By John RittenhouseHills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth’s bid to reach the Section 2 Nine-Man Football championship game was thwarted by a talented Edgerton squad Saturday in Edgerton.Taking on the state’s third-ranked team and the No. 1 seed for the section tournament, the Patriots needed to play well early to give themselves a chance to spring an upset on the Flying Dutchmen.Edgerton proved to be uncooperative in that respect.The Flying Dutchmen racked up 514 total yards and scored 34 first-half points on the way to a convincing 56-16 victory over the Patriots.Edgerton, 9-0 overall, hosts Westbrook-Walnut Grove Saturday for the section title game. H-BC-E’s 3-7 season comes to an end.The Flying Dutchmen turned a couple of big plays into a 12-0 lead in the game’s first quarter.After forcing H-BC-E to punt early in the contest, Edgerton moved the ball to H-BC-E’s 40-yard line before facing a fourth-and-12 situation. Instead of punting, Edgerton elected to go for a first down. It proved to be a wise choice as quarterback Max Zwart hooked up with Brett Elgersma for a 40-yard touchdown pass at the 8:01 mark of the opening period."We had the kid covered," said H-BC-E coach Dan Ellingson. "He just came up with the ball, broke a tackle and scored."Edgerton doubled its lead after recovering a fumble in H-BC-E late in the first quarter. Zwart found the end zone at the end of a 14-yard run with 36 seconds remaining in the stanza, leaving the hosts with a 12-0 cushion.The Patriots made a bid to get back into the game when they advanced the ball into Edgerton territory in the second period. The drive didn’t produce any points as a potential touchdown pass was dropped in the end zone.Edgerton proceeded to put the game away by scoring 22 points in a span of 3:30 late in the second period to gain a 34-0 halftime advantage.Elgersma opened the scoring run with a two-yard plunge at the 4:58 mark of the second quarter.Edgerton got the ball back moments later by recovering an on-side kick, which set up a 68-yard touchdown run by Kevin Vander Schaaf.The Patriots lost their second fumble of the game a few plays later, and Edgerton took advantage of the situation when Vander Schaaf scored on a 38-yard run with 1:28 remaining in the first half."Those three quick scores late in the first half really hurt us," Ellingson said. "It was just too big of a deficit to overcome."Edgerton turned its first possession of the second half into a 42-0 lead when Elgersema scored on a two-yard run.H-BC-E countered with a drive that ended with Jarid Hoogendoorn scoring on a two-yard plunge at the 4:02 mark of the third period. Adam Finke tossed a successful conversion pass to Weston DeBerg after the touchdown, making it a 42-8 game.H-BC-E’s Ryan Kix blocked a punt late in the third period, setting up a 15-yard touchdown pass from Finke to Cody Rozeboom on the first play of the fourth quarter. Finke ran in the two-point conversion to trim Edgerton’s lead to 26 points (42-16).Edgerton capped the scoring with a 34-yard touchdown run by Trey Manitz at the 4:35 mark of the fourth quarter and a 41-yard scamper by Pat Kleinjan with 1:33 left to play."We just gave up too many big plays," Ellingson concluded.Team statisticsH-BC-E: 153 rushing yards, 85 passing yards, 238 total yards, 11 first downs, five penalties for 30 yards, two turnovers.Edgerton: 474 rushing yards, 40 passing yards, 514 total yards, 14 first downs, six penalties for 40 yards, one turnover.Individual statisticsRushing: Jon Klaassen 18-94, Hoogendoorn 8-33, Finke 9-6, Casey Van Middendorp 3-7, DeBerg 2-9, Kale Leuthold 2-4.Passing: Finke 6-19 for 85 yards.Receiving: Rozeboom 3-64, DeBerg 2-13, Klaassen 1-8.Defense: Rozeboom one interception, Tom Leuthold 14 tackles, Jason Hup eight tackles, Mitchell Leuthold five tackles, Kerry Fink seven tackles, John Sandbulte four tackles, Jason Martens four tackles.