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GILMAN – The Spencer boys basketball team started off the 2012-13 season on a strong note, posting a 49-39 win over Gilman on Friday night in the Cloverbelt Conference East Division and season openers for both teams.
Spencer pulled out to a 29-20 lead by halftime and led the rest of the way.
Cody Esser scored 14 points and had five assists, and Miles Weber had six points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Rockets, who had seven players enter the scoring column.
Spencer shot just 36 percent, but held Gilman to 33 percent and watched the Pirates miss nine of 17 free throw attempts. The Rockets dominated the boards, outrebounding Gilman 32-13, and outscored them 20-10 in the paint.
Tyler Amborn had 15 points for Gilman.
Spencer plays at Colby on Tuesday.
Rockets 49, Pirates 39
Spencer 12 17 11 9 – 49
Gilman 9 11 7 12 – 39
SPENCER (49): Cody Esser 4-11 6-10 14, Mitchell Susa 3-11 0-0 9, Jeremiah Cattanach 3-6 2-3 8, Miles Weber 2-4 2-2 6, Bobby Pilz 2-4 0-0 6, Calvin Lenz 1-1 2-3 4, Joe Meyers 1-5 0-1 2, Spencer Susa 0-0 0-0 0, Nick Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. FG: 16-44. FT: 12-19. 3-pointers: 5-16 (M. Susa 3-9, Pilz 2-4, Meyers 0-2, Johnson 0-1). Rebounds: 32 (Weber 7, Cattanach 6). Assists: 8 (Esser 5). Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Turnovers: 9. Record: 1-0 overall and Cloverbelt East.
GILMAN (39): Tyler amborn 5-15 2-4 15, Jarrod Kulesa 4-6 0-1 8, Bo Seng 1-3 3-6 6, Dean Klimeck 1-4 2-2 4, Mitch Jardezewski 1-5 0-2 3, Trevor Lepak 1-5 1-2 3, Kenny Kowalczyk 0-1 0-0 0, James Copenhaven 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 13-39. FT: 8-17. 3-pointers: 5-19 (Amborn 3-9, Seng 1-1, Jardezewski 1-5, Lepak 0-2, Kowalcyk 0-1, Klimeck 0-1). Rebounds: 13 (Kluesa 5). Assists: 5 (Kluesa 2, Jardezewski 2). Fouls 20: Fouled out: Klimeck. Turnovers: 8. Record: 0-1 overall and Cloverbelt East.