By Mark HaugenThe good news for Hills-Beaver Creek’s girls basketball team last week was that Cassi Tilstra went over the 1,000-point career scoring milestone, but the bad news is the Patriots lost both games.H-BC fell 53-49 to Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster on Tuesday night and 54-38 to Fulda on Thursday.The Patriots play Monday and Tuesday in the Albert Lea Tournament.SV-RL-B 53, H-BC 49Tilstra hit the 1,000 mark with a 3-pointer early in the game and finished with 21 points. Her 1,000-point stat is even more impressive when combined with the more than 500 career assists she has.But while H-BC jumped to a 16-12 lead after the first quarter, the second quarter did not go as well. The Patriots were outscored 21-8 in the second and trailed 33-24 at halftime.Fulda 54, H-BC 38Hills-Beaver Creek came out cold and never recovered from the 12-4 first-quarter deficit.Tilstra led with 15 points and six assists. Kelly Mulder pulled down nine rebounds.The Patriots shot only 29 percent from the field and 3-17 from the 3-point arc."We played very well defensively in the half-court; however, we did a poor job keeping them off the offensive boards and in our transition defense," Coach Tom Goehle said. "The shooting will come around in due time."The "B" team lost 43-36 and is 4-5 on the year.H-BC Box ScoreRozeboom 2 1-2 5, Fransman 1 0-1 2, Feucht 3 0-0 6, Fink 0 2 0-0 6, Helgeson 0 0-0 0, C. Tilstra 4 1 4-6 15, Roozenboom 0 0-0 0, Hoyme 0 0-0 0, Mulder 1 1-3 4.Team Totals:2pt shooting: H-BC 11-38 for 28.9 percent, F 21-49 for 42.9 percent. 3-pt shooting: H-BC 3-17 for 17.6 percent, F 2-9 for 22.2 percent. Rebounds: H-BC 34 (Mulder 9, C. Tilstra 7, Fransman 6), F 45. Blocks: H-BC 6 (Mulder 4), F 3. Steals: H-BC 9 (Tilstra 3). TO: H-BC 13, F 15. Assists: H-BC 11 (Tilstra 6).
