Plenty of fan support for the B-B-E Jaguars!
Here's a video clip taken with just over 6:00 left in the second half.
Kirby Montbriand got clobbered in the face in this clip, taken in the middle of the second half. He sank both free throws to make it a 47-44 deficit with 2:53 left in the game.
Look in the last post below to read all about the first half of the game.
The Jaguars fell behind less than a minute into the second half and were trailing 37-30 with 10:20 on the clock. They played catch-up the rest of the way.
They fought back to make it a two-point game on three different occasions but couldn't regain the lead in the closing minutes. They trailed by as many as seven points (37-30 and 39-32) after many defensive lapses.
With 4:40 left, Brady Koehler fouled out.
At the 4:14 mark, Kevin Kuefler's two-of-two free throw performance made it a 42-40 game.
With under 2:00 left a free throw by Kevin Kuefler made it 47-45 (Comets) and that was as close as the Jaguars got.
The Jaguars finish on a low note to what was otherwise a sparkling season, finishing 25-4 overall, the best ever season in B-B-E history.
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy won for the 12th time in a row, improving to 22-2 overall. The Comets struggled with their field goal shooting against a rugged Jaguar 2-3 zone defense, including free throw shooting (15-30) throughout the night, missing 6 of their last seven free throw opportunities in the game.
Their defense is what won the game, though, with Coach Montbriand stating the following to the West Central Tribune after the loss, "That’s the best defense we’ve played against this year. They had a relentless man-to-man defense. They challenged every pass."
Hillcrest held B-B-E to just six field goals in the second half. Overall, the game was tied four times and the lead changed hands eight times in the game.
Hillcrest will now face Ada-Borup (27-1) for the Section 6A championship at seven o'clock Friday night at Memorial Auditorium, Concordia College, in Moorhead.
A more complete game recap and photos from the game will be posted on Wednesday.
**At halftime at St.John's University, NL-S leads Albany 45-41. The Wildcats destroyed the Huskies in the second half, winning 87-62!
**At halftime at Concordia College, Ada-Borup leads Norman County West 31-8. Final score: Ada-Borup 55, Norman County West 29.
In Sub-Section 6AA-West, the Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta Tigers lost 57-43 to Staples-Motley in a rematch of last year's sub-section championship won by Morris. The Tigers (25-3) trailed 9-0 right out of the gates and 24-19 at halftime. They were as close as 30-27 in the second half but never really threatened after that point.
Section 5AA results:
Foley 69, Maple Lake 50 (Irish finish the season 20-9 after going 5-22 last year)
Sibley East 57, Mayer Lutheran 55
Section 5A results:
Isle 57, Barnum 49
Sebeka 68, Nevis 48
This is awesome news, the Smooth Magic 107 (Glenwood) radio station has reported that tonight's streaming audio broadcast of the Jaguars game had the highest number of "listeners" pulling up the game on the internet since the 2008 State Volleyball tournament. I believe they can have up to 50 listeners at once before their broadband is maxed out.
