By John Rittenhouse
The Hills-Beaver Creek boys upped their Red Rock Conference basketball record to 5-2 with a 69-51 win over Red Rock Central in Lamberton Friday.
Brad Haak and David Top led a Patriot offense that connected on 50 percent of its field goals in the game.
Haak, who snared eight rebounds and came up with four steals in the game, netted a season-high 26 points to lead the Patriots in scoring. He was 10 of 18 shooting from the floor.
Top, who had three assists, never missed a shot in the game while netting 15 points. He was seven of seven from the field and one of one at the line.
With Haak and Top setting the pace, H-BC took control of the game in the second half by outscoring the Falcons 29-16.
H-BC turned a five-point halftime cushion into an 11-point (52-41) advantage by the end of the third quarter.
The Patriots outscored the hosts 17-10 in the final eight minutes of play to win by 18.
H-BC sported 21-17 and 40-35 advantages at the first two quarter breaks.
Matt Buck contributed 11 points, nine rebounds and five steals to the winning cause. Darin DeBoer added three assists.
The Patriots outrebounded the Falcons 35-12 in the game.
Box score
Metzger 0 0 0-0 0, D.DeBoer 1 0 0-0 2, Roozenboom 0 0 0-0 0, Van Maanen 0 0 1-2 1, Haak 10 0 6-9 26, Leuthold 2 0 1-2 5, L.DeBoer 3 1 0-0 9, Van Wyhe 0 0 0-0 0, Top 7 0 1-1 15, Buck 3 0 5-7 11, Krull 0 0 0-0 0.
Team statistics
H-BC: 27 of 54 field goals (50 percent), 14 of 21 free throws (67 percent), 35 rebounds, 19 turnovers.
RRC: 16 of 47 field goals (34 percent), 15 of 21 free throws (71 percent), 12 rebounds, 18 turnovers.
