Patriots rout LH-LB Rebels

The Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth football team evened its record at 1-1 after posting a 42-7 victory over Lincoln HI-Lake Benton Saturday in Hills.Senior running back Jon Klaassen carried the ball for 194 yards and four touchdowns during the contest, which H-BC-E controlled from beginning to end.The Patriots opened a 21-0 lead by scoring touchdowns with three of their first four offensive possessions of the game. When H-BC-E outscored the Rebels 21-7 in the second half, the rout was complete.According to H-BC-E coach Dan Ellingson, striking fast against the Rebels made things easy for the Patriots."Scoring early was the key," he said."Scoring right away without having to struggle to do so was big."The Patriots didn’t waste any time in assuming control of the contest.After forcing LH-LB to punt four plays into the game, the H-BC-E offense moved the ball 51 yards in five plays with Klaassen scoring on a 17-yard run to cap the drive. Klaassen carried in the two-point conversion to make it 8-0 at the 8:35 mark of the opening period.Patriot lineman Aaron Esselink, who turned in a fantastic defensive effort by registering five sacks, came up with his first one to force the Rebels to punt four plays into their second offensive series of the game.H-BC-E offense took over on its own 29-yard line and moved the ball 71 yards in eight plays with quarterback Adam Finke scoring on a two-yard run with 3:40 remaining in the first quarter. Finke added the extra point to give the Patriots a 15-0 cushion.The Patriots lost a fumble during their third offensive possession, but they made up for it the fourth time they controlled the ball. On the first play of H-BC-E’s fourth possession, Klaassen raced 84 yards for a touchdown at the 8:13 mark of the second quarter.The ensuing extra-point attempt was blocked, but the Patriots sported a 21-0 advantage they would carry into the second half.Klaassen iced the contest by scoring on runs of 11 and 15 yards in the third quarter.The first touchdown was followed by a missed extra-point attempt, but Finke’s boot was true after the second touchdown of the period, making it a 34-0 difference.Casey Van Midden Dorp found the end zone at the end of a 12-yard run in the fourth quarter for H-BC-E, and Finke carried in the two-point conversion to cap the scoring for the hosts.LH-LB’s Clint Schindler kept the Rebels from being shut out by scoring the final touchdown of the game in the fourth period."We were really happy with the way we played. We thought we were very aggressive. It was a great game to play well in," Ellingson said.H-BC-E plays Cedar Mountain-Comfrey in Ellsworth Friday. The contest will be Ellsworth’s Homecoming contest.Team statisticsH-BC-E: 293 rushing yards, 58 passing yards, 351 total yards, four penalties for 32 yards, four turnovers.LH-LB: 77 rushing yards, 106 passing yards, 183 total yards, three penalties for 30 yards, three turnovers.Individual statisticsRushing: Klaassen 16-194, Tom Leuthold 6-29, Finke 7-22, Van Midden Dorp 9-40, Jonah Lingen 3-9, Kale Leuthold 2-4, Chris Luze 1-minus 1.Passing: Finke 7-12 for 58 yards, Luze 0-1 for zero yards.Receiving: Cody Rozeboom 1-18, Adam Van Der Stoep 1-18, K.Leuthold 2-17, Klaassen 3-5.Defense: Esselink five sacks, T.Leuthold 13 tackles and one and 1/2 sacks, Klaassen one sack and one fumble recovery, Jordan Hinrichs one-half of one sack, Rozeboom one fumble recovery, Van Der Stoep one fumble recovery, K.Leuthold eight tackles.