By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys snapped a two-game losing skid by besting Edgerton 50-39 in a Red Rock Conference Western Division tilt played in Hills Friday.
After playing the better part of the prior five games without the services of seniors Matt Buck and Brad Haak, both players returned to the court against the Flying Dutchmen.
Their presence helped the Patriots overcome a sluggish start to best Edgerton by 11 points.
Haak, who had nine rebounds, canned six of nine field goals and led the Patriots in scoring with 18 points during a solid outing. Buck had six rebounds and two points during the game.
H-BC was clinging to a 6-5 lead after eight minutes of play and played great defense while extending the advantage to 11 points by halftime.
The Patriots blanked the Flying Dutchmen during the second period while scoring 11 points to make it a 16-5 game at the intermission.
H-BC outscored Edgerton 19-15 in the third quarter to make it a 35-20 difference heading into the fourth quarter, which Edgerton won by a 19-15 margin.
David Top played a strong game that featured 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Lyle DeBoer pulled down nine rebounds and recorded three steals for the winners, while Darin DeBoer contributed four steals to the cause.
Box score
Metzger 0 0 3-4 3, D.Deboer 0 0 6-6 6, Roozenboom 0 0 0-0 0, Haak 6 0 6-12 18, Leuthold 0 0 1-2 1, L.DeBoer 1 1 0-2 5, Van Wyhe 1 0 0-0 2, Top 4 0 5-7 13, Buck 1 0 0-2 2, Krull 0 0 0-0 0.
Team statistics
H-BC: 14 of 42 field goals (33 percent), 21 of 35 field goals (60 percent), 37 rebounds, 10 turnovers.
Edgerton: 12 of 44 field goals (27 percent), nine of 16 free throws (56 percent), 22 rebounds, 17 turnovers.