Rockets finish regular season with 7-15 record, play at Stratford in playoff opener Tuesday

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

THORP — Thorp held Spencer to 15 points in the first half and held on for a 45-35 win in the fifth-place game of the Cloverbelt Conference boys basketball crossovers on Thursday night at Thorp High School.

Thorp led 21-15 at halftime and outscored the Rockets by four in the second half to preserve the victory.

Jack Bezlyk topped the Rockets with 13 points, and Kameron Kryzanski led Thorp (11-11) with 14 points.

Spencer (7-15) will play a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal at Stratford on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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

Cardinals 45, Rockets 35

Spencer 15 20 – 35

Thorp 21 24 – 45

SPENCER (35): Noah Zastrow 7, Lukas Ellefson 4, Jack Bezlyk 13, Jacob Miller 8, Nate Karau 1, Vladimir Rivera 2. Record: 7-15.

THORP (45): Ian LaGasse 11, Ryan Jacque 3, Carl Harpke 12, Ryan Stunkel 5, Kameron Kryzanski 14. Record: 11-11.