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SPENCER – Mitchell Susa poured in 19 points and Cody Esser had 12 points and seven rebounds to lead the Spencer boys basketball team to a 63-53 win over Gilman in Cloverbelt Conference East Division action Friday night at Spencer High School.
Susa drilled five 3-pointers in Spencer’s victory.
The Rockets used a 22-13 third quarter to pull away in a game they led by just one at halftime.
The Rockets held a 28-20 rebounding advantage and shot 49 percent (23 of 47) from the field in the win.
Spencer improves to 4-5 overall and in the Cloverbelt East, while Gilman drops to 2-7 overall and in the conference.
Spencer is off until Jan. 4 when it hosts Colby.
Rockets 63, Pirates 53
Gilman 10 16 13 14 – 53
Spencer 13 14 22 14 – 63
GILMAN (53): Bo Seng 6-15 3-4 15, Trevor Lepak 4-8 0-0 11, Tyler Amborn 3-8 2-2 11, Mitch Jardezewski 2-4 3-6 8, Jarrod Kulesa 3-8 0-0 6, Dean Klimeck 1-3 0-0 2, Colton Schmitt 0-0 0-0 0, Kenny Kowalczyk 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 19-46. FT: 8-12. 3-pointers: 7-20 (Lepak 3-7, Amborn 3-6, Jardezewski 1-2, Kluesa 0-2, Seng 0-3). Rebounds: 20 (Kluesa 5). Turnovers: 6. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-7 overall and Cloverbelt East.
SPENCER (63): Mitchell Susa 5-8 4-4 19, Cody Esser 6-12 0-2 12, Joe Meyers 4-8 0-1 9, Nick Johnson 3-3 2-2 8, Miles Weber 2-8 2-4 6, Calvin Lenz 1-1 2-2 4, Jeremiah Cattanach 2-4 0-0 4, Bobby Pilz 0-3 1-2 1, Spencer Susa 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 23-47. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 6-15 (M. Susa 5-8, Meyers 1-3, Cattanach 0-1, Pilz 0-2, Esser 0-1). Rebounds: 28 (Esser 7). Turnovers: 6. Fouls: 12. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-5 overall and Cloverbelt East.