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Boys finish at 16-0 in RRC play Friday

By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys finished their second undefeated Red Rock Conference campaign in the last three years after rolling to a 78-49 win in Adrian Friday.The Patriots were expecting a tough game from the Dragons, but H-BC outscored the hosts in every quarter on the way to a 29-point win.The victory upped H-BC’s RRC record 16-0. Adrian slipped to 8-7 in the loop.H-BC’s Kale Wiertzema scored 15 of his 18 points in the first half when the Patriots opened 18-13 and 36-22 leads at the quarter breaks.Zach Wysong nailed four three-point shots and scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, helping H-BC outscore the Dragons 42-27 to win by 29.Wiertzema charted 10 rebounds, seven steals and seven assists for the winners. Tyler Bush added 17 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and five steals to the winning cause.Adrian’s Brad Brake led all players with 24 points. Lee Stover netted 10 points for the Dragons. Casey Knips pulled down eight rebounds.Box scoreH-BCDeBoer 1 0 0-0 2, Wysong 5 4 0-0 22, Bush 6 0 5-6 17, Sandbulte 0 1 0-0 3, Wiertzema 5 1 5-5 18, Baker 3 0 0-0 6, Haak 0 0 0-0 0, Broesder 2 0 0-0 4, Hup 0 0 0-0 0, LeBoutillier 3 0 0-0 6, Martens 0 0 0-0 0, Rozeboom 0 0 0-0 0.AdrianSwayze 0 0 2-2 2, Lonneman 0 0 2-4 2, Klaassen 0 0 0-0 0, Haken 0 0 0-0 0, Tjepkes 0 1 0-0 3, Block 1 0 2-4 4, Weidert 0 0 0-0 0, Engelkes 0 0 0-0 0, Stover 1 2 2-4 10, Brake 11 0 2-2 24, Knips 2 0 0-1 4.Team statisticsH-BC: 31 of 56 field goals (55 percent), 10 of 11 free throws (91 percent), 33 rebounds, 10 turnovers.Adrian: 18 of 51 field goals (35 percent), 10 of 17 free throws (35 percent), 22 rebounds, 10 turnovers.

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