H-BC boys split games in past week

The Hills-Beaver Creek boys’ basketball team lost two games and won one over the past week.
They took a beating from Southwest Christian 91-51 Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Edgerton, before dropping a hard-fought game to RTR 77-70 Friday night in Hills.
The Patriots ended on a high note Monday night in Hills where they took down the Edgerton Dutchmen 45-36.
H-BC finished the regular season tied for fourth in the Red Rock Conference with a record of 9-7 and 11-12 overall.
The Patriots earned the No. 6 seed in the Subsection 3A South Tournament and will face the No. 3 seed Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at 4 p.m. Saturday in Worthington.
 
SWC 91 HBC 51
The Eagles were able to get the best of the Patriots Tuesday night in Edgerton. Southwest Christian led from start to finish in the contest. They got out to a 44-28 halftime lead and never looked back. The Patriots ultimately fell 91-51 as the buzzer sounded.
Cole Baker led the team with 22 points. Liam Raymon added 11 points and 7 rebounds. 
Baker 5 3 3-3 22, Deelstra 2 0 0-0 4, Raymon 2 0 7-10 11, Harnack 1 0 0-0 2, Page 0 0 1-2 1, Leenderts 2 0 0-0 4, Bundesen 1 0 0-1 2, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-0 0, Durst 0 0 0-0 0, Scholten 1 0 0-0 2, Harris 1 0 1-2 3, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team Statistics
HBC: 18 of 55 (33 percent), 12 for 18 Free Throws (67 percent), 26 Rebounds, 26 Turnovers
SWC: 41 of 78 (53 percent), 4 for 9 Free Throws (44 percent), 45 Rebounds, 14 Turnovers
RTR 77 HBC 70
A great basketball contest came down to the final couple minutes Friday night in Hills.
The Russell Tyler Ruthton Knights ended up coming away with the victory over H-BC.
The Patriots have nothing to hang their head about after this one though. This was a battle all game long against a very good RTR team.
The Patriots found themselves trailing by nine at halftime before clawing their way back and tying the game late in the second half.
Seniors Cole Baker (28 points) and Oliver Deelstra (23 points) helped lead the comeback scoring a combined 51 points. The Patriots rally came up just short with the final score being 77-70.
Seniors Andrew Harris (8 points) and Ty Bundesen (6 points and 7 rebounds) also contributed for the Patriots. 
Baker 5 3 9-9 28, Deelstra 9 0 5-9 23, Raymon 1 0 1-2 3, Harnack 0 0 0-0 0, Page 0 0 0-0 0, Leenderts 1 0 0-0 2, Bundesen 1 1 1-2 6, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-0 0, Durst 0 0 0-0 0, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, Harris 4 0 0-4 8, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0
 
Team Statistics
HBC: 25 of 51 (49 percent), 16 for 26 Free Throws (62 percent), 27 Rebounds, 17 Turnovers
RTR: 31 of 66 (30 percent), 12 for 17 Free Throws (71 percent), 32 Rebounds, 14 Turnovers
 
HBC 45 Edg 36
The Patriot boys capped off their regular season with a victory over Edgerton Monday night in Hills
It was a low scoring affair with Patriots on an 18-10 lead with five minutes remaining in the first half.
The Dutchmen went on an 8-0 run to tie the game at 18 before the Patriots hit two buckets to gain a 22-18 halftime advantage.
The second half went back and forth, but eventually the Patriots pulled away for a 45-36 victory.
Ty Bundesen led the way for the Patriots with 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Liam Raymon also scored 10 points while Oliver Deelstra had 7.
 
Baker 0 0 2-2 2, Deelstra 1 0 5-5 7, Raymon 3 1 1-3 10, Harnack 1 1 0-0 5, Page 0 0 0-2 0, Leenderts 0 2 1-2 7, Bundesen 3 0 4-5 10, Gehrke 0 0 0-0 0, Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, Taubert 0 0 0-0 0, Tatge 0 0 0-0 0,  Durst 1 0 0-0 2, Scholten 0 0 0-0 0, Harris 1 0 0-1 2, Wiersema 0 0 0-0 0 
Team Statistics
HBC: 14 of 51 (27 percent), 13 for 20 Free Throws (65 percent), 29 Rebounds, 14 Turnovers
Edg: 13 of 47 (28 percent), 3 for 10 Free Throws (30 percent), 36 Rebounds, 22 Turnovers