also bitten by 17 turnovers.
Colby held a 29-22 rebounding advantage and a 14-4 margin from the free-throw line.
Colby moves on to a Division 4 regional final matchup at Colfax (21-2) on Saturday night.
Hornets 61, Rockets 45
Spencer 10 6 7 22 – 45
Colby 18 17 8 18 – 61
SPENCER (45): Steven Gilboy 5-11 4-4 15, Joe Meyers 3-8 0-0 8, Jordan Buss 3-9 0-2 8, Sam Cattanach 3-10 0-1 6, Adam Skrzeczkoski 3-5 0-0 6, Cody Esser 1-4 0-0 2, Jeremiah Cattanach 0-4 0-0 0, Matt Mlsna 0-0 0-0 0, Collin Cowell 0-2 0-0 0, Nick Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 18-54. FT: 4-7. 3-pointers: 5-23 (Meyers 2-6, Buss 2-6, Gilboy 1-1, Skrzeczkoski 0-2, Esser 0-2, Cowell 0-1, Johnson 0-1, J. Cattanach 0-4). Rebounds: 22 (Gilboy 6, S. Cattanach 6). Turnovers: 17. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: S. Cattanach. Record: 13-11.
COLBY (61): Aaron Koerner 5-11 2-2 12, Michael Knetter 4-8 2-3 11, Hunter Busse 4-9 2-2 11, Alex Jorgensen 3-10 2-6 8, Colten Duvall 2-6 3-4 7, Tyler Meyer 2-2 1-2 7, Andrew Kaiser 1-3 0-0 3, Trevor Buchholz 0-1 2-2 2, Matt Langreck 0-1 0-0 0, Tyler Robida 0-3 0-0 0. FG: 21-54. FT: 14-21. 3-pointers: 5-8 (Meyer 2-2, Kaiser 1-2, Busse 1-2, Knetter 1-2). Rebounds: 29 (Busse 6). Turnovers: 12. Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 17-6.