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Girls rally to nip RRC

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pull out a Red Rock Conference basketball win in Lamberton Saturday.What was a tight game in the first half turned into comfortable cushion for Red Rock Central when the Falcons outscored H-BC 20-6 in the third quarter to open a 46-32 advantage heading into the final eight minutes of play.The Patriots, however, went on a 22-5 run in the fourth quarter to pull out a 54-51 victory."We took the lead with about two minutes left," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "A great team defensive effort helped us turn things around in the fourth quarter. We really turned up the pressure defensively and attacked the basket on offense."Cassi Tilstra, who led the Patriots with 23 points in the game, tossed in 10 points in the decisive fourth quarter. Tilstra added 11 rebounds, seven steals and six assists to the winning cause.Melinda Feucht charted eight rebounds and Kelly Mulder blocked four shots for H-BC, which upped its record to 11-7 win the win.The Patriots host Murray County Central tonight, Russelll-Tyler-Ruthton Monday and Southwest Christian Tuesday.Box scoreRozeboom 4 0 0-3 8, Fransman 2 0 1-2 5, Bush 3 0 2-2 8, Feucht 1 0 1-2 3, Fink 1 1 0-0 5, Tilstra 10 0 3-6 23, Roozenboom 0 0 0-2 0, Mulder 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 23 of 54 field goals (43 percent), seven of 17 free throws (41 percent), 39 rebounds, eight turnovers.RRC: 21 of 50 field goals (42 percent), five of seven free throws (71 percent), 35 rebounds, 14 turnovers.

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