The H-BC boys’ basketball team traveled to Worthington Saturday, March 4, to take on Murray County Central in Section 3A Tournament play.
The MCC Rebels beat the Patriots 58-39 to advance in the post-season tournament.
H-BC head coach Kale Wiertzema said he was pleased with his team’s output this season.
“I do believe we were playing our best basketball toward the end of the year,” he said.
The Patriots finished the regular season 11-15 and 6-9 in the Red Rock Conference.
“I am extremely proud of the way this group prepared and executed to finish out the season,” Wiertzema said.
“We played well enough to win defensively but fell into too many scoring droughts which included too many turnovers.”
Freshman Jamin Metzger led the Patriots with 13 points. He also grabbed five rebounds and had one steal.
Senior Brock Harnack finished his last game as a Patriot with eight points, one assist, one steal and one blocked shot.
Sophomore Beau Bakken added four points, eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocked shots.
Sophomore Sawyer Bosch netted four points, had six rebounds, one assist and one steal.
Freshman Micah Bush had four points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Junior Riley Tatge contributed three points, four rebounds and one blocked shot.
Senior Brayden Metzger had two points, one rebound and three assists in his final game for H-BC.
Sophomore Cameron Allen made one free throw, grabbed four rebounds, had two assists and one blocked shot.
Senior Josh Wiersema came off the bench to help H-BC with one rebound in his final game with the Patriots.
Senior Eli Taubert, sophomore Jackson Gacke and freshman EJ Wegener joined the game in the final minutes to be a part of Hills-Beaver Creek’s final 2023 playoff competition.