In the opening seconds of the 2nd half, Brian Goodwin laid in a transition bucket to make it 31-23.With 14:41 left, Connor Goodwin is at the line shooting two free throws. He made the first one to make it 37-27. At that point, Sauk Centre called a timeout.
The Jaguars pulled ahead for a 50-36 lead before the Mainstreeters rallied to close the gap to five points with a 9-1 run, down 51-46 with 3:30 remaining. B-B-E went 6-of-11 on free throws in the closing minutes, just enough to keep Sauk Centre at a distance.
Final score: B-B-E 59, Sauk Centre 50.
It was a clean sweep for the Jaguar boys, as the B- and C-squad Jaguars both won by 46-36 and 44-34 scores, respectively.
An update at Kimball in varsity girls' basketball action: with 3 minutes left, the Cubs lead 53-24. Final: Kimball 58, B-B-E 34.
Below, a scene from the first half vs. Sauk Centre with under 3:00 to go...
Below, a small clip from the Dazzlers' halftime performance...
More to follow shortly!
Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball openers on Dec. 13:
Eden Valley-Watkins 58, Maple Lake 45
Pierz 63, Rockford 51
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 65, Holdingford 34
Area girls' basketball scores on Dec. 13:
Alexandria 60, Sauk Centre 44 (1st Sauk Centre regular season loss since Dec. 4, 2010)
West Central Area 69, Swanville 59
Upsala 74, Browerville 46
Osakis 53, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 39
Hancock 62, Battle Lake 35
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 58, Minnewaska Area 44
New London-Spicer 63, Foley 50
Area boys' basketball scores on Dec. 13:
Melrose Area 80, Foley 51
Ashby 81, Osakis 69
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 80, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 63
Parkers Prairie 69, Brandon/Evansville 68 (held at Parkers Prairie)
Paynesville Area 55, Yellow Medicine East 42
Delano 74, Rockford 41 (ouch)
Royalton 62, Kimball Area 61
Battle Lake 54, Underwood 41
