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Eagles rally to deny boys

By John RittenhouseFor the first 21 minutes of Thursday’s boys’ basketball game against Southwest Christian in Hills, it looked liked Hills-Beaver Creek was on course to pick up its first win of the season.Unfortunately for H-BC, basketball games last 36 minutes.It was in the final 15 minutes when SWC rallied to outscore the Patriots 38-17 to record a 59-46 win.In the end, it was turnovers that cost H-BC the game. SWC’s pressure defense created 32 turnovers, and the Eagles scored enough points with the extra opportunities to win by 13.Neither team could generate much offense in the first half.H-BC, which scored the first two points of the contest, found itself trailing 10-9 when SWC used a 6-1 surge to gain a 16-10 cushion.The Patriots, however, outscored the Eagles 11-2 the rest of the half and led 21-18 when Darin DeBoer converted a field goal with two seconds remaining.H-BC inflated its lead to eight points (29-21) when Cody Rozeboom hit a two-pointer at the 15:25 mark of the second half, but the game slipped away from the Patriots after that.SWC moved in front 43-39 after putting together a 22-10 run.H-BC trimmed the difference to two points (43-41) before being outscored 16-5 in the final five minutes in what ended as a 13-point setback.DeBoer led the Patriots with nine rebounds and three steals in the game, while Rozeboom added seven rebounds and 11 points. Aaron Esselink scored a team-high 14 points. Adam Finke contributed five assists to the cause.Box scoreVan Wyhe 0 1 1-3 4, Rozeboom 4 0 3-5 11, Finke 0 0 0-0 0, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, DeBoer 4 0 1-1 9, Hup 3 0 0-0 6, Sandbulte 1 0 0-0 2, Esselink 5 0 4-8 14.Team statisticsH-BC: 18 of 50 field goals (36 percent), nine of 17 free throws (53 percent), 30 rebounds, 32 turnovers.SWC: 25 of 63 field goals (40 percent), eight of 20 free throws (40 percent), 27 rebounds, 19 turnovers.

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