The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team went 3-0 this past week to improve to 13-2 overall.
H-BC opened the week with a 59-24 victory over Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda on Friday, March 5, in Hills.
The next day the Patriots defeated Red Rock Central 45-42 in Lamberton.
On Monday, March 8, the Patriots ran away from Murray County Central, 63-27.
H-BC 59, HLOF 24
The Patriots outscored HLOF in the first half on Friday, 27-13. In the second half the Patriots kept their foot down on the gas and outscored HLOF 32-11 to pick up the 59-24 victory.
Taryn Rauk finished the game with 22 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Patriots.
Abby Knobloch reached double figures with 11 points. The senior post player also grabbed nine rebounds.
H-BC 45, RRC 42
Red Rock Central defeated H-BC earlier this season in Hills, 60-57. The Patriots got a little revenge in Lamberton on Saturday by beating the Falcons 45-42.
The two Red Rock Conference rivals played to a 19-19 tie in the first half. In the second half the Patriots outscored RRC, 26-23 to secure the 45-42 road victory.
Kenadie Fick led the way for the Patriots with 19 points. Fick also grabbed seven rebounds.
Knobloch recorded a double-double for the Patriots, scoring 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
H-BC 63, MCC 27
It was all H-BC all the time on Monday, March 8.
Rauk scored the first four points of the game for the Patriots and MCC didn’t score until the 14:40 mark of the first half.
Following MCC’s first basket, the Patriots went on a 8-0 run to open up a 12-2 lead.
With the Patriots holding an 18-4 lead, MCC went on a 8-0 run to trim H-BC’s lead to 18-12. Fick answered with a three-pointer that kickstarted a 14-0 run for the Patriots.
At the half the Patriots led MCC 38-15. Rauk led the Patriots with 20 points and six steals in the first 18 minutes.
“I thought we did a better job of getting movement offensively tonight,” H-BC head coach, Kale Wiertzema said.
“That opened up some outside shots and we were able to make five three-pointers in the first half. The girls did a nice job of finding Taryn in transition. Taryn also got a few easy ones on steals in our press.”
Rauk also reached a career milestone. The do-it-all senior reached 1,000 career points.
“Taryn has worked really hard to elevate her game to where she is now,” Wiertzema said.
“It was great to see her reach the Hills-Beaver Creek 1,000 point club. She’s also been blessed with great teammates that do a great job of encouraging and finding her when she’s open.”
In the second half H-BC outscored MCC 25-12 to pick up the 63-27 victory.
The Patriots will be back in action on Friday, March 12, when they host the Adrian/Ellsworth Dragons. H-BC defeated the Dragons earlier this season 50-33.
H-BC 27 32 59
HLOF 13 11 24
Scoring: Rauk 22; Knobloch 11; Deelstra 5; Elbers 5; Moser 5
Rebounds: Knobloch 9; Rauk 8; Bos 7
Assists: Knobloch 4
Steals: Rauk 4; Bos 3; Knobloch 3
Blocks: Elbers 3
H-BC 19 26 45
RRC 19 23 42
Scoring: Fick 19; Knobloch 15
Rebounds: Knobloch 10; Rauk 7; Fick 7
Assists: Bos 4
Steals: Moser 4; Bos 3; Rauk 3