SPENCER GIRLS BASKETBALL DEFEATS GRANTON, GILMAN
Zaleski Sports
SPENCER – The Spencer girls basketball team won a pair of home games over the weekend, defeating Granton 51-28 on Friday and Gilman 51-48 on Saturday in Cloverbelt Conference East Division action.
Spencer is now 8-6 overall and 4-5 in the Cloverbelt East heading into the final week of the season.
In Friday’s win, Heavyn Kind had 15 points and Elexa Post scored 10 as both made two 3-pointers for Spencer.
Spencer trailed 21-17 at halftime against Gilman on Saturday afternoon before rallying in the second half to secure the victory, outscoring the Pirates by seven.
Kind had 22 points on the strength of five 3-pointers, Zalexis Mannigel added nine points and Amber Becker scored eight for the Rockets.
Tatum Weir led Gilman (5-7 overall and Cloverbelt East) with 18 points.
Spencer plays at Neillsville on Monday.
Saturday’s Game
Rockets 51, Pirates 48
Gilman 21 27 - 48
Spencer 17 34 - 51
GILMAN (48): Katelynn Schmitt 0 1-2 1, Addy Hopkins 0 0-0 0, Madisyn James 3 1-6 9, Ava Warner 0 0-0 0, Tatum Weir 7 4-8 18, Kya Dietzler 2 0-0 4, Hannah Vick 1 0-1 2, Emma Grunseth 4 6-9 14. FG: 17. FT: 12-23. 3-pointers: 1 (James 1). Fouls: 24. Fouled out: none. Record: 5-7 overall and Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (51): Madison Knecht 2 0-0 5, Zalexis Mannigel 2 5-7 9, Jorie Meyer 0 2-2 2, Heavyn Kind 8 3-5 22, Rebecca Mlsna 1 0-0 2, Amber Becker 2 4-8 8, Faith Miller 0 0-0 0, Elexa Post 0 3-8 3, Haylee Hopperdietzel 0 0-0 0, Cassidee Widmann 0 0-0 0. FG: 15. FT: 17-30. 3-pointers: 6 (Kind 5, Knecht 1). Fouls: 21. Fouled out: Mlsna. Record: 8-6, 4-5 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
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Friday’s Game
Rockets 51, Bulldogs 28
Granton 10 18 - 28
Spencer 25 26 - 51
GRANTON (28): Kristin Strey 7 8-14 24, Anna Kayhart 0 0-0 0, Maya McConkey 0 0-0 0, Alexis Pongratz 1 0-0 2, Sam Martin 1 0-1 2, Jayden Bymers 0 0-0 0, Makenzie Muraski 0 0-0 0. FG: 9. FT: 8-15. 3-pointers: 2 (Strey 2). Fouls: 13. Fouled out: none. Record: 2-11, 2-8 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.
SPENCER (51): Madison Knecht 0 0-0 0, Zalexis Mannigel 3 2-4 8, Jorie Meyer 2 0-0 4, Heavyn Kind 5 3-6 15, Emily Wehrman 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Mlsna 3 0-0 6, Amber Becker 2 1-1 5, Faith Miller 1 0-0 2, Elexa Post 4 0-0 10, Haylee Hopperdietzel 0 0-0 0, Cassidee Widmann 0 1-2 1. FG: 20. FT: 7-13. 3-pointers: 4 (Kind 2, Post 2). Fouls: 16. Fouled out: none. Record: 7-6, 3-5 Cloverbelt Conference East Division.