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PITTSVILLE – Pittsville ran out to a 10-point lead in the first quarter and Spencer couldn’t recover, dropping a 59-28 decision to the Panthers in a WIAA Division 4 boys basketball regional quarterfinal Tuesday night at Pittsville High School.
Pittsville led 16-6 after the first quarter and used a 20-5 advantage in the third quarter to open up a commanding 46-18 lead.
The Rockets shot just 23 percent from the field (11 of 48) and were 3 of 17 from 3-point range in the loss. Miles Weber and Mitchell Susa topped Spencer with six points each.
Nathan Dupee had 15 points, Brad Wesely scored 13 and Trail Pierce added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Pittsville.
Pittsville (16-7) moves on to a WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal Friday at Marathon (18-4).
Spencer’s season ends with a 7-16 record.
Panthers 59, Rockets 28
Spencer 6 7 5 10 – 28
Pittsville 16 10 20 13 – 59
SPENCER (28): Miles Weber 3-5 0-0 6, Mitchell Susa 2-6 1-3 6, Jeremiah Cattanach 2-13 0-0 4, Bobby Pilz 1-4 1-2 4, Spencer Susa 1-2 1-2 3, Ben Grieser 1-2 0-0 3, Ryan Busse 1-2 0-0 2, Joe Meyers 0-6 0-0 0, Calvin Lenz 0-2 0-0 0, Nate Mercier 0-2 0-0 0, Cody Esser 0-4 0-0 0, Brenton Engevold 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 11-48. FT: 3-7. 3-pointers: 3-17 (M. Susa 1-2, Grieser 1-2, Pilz 1-3, Lenz 0-1, Mercier 0-1, Esser 0-1, Meyers 0-3, Cattanach 0-4). Rebounds: 19 (Busse 4). Turnovers: 11. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-16.
PITTSVILLE (59): Nathan Dupee 6-10 3-4 15, Brad Wesely 4-4 2-2 13, Trail Pierce 5-12 0-0 10, Gabe Hautala 3-9 0-0 7, Kyle Kolar 3-4 1-2 7, Brad Brux 2-4 0-0 4, Sawyer Ladick 1-7 0-0 3, Austin John 0-2 0-0 0, Joey Arendt 0-1 0-0 0, Jake Schulz 0-1 0-0 0, Pau Secall 0-1 0-0 0, Brandon Jacobson 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 24-55. FT: 6-8. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Wesely 3-3, Hautala 1-3, Ladick 1-5, John 0-2, Dupee 0-1). Rebounds: 28 (Pierce 12). Turnovers: 3. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: none. Record: 16-7.