By Mark HaugenSaturday’s opener against Pipestone Area was the first of what coach Steve Wiertzema anticipates will be many physical games this season. He hopes future outcomes are different.Pipestone held the Hills-Beaver Creek boys to 33 percent shooting from the field and beat the Patriots 48-45 in the season-opener Saturday night in Hills."It was a very physical game and we didn’t adjust to that very well," Wiertzema said. "They were big and physical and that’s going to happen to us all year long. We’ll have to learn to adjust and use our strengths to our advantage. We’re going to be better shooters than that, but we did not have a good night."H-BC had its chance to win as they had the ball with 20 seconds left and the game tied 45-45. But a missed free throw resulted in a loose ball getting kicked around. A Pipestone player picked it up and was fouled on the layup resulting in a three-point play."Then we didn’t get a very good shot off to try and tie," Wiertzema said. "Considering how we shot and the way the game went, we were fortunate to be tied with 20 seconds left."Kale Wiertzema dropped in 30 points for the Patriots, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished four assists. Tyler Bush scored 10 points, led with seven assists and had four steals.H-BC shot only 5-21 from the field in the first half, yet committed only six turnovers for the game and forced 19 from Pipestone."We played defense pretty well and rebounded well against a team that size. When you only have six turnovers against a team that pressures you like they did, that’s pretty good," he said. H-BC hosts Edgerton on Friday night and hosts Central Lyon on Monday.Box ScoreWysong 0 0-0 0, Bush 3 4-9 10, Wiertzema 9 1 9-10 30, Baker 0 0-2 0, Broesder 1 1-2 3, Hup 0 0-0 0, LaBoutillier 1 0-2 2. 14 1 14-25 45.Team totals:Field goals: HBC 15-45, 33 percent, P 16-42, 38 percent. Free throws: HBC 14-25, P 13-17. Rebounds: HBC 26 (Wiertzema 14), P 34. Steals: HBC 11 (Wysong 4, Bush 4). Assists: HBC 13 (Bush 7, Wiertzema 4). Turnovers: HBC 6, P 19.