Pilz scores 36 points for Rockets

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

LOYAL — Bobby Pilz scored a game-high 36 points, but the Spencer boys basketball team suffered its third loss in its last 11 games, losing 67-63 to Loyal in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball game Monday night at Loyal High School.

Loyal led 29-23 at halftime and was able to finish off the win by going 15 of 20 from the free throw line.

Pilz made 12 of 21 shots from the field and 9 of 11 at the free throw line on his way to a career-best 36 points.

Calvin Lenz added 14 points and eight rebounds, and Noah Zastrow had 11 points for Spencer (11-6, 7-5 Cloverbelt East).

Cameron Brussow and Logan Bogdonovich each scored 17 points for Loyal (13-3, 10-3 Cloverbelt East).

Spencer hosts Neillsville on Thursday.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Greyhounds 67, Rockets 63

Spencer 23 40 – 63

Loyal 29 38 – 67

SPENCER (63): Bobby Pilz 12-21 9-11 36, Calvin Lenz 5-9 2-2 14, Noah Zastrow 3-14 0-2 8, Ryan Busse 1-5 0-0 3, Jack Bezlyk 1-2 0-1 2, Jonny Tomke 0-4 0-0 0, Aaron Pankratz 0-4 0-0 0. FG: 22-59. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 8-34 (Pilz 3-9, Zastrow 2-10, Lenz 2-5, Busse 1-5, Tomke 0-2, Pankratz 0-3). Rebounds: 36 (Lenz 8). Turnovers: 15. Fouls: 23. Fouled out: none. Record: 11-6, 7-5 Cloverbelt East.

LOYAL (67): Cameron Brussow 6-8 4-4 17, Logan Bogdonovich 6-12 1-3 17, Jordan Radue 5-5 6-6 16, Riley Geiger 3-8 4-7 12, Derrick Howard 2-8 0-0 5, Marcus Genteman 0-0 0-0 0, Elliot Genteman 0-1 0-0 0, Q. Brussow 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 22-42. FT: 15-20. 3-pointers: 8-16 (Bogdonovich 4-8, Geiger 2-6, Howard 1-1, C. Brussow 1-1). Rebounds: 27 (C. Brussow 7, Geiger 7). Turnovers: 12. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: none. Record: 13-3, 10-3 Cloverbelt East.