Jaguars boys basketball improves to 4-2 with convincing win at Maple Lake, Jaguars girls basketball is humbled at home by Hancock

The Jaguars boys basketball team improved to 4-2 overall while picking up their first Central Minnesota Conference basketball game of the season, winning 59-34 at Maple Lake tonight.

The Irish fall to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in the CMC, while the Jaguars evened their CMC record at 1-1.

The Jaguars girls basketball team was drubbed by visiting Hancock tonight in a 58-34 loss. The Jaguars fall to 0-6 on the season, while Hancock improves to 5-2. The always-tough Owls are a sub-section opponent this season for the Jaguars.

**Scores updated on Wednesday night

Central Minnesota Conference boys basketball results:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 48, Pierz 46 (Pioneers fall to 0-8, their worst start in decades)
Kimball Area 48, Eden Valley-Watkins 44
Rockford 82, Holdingford 50

Boys basketball games involving Sub-Section 6A-South teams:
Brandon-Evansville 59, Parkers Prairie 47 (B/E picks up its first win of the season, they host the Jaguars on Saturday afternoon in Brandon - Parkers is 2-4 overall)
Ortonville 55, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 52
Hancock 76, Underwood 55
Battle Lake 54, Henning 20
Campbell-Tintah/Fairmount 47, Ashby 41

Girls basketball games involving Sub-Section 6A-South teams:
Parkers Prairie 79, Eagle Valley 32
Underwood 35, Brandon-Evansville 33 (the Rockets shake things up in a low-scoring affair)
Ashby 58, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 54
Battle Lake 59, Rothsay 36

Area girls basketball scores:
Montevideo 48, Paynesville Area 34
Kimball Area 45, Milaca 41 (Kimball, the surprise of the CMC, is 6-2 overall)
Willmar 74, Alexandria 72 OT (that game had to have been a wild one to watch at Jefferson High School in Alexandria)
West Central Area 71, Breckenridge 37
Albany 57, Eden Valley-Watkins 48
Holdingford 42, Melrose 38
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 69, Osakis 52
Pierz 59, Foley 46
Sauk Centre 62, Mora 40 (Mainstreeters are 10-0)
Benson 64, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 56 OT
Central MN Christian 50, BOLD 47 (3 OT!)
Minnewaska Area 66, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 49

Area boys basketball scores:
Montevideo 67, Paynesville Area 26
Renville County West 69, Lakeview 51
Mora 45, Sauk Centre 36
New London-Spicer 45, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39 (NL-S gets a scare at Long Prairie from the 2-5 Thunder)
MACCRAY 88, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 43 (MACCRAY's undefeated run continues, they are 9-0)
Minnewaska Area 76, Benson 55
Osakis 77, Eagle Valley 60
Redwood Valley 62, Litchfield 61 OT
Upsala 65, St. John's Prep 44
Yellow Medicine East 64, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 57 (YME's first win since Feb 21, 2009)

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