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Girls record third straight victory

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls posted their third consecutive basketball win by defeating Edgerton 66-50 in Hills Friday.H-BC raced to a 38-23 halftime lead and never allowed the Flying Dutchmen to get back into the game during the second half."We were in control of the game once we got the lead in the first quarter," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle."We did a nice job of pushing the ball and taking care of the ball. We forced quite a few turnovers, which allowed us to take more shots than they did."With Kerri Fransman scoring nine of her team-high 14 points and Chelsi Fink adding nine of her 13 points to lead the way, H-BC opened a 15-point halftime lead it wouldn’t relinquish.Cassi Tilstra, who led the Patriots with six rebounds, charted a double-double by scoring 13 points and passing for 10 assists. Fransman produced five steals and recorded four assists. Brittney Rozeboom added four assists to the winning effort.H-BC, 14-8 overall, plays in Adrian tonight before hosting Fulda for the regular-season finale Monday.Box scoreRozeboom 1 0 0-0 2, Fransman 0 4 2-3 14, Bush 1 2 0-0 8, Feucht 3 0 3-4 9, Fink 5 1 0-0 13, Tilstra 4 1 2-4 13, Roozenboom 1 0 1-2 3, Mulder 2 0 0-1 4.Team statisticsH-BC: 25 of 63 field goals (40 percent), eight of 14 free throws (57 percent), 29 rebounds, four turnovers.Edgerton: 18 of 46 field goals (39 percent), 12 of 14 free throws (86 percent), 35 rebounds, 18 turnovers.

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