By John RittenhouseThe Edgerton Flying Dutchmen knocked Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth out of the unbeaten ranks in football by ambushing the Patriots 42-8 in Edgerton Friday.Edgerton scored 28 points in the first half and never looked back on the way to a 34-point win over H-BC-E.It was the first time the Flying Dutchmen beat H-BC-E in a football game since 1994.H-BC-E, which turned the ball over six times and was flagged for six penalties, simply made too many mistakes to overcome."Edgerton is a good team, and we couldn’t afford to play like that against them," said Patriot coach Dan Ellingson, referring to the penalties and turnovers.Ellingson singled out a play in the first quarter that served as an example of what type of night it was for the Patriots.Edgerton was on the verge of giving up the ball on downs during a fourth-down situation. A run appeared to be stopped short of a first down, but the EHS back fumbled the ball forward. Another Edgerton player recovered the loose ball, giving the Flying Dutchmen a new set of downs to keep the possession alive.Edgerton’s Eric Elgersma scored on an eight-yard run as the drive progressed and carried in the two-point conversion to give the hosts an 8-0 lead at the 2:04 mark of the first quarter.The Flying Durchmen proceeded to score 20 points in the second quarter to gain control of the contest. Two of the scoring drives were set up by H-BC-E fumbles."We fumbled seven times in the game and lost five," Ellingson offered. "Physically, we were not outmanned by Edgerton. We just turned the ball over too many times and made way too many mental mistakes."Edgerton quarterback Maz Zwart hit Reed Van Hulzen for a three-yard touchdown pass at the 6:53 mark of the second quarter to make it a 14-0 game.Following an H-BC-E fumble, Edgerton increased its lead to 20-0 when Zach Boyum scored on an eight-yard run with 1:53 remaining in the first half.Another H-BC-E fumble led to a five-yard touchdown pass from Zwart to Van Hulzen with one second left in the second period. Elgersma then ran in a two-point conversion to make it a 28-0 game at the intermission.Edgerton proceeded to pad its advantage by scoring the first two touchdowns of the second half.Elgersma capped Edgerton’s first possession of the third quarter with a one-yard touchdown plunge at the 9:05 mark of the stanza. Boyum carried in the two-point conversion to give the Flying Dutchmen a 36-0 cushion.Van Hulzen picked up an H-BC-E fumble in the fourth quarter and dashed 35 yards for a touchdown to make it a 42-0 game with 7:18 left to play.H-BC-E avoided being shut out when Adam Finke scored on a one-yard run with less than one minute remaining in the game. Cody Schilling then tossed a successful conversion pass to Aaron Vander Stoep to end the scoring in the game.Although the Patriots fell by 36 points, Ellingson felt the game could have been closer."They didn’t run all over us," he said. "We just gave up three big plays on defense. Otherwise, it would have been a more even game statistically. It was a few big plays and a lot of turnovers that hurt us."Ellingson expects to be challenged again when the Patriots travel to Brewster Friday to take on Southwest United. SWU, the defending Section 2 Nine-Man champions, will bring a 3-0 record into the game. The Wildcats beat Lakeview 46-12 last Friday.Team statisticsH-BC-E: 145 rushing yards, 40 passing yards, 185 total yards, 12 first downs, six penalties for 32 yards, six turnovers.Edgerton: 182 rushing yards, 117 passing yards, 299 total yards, 14 first downs, four penalties for 40 yards, one turnover.Individual statisticsRushing: Tom LeBoutillier 5-25, Travis Broesder 8-32, Kerry Fink 11-26, Cody Rozeboom 4-64, Finke 2-0, John Sandbulte 1-minus 2.Passing: Broesder 2-10 for 37 yards, Schilling 1-1 for three yards.Receiving: LeBoutillier 2-37, Vander Stoep 1-3.Defense: LeBoutillier 10 tackles, Cody Scholten 10 tackles, Broesder six tackles, Greg Van Batavia three tackles and one interception.