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THORP – Sydney Kind scored 17 points and the Spencer girls basketball team won the fifth-place game of the Cloverbelt Conference East-West Crossovers with a 39-35 victory over Thorp on Thursday at Thorp High School.
The Rockets led 22-16 at halftime and held on despite scoring just 17 points in the second half.
Spencer shot 42 percent (15 of 36) from the field and had five 3-pointers, three from Kind.
The Rockets end the regular season with a 13-9 record, while Thorp drops to 12-9.
Spencer will play at Wabeno/Laona in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Rockets 39, Cardinals 35
Spencer 22 17 – 39
Thorp 16 19 – 35
SPENCER (39): Sydney Kind 7-15 0-1 17, Lexi Baehr 2-7 3-6 9, Macie Weber 4-5 0-1 8, Nadia King 2-6 1-4 5, Courtney Buss 0-0 0-0 0, Kallie Reckner 0-1 0-0 0, Liz Endreas 0-1 0-0 0, Jessica Becker 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 15-36. FT: 4-12. 3-pointers: 5-14 (Kind 3-9, Baehr 2-4, Reckner 0-1). Rebounds: 26 (Baehr 8). Turnovers: 14. Fouls: 15. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-9.
THORP (35): Aeysha Paskert 8-16 0-0 16, Catie Cortese 2-6 0-1 4, Taylor Stroinski 1-6 2-2 4, Karly Kryzanski 0-5 3-4 3, Madisyn Greschner 1-2 0-0 2, Natalie Thompson 0-1 1-2 1, Not Reported 2-2 0-0 5. FG: 14-38. FT: 6-9. 3-pointers: 1-6 (Not Reported 1-1, Stroinski 0-1, Kryzanski 0-2, Cortese 0-2). Rebounds: 28 (Paskert 9). Turnovers: 17. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: Cortese. Record: 12-9.