Early in the first half tonight, the Jaguars girls basketball team trailed visiting Holdingford 14-5.
The Huskers expanded on a 31-24 halftime lead to go up 48-30 with seven minutes left in the game. The Jaguars made a run at them down the stretch, but it was not enough.
Final score: Holdingford 58, B-B-E 54. The Huskers improved to 2-2 in the CMC and 5-5 overall.
B-B-E, who fell to 1-3 in the CMC and 3-6 overall, will travel to CMC front-runner Pierz on Friday night. That game will be aired on Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood. Visit their website to listen to the game online: http://www.kmgk1071.com/
The Jaguars wrestling team battled Holdingford on the road on Tuesday night in a CMC dual. They started out strong, building a 15-3 lead that included two pins by Ross Rath ((112) and Tyler Tensen (119). After Holdingford came back to win five straight matches and go up 28-15, the Jaguars earned a pin (Dillon Knutson, 171) and a forfeit (Erik Swenson, 189) to build a slim 31-28 lead. The Huskers won the final two matches with a pin and a technical fall to win their 10th dual meet of the season. Final score: Holdingford 39, B-B-E 31.
The wrestling team is in action on Thursday night at the Osakis Triangular, which also includes United North Central. (UNC is a pairing between Sebeka and Menagha) The Jaguars face UNC at approximately 6:30pm, followed by the Osakis match up at 8pm. Osakis is 5-3 in duals this year.
Central Minnesota Conference girls basketball results on Jan. 11:
HL-W-W 78, Kimball Area 53
Rockford 51, Eden Valley-Watkins 49
Pierz 59, Maple Lake 46 (Pierz leads the CMC at 4-0)
Central Minnesota Conference wrestling results on Jan. 11:
Eden Valley-Watkins 46, Royalton-Upsala/Swanville 18
Area girls basketball results on January 11:
Sauk Centre 66, Mora 47
Brandon/Evansville 40, Ashby 37 (OT)
Melrose Area 50, Milaca 33
Eagle Valley 55, Osakis 48
Parkers Prairie 84, Henning 46
Ortonville 61, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 46
Hancock 37, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 29 (Warriors play the Owls tough in Wheaton, where Hancock trailed 17-12 at halftime)
Benson 63, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 55
Paynesville Area 59, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 55 (a nice conference win for the Bulldogs)
Upsala 70, St.John's Prep 31
Area boys basketball scores from January 11:
Minnewaska Area 58, Lac qui Parle Valley 54 (Lakers trailed until 3:09 left in the game)
Upsala 66, Kimball Area 47
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 49, Ashby 41 (Arrows play the Comets tough on their home floor)
Benson 80, A-C-GC 49
HL-W-W 54, Litchfield 49
Eagle Valley 53, Parkers Prairie 29
Sisseton (SD) 60, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 49
Campbell-Tintah-Fairmount 71, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 53
Brandon/Evansville 53, Underwood 34
Maple Lake 46, St.John's Prep 38
Ada-Borup 55, Ulen-Hitterdal 51 (OT battle of top Sub-Section 6A-North teams)
Sauk Centre 54, Mora 46
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 77, Paynesville Area 43
Montevideo 68, YME 50
BOLD 72, K-M-S 31
Henning 60, Menagha 56
Melrose Area 75, Milaca 51
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