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ATHENS – Athens outscored Spencer by five points in the fourth quarter and pulled out a 48-47 upset for the Rockets in a nonconference boys basketball game Monday night at Athens High School.
Spencer led 35-31 after three quarters before the Bluejays rallied in the fourth quarter with a 17-12 run.
Athens is now just 4-15, while Spencer falls to 15-3.
Mitch Susa had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Nate Mercier added 12 for Spencer.
Athens shot 50 percent (18 of 36) and won despite making just 8 of 17 free throws. Spencer struggled even more at the free throw line, making just 6 of 15 shots.
The Rockets play at Gilman on Tuesday. Spencer can clinch a share of the Cloverbelt Conference East Division championship with a victory.
Bluejays 48, Rockets 47
Spencer 11 14 10 12 – 47
Athens 11 12 8 17 – 48
SPENCER (47): Mitch Susa 5-8 2-4 15, Nate Mercier 4-9 1-4 12, Bobby Pilz 3-14 2-2 9, Calvin Lenz 3-5 0-3 6, Miles Weber 2-6 0-0 4, Ryan Busse 0-1 1-2 1, Noah Zastrow 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 17-43. FT: 6-15. 3-pointers: 7-21 (Susa 3-6, Mercier 3-8, Pilz 1-6, Lenz 0-1). Rebounds: 25 (Susa 7). Assists: 1 (Pilz 5). Turnovers: 8. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-3.
ATHENS (48): Lane Tessmer 5-9 5-6 16, Tony Thurs 4-9 3-4 14, Justin Kelly 4-6 0-3 8, Austin Schreiner 2-7 0-0 4, Lane Nicholds 1-1 0-0 2, Aaron Wickman 1-1 0-4 2. FG: 18-36. FT: 8-17. 3-pointers: 4-11 (Thurs 3-7, Tessmer 1-2, Kelly 0-1, Schreiner 0-1). Rebounds: 30. Turnovers: 14. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-15.