Loyal holds off Spencer boys basketball

Bezlyk, Miller, Karau hit for double figures for Rockets

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

LOYAL — Loyal held a 13-2 free throw advantage, which proved to be the difference in a 57-49 victory over Spencer in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division boys basketball game Friday night at Loyal High School.

Loyal is now 14-4 overall and 11-2 in the Cloverbelt East. Spencer falls to 6-11 and 6-7 in the conference.

Loyal led 31-21 at halftime and held off the Rockets the rest of the way.

Jack Bezlyk had 15 points and six rebounds, and Jacob Miller had 12 points and seven rebounds for Spencer.

Cameron Brussow led Loyal with 26 points.

Spencer hosts Colby on Monday.

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

Greyhounds 57, Rockets 49

Spencer 21 28 – 49

Loyal 31 26 – 57

SPENCER (49): Jack Bezlyk 6-12 1-2 15, Jacob Miller 6-9 0-2 12, Nate Karau 5-5 0-0 10, Collin Nieman 3-7 0-0 7, Noah Zastrow 2-11 1-2 5, Lukas Ellefson 0-0 0-0 0, Austin Bacon 0-0 0-0 0, Josh Rudolph 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 22-45. FT: 2-6. 3-pointers: 3-9 (Bezlyk 2-4, Nieman 1-3, Zastrow 0-1, Miller 0-1). Rebounds: 31 (Miller 7). Turnovers: 14. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-11, 6-7 Cloverbelt East.

LOYAL (57): Cameron Brussow 10-21 4-6 26, Riley Geiger 5-15 3-3 13, Elliot Genteman 1-2 3-4 5, Logan Bogdonovich 2-8 1-2 5, Jordan Radue 1-2 2-4 4, Quinn Brussow 2-2 0-0 4. FG: 21-52. FT: 13-19. 3-pointers: 2-10 (C. Brussow 2-5, Bogdonovich 0-1, Gieger 0-4). Rebounds: 29 (Geiger 6). Turnovers: 16. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: none. Record: 14-4, 11-2 Cloverbelt East.