By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team disposed of a pair of Red Rock Conference foes while extending its season-long winning streak to eight games.
The Patriots thumped Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster by 19 points in Round Lake Friday before posting a come-from-behind victory over Edgerton Public in Hills Tuesday.
H-BC, 15-4 overall, will play a key conference game against Southwest Christian in Edgerton Friday. The Patriots host Sioux Falls Christian Monday.
H-BC 52, Edgerton 46
A 17-2 run in the fourth quarter gave the Patriots a six-point win over the Flying Dutchmen in Hills Tuesday.
After facing 14-4, 28-16 and 36-28 deficits at the first three quarter breaks, H-BC put everything together while outscoring Edgerton 24-10 in the fourth quarter to steal the victory.
H-BC’s 17-2 run, which ended when Edgerton hit a three-point shot in the final seconds, is what saved the Patriots.
"We went on a 17-2 run in the last four minutes to win the game," said Patriot coach Steve Wiertzema. "We really didn’t play very well until then."
Tyler Bush, who had three steals in the game, ignited H-BC’s surge with a three-point play and scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth quarter.
Tyson Metzger scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Trey Van Wyhe added 15 points and seven rebounds. Jesse Leuthold and Kale Wiertzema both had seven rebounds. Wiertzema also charted eight assists and three steals.
Box score
Bush 4 0 5-6 13, Wysong 0 0 0-0 0, Roozenboom 0 0 2-2 2, Wiertzema 0 0 2-4 2, Metzger 4 1 8-10 19, Leuthold 0 0 1-2 1, Van Wyhe 6 0 3-4 15.
Team statistics
H-BC: 15 of 41 field goals (37 percent), 21 of 28 free throws (75 percent), 30 rebounds, 11 turnovers.
Edgerton: 17 of 51 field goals (33 percent), eight of 14 free throws (57 percent), 29 rebounds, seven turnovers.
H-BC 68, SV-RL-B 49
The Patriots racked up their seventh straight win by rolling to a 19-point victory over the Raiders in Round Lake Friday.
Three H-BC players reached double figures in scoring during a game that the Patriots locked up by the end of the third quarter.
After nursing a slim 15-13 lead at the end of the first period, H-BC increased the difference to nine points at halftime (34-25) before outscoring the Raiders 19-9 in the third quarter to sport a 53-34 advantage. SV-RL-B battled the Patriots to a draw at 15 in the fourth quarter.
Metzger, who had four assists for the winners, recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Wiertzema chipped in 18 points and nine assists, Van Wyhe added 15 points, Leuthold contributed 10 rebounds and two blocked shots, and Bush kicked in nine assists and four steals to the winning cause.
Box score
Bush 0 0 0-0 0, Wysong 0 0 0-0 0, Jackson 0 0 0-0 0, Roozenboom 0 0 2-2 2, Broesder 0 0 2-2 2, Wiertzema 3 1 9-10 18, Metzger 5 3 3-6 22, Leuthold 3 0 3-5 9, Van Wyhe 6 0 3-4 15, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0.
Team statistics
H-BC: 21 of 45 field goals (47 percent), 22 of 29 free throws (76 percent), 29 rebounds, 11 turnovers.
SV-RL-B: 20 of 48 field goals (42 percent), two of five free throws (40 percent), 20 rebounds, 11 turnovers.