By Mark HaugenHills-Beaver Creek split a pair of games Monday and Tuesday in the Albert Lea boys basketball tournament.The Patriots opened with a 72-47 drubbing of Farmington and then couldn’t hold off Albert Lea in a 58-54 loss Tuesday.Kale Wiertzema and Tyler Bush were named to the all-tournament team with Wiertzema nabbing MVP honors.H-BC, 8-2, opens 2005 with home games Jan. 3 against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Jan. 6 against Adrian.H-BC 72, Farmington 47The Patriots used a 21-10 second quarter to break open a two-point game and cruise to the win.Wiertzema hit 9-14 shots on his way to 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Bush netted 16 points and dished eight assists. "It was a great two-day tournament," Coach Steve Wiertzema said. "The Farmington game we played very well on both ends of the court. We controlled the game."H-BC Box ScoreWysong 1 1 2-2 7, Bush 6 4-4 16, Wiertzema 9 1 4—6 25, Baker 1 3-6 5, Haak 0 0-1 0, Broesder 1 2-4 4, Hup 1 0-0 2, LeBoutillier 3 0-0 6, Martens 1 0-0 2, Rozeboom 2 1-1 5.Albert Lea 58, H-BC 54Wiertzema exploded for 34 points, helped by 15-19 at the free-throw stripe, but the Patriots went cold in the final minutes.H-BC led 49-41 to start the fourth quarter but was outscored 17-5 in the last quarter."We played very well for three and a half quarters," Coach Wiertzema said. "We lost our aggressiveness in the last four minutes and lost the game." H-BC Box ScoreWysong 0 1 0-0 3, Bush 2 0-0 4, Wiertzema 9 1 15-19 34, Baker 0 0-0 0, Broesder 0 1 0-1 3, LeBoutillier 3 2-2 8, Rozeboom 1 0-0 2.
