The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team went 3-0 this past week to bring the overall record to 7-7.
On Tuesday, March 2, the Patriots defeated Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 68-63 in overtime.
The Patriots defeated Adrian/Ellsworth on Thursday, March 4, 66-52.
On Saturday the Patriots picked up their third straight win with a 72-52 victory over Red Rock Central.
The Patriots earned a hard-fought win over Edgerton on Monday, March 8. H-BC edged the Flying Dutchmen, 43-42 to pick up their eighth win of the season.
H-BC 68, MLA 63
The Patriots outscored MLA 32-25 in the first half on Tuesday, March 2.
In the second half the home team outscored H-BC 35-28.
In overtime, the Patriots outscored MLA 8-3 to pick up the 68-63 victory.
Cole Baker hit four three-pointers and scored a team-leading 35 points for the Patriots. Baker also grabbed five rebounds and recorded five steals.
Zander Wysong scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Ty Bundesen scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds, and recorded four steals.
H-BC 66, A/E 52
On Thursday, March 4, the Patriots built a 15-point halftime lead against Adrian/Ellsworth. That 15-point lead helped the Patriots defeat the Dragons 66-52.
Baker hit four three-pointers and scored a team-leading 25 points for the Patriots. Baker also grabbed five rebounds and recorded five steals.
Bundesen reached double figures with 11 points and grabbed five rebounds.
Wysong chipped in with nine points and recorded eight assists.
H-BC 72, RRC 52
The Hills-Beaver Creek defense shined through on Saturday against Red Rock Central. The Patriots recorded 17 steals and gave the Falcons’ offense fits all game en route to a 72-52 victory over their Red Rock Conference foe.
The Patriots outscored the visiting Falcons 47-31 in the first half. In the second half H-BC outscored RRC 25-21 to secure the 20-point victory.
Wysong scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Patriots.
Baker scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Oliver Deelstra scored 15 points and dished out five assists.
With the win over RRC, the Patriots picked up their third straight win and improved to 7-7 overall.
H-BC 43, Edgerton 42
The Patriots trailed 34-26 late in the second half against Edgerton on Monday, March 8. H-BC slowly chipped away at that lead, closing the game out on a 17-8 run to pick up the 43-42 victory over Edgerton.
With the win the Patriots extended their winning streak to four games and improved to 8-7 overall.
The Patriots will look to extend their winning streak to five games on Thursday when they play host to Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda. H-BC lost to HLOF earlier this season 79-74.
H-BC 32 28 8 68
MLA 25 35 3 63
Points: Baker 35; Wysong 17; Bundesen 8
Rebounds: Leenderts 10; Wysong 8; Harris 7; Baker 5
Steals: Baker 5; Bundesen 4; Wysong 3
H-BC 35 31 66
A/E 20 32 52
Points: Baker 25; Bundesen 11; Wysong 9; Leenderts 7
Rebounds: Durst 7; Raymon 7; Harris 6; Baker 5; Bundesen 5
Assists: Wysong 8; Harris 4
Steals: Baker 5
H-BC 47 25 72
RRC 31 21 52
Points: Baker 16; Wysong 16; Deelstra 15; Durst 6; Harris 6; Leenderts 6
Rebounds: Wysong 9; Baker 8; Leenderts 5
Assists: Deelstra 5; Leenderts 5
Steals: Baker 4; Deelstra 4; Harris 3; Wysong 3