By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls’ basketball team turned in one of its best performances of the season during a game in which a Patriot player reached a personal milestone.
Playing Edgerton in a Red Rock Conference game in Hills Thursday, H-BC opened a commanding 17-point halftime lead to set the stage for a 49-32 victory.
Junior post Erin Boeve, one of the players who helped H-BC take control of the game early, had a night she’ll never forget.
Boeve, who turned in a 31-point, 16-rebound effort, became the second H-BC girl to reach the 1,000-point plateau for her career.
The standout post needed 14 points to join Leanne Goehle in the 1,000-point club, and Boeve got all 14 in a first quarter that ended with the Patriots sporting a 16-11 lead.
With that done, Boeve and the Patriots were able to concentrate on the task in hand, which was beating a solid Edgerton team. H-BC didn’t have any trouble in that respect as it outscored the Flying Dutchmen 33-21 in the final three quarters to nail down a 17-point win.
"The girls came out strong and did an excellent job of attacking the basket," said H-BC coach Tom Goehle. "We also did a super job of contesting every shot defensively."
After opening a five-point lead in the first quarter, H-BC outscored the Flying Dutchmen 16-4 in the second quarter to open a 17-point (32-15) cushion at the intermission. The difference was 18 points (49-32) after three quarters of play before ending as a 17-point spread at game’s end.
Melinda Feucht charted eight assists, while Cassi Tilstra had seven assists and five steals for the 11-8 Patriots.
The winner of two straight games, H-BC plays Southwest Christian in Edgerton tonight before hosting Murray County Central Tuesday.
Box score
B.Rozeboom 1 0 0-0 2, Bush 0 0 0-0 0, Feucht 2 0 1-2 5, Sandstede 0 0 0-0 0, Tilstra 2 1 0-0 7, S.Rozeboom 1 0 0-0 2, Boeve 11 0 9-14 31, Olson 1 0 0-0 2, Mulder 0 0 0-0 0.
Team statistics
H-BC: 19 of 56 field goals (34 percent), 10 of 18 free throws (56 percent), 40 rebounds, seven turnovers.
Edgerton: 14 of 54 field goals (26 percent), four of six free throws (67 percent), 43 rebounds, 20 turnovers.
