A ton of respect for our Jaguars

The Jaguars huddle up one last time against Minneapolis North at the Breakdown Sports tournament. It was the only game of the year so far where they haven't played in "running time" under the Mercy Rule. That will change after Christmas, when they battle in the Granite City Classic in St. Cloud.

I have to comment that in so many cases good sportsmanship can be sorely lacking in high school sports now days, especially when you take to the Internet and read articles about what goes on in other states.

A good, crystal-clear exception to that would be with our 6-0 Jaguars boys' basketball team, who has played numerous games this year where they could have literally named the score. Take their last game, at Holdingford, where they led 69-28 just halfway into the second half. Instead of running the starters a little longer and pushing the score towards the century mark, they called off the dogs and decided to only win 73-32.

While they have a team that may not come around for a hundred years in a small school like B-B-E, they're not whooping it up and trying to embarrass other teams. That's not their style. You have to have a ton of respect for that. I do.