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SPENCER – Connor Sheahan poured in 29 points and Aiden Janke added a double-double to lead Athens to a 57-47 win over Spencer in a nonconference boys basketball game Monday night at Spencer High School.
Athens jumped out to a 36-27 lead by halftime and was able to hold on in the second half to improve to 18-5 this season.
Spencer shot just 30 percent from the field and were outrebounded 43-23, as the Bluejays grabbed 15 offensive rebounds. Janke finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds for Athens.
Jonathan Jonas made three 3-pointers and had 18 points to lead Spencer (6-17).
Athens finishes it regular-season schedule at Chequamegon on Tuesday. Spencer will play its final regular season game Friday at Stanley-Boyd.
Bluejays 57, Rockets 47
Athens 36 21 – 57
Spencer 27 20 – 47
ATHENS (57): Connor Sheahan 11-18 4-6 29, Riley Schultz-Becker 2-7 0-0 5, Nathan Wolf 0-4 0-0 0, Ty Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Andy Schaer 1-4 0-0 2, Connor Komarek 2-7 0-1 5, Aiden Janke 5-14 6-8 16. FG: 21-56. FT: 10-15. 3-pointers: 5-21 (Sheahan 3-7, Komarek 1-4, Schultz-Becker 1-4, Johnson 0-1, Janke 0-1, Wolf 0-2, Schaer 0-2). Rebounds: 43 (Janke 14). Record: 18-5.
SPENCER (47): Austin Lalicata 1-1 0-0 3, Jonathan Jonas 5-10 5-5 18, Connor Bacon 3-10 0-0 6, Nathan Rucker 2-10 0-0 5, Luke Roehrborn 2-7 4-5 8, Reed Knecht 0-0 0-0 0, Sam Bezlyk 3-10 0-0 7, Degan Kind 0-4 0-0 0, Carter Luepke 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 16-52. FT: 9-10. 3-pointers: 6-17 (Jonas 3-6, Lalicata 1-1, Bezlyk 1-4, Rucker 1-5, Roehrborn 0-1). Rebounds: 23 (Bezlyk 7). Record: 6-17.