Tough loss at Kimball in CMC opener

The Jaguars girls' basketball team had their chances but lost 38-33 at Kimball Area (4-2) tonight in the Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball opener. They had it tied 31-31 in the second half but went ice cold down the stretch to slip below .500 at 2-3 overall. In terms of field-goal shooting, they fired a remarkably warm 48.3 % from the floor but attempted only 29 shots in the game. Defensively, they played a great game but couldn't get the offense on track.

At NL-S, the Jaguars boys' basketball team won their 38th game in a row by a 71-62 score.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on December 11:
#9 HL-W-W 64, Holdingford 48
EV-W 52, Maple Lake 23
Pierz 71, Rockford Area 64

Area girls' basketball scores on December 11:
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 48, LQPV 33
BOLD 53, A-C-GC 46
Osakis 72, LP-GE 56
Parkers Prairie 46, Underwood 17
Sauk Centre 71, Melrose Area 38 (Dutchmen had it tied 5-5 early and  two blinks of an eye later it was 16-5 Streeters and Sauk Centre never looked back)
NL-S 55, Minnewaska Area 32

Area boys' basketball scores on December 11:
Sauk Centre 70, Minnewaska Area 58
BOLD 50, Paynesville Area 35
Dawson-Boyd 63, MACCRAY 51
West Central Area 63, Swanville 57
Staples-Motley 73, LP-GE 69
Ashby 87, Osakis 49
Brandon/Evansville 55, Parkers Prairie 37
EV-W 56, St. John's Prep 37
HL-W-W 78, LP/HT 47 (Lakers are one of four undefeated CMC teams)
Battle Lake 54, Underwood 47 (noteworthy outcome in a border battle)

More will follow on Wednesday.