B-B-E Jaguars boys basketball, 2009-2010 Central Minnesota Conference champions

The 2009-2010 B-B-E Jaguars boys basketball team, huddled before tip-off.

The Jaguars boys basketball team clinched a share of the Central Minnesota Conference championship with a huge 78-39 win over last-place Holdingford on Tuesday night. After the program was snake-bitten with conference runner-up finishes with one-game margins in 1991, 1997, 2002, and 2003, they have now won two conference titles in a row.

The win improves their overall record to 22-3, which ties the school record set last season for the most wins in the regular season. They are 12-1 in the CMC with one game remaining, on the road on Friday at Eden Valley-Watkins.

Game recap:
After the Huskers jumped in front 5-0 to start the game, the Bennett Weller show came to town, as the junior guard drained three straight field goals, including one beyond the arc, to give the Jaguars a 7-5 lead.

The Huskers (1-12 CMC, 5-19) put up a fight in the game's first few minutes, with freshmen Taylor Milbrandt scoring nine of his team's first 11 points. The Jaguars held a slim 13-11 lead with 12:26 to go in the half.

Coach Montbriand called a timeout, after which the Jaguars showed a scorched-earth policy on both ends of the court.

Shots rained early and often for B-B-E, and Holdingford seemed to lay down in the process.

A shot from three-point range by Matt Goodwin gave them a 25-11 lead, and minutes later the scoring rampage gave the Jaguars a 33-11 lead after Taylor Cobb hit a sweeping hook shot in low block.

At halftime, the score stood at 41-19.

Right out of the games in the second half, the Jaguars poured it on for a 52-21 lead.

At the 10:43 mark in the second half, a Casey Murdock field goal gave the Jaguars an insurmountable 63-24 lead. Making it even more enjoyable was the heavy substitution that Coach Montbriand employed nearly the entire game.

More on the game will be posted later on.

It is only the second time in B-B-E history that the boys basketball team has earned a conference championship.

Central Minnesota Conference boys basketball results:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 62, Kimball Area 44
Maple Lake 58, Rockford 54
Pierz 52, Eden Valley-Watkins 46

Area boys basketball scores:
Albany 72, Mora 44
Lac qui Parle Valley 70, Benson 62
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 69, Sauk Centre 53
New London-Spicer 89, Melrose 56
Paynesville Area 77, BOLD 71
West Central Area 77, Osakis 69
Upsala 62, Swanville 57 (Upsala gets a stiff challenge from their neighboring Prairie Conference rivals, but ends up gaining a share of the title with Osakis)

Games involving Sub-Section 6A-South boys basketball teams:
Bertha-Hewitt 60, Battle Lake 46
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 75, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 55
Henning 43, Brandon-Evansville 40 OT
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 75, Hancock 61
Underwood 65, New York Mills 49
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 51, Ashby 28

Girls basketball playoff results:
Section 3A
Canby 59, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 50 OT (K-M-S almost pulls off a shocking upset)
Fulda 60, Adrian 38
MACCRAY 66, Minneota 62 *a huge win for the 22-4 Wolverines, who rallied from a 54-44 deficit for the win, Vikings finish 21-4
Southwest MN Christian 67, Edgerton 46

Section 3AA
Fairmont 68, Murray County Central 52
Lac qui Parle Valley 40, Montevideo 39
Pipestone Area 52, Jackson County Central 36
Yellow Medicine East 51, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 45

**Look for Section 6A boys basketball seedings to be posted around Noon today. Cross your fingers and hope that the Jaguars get the #1 seed! Anything less would be a scandal, in my opinion.

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