H-BC sophomore guard Brittney Rozeboom battles for a ball with a pair of Edgerton players during Friday’s girls’ basketball game in Edgerton. Rozeboom scored the go-ahead basket during a 5-0 run that gave the Patriots a 47-42 victory.
By John Rittenhouse
A late run by the Hills-Beaver Creek girls clinched a five-point basketball victory over Edgerton Friday in Edgerton.
The game, which served as the Red Rock Conference opener for both teams, was tight from beginning to end.
The score was knotted at 42 in the fourth quarter when H-BC embarked on a 5-0 run in the final minutes to clinch a 47-42 win.
Brittney Rozeboom put H-BC in front to stay (44-42) when she banked home a 12-foot jumper with 2:25 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Erin Boeve, who had a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds, turned an offensive rebound into a field goal with 42 seconds remaining before Amanda Olson capped the scoring with a free throw with 10 seconds left.
The win was H-BC’s second in three tries, but it didn’t come easy.
Edgerton sported 6-3 and 8-5 cushions in the first quarter before the Patriots moved in front 12-11 by period’s end with a 7-3 run.
A 6-0 run featuring field goals by Kelly Mulder, Boeve and Cassi Tilstra gave the Patriots an 18-11 advantage with 5:30 remaining in the second quarter.
Edgerton, however, battled back to tie the game at 24 before the intermission with a 7-0 run late in the second quarter.
Boeve, who scored 11 points in the second half, contributed three points and Olson added a field goal to a 5-0 run that gave H-BC a 33-28 lead in the third quarter.
The Flying Dutchmen, however, put together a 10-1 run late in the third quarter to take a 38-34 lead before settling for a 38-36 edge at period’s end.
The fourth quarter featured ties at 38, 40 and 42 before H-BC iced the game with its late run.
Tilstra had a big game for H-BC by scoring 10 points, passing for 11 assists, pulling down seven rebounds and charting five steals.
H-BC had a 42-34 rebounding advantage in the game, and outscored Edgerton 13-5 at the charity stripe.
Box score
B.Rozeboom 4 0 1-4 9, Feucht 0 0 0-0 0, Tilstra 2 0 6-8 10, S.Rozeboom 0 0 0-0 0, Boeve 7 0 3-4 17, Olson 2 0 3-4 7, Mulder 2 0 0-0 4.
Team statistics
H-BC: 17 of 45 field goals (38 percent), 13 of 20 free throws (65 percent), 42 rebounds, 15 turnovers.
Edgerton: 18 of 46 field goals (39 percent), five of 12 free throws (42 percent), 34 rebounds, 18 turnovers.