By John Rittenhouse
Hills-Beaver Creek experienced a successful start to the girls' basketball season by downing Edgerton 60-42 in Hills Friday.
Three Patriots reached double figures in scoring for an H-BC team that outscored the Flying Dutchmen in every quarter.
The game served as the Red Rock Conference Western Division opener for both teams, who were longtime members of the Tri-County Conference.
"It was a very good first game for us," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "I think we were aggressive on both the offensive and defensive ends of the court, and the result was getting a lot of opportunities for us."
H-BC opened a 16-9 lead in the first quarter before outscoring Edgerton 14-9 in the second period to make it a 30-12 game at the intermission.
The Patriots increased their lead to 16 points (44-28) by the end of the first quarter and ended up winning the game by 18.
Becky Broesder scored nine points in the second half and led the Patriots with 15 points and six steals.
Cassi Tilstra passed for seven assists while scoring 12 points. Jody Rentschler recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Brittney Olson registered five steals.
The 1-0 Patriots play Southwest Christian in Edgerton tonight before hosting Central Lyon and Murray County Central Saturday and Tuesday respectively.
Box score
B.Rozeboom 2 0 1-4 5, B.Olson 1 0 0-0 2, Feucht 0 0 0-1 0, Rentschler 4 0 2-4 10, Tilstra 6 0 0-0 12, Broesder 6 0 3-5 15, S.Rozeboom 2 0 0-2 4, DeNoble 2 0 1-2 5, Boeve 3 0 1-2 7, A.Olson 0 0 0-0 0.
Team statistics
H-BC: 26 of 58 field goals (45 percent), eight of 20 free throws (40 percent), 43 rebounds, 19 turnovers.
Edgerton 13 of 61 field goals (21 percent), 15 of 27 free throws (56 percent), 44 rebounds, 28 turnovers.