By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and Kale Wiertzema scored a combined 44 points to lead the Hills-Beaver Creek Patriots to a 72-63 boys’ basketball win at Sioux Falls Christian Monday.Wysong canned seven of 12 field goals during a 22-point offensive performance.Wiertzema, who led the Patriots with nine rebounds and six assists, made nine of 13 free throws while matching Wysong’s 22-point offensive output.The Patriots were able to notch a victory with their play in the second and third quarters, when they outscored SFC 40-27.The game was tied at 15 after eight minutes of play before H-BC opened a 10-point halftime advantage (41-31) by outscoring the hosts 26-16 in the second quarter.H-BC increased its lead to 13 points (55-42) with a 14-11 scoring edge in the third quarter.SFC made up the difference with nine points at game’s end after outscoring the Patriots 21-17 in the fourth quarter.Tom LeBoutiller scored 10 points for H-BC, which outscored SFC 26-10 at the charity stripe during the game.Tyler Bush added four assists and three steals to the winning cause.Box scoreBush 0 0 5-7 5, Wysong 4 3 5-7 22, Jackson 0 0 0-0 0, Broesder 0 0 3-4 3, Wiertzema 5 1 9-13 22, Van Wyhe 2 0 2-2 6, Spykerboer 2 0 0-0 4, LeBoutiller 4 0 2-4 10.Team statisticsH-BC: 21 of 40 field goals (53 percent), 26 of 37 free throws (70 percent), 24 rebounds, nine turnovers.SFC: 25 of 49 field goals (51 percent), 10 of 13 free throws (77 percent), 24 rebounds, 10 turnovers.
