By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek boys drew the tough task of playing a state-ranked team on the road Friday.Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin, the state’s fifth-ranked Class 1A squad, ran its record to 11-0 by upending the Patriots 67-45 in Mountain Lake.The hosts rolled to a 24-13 lead in the first quarter before H-BC battled back to trim the difference to seven (30-23) by outscoring the Wolverines 10-6 in the second quarter.ML-B-O took control of the contest by going on a 20-4 scoring run in the fourth quarter to open a 50-27 lead that was trimmed to 22 points when H-BC sported an 18-17 scoring edge in the fourth quarter.Tom LeBoutillier and Trey Van Wyhe netted 14 and 10 points respectively to lead the Patriots in scoring.Tyler Bush snared seven rebounds and passed for three assists for the Patriots. Zach Wysong added five rebounds and three assists to the cause. Kale Wiertzema pulled down five rebounds.H-BC, 8-5 overall and 3-3 in the Red Rock Conference, hosts Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster tonight, West Lyon Saturday and Edgerton Tuesday.Box scoreBush 2 0 0-0 4, Elbers 0 0 0-0 0, Wysong 0 2 0-0 6, Jackson 1 0 0-0 2, Broesder 0 0 0-0 0, Wiertzema 3 0 3-3 9, Van Wyhe 5 0 0-0 10, Spykerboer 0 0 0-0 0, LeBoutillier 6 0 2-5 14.Team statisticsH-BC: 19 of 54 field goals (35 percent), five of eight free throws (63 percent), 29 rebounds, nine turnovers.ML-B-O: 28 of 57 field goals (49 percent), two of four free throws (50 percent), 33 rebounds, six turnovers.
