Jaguar matmen stumble early in playoff opener before rallying to post a huge win at Osakis - Boys' basketball wins, Girls' basketball falls in OT

Members of the Jaguar wrestling team welcome Tyler Tensen back to the huddle after he won by pin (1:42) at 120 pounds against Osakis tonight...
With one match complete, the Jaguars wrestling team trails 3-0 against Osakis in the Section 5A playoff opener.

Tyler Tensen got things going for B-B-E at 120 pounds, when he earned a first-period pin in a time of 1:42. Osakis 7, B-B-E 6.

Ross Rath is in a tight match at 126 pounds now. With a tough ending, Rath went on to lose by injury default in the second period. Osakis 13, B-B-E 6.

**The Jaguar wrestlers will advance to the semifinal round of Section 5A. They hold a commanding lead with one match remaining, ahead 46-25. Jared Steffensen's match at heavyweight was underway when I left. They will compete against #1-seeded Kimball Area at Minnewaska Area high school on Friday night. One other note, Patrick Rooney earned win number 100 of his wrestling career with a 1st-period pin tonight. He's a junior.

Click here to read an article posted tonight at the Sauk Centre Herald website with more on tonight's big playoff win for the Jaguars, including a video of Tyler Tensen's win at 120 pounds: http://saukherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=402&ArticleID=13791

Austin Jaeger won by pin at 138 pounds tonight...below he's shown in action during his match at Osakis...


Up at Ashby, the Jaguars girls' basketball team is tied at 6-6 in the opening minutes against the Arrows. B-B-E trailed 31-23 at the break, though. Final: Ashby 63, B-B-E 58 OT. The Arrows improve to 7-13 overall.

**Update from Rockford...the Jaguars boys' basketball team built a 46-14 halftime lead, then went up 57-22 with about 6 minutes gone in the second half before they fell asleep at the wheel.

With around 6 minutes left, the Jaguars' lead shrunk to 63-42. Final: B-B-E 67, Rockford 58.

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Feb. 14:
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 75, Eden Valley-Watkins 44

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 14:
Sauk Centre 67, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 33 (Kali returns to the court...read more at http://heraldsportsblog.blogspot.com)
Rockford 55, Maple Lake 52 (a CMC game held on Monday night)
Albany 59, St. Cloud Cathedral 50
Paynesville Area 49, BOLD 41
Benson 68, West Central Area 57
Melrose Area 62, Minnewaska Area 36

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 14:
Montevideo 92, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 69
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 67, West Central Area 46
Melrose Area 80, Minnewaska Area 62
Brandon/Evansville 43, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 31
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 59, Underwood 47
Battle Lake 64, Parkers Prairie 37
Pierz 67, Albany 51
Maccray 79, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 54