The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished 1-1 in the last two games of the season.
H-BC lost 69-34 to RTR on the road Feb. 24 and beat Adrian 72-47 at home Feb. 27.
The Patriots are scheduled to play MCC in Worthington on Saturday, March 4, at 12:30 in post-season play.
RTR 69, H-BC 34
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team lost to conference opponents RTR on the road Friday, Feb. 24, 69-34.
“I thought our guys did a nice job competing hard for 36 minutes,” head coach Kale Wiertzema said.
“RTR is a very tough, experienced team, and if you give them extra possessions, they are going to take advantage.”
Sophomore Beau Bakken led the Patriots with nine points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.
Sophomore Sawyer Bosch posted five points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Freshman Micah Bush netted five points with one assist and one steal.
Senior Brock Harnack added four points, one rebound and one assist in the game.
Junior Riley Tatge and sophomore Cameron Allen each added three points for H-BC.
Tatge had five rebounds, two assists, two steals and one blocked shot.
Allen grabbed three rebounds, with three assists and two steals.
Senior Eli Taubert and freshman Jamin Metzger contributed two points each.
Metzger added two rebounds and one assist against RTR.
Freshman EJ Wegener made one free throw, had one rebound, and added one steal and a blocked shot.
Senior Brayden Metzger was held from scoring but had three rebounds, one assist and three steals.
Senior Josh Wiersema and sophomore Jackson Gacke both contributed one rebound in the game.
H-BC 72, Adrian 47
The H-BC boys’ basketball team finished off their regular season at home with a win over Adrian 72-47 Monday, Feb. 27.
“Our guys did a tremendous job on the defensive end in the first half. On the offensive end we finally broke out and had one of our highest shooting percentages of the year,” said head coach Kale Wiersema.
“We did a nice job staying patient in our half-court offense and attacking downhill in transition.”
Senior Brock Harnack had a tremendous night for the Patriots. He posted 27 points including five of nine 3-point shots and grabbed six rebounds.
Sophomore Sawyer Bosch added nine points, two rebounds and six assists in the win.
Sophomore Cameron Allen posted eight points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist.
Sophomore Beau Bakken and freshman Jamin Metzger each added six points.
Bakken helped H-BC with seven rebounds and one steal while Metzger had seven rebounds, one blocked shot and one steal.
Junior Riley Tatge contributed five points and four rebounds.
Freshman Micah Bush and senior Brayden Metzger had four points each.
Bush added four rebounds, two steals and eight assists, while Metzger had two rebounds, two steals and one assist in the game.
Gacke contributed two points, and senior Eli Taubert added one point.