Hills-Beaver Creek senior David Top drives to the basket before scoring two of his 16 point during Tuesday's 60-46 boy's basketball win over Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster in Hills. The win was H-BC's third consecutive victory.
By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys' basketball team is riding its longest winning string of the 2001-02 season after posting a home win Tuesday.
Playing Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster in a Red Rock Conference game in Hills, H-BC put together a strong fourth quarter to pull out a 60-46 win over the Raiders.
The game was tight for the first three quarters, but the Patriots outscored the Raiders 21-11 in the final eight minutes of play to win by 14 in the end.
The victory was H-BC's third straight. The 6-5 Patriots will attempt to extend the run when they play a road game against Red Rock Central tomorrow before hosting West Lyon Saturday.
Matt Buck, who had nine rebounds for the Patriots, and Lyle DeBoer led H-BC's assault in the fourth quarter. Buck tossed in eight of his team-high 18 points and DeBoer added five of his six counters during a Patriot rally that turned a 39-35 lead after three quarters of play into a comfortable win.
David Top was hot for the Patriots early as he scored eight of his 16 points during a first quarter that ended in a draw at 12.
SV-RL-B moved in front 26-25 at halftime before the Patriots used a 14-9 scoring cushion in the third period to gain a four-point advantage.
Brad Haak had a big game for H-BC by scoring 13 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and producing four steals. Darin DeBoer charted six rebounds for the winners.
Box score
D.DeBoer 2 0 1-2 5, Van Maanen 0 0 0-0 0, Haak 6 0 1-2 13, Leuthold 1 0 0-0 2, L.DeBoer 2 0 2-2 6, Top 7 0 2-3 16, Buck 7 0 4-7 18.
Team statistics
H-BC: 25 of 62 field goals (40 percent), 10 of 17 free throws (59 percent), 39 rebounds, five turnovers.
SV-RL-B: 19 of 53 field goals (36 percent), two of nine free throws (22 percent), 26 rebounds, 17 turnovers.