By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek girls' basketball team broke out of a slump in a big way Saturday when they hosted Faith Christian for a Tri-County Conference game in Hills.
Trying to snap a season-long, seven-game losing skid, H-BC got the job done in fashion by rolling to a 75-21 win over the Falcons.
The Patriots were able to pick up the pace on offense during the game, which helped the hosts outscore FC in every quarter while coasting to a 54-point win.
"We were able to play an up-tempo game in which we used our depth to push the ball on offense. It worked to our advantage," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle.
H-BC gained a slim 15-9 lead during the first quarter before going on a 22-6 scoring run in the second stanza to make it a 37-15 game at the intermission.
The Patriots outscored the Falcons 14-4 in the third quarter to make it a 51-19 game before embarking on a 24-2 run in the final eight minutes of play to win by 54.
Becky Broesder and Shanna Tilstra fueled H-BC's offense, which produced 22 more field goals (31-9) and 10 more free throws (13-3) than FC.
Broesder scored 10 points in the first half before finishing the contest with a game-high 17 points.
Tilstra, who came up with seven steals, netted 10 points in the second half and finished the game with 14 points.
Jody DeNoble led the Patriots on the boards with eight rebounds. LaDonna Sandstede registered five assists.
Box score
C.Tilstra 2 0 4-6 8, Olson 1 0 0-0 2, Sandstede 0 0 0-0 0, Brandt 0 0 0-0 0, Rentschler 2 0 0-0 4, S.Tilstra 5 0 4-4 14, Broesder 8 0 1-2 17, Rozeboom 1 0 0-0 2, DeNoble 4 0 0-1 8, Boeve 3 0 2-6 8, DeHaan 2 0 0-0 4, Arp 3 0 2-4 8.
Team statistics
H-BC: 31 of 75 field goals (41 percent), 13 of 23 free throws (57 percent), 40 rebounds, 10 turnovers.
FC: nine of 23 field goals (39 percent), three of 12 free throws (25 percent), 34 rebounds.