By John RittenhouseTwo teams from the Star Herald coverage area opened the 2004 volleyball season by squaring off against each other in Hills Thursday night.Ellsworth and Hills-Beaver Creek, a pair of friendly rivals, renewed rivalry in the first match of the season for both teams.It was EHS, which lost to H-BC twice last season, that gained bragging rights this time by sweeping a 3-0 match from the Patriots.The teams exchanged blows in the early stages of Game 1 before Ellsworth pulled away to secure a 25-13 victory.The Panthers took a 3-0 lead behind the serving of Lynette Drenth in the second game, but H-BC countered with an 8-3 surge capped by a service point from Brittney Rozeboom to take an 8-6 lead.H-BC led 15-13 when Kelly Mulder delivered a service point as the game progressed. Ellsworth, however, knotted the score at 18 before going on a 7-0 run capped by a service ace from Amy Tiesler to notch a 25-18 victory.The Patriots erased an early 4-2 deficit in Game 3 when Kari Roozenboom recorded a kill to give the hosts a 7-6 edge.EHS met the challenge by scoring the next eight points to gain a 14-7 cushion. The Panthers went on to outscore H-BC 11-7 the rest of the game to complete their sweep of the Patriots with a 25-14 win in the finale.Rosie Lewis led EHS at the net with four blocks, and tied teammates Brittney Kramer and Laurel Drenth in kills with six. Kramer, who added two blocks, completed 17 of 17 serves, scored 17 points and registered two ace serves. Tiesler was 12 of 12 at the line with six points and one ace.Laurel Drenth, Tiesler and Amanda Deutsch charted nine, eight and seven digs respectively. Lynette Drenth and Marla Groen notched 14 and four ace sets.Cassi Tilstra was 10 of 10 serving and charted two blocks for H-BC. Rozeboom, who recorded three kills, went seven of seven at the line.Mulder added four kills and three blocks to H-BC’s cause. Roozenboom chipped in four blocks.