By John Rittenhouse
A Hills-Beaver Creek High School junior joined a select group of the school’s past athletes during Thursday’s girls’ basketball game against Edgerton Public in Hills.
Erin Boeve, a 6-1 forward, became the second girl in school history to reach the 1,000-point barrier during a 49-32 win over the Flying Dutchmen.
A three-year starter who also received some spot playing time as an eighth-grader, Boeve needed 14 points in Thursday’s game to reach the milestone.
H-BC’s leading scorer and rebounder didn’t waste any time etching her name into school lore. She capped a 14-point first quarter with a 16-foot jump shot late in the period to reach the 1,000-point plateau.
Prior to Thursday, the lone H-BC female to score 1,000 points in her career was Leanne Goehle, the sister of current H-BC coach, Tom Goehle.
A 1979 graduate, Leanne Goehle compiled 1,131 points in her stellar career.
Considering H-BC will play at least five more games this season, and she has an entire 2003-04 campaign left to play, it should only be a matter of time before Boeve becomes the most prolific scorer in H-BC girls’ basketball history.
If Boeve has many more 31-point efforts, like the one she turned in against Edgerton Thursday, H-BC’s all-time scoring mark could be in jeopardy.
Steve Esselink, a 1999 H-BC graduate who is a junior member of the University of Minnesota’s men’s basketball program, is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,650 points.
Chad Koel, a 1990 graduate, and 1964 graduate Terry Arends are second and third on the all-time scoring list with 1,414 and 1,395 points respectively.
Aric Leenderts (1,121) and Matt Metzger (1,082) both cracked H-BC’s 1,000-point club in 1996.
