By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team drew a tough assignment to open the 2005-06 season Tuesday night.After having their scheduled opener against Central Lyon snowed out on Monday, the Patriots traveled to Pipestone Tuesday to take on the Arrows.The home-standing Arrows played a physical game on their home court and it paid off in the form of an 85-47 victory."They played a really aggressive, hard-nosed defense that took us out of our offensive rhythm," said first-year H-BC coach Jason Blosmo."Their full-court pressure caused problems for us early. We didn’t handle the press, and they took advantage of our miscues."Pipestone gained control of the game by outscoring the Patriots 52-19 in the first half.H-BC played better in the second half, but the Arrows managed to sport a 33-28 scoring advantage in the final 18 minutes to win by 38.Kerri Fransman drained five three-point shots and led the Patriots in scoring with 15 points. Chelsi Fink added 11 points for H-BC.Amanda Tilstra led H-BC with six rebounds, while Stacy Bush, Brittany Helgeson and Kari Roozenboom charted five rebounds each. Bush passed for six assists and charted two steals, as did Tilstra.The 0-1 Patriots play in Fulda Friday. H-BC hosts Central Lyon Monday before playing in Adrian Tuesday.Box scoreFransman 0 5 0-1 15, Bush 3 0 0-0 6, Tilstra 1 0 1-2 3, Fink 2 1 4-6 11, Helgeson 2 0 3-4 7, Roozenboom 2 0 1-3 5, Hoyme 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsH-BC: 15 of 50 field goals (30 percent), nine of 16 free throws (56 percent), 28 rebounds, 27 turnovers.