Jaguars boys basketball lights up the scoreboard again, defeats Melrose Area 95-84 on the road

The Jaguars lined up for the National Anthem at A-C-GC on Saturday night.

The Jaguars boys basketball team opened up an early lead and never looked back in a first half in which they built a double-digit lead early and held onto it until the break.

Halftime score: Jaguars 47, Dutchmen 32.

Late in the second half, the Jaguars have maintained their double-digit lead to go up 88-73.

Final score in a regular shootout: Jaguars 95, Dutchmen 84.

Last year in Brooten, these two teams met with the Jaguars coming out with a 56-55 win on December 8.

Kevin Kuefler led a group of five Jaguars who hit double figures with 24 points. Kirby Montbriand followed with 16 and Bennett Weller 13, while Brady Koehler and Connor Goodwin scored 12 more points apiece.

The last time the Jaguars boys basketball team started the season 2-0 was in the 2004-2005 season.

Up next for the Jaguars boys basketball team: a short trip back to Grove City on Saturday night, where they'll face West Central Area for the 2010 preseason clash tournament championship. Tipoff is set for 8pm.

Switching to girls basketball, the Jaguars girls basketball team will get back in action this Thursday night, when they travel to Ortonville for their second game of the season.

Area boys basketball results on December 7:
Montevideo 66, Marshall 62
Benson 77, Hancock 41
Sauk Centre 74, Holdingford 43
Delano 53, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 35
Henning 50, Underwood 39
Brandon-Evansville 68, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 44 (a nice win for the Chargers)
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 63, Rothsay 25
Ashby 62, Osakis 46
Upsala 48, Bertha-Hewitt 39
Maple Lake 52, Royalton 38
Little Falls 69, Pierz 65
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 59, Ortonville 49
BOLD 74, Renville County West 42
Kimball Area 62, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 51 (Cubs are 2-0)
New London-Spicer 80, Paynesville 41
Fergus Falls 55, Willmar 37

Area girls basketball results on December 7:
NL-Spicer 68, Foley 24
Osakis 43, Royalton 35
Sauk Centre 79, Albany 56
Ortonville 41, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 38
Yellow Medicine East 55, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 50
Benson 61, Morris/Chokio-Alberta 59
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 46, Underwood 41
Lac qui Parle Valley 44, Montevideo 35
BOLD 66, Minnewaska Area 34
Yellow Medicine East 55, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 50
Central Minnesota Christian 57, Dawson-Boyd 50
Lakeview 55, Renville County West 36
Hancock 56, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 16
Litchfield 45, Eden Valley-Watkins 38
Brandon/Evansville 52, Ashby 24

Area wrestling results on Dec. 7:
New London-Spicer 71, Sauk Centre/Melrose 6
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut-Grove 53, MACCRAY/RCW 12
TMB/WWG 45, Benson 33
MAC/RCW 45, Benson 34 (the Jaguars host MACCRAY/RCW on Friday night)