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ROCHESTER -ÊThe Manchester Squires boys basketball team improved its record to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Three Rivers Conference with a 72-62 win over Rochester Friday night.
The Squires jumped out to an early lead after outscoring the Zebras 16-10 in the first quarter.
Five Squires finished the night in double figures.
Lee Shafer led the squad with 16 points, while Anthony Frieden and Klay Bechtold added 12 and 11 points respectively. Nate Kerr and David Bazzoni each added 10 points in the winning effort.
Manchester is now 3-0 and will travel to Homestead tonight.
Manchester 72, Rochester 62
Manchester (3-0, 2-0 TRC) -ÊAnthony Frieden 4 2-2 12, Kedric Miller 4 1-2 9, Lee Shafer 7 2-2 16, Nate Kerr 5 0-0 10, David Bazzoni 3 4-6 10, Klay Bechtold 4 1-3 11, Chris Lochner 0 1-3 1, Anthony Sorg 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 11-18 72.
Rochester (2-1, 0-1 TRC) -ÊB.J. Swank 2 0-0 6, Nick Patterson 4 4-7 14, Nick Bowers 5 6-7 16, Kyle Surface 0 2-2 2, Deric Beck 6 3-4 18, Landon Barts 2 2-4 6, Shane Reasoner 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 17-24 62.
Three-point goals -ÊManchester 4 (Frieden 2, Bechtold 2), Rochester 7 (Swank 2, Patterson 2, Beck 3). Turnovers - Manchester 17, Rochester 21. Total fouls - Manchester 17, Rochester 18. Fouled out - Patterson.
JV Score - ROCHESTER 41, MANCHESTER 36
