By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek girls advanced to the semifinal round of the Section 3A Tournament by recording a 62-49 win over Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin in Worthington Saturday.The game was tight for three quarters, but the third-seeded Patriots wore down No. 4 ML-B-O late in the game to win by 13 points."It was a really good game," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "I thought both teams played well. It was a process of us playing aggressively on both ends of the court to wear them down in the fourth quarter. Our depth and constant pressure paid off at the end of the game."The win ups H-BC’s record to 15-10 heading into Friday’s semifinals in Worthington. The Patriots meet No. 2 Adrian, a 56-34 winner over Ellsworth, at 7: 30 p.m.The Wolverines sported a 14-13 edge after eight minutes of play during Saturday’s quarterfinal-round clash before H-BC moved in front 33-29 by halftime.ML-B-O trimmed the difference to three points (44-41) at the end of the third quarter, but H-BC outscored the Wolverines 18-8 in the fourth quarter to prevail by 13.H-BC, which canned seven of 13 three-point shots in the game, received 17 points from Kerri Fransman. Cassi Tilstra (11 points and 10 assists) and Erin Boeve (11 rebounds and 10 points) recorded double-doubles for the Patriots. Stacy Bush added four assists.Box scoreRozeboom 1 1 2-2 7, Fransman 1 5 0-0 17, Bush 2 1 0-0 7, Sandstede 1 0 1-3 3, Tilstra 5 0 1-1 11, Boeve 3 0 4-6 10, Olson 1 0 3-4 5, Mulder 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 22 of 42 field goals (52 percent), 11 of 17 free throws (65 percent), 28 rebounds, 11 turnovers.ML-B-O: 21 of 54 field goals (39 percent), six of 10 free throws (60 percent), 29 rebounds, 16 turnovers.
