By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys remained perfect in Red Rock Conference play after registering three league wins since last Thursday.The Patriots posted a 19-point home win over Fulda Thursday before notching an 11-point victory against Red Rock Central in Lamberton Saturday. H-BC bested Westbrook-Walnut Grove by 16 points in Hills Tuesday, leaving H-BC with a 10-0 league mark.H-BC plays Southwest Star Concept in Okabena Friday.H-BC 75, W-WG 59A strong performance in the second quarter carried the Patriots to a 16-point home win over the Chargers Tuesday.The teams played to a draw at 16 in the first period, but H-BC went on a 28-11 run in the second period to open a 17-point (44-27) halftime lead it would never relinquish."We just got more aggressive and started moving better in the second quarter," said H-BC coach Steve Wiertzema. "We were just standing around in the first quarter. When we move and pass the ball around, we’re a better team."Kale Wiertzema, who scored 19 points in the decisive second quarter, nearly charted a triple-double for H-BC. Wiertzema finished the game with 33 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.Zach Wysong netted 13 points and led the Patriots with five steals. Tyler Bush added 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds to the cause.Box scoreWysong 4 1 2-4 13, Rozeboom 0 0 2-6 2, Bush 4 0 2-3 10, Sandbulte 0 0 2-2 2, Wiertzema 7 4 7-10 33, Baker 3 0 1-1 7, Broesder 0 0 0-0 0, Hup 1 0 0-0 2, LeBoutillier 2 0 2-4 6.Team statisticsH-BC: 26 of 65field goals (40 percent), 18 of 30 free throws (60 percent), 39 rebounds, 10 turnovers.W-WG: 23 of 51 field goals (45 percent), eight of 18 free throws (44 percent), 26 rebounds, 15 turnovers.H-BC 69, RRC 58The Patriots opened a two-game lead over the Falcons in the conference standings by besting RRC by 11 points in Lamberton Saturday.H-BC opened an eight-point lead (21-13) in the first quarter and managed to protect the cushion the rest of the night.RRC trimmed the difference to six points (40-34) by halftime, but H-BC put the game away by outscoring the Falcons 17-10 in the third quarter.Kale Wiertzema turned in an 18-point, nine-assist, eight rebound, four-steal performance for the Patriots. Bush scored 19 points to go along with 11 rebounds and five assists. Wysong chipped in 11 points.Box scoreWysong 2 2 1-2 11, Bush 4 1 8-8 19, Wiertzema 3 2 6-10 18, Baker 1 0 1-2 3, Broesder 1 2 0-0 8, LeBoutillier 4 0 0-0 8, Rozeboom 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 23 of 51 field goals (45 percent), 16 of 22 free throws (73 percent), 31 rebounds, 12 turnovers.RRC: 19 of 49 field goals (39 percent), 15 of 19 free throws (79 percent), 31 rebounds, 20 turnovers.H-BC 76, Fulda 57Strong finishes to the second and fourth quarters spurred the Patriots to a 19-point home win over the Raiders Thursday.Fulda kept the game close most of the night, but surges late in the second and fourth periods locked up H-BC’s eighth conference win of the season.The score was tied at 19 in the second period when H-BC put together a 15-4 run capped by Wysong’s half-court, three-point shot at the buzzer that gave the Patriots a 34-23 halftime lead.Fulda trimmed the difference to seven points twice in the third quarter and trailed 52-45 at the 7:03 mark of the final stanza. H-BC, however, outscored the Raiders 24-12 the rest of the night to win handily.Wiertzema pumped in 28 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and snared five rebounds for the winners. Bush, who led H-BC with 11 assists and eight rebounds, netted 15 points. Wysong added 14 points, Tom LeBoutillier five rebounds and Cody Rozeboom three steals to the winning cause.Box scoreWysong 4 2 0-0 14, Rozeboom 4 0 1-3 9, Bush 5 0 5-5 15, Wiertzema 6 2 10-19 28, Baker 0 0 1-2 1, Broesder 1 1 2-2 7, LeBoutillier 1 0 0-0 2.Team statisticsH-BC: 26 of 55 field goals (47 percent), 19 of 31 free throws (61 percent), 28 rebounds, 10 turnovers.Fulda: 22 of 46 field goals (48 percent), seven of 13 free throws (54 percent), 28 rebounds, 12 turnovers.
