Jaguars are in a battle as expected with HLWW

(Below) The Jaguars huddle up right before tip off...they came out on fire tonight against the Lakers in a bruising rivalry game!

Not letting up one bit in their quest to continue an incredible home-floor and conference winning streak, the Jaguars boys' basketball team shot out of the gates tonight with an impressive 12-0 start to the game. It took only 2 minutes and 23 seconds off of the clock to put up that score. In the first few minutes, they were virtually unstoppable in the paint. That was not a huge surprise, as they held a size advantage along the front line against a smaller Lakers team.

The game tightened up quite a bit, however, as HL-W-W began displaying their outstanding discipline, passing and speed; they turned the game into a track meet and were flying up and down the court equaling the speed of the Jaguars.

Halftime: B-B-E 42, HL-W-W 34. The Lakers trailed by at least 13 points a couple times in the early stages of the first half, then cut it to two points and finally one point as the game wore on.

Final: Jaguars 78, Lakers 67...with the game ending at 9:15. It was a battle all the way to the end. Connor Goodwin finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Quite a day at the office! As a team, the Jaguars shot a terrific 23-of-39 from two-point range.

Action from the second half...with under 90 seconds to go, Brian Goodwin drains two free throws to make it 75-61...


The game was aired on 106.5 FM the Train...below is part of a post-game interview between Bill Dean and Kirby Montbriand...


Central Minn. Conference boys' basketball scores on Jan. 20:
Pierz 52, Kimball Area 38 (I had reported it as 62-38 earlier)
Rockford 58, Eden Valley-Watkins 54
Maple Lake 57, Holdingford 30

**Could whoever is inputting the scores to the St. Cloud Times "sports ticker" on their website, PLEASE be more accurate! This is the second night in a row where I've gotten incorrect scores off of your website. If you can't post a correct score the first time, stop posting scores! Putting up wrong scores defeats the purpose of what you're trying to do.

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 20:
Sauk Centre 68, A-C-GC 60
Upsala 76, Royalton 42
Ashby 72, Underwood 33
Battle Lake 56, Brandon/Evansville 23 (the Battlers can play "D"!)
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 54, Benson 52 (a wale of a game at Morris between two of the oldest members of the West Central Conference)
Browerville 60, Eagle Valley 54
Henning 66, Hancock 53

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 20:
Sauk Centre 79, Minnewaska Area 47
Albany 62, Paynesville Area 47 (Bulldogs have lost 4 in a row)
Hancock 55, Henning 35
LQPV 53, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 39
Brandon/Evansville 45, Ortonville 40
New London-Spicer 65, Melrose Area 61 (the Wildcats pull into first place alone in the WCCN at 4-1 while knocking the Dutchmen down to a three-way tie for second place at 3-2 with Albany and Sauk Centre)
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 71, Zimmerman 51
Osakis 59, West Central Area 41