Jaguars Football picks up first win of the season, 16-8 win at Rockford - Jaguars Volleyball wins three at Bethel Showcase Invitational

The Jaguars football team took their 0-2 record and tossed it to the curb tonight, playing solid defense the entire game to hold the Class AAA Rockets in check.

With tonight's win, the Jaguars Football team improves to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the Central Minnesota Conference.

The Jaguars scored on two touchdowns through the air as well as a safety for their 16 points. The safety came on a quarterback sack by Brent Goodenbour in the Rockets' endzone; the two pass plays were on Joey Gruber to Kevin Kuefler connections.

This marks the fifth straight year that the Jaguars will not go winless on the gridiron. That may not sound like much at other schools, but for B-B-E it's something that's never happened before since the 1988 pairing. In fact, they had never gone four seasons without an 0-8 or 0-9 record until the 2005-2008 seasons.

Tonight at the Bethel University Class A Showcase Tournament, the Jaguars Volleyball team improved to 10-1 overall with wins over Parkers Prairie, Carlton, and Sebeka - all via sweep! Tomorrow they'll play two more matches. They were runners-up at this tournament in 2008.

Carlton entered the tournament 3-1; Parkers Prairie was 3-2, while Sebeka was 6-0. Sebeka is one of the top teams in Sub-Section 5A-North.

Central Minnesota Conference football scores:
Eden Valley-Watkins 36, Pierz 7 (the Eagles smoked the Pioneers in Eden Valley)
Maple Lake 38, Kimball Area 0 (ouch)
Holdingford 26, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 14

Noteworthy border battle result between long-time rivals:
BOLD 41, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 6 (Ouch! - the Warriors rushed for 378 yards!)
Lac qui Parle Valley 28, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 14 (LQPV is 2-1 after going 1-17 in the 2007/2008 seasons)

Area football scores:
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 46, New York Mills 7
Paynesville 26, Morris Area 24 (P'ville is 2-1)
Albany 40, Mora 21
MACCRAY 41, Renville County West 14
Minneota 71, Lakeview 0 (Ouch!)
New London-Spicer 40, Melrose 2
Minnewaska Area 21, Benson 7
Yellow Medicine East 13, Montevideo 7
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 40, Canby 0
Upsala/Swanville Area 27, Parkers Prairie 10
Sauk Centre 28, St.Cloud Cathedral 26
Ottertail Central 35, Royalton 23 (Royals fall to 1-2)
Hutchinson 19, Northfield 14
Adrian 47, Ortonville 6
Bertha-Hewitt 34, Underwood 8
Brainerd 35, Willmar 13
Marshall 42, Redwood Valley 20
Chokio-Alberta 18, Hancock 0
Dawson-Boyd 41, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 0
Jackson County Central 20, Luverne 7
Alexandria 40, St.Cloud Apollo 21
Wabasso 8, Red Rock Central 0 - double-OT
Wheaton 44, Brandon-Evansville 8
Sartell 30, Fergus Falls 0
Little Falls 34, Moorhead 33 - double-OT (LF is 2-1 for the first time since...who knows?)

More will follow on Saturday morning.

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