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Girls post first victory of 2006

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team picked up its first victory of 2006 Tuesday in Hills.Playing Westbrook-Walnut Grove in Red Rock Conference play, the Patriots steamrolled to a 70-34 victory.Relentless defense and efficient offense proved to be the ingredients for H-BC’s success."We pressured them the entire first half and it created problems for them," said H-BC coach Jason Blosmo."We pushed the ball well, got good looks and knocked down some shots."Chelsi Fink helped the hosts open a 36-17 halftime lead by netting 15 of her team-high 15 points in the first 18 minutes.H-BC doubled W-WG’s scoring output (34-17) in the second half to win by 36.Stacy Bush, who collected eight rebounds, and Brittany Helgeson scored 15 and 12 points respectively for the Patriots.Kari Roozenboom turned in a 10-rebound, four-assist effort. Amanda Tilstra added eight rebounds.The 4-8 Patriots play in Round Lake Friday before hosting West Lyon Tuesday.Box scoreFink 7 2 4-4 24, Bush 3 3 0-1 15, Helgeson 3 2 0-2 12, Roozenboom 3 0 3-4 9, Hoyme 2 0 0-0 4, A.Bucher 1 0 0-0 2, Tilstra 1 0 0-0 2, J.Bucher 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 28 of 71 field goals (39 percent), seven of 11 free throws (63 percent), 49 rebounds, seven turnovers.W-WG: 10 of 66 field goals (15 percent), 12 of 18 free throws (67 percent), 41 rebounds, 24

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