By John RittenhouseA second-half rally by Hills-Beaver Creek fell one point short when the Patriots entertained Red Rock Central for a boys’ basketball game in Hills Saturday.After falling behind 40-32 in the first half, the Patriots battled back to tie the game twice in the final five minutes of play.H-BC, however, couldn’t overtake the Falcons in the end.RRC led by four points before H-BC’s Halden Van Wyhe drained a three-point shot at the buzzer, leaving the Falcons with a 60-59 win.The inside play of Aaron Esselink and David Hup kept the Patriots in the game. Esselink scored a team-high 21 points and pulled down six rebounds. Hup, who made six of eight field goals, scored 12 points and snared nine rebounds.Tom Scholten turned in a six-assist, six-rebound effort for the Patriots. Van Wyhe chipped in 11 points.The 1-14 Patriots host Round Lake-Brewster tonight before traveling to Fulda Tuesday.Box scoreVan Wyhe 1 2 3-4 11, Rozeboom 3 0 3-5 9, Finke 0 0 0-0 0, Scholten 1 0 2-2 4, DeBoer 1 0 0-0 2, Hup 6 0 0-4 12, Sandbulte 0 0 0-0 0, Esselink 8 0 5-8 21.Team statisticsH-BC: 22 of 51 field goals (43 percent), 13 of 23 free throws (57 percent), 30 rebounds, 22 turnovers.RRC: 22 of 51 field goals (43 percent), 10 of 20 free throws (50 percent), 22 rebounds, 15 turnovers.