Jaguars WIN state semifinal!

It was a foul fest!...ML-BO was very, very physical. Good thing the Jaguars played on a rugged, sturdy football team last fall! Photo by Tim Mieczkowski, Sauk Centre Herald.

Final score: B-B-E 56, Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 36.

Each team had a player go 1-for-2 at the free throw line in the first 70 seconds of the 2nd half.

It took 3 minutes and 40 seconds to pass in the second half before either team hit a field goal. A three-pointer by Kirby Montbriand at that point made it 40-32 Jaguars. A tip-in shot by Billy Borgerding gave the Jaguars a 43-32 lead, and from there on out they were up by double digits to the final horn.

Incredible: the Jaguars held the Wolverines to 2-of-22 shooting from the field and only five second-half points. ML-BO's defense was pretty good as well, giving up 20 points to the Jaguars after halftime. B-B-E shot 7-for-27 from the floor in the second half.

A rough-looking video of the final seconds of today's game...


In the second semifinal game, the Rushford-Peterson team is on a 7-0 run that put them up 9-7 with about 5 minutes gone against #2-seeded Southwest Minnesota Christian.

With 6:26 left before halftime, R-P leads 18-17.

At halftime, R-P had a 28-22 lead.

Now in the second half with under 8 minutes remaining, R-P leads 34-30. They did have a 34-26 lead a few minutes ago.

Then a three-point play by the Eagles' #41 made it a one-point game with 7:50 left! It's 34-33, and Southwest MN Christian is on a 7-0 run. R-P broke the run with a bucket to go up 36-33 with 7 minutes left.

**Update: Southwest Minnesota Christian was the better team in the final 2 minutes of the game, and they beat R-P 46-44 to advance to the Class A state championship game.

Here's a link to my photo gallery (incomplete) from the state quarterfinals:
http://saukherald.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1437806&CategoryID=73357&ListSubAlbums=0

Stay tuned for more updates! The Minnesota Timberwolves have a fantastic wireless network in the Target Center's media room.

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