Jaguar boys basketball throttles Maple Lake - Wrestlers split at HLWW and cap winning regular season

Action from the final minute of the game tonight...countless reserves got in the game over the final 7 minutes...I lost track and was too busy trying to get pictures of all of them!
Final: 87-64. It was an incredibly fast-paced game that was over in one hour, 15 minutes flat.

The Jaguars boys' basketball team led 13-3 and 27-11 early, then went up 52-25 at the break. Connor Goodwin's five-footer turnaround shot on the baseline only 15 seconds into the second half started the Jaguars off on the right foot, and even with Maple Lake playing an inspired brand of ball over the final 18 minutes of the game, they were unable to put a serious dent in the 20+ point lead.

The Irish, who entered the contest with a 5-3 record in the Central Minnesota Conference, drilled nine threes in the game and went home with a 9-9 overall record. The Jaguars drained seven threes and were 21-for-28 at the line.

The Jaguars' next action is at Rockford (4-5 CMC, 6-14) next Tuesday; the game will be on 106.5 FM the Train. Before I get into too many other items, I have to also mention that the B-B-E Dazzlers dance team performed their final high kick performance of the season at halftime tonight. I somehow took 239 pictures during the 3 minutes and 40 seconds they were performing. The next Dazzlers high kick action will take place next December. The B-B-E Dazzlers will perform at halftime of the Feb. 24 girls' basketball game at home against Rockford; it will not be a high kick performance.

**Final at Pierz tonight: Pioneers 74, HL-W-W Lakers 63. More on that game will follow later. The game was not as close as the final score indicates.

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on Feb. 9:
Pierz 74, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 63
Rockford 62, Holdingford 56 (at Holdingford)
Kimball Area 66, Eden Valley-Watkins 63 (OT!) (at Eden Valley)

First half action...at the end of the second clip below, Austin Imdieke fired off a 3/4-court shot at the buzzer that banged off the rim. I love that crowd reaction as it hit the rim, it's like every B-B-E fan held their breath while the ball hung in the air.



The Dazzlers in action at halftime tonight...

Billy and his fans...classy!

At Howard Lake tonight, the Jaguars wrestling team went 1-1 in a conference triangular. They lost to Pierz and defeated Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 50-21. Look further below to read about the upcoming playoff schedule for the wrestling team.

Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 9:
Battle Lake 64, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 45 (at Graceville)
Ulen-Hitterdal 75, New York Mills 56
Melrose Area 92, Benson 68
Upsala 71, St. John's Prep 65
Minnewaska Area 55, Paynesville Area 37
St. Cloud Cathedral 77, Albany 50

Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 9:
Hancock 67, Ortonville 48
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 57, West Central Area 52
Maple Lake 50, Kimball Area 40 (*a CMC game)
Sauk Centre 62, Paynesville Area 43
Albany 65, New London-Spicer 51 !Wow!!!!!
Brandon/Evansville 58, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 45
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 59, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 37
Parkers Prairie 50, Verndale 37
Upsala 80, Holdingford 40