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SPENCER – Altoona edged Spencer 53-52 in the fifth-place game of the Cloverbelt boys basketball crossovers Thursday night at Spencer High School.
The Rockets led 33-27 at halftime before Altoona rallied. The Railroaders outscored Spencer 16-10 in the fourth quarter to pull out the victory.
Joe Meyers scored 20 points and Sam Cattanach added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Rockets, who finish their regular season with a 12-10 record.
Steven Gilboy added five points, eight rebounds and nine assists for Spencer.
Taylor Rathke had 15 points and Tyler Santos scored 14 for Altoona (9-13).
Spencer hosts Athens in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal on Tuesday.
Railroaders 53, Rockets 52
Altoona 14 13 10 16 – 53
Spencer 14 19 9 10 – 52
ALTOONA (53): Taylor Rathke 15, Tyler Santos 14, David Hazuga 6, Tristin Wibel 6, Micah Burch 4, Brady Kaiser 2, Nathan Kent 2, Jordan Smasal 2, Connor Hanson 2, Mike Byrns 0, Jared Phillips 0. Rebounds: 15 (Rathke 5). Turnovers: 9. Fouls: 19. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-13.
SPENCER (52): Joe Meyers 20, Sam Cattanach 12, Jeremiah Cattanach 7, Steven Gilboy 5, Adam Skrzeczkoski 2, Cody Esser 2, Jordan Buss 2, Matt Mlsna 2, Collin Cowell 2. Rebounds: 20 (Gilboy 8). Assists: 15 (Gilboy 9). Turnovers: 10. Fouls: 18. Fouled out: S. Cattanach, Buss. Record: 12-10.