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SPENCER – Spencer shot 49 percent and put up 48 points in the middle two quarters to blow past Wabeno-Laona 73-33 in a WIAA Division 4 boys basketball regional quarterfinal Tuesday at Spencer High School.
Spencer led 15-13 after one quarter then blew the game open by dominating the second and third quarters.
The Rockets outscored Wabeno/Laona 24-7 in the second quarter and 24-6 in the third to roll up a 63-26 advantage.
Jeremiah Cattanach scored 21 points to lead Spencer. He was 9 of 11 from the free throw line and made 6 of 11 shots from the field.
Bobby Pilz added 12 points and four steals for the Rockets.
Spencer (14-7), the sixth seed in its half of the Division 4 Sectional 2 bracket, will play at No. 3 Oconto (16-6) at 7 p.m. Friday in a regional semifinal.
Rockets 73, Logrollers 33
Wabeno/Laona 13 7 6 7 – 33
Spencer 15 24 24 10 – 73
WABENO/LAONA (33): Michael Gilpin 3-7 1-2 9, Cooper Chrisman 1-0 6-8 8, Lukas Tallier 3-6 1-2 7, Austin Andrews 3-6 0-0 6, Jake Pakulski 1-2 0-0 2, Ryan Brauer 0-0 1-1 1, Hunter S. Peter 0-1 0-0 0, Craig Mentz 0-0 0-0 0, John Klementz 0-0 0-0 0, Shayne Frank 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Belland 0-0 0-0 0, Jordan Schuhart 0-1 0-0 0, Alex Benaszewski 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 11-32. FT: 9-13. 3-pointers: 2-11 (Gilpin 2-5, Tallier 0-1, Chrisman 0-3, St. Peter 0-1, Schuhart 0-1). Rebounds: 15 (Tallier 4). Turnovers: 11. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 9-13.
SPENCER (73): Jeremiah Cattanach 6-11 9-11 21, Bobby Pilz 6-11 0-0 12, Ryan Busse 3-5 2-3 8, Calvin Lenz 2-5 1-3 5, Nate Mercier 2-6 1-2 5, Joe Meyers 2-5 0-0 4, Cody Esser 2-3 0-2 4, Miles Weber 2-3 0-0 4, Mitchell Susa 1-3 2-2 4, Ben Greiser 1-2 0-0 3, Spencer Susa 1-1 0-0 2, Noah Zastrow 0-0 1-2 1, Brenton Engevold 0-1 0-0 0, Nick Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. FG: 28-57. FT: 16-25. 3-pointers: 1-10 (Greiser 1-2, M. Susa 0-2, Mercier 0-2, Pilz 0-2, Lenz 0-1, Meyers 0-1). Rebounds: 21 (Lenz 5). Turnovers: 2. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-7.