By John RittenhouseBasketball fans who attended Thursday’s girls’ basketball game between Comfrey and Hills-Beaver Creek in Hills were treated to two memorable occurrences during the course of the game.Not only did the spectators get to witness H-BC senior Erin Boeve collect her 1,000th career rebound, they also got to see the Patriots put together a spectacular comeback in the second half that ended with H-BC pulling out a 54-51 victory.After falling behind by 11 points in the third quarter, H-BC rallied to outscore the Rockets by 14 points the rest of the night to win the game.Boeve, who needed eight rebounds to become the first H-BC player to ever compile 1,000 points and 1,000 caroms in her career entering the game, got it at the beginning of H-BC’s second-half rally.She finished the game with 12 rebounds, eight blocked shots and 29 points during a dominating performance that was not overlooked by H-BC coach Tom Goehle."I’m really happy for Erin,"he said. "The nice thing about it was her 1,000th rebound came at a good time, because we were making a run at Comfrey in the third quarter when it happened.""I think having 1,000 career rebounds is a much greater accomplishment than scoring 1,000 career points (Boeve surpassed the 1,000-point barrier last season) because you accomplish that by yourself in essence. There’s no one setting screens for you, and there’s no one feeding you with assists when you’re rebounding," he added.H-BC, which led 15-9 after eight minutes of play, found itself facing a 29-23 halftime deficit after being outscored 20-8 in the second quarter by Comfrey.The situation looked bleak for the Patriots when Comfrey increased its lead to 11 points early in the third quarter, but H-BC gained some momentum when Boeve corralled her 1,000th rebound and trimmed the difference to six points (41-35) by period’s end.Boeve pumped in 13 points to help H-BC outscore the Rockets 19-10 in the fourth quarter and win the game by three points.Amanda Olson and Brittney Rozeboom added 10 and nine rebounds to the winning effort, while Stacy Bush contributed four assists.Cassi Tilstra netted 13 points and passed for five assists for the Patriots.Box scoreRozeboom 0 0 1-4 1, Bush 0 1 0-0 3, Sandstede 1 0 0-0 2, C.Tilstra 6 0 1-2 13, Hoyme 0 0 0-0 0, Boeve 13 0 3-3 29, Olson 3 0 0-1 6, Mulder 0 0 0-2 0, Fransman 0 0 0-0 0.Team statisticsH-BC: 24 of 62 field goals (39 percent), five of 12 free throws (42 percent), 47 rebounds, 13 turnovers.Comfrey: 20 of 50 field goals (40 percent), four of eight free throws (50 percent), 33 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
