Jaguars blast sub-section rival Wheaton/Herman-Norcross

The pre-game is on KMGK 107.1 FM of Glenwood.
http://www.kmgk1071.com
Tip-off will take place at about 7:46pm tonight.

Comments from first-year head coach Chad Klindworth of Wheaton/Herman-Norcross:
"I watched them last night vs. Rockford. They trap and press and get up and down the court. They're explosive and shoot the three really well. We'll be ready to go.
Everybody in the gym thinks we'll lose by 40; we'll try to put on a show for the fans and play a good game."

"We won't stall, but we need to make layups. We're big and tall, if we can slow it down a little bit, it should be a good game."

**Update halfway through the first half at Wheaton: the Jaguars have opened up a 22-9 lead. Kirby Montbriand has drained 9 points to help the early scoring surge. Then with 6:50 left, the Jaguars lead is 25-14. Halftime: B-B-E 41, W/H-N 20.

Final: B-B-E 74, W/H-N 33. The Jaguars led 56-30 with 9:40 left in the game. They take an 11-0 record into Kimball Area next Tuesday. The Cubs (4-6) are 1-2 in the CMC in a four-way tie for 4th place.

The Jaguars girls' basketball team lost 54-39 at Holdingford tonight. They host Brandon/Evansville in a very important sub-section match up next Monday on the home floor. The Chargers are an excellent ball club; they drubbed Little Eight Conference rival Battle Lake 47-26 tonight to improve to 9-3 overall and 5-1 (2nd place) in the league. They are certainly a team the Jaguars have the ability to beat, if B-B-E puts together a complete game.

Results from the Paynesville wrestling tournament held on Friday are: 1. Morris Area/Hancock/Chokio-Alberta 185.5
2. Holdingford 180.5
3. Paynesville Area 177.5
4. Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran 158
5. Sartell-Saint Stephen 137
6. B-B-E 98.5
7. RCW/MACCRAY 95
8. Rocori 90
Patrick Rooney and Dillon Knutson earned titles in their weight classes for the Jaguars. Rooney in the 170 pound championship beat Conner Metzger of Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta/Hancock 11-4; Knutson in the 182-pound championship beat Brent Jaenisch of RCW/MACCRAY 6-4. Tyler Tensen and Alex Schramel were runners-up, rounding out the four Jaguars who made it to the championship match. The wrestlers' next action is on Tuesday night at home against Holdingford in a CMC dual.

Central MN Conf. girls' basketball scores on Jan. 13:
Eden Valley-Watkins 59, Rockford 32
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 64, Kimball Area 38
Pierz 78, Maple Lake 69

Area girls' basketball scores on Jan. 13:
Sauk Centre 59, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 47
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 44, Browerville 24
Albany 70, Prairie Seeds Academy 39
Brandon/Evansville 47, Battle Lake 26
West Central Area 39, St. John's Prep 38
Osakis 70, Eagle Valley 33
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 60, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 34
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 55, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 45

Area boys' basketball scores on Jan. 13:
Melrose Area 91, Albany 52 (that's a border battle without much battle)
Sauk Centre 76, New London-Spicer 57
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 64, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 47
Breckenridge 65, West Central Area 62 (border battle out west goes to OT; Cowboys bury a three with 1.7 seconds on the clock to send it to OT)
Battle Lake 47, Osakis 36 (Battlers are 12-0)
MACCRAY 65, Dawson-Boyd 64 (at Clara City, what a game!)
Ortonville 54, Brandon/Evansville 41