Jaguars boys basketball blow away another Central Minnesota Conference team, beating Pierz 73-52 on the road - Girls basketball drubs Maple Lake 54-32

Rachel Anderson (#20) led the Jaguars on the boards tonight against Maple Lake, hauling in nine rebounds. Lauren Anderson (#14), shown flanking Kimball's Amanda Wittenberg in a January 26th game, led the Jaguars in scoring with 14 points and eight rebounds against Maple Lake tonight. They entertain Kimball on Friday night this week, looking to cap a series sweep over the Cubs.

The Jaguars girls basketball team won its 10th game of the season while improving to 6-7 in the Central Minnesota Conference with a 54-32 win over the visiting Maple Lake Irish.

Senior center Lauren Anderson led the Jaguars with 14 points and eight rebounds. She scored 10 of the team's first 16 points of the game, all on field goals, as the Jaguars jumped in front 16-6 with Anderson's strong play down low.

Maple Lake falls to 1-12 in the Central Minnesota Conference and 5-18 overall.

The Jaguars girls host Kimball Area on Friday night in the final game of the regular season. They look to cap a series sweep over the Cubs; they defeated Kimball 69-58 on January 26. Kimball Area just defeated Pierz 58-43 on Tuesday night, snapping a five-game losing streak to bring their overall record to 12-11 (4-9 CMC).

A final score out of Pierz tonight: B-B-E 73, Pierz 52. It is the biggest margin of victory that a B-B-E boys basketball team has ever had at Pierz.

Not only that, but the win marks the second 20+ win season in a row for the Jaguars, and the fourth overall in B-B-E school history. The 2001-2002 squad finished 21-3 before playoffs, the 2002-2003 squad was 20-5 before playoffs, and last year's team was 22-4 going into Sub-Section 6AA-East play.

Most impressive in tonight's win was that they trailed 33-31 at halftime and then proceeded to punish the Pioneers in the second half, outscoring their hosts by a 42-19 margin. Five Jaguars scored nine or more points, led by Kevin Kuefler's 20 points, nine rebounds, and six assists.

**In a colossal upset tonight in Sauk Centre, the host Mainstreeters girls basketball team lost their second straight game, falling to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 45-29.

Central Minnesota Conference boys basketball results:
Eden Valley-Watkins 60, Holdingford 33
Maple Lake 65, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 61
Rockford 61, Kimball Area 55

Area boys basketball results:
Osakis 54, Upsala 51 (a huge win for Osakis over the state-ranked Cardinals)
New London-Spicer 91, Foley 79
Minnewaska 77, YME 50
LQPV 75, A-C-GC 52
RTR 77, RCW 36

Games involving Sub-Section 6A-South boys basketball teams:
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 77, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 38

Area girls basketball results:
Willmar 74, Little Falls 50
MACCRAY 59, LQPV 53
Minnewaska 66, Melrose 50
Benson 75, Osakis 48
Braham 85, Pierz 34

Games involving Sub-Section 6A-South girls basketball teams:
Hancock 52, Barnesville 38
Bertha-Hewitt 50, Underwood 36
Brandon-Evansville 75, Henning 45
Parkers Prairie 80, Sebeka 64 (a huge win for the Panthers)

Section 3A girls basketball playoffs:
Central MN Christian 65, Lincoln HI 37
Ellsworth 41, Southwest Star Concept 40
Hills-Beaver Creek 58, Westbrook-Walnut Grove 39
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 85, E.C.H.O. Charter 27
Ortonville 50, Lakeview 49
Red Rock Central 60, Round Lake-Brewster 50
Wabasso 68, Renville County West 44

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