The H-BC girls’ basketball team added three wins and one loss to their season this past week.
The Patriots beat Adrian 54-51 Feb. 14 away, won against WWG at home Feb. 16 by a score of 56-51, lost 41-21 on the road to Elkton Feb. 17, and beat Red Rock Central 63-41 at home Feb. 20.
The Lady Pates will now focus on the post-season, taking on Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Feb. 25 in Worthington.
H-BC 54, Adrian 51
The Patriots girls’ basketball team defeated the Adrian Dragons Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Adrian 54-51.
“The Dragons were ready to play and outworked us on the glass, having 16 offensive rebounds to only eight for us,” said head coach Dylan Gehrke.
“They also shot really well from beyond the arc going an impressive 9-19.”
H-BC trailed the Dragons 27-20 after the first half.
“I have been saying it all year, but I am thankful to have the competitors that we do on our team. It doesn’t matter what the score is, they are still going to go out and fight,” Gehrke said.
“Fortunately, we were able to come out on top in this game. It was a tie ballgame with about 15 seconds left. We drew up a play to get the ball inside to Lanae Elbers. We were able to get her the ball and she hit a cutting Layla Deelstra for a layup to put us up two. We hit some free throws late to seal the game.”
Junior Lanae Elbers and eighth-grader Olivia Deelstra posted 13 points apiece.
Elbers used her height to grab seven rebounds, adding two assists, one steal and six blocked shots.
Deelstra grabbed five rebounds, had four assists and one steal.
Freshman Abbie Harris added 11 points, three rebounds, one assist and three steals for the Lady Pates. Junior Layla Deelstra netted 10 points, had three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Junior Larissa Steinhoff made four points with four rebounds. She added one assist and one steal.
Junior Brynn Rauk contributed three points, four rebounds, four assists, two steals and one blocked shot to the win.
H-BC 56, WWG 51
H-BC hosted Westbrook Walnut Grove Thursday, Feb. 16, battling the Chargers to a 56-51 win for the Patriots.
“WWG took it to us for most of the first half,” Gehrke said.
Despite being down 22-8 at one point, H-BC fought back and closed the first half down by seven at 30-23.
“I give props to our defense and patience on offense in the second half,” Gehrke said.
“Emma Deelstra provided some big time minutes off the bench, and Lanae Elbers and Olivia Deelstra got things figured out inside.”
The Patriots outplayed the Chargers in the second half 33-21. The Pates hit some free throws late in the game to come out on top.
Olivia Deelstra knocked down 14 points to lead the Patriots’ scoring. She also grabbed eight rebounds and had two assists and two steals.
Elbers netted 12 points with seven rebounds, five assists and one steal.
Rauk added 11 points, seven rebounds and one assist for the Patriots.
Layla Deelstra made five points, five rebounds, one assist and had five steals.
Steinhoff, Bork and Harris added four points each to the Patriots’ win.
Sophomore Emma Deelstra, in off the bench, added two points.
Elkton 41, H-BC 21
The H-BC girls’ basketball team traveled to Elkton Friday, Feb. 17, losing a 44-21 game.
“After a hard-fought conference game against WWG on Thursday night, we had a tough one in Elkton on Friday,” Gehrke said.
“I could definitely tell our girls were feeling it from the night before. We came out slow but fought back in the second half. “
Rauk led the Patriots with six points, one rebound, one assist and one steal.
Steinhoff and Olivia Deelstra both added five points each.
Steinhoff had one rebound, one assist and one steal in the game.
Deelstra grabbed six rebounds, had two steals and two blocked shots.
Wysong added two points and one rebound for H-BC.
Elbers made one free-throw, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and three blocked shots.
H-BC 63, RRCS 41
The H-BC girls’ basketball team hosted Red Rock Central beating them 63-41 Monday, Feb. 20.
“We had a well-balanced attack for our last conference game of the season. It is always fun to see a few girls in double digits,” Gehrke said.
“Last time we played them, they hurt us big time. Our players did a great job of making RRC’s Rindfleisch uncomfortable. She is a tough player that can finish well around the rim.”
Olivia Deelstra led the Patriots in scoring with 15 points. Deelstra also grabbed three rebounds, had three assists and two steals.
Layla Deelstra added 11 points, two rebounds, three assists, four steals and two blocked shots.
Rauk made 10 points, five rebounds and one assist in the game.
Harris and Emma Deelstra both added seven points.
Harris grabbed seven rebounds, had two assists and four steals.
Deelstra had two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one blocked shot.
Elbers netted four points, had four rebounds, one assist, two steals and five blocked shots.
Sammons and Olivia Bork had three points each in the game.
Sammons added two rebounds and two steals. Bork had one steal.
Steinhoff contributed two points, one rebound and three assists in the win.
Wysong made a free-throw and three rebounds for the Lady Pates.