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SPENCER – Bobby Pilz scored a season-high 29 points to lift the Spencer boys basketball team to a 68-58 victory over Colby in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game Friday night at Spencer High School.
Pilz led the charge for the Rockets, who scored 48 second-half points to break open a game that was tied 20-20 at halftime. The senior guard was 9 of 18 from the field and 10 of 11 at the free throw line.
Jack Bezlyk added 16 points for Spencer (5-3, 4-2 Cloverbelt East), which forced 23 turnovers and made 24 of 30 free throws in the win.
Eric Jorgenson led Colby (3-7, 3-4 Cloverbelt East) with 19 points.
Spencer’s next game is Thursday at home against undefeated Marshfield Columbus Catholic.
Rockets 68, Hornets 58
Colby 20 38 – 58
Spencer 20 48 – 68
COLBY (58): Eric Jorgenson 9-12 1-3 19, Matthew Karl 6-19 0-0 13, Jared Seeman 4-6 2-2 12, Nate Meyer 2-10 0-0 6, Tony Ortega 1-8 0-0 3, Trey Rau 1-8 0-0 3, Mario Bonilla 1-2 0-0 2, Preston Mertins 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 24-65. FT: 3-5. 3-pointers: 7-23 (Seeman 2-3, Meyer 2-5, Rau 1-2, Ortega 1-5, Karl 1-8). Turnovers: 23. Fouls: 22. Fouled out: none. Record: 3-7, 3-4 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (68): Bobby Pilz 9-18 10-11 29, Jack Bezlyk 6-19 4-6 16, Calvin Lenz 2-6 5-7 9, Jonny Tomke 2-8 4-4 8, Jacob Miller 1-4 1-2 3, Lucas Ellefson 1-1 0-0 3, Nathan Karau 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 21-57. FT: 24-30. 3-pointers: 2-11 (Pilz 1-4, Ellefson 1-1, Lenz 0-2, Tomke 0-4). Turnovers: 19. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-3, 4-2 Cloverbelt East.