By John RittenhouseHills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth fullback Tom LeBoutiller played a homecoming game to remember Friday in Hills.LeBoutillier, a senior, scored on touchdown runs of three, 64 and 46 yards and hauled in a 40-yard touchdown pass to lift H-BC-E to a 34-14 victory over Lincoln HI-Lake Benton.Along with his four-touchdown effort, LeBoutillier compiled a total of 194 offensive yards to help the Patriots snap a two-game losing streak.LeBoutillier also recorded nine tackles, three sacks and recovered one fumble to lead a solid defensive performance for H-BC-E."Our defense kept us in the game," said Patriot coach Dan Ellingson. "We had some really good individual performances on defense, and that made us stand out. We needed a game like this from our seniors. They really came through."LeBoutillier made his presence known early and often during the game.LH-LB was running its fifth offensive play of the game when LeBoutiller forced a fumble in the process of sacking the quarterback.Patriot Chris Nuffer recovered the fumble on the LH-LB 34-yard line, setting up a seven-play drive capped by LeBoutillier’s three-yard run at the 7:10 mark of the opening quarter. Adam Finke added the extra point to make it 7-0.After H-BC-E’s defense stopped LH-LB on downs as the first quarter progressed, LeBoutillier hauled in a screen pass from quarterback Cody Schilling on the first play of the second quarter and raced 40 yards to a touchdown.When Finke booted the extra point, the Patriots sported a 14-0 lead that would stand up until the third quarter.The Patriots drew first blood in the second half.H-BC-E received the ball to start the third quarter and came up with a big play during a third-and-13 situation early in the possession.Making his first varsity start at quarterback, Schilling hooked up with Cody Rozeboom for a 32-yard pass and a clutch first down. Moments later, Kerry Fink scored on a 47-yard run to give the hosts a 20-0 advantage.LH-LB made a bid to get back into the game when Rebel quarterback Josh Prosch tossed a 29-yard touchdown pass to Cody Plueger to trim H-BC-E’s lead to 14 points (20-6), but LeBoutillier crushed the visitor’s hopes of a comeback in the fourth quarter.LeBoutillier, who carried the ball eight times for 154 yards in the game, scored on runs of 64 and 46 yards in the final 12 minutes of play. Fink carried in a two-point conversion after LeBoutillier’s first score of the fourth quarter, helping the Patriots open a 34-6 lead.LH-LB capped the scoring when Prosch scored on a two-yard run late in the game.Ellingson was proud of the way Schilling handled himself as a quarterback during his initial varsity start. Schilling completed seven of 10 passes for 124 yards."For his first start, Cody did fine. It was kind of nice that we only had to throw 10 passes in the game. We were able to choose when and what passes we would throw, and it really worked out well for us," he said.The Patriots will play Lakeview, a team that H-BC-E beat 32-12 in Cottonwood during the first week of the season, in Ellsworth Friday. The contest against the 1-4 Lakers will serve as Ellsworth’s Homecoming game."We beat them earlier in the season, but things are different now," Ellingson said. "They have all of their players back now, and we do not."Team statisticsH-BC-E: 259 rushing yards, 124 passing yards, 383 total yards, nine first downs, three penalties for 25 yards, zero turnovers.LH-LB: 175 rushing yards, 95 passing yards, 270 total yards, nine first downs, zero penalties, three turnovers.Individual statisticsRushing: LeBoutillier 8-154, Fink 16-91, Schilling 2-3, Rozeboom 3-6, Jon Klaassen 1-6, Finke 2-minus 1.Passing: Schilling 7-10 for 124 yards.Receiving: Rozeboom 3-41, Klaassen 1-6, LeBoutillier 1-40, Fink 1-13, Nuffer 1-24.Defense: LeBoutillier nine tackles, three sacks and one fumble recovery, Cody Scholten 10 tackles, Nuffer five tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt, Brian Gacke 10 tackles, Fink one interception.