The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team went 2-1 over the past week against two conference and one non-conference opponents.
The Patriots fell short against Westbrook Walnut Grove at home, losing 49-34 to the Chargers Jan. 26.
H-BC defeated the Falcons in Lamberton Jan. 28, 53-43, and won against Alcester-Hudson 66-58 at home Jan. 30.
H-BC now stands at 6-8 overall with a 4-5 Red Rock Conference record.
The Patriots were scheduled to host MCC Tuesday, Jan. 31, and Edgerton Friday, Feb. 3. They’ll travel to Luverne Tuesday, Feb. 7.
WWG 49, H-BC 34
The H-BC boys’ basketball team fell to the Westbrook Walnut Grove Chargers at home Thursday, Jan. 26, 49-34.
“We definitely played well enough defensively to win the game. WWG is a very good offensive team that we held to under 50 points,” head coach Kale Wiertzema said.
“They are also very disciplined defensively, making it difficult for us to score.”
Freshman Jamin Metzger led the Patriots with eight points, nine rebounds and one assist.
Senior Brock Harnack added five points, one rebound and two assists.
Junior Riley Tatge posted five points and two assists.
Senior Brayden Metzger netted four points, grabbed one rebound and blocked one shot.
Sophomores Beau Bakken and Cameron Allen contributed three points each. Allen also grabbed 10 rebounds and registered three steals and one assist.
Bakken had seven rebounds and two steals.
Senior Josh Wiersma and freshmen EJ Wegener and Micah Bush added two points each in the game.
“I thought we got great looks on every possession but just need to get a little more confident and physical on the offensive end,” Wiertzema said.
H-BC 53, RRC 43
H-BC boys’ basketball team traveled to Lamberton Saturday, Jan. 28, and took down the Red Rock Central Falcons 53-43.
“This game was won by executing our game plan on the defensive end,” Wiertzema said.
“Our posts did a great job keeping their big guys off the block, and our guards did a nice job making their guards uncomfortable.”
The Patriots also did a nice job spreading the ball around and winning the game as a team.
“Our offense is doing a nice job working to get great shots; now we just need to convert,” Wiertzema said.
Jamin Metzger played a big role Saturday, netting 12 points, grabbing eight rebounds, blocking one shot and contributing two steals and three assists.
Bakken posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. He also had two blocked shots and one steal.
Sophomore Sawyer Bosch produced nine points, three rebounds, one steal and one assist.
Harnack added seven points, two steals and two assists.
Brayden Metzger and Allen each contributed five points.
Other Patriots who scored were Bush with three points and Tatge with two.
H-BC 66, Alcester 58
H-BC boys’ basketball team hosted Alcester-Hudson and prevailed 66-58.
“We led the game the majority of the first half, taking a one-point lead into halftime,” Wiertzema said.
“Again, we had a great defensive effort except for one stretch in the second half where we allowed them to stretch their lead.”
The Patriots came out of half time with a 24-23 lead.
“We were down 12 points with four minutes left in the game and still down 10 with 1:45 remaining,” Wiertzema said.
“After dialing up a little bit of pressure, our guys kept believing and were able to force overtime.”
H-BC and Alcester went into overtime tied at 58 points.
“In overtime, we were able to outscore Alcester-Hudson 8-0 in overtime,” Wiertzema said.
The Patriots finished the game on top, 66-58.
Jamin Metzger led the Patriots with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Metzger also had two blocked shots and three steals.
Bosch added 13 points, six rebounds and two assists.
Tatge registered 11 points, four rebounds, one steal and one assist.
Harnack netted 10 points, grabbed six rebounds and had one steal and one assist.
Bakken and Allen added seven points each.