Jaguar girls blast Irish

Alex Evenson is off to the races for a breakaway layup, as the Maple Lake bench and coaches look on in back. There was little the Irish could do that went right tonight

The Jaguar defense was cranked up at full steam in the second half, holding the Irish to 13 points after halftime. They were swarming tonight! It was fun to watch.

The Jaguars girls' basketball team got out to a big early lead and didn't look back while defeating Maple Lake 62 to 30 tonight in a home Central Minnesota Conference game. They led 32-17 at halftime and then jumped out to a commanding 46-24 lead mid-way through the second half. Running time was employed near the end under the "Mercy Rule", and every player on the roster saw action. Megan Weller led all scorers with 20 points, most coming on the fast break.

The Jaguars take a 5-2 record into the Christmas break. That's the second-most wins they've had in the December portion of the schedule since 1996-97. In the 2008-09 season, they went 6-3 in December on their way to an 18-9 final mark.

Josie Kirckof made this free throw attempt and also a field goal in the closing minutes of the game.

Maryy Dak shown late in the varsity game. Her B-squad team was also victorious tonight over the Irish.

This was a very good night for the varsity program. The C-squad won 69-27, and the B-squad won 41-33.

Here's the Sauk Centre Herald photo gallery from the Kimball game:
 http://saukherald.smugmug.com/201314-winter-sports/BBE-vs-Kimball-girls-bsktbll-1

**Basketball followers: don't miss out on D-Mac's interview with Coach Kristina Anderson tomorrow morning at 7:30am on Smooth Magic 107 FM.

Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball scores on Dec. 20:
Eden Valley-Watkins 41, Kimball Area 24
Holdingford 46, Rockford Area 37
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 80, Pierz 36

Here's action from the middle of the second half tonight:



Area wrestling scores on December 20:
Kimball Area 39, Paynesville Area 36
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 59, Osakis 12
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 53, Eden Valley-Watkins 12

Area girls' basketball scores on December 20:
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 62, Paynesville Area 36
Montevideo 50, MACCRAY 45
Minnewaska Area 71, Benson 32
Osakis 87, Swanville 17
Hancock 51, Ashby 48
Nevis 51, Bertha-Hewitt 42
Sauk Centre 73, A-C-GC 36
Melrose Area 58, Yellow Medicine East 40

Area boys' basketball scores on December 20:
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 91, Sauk Centre 89 OT! (Mainstreeters, down by 15 at one point, storm back to force overtime in Grove City but are tagged with a loss)
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 70, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 31
Dawson-Boyd 49, Central Minnesota Christian 42
Eden Valley-Watkins 68, Browerville 61
Foley 69, Maple Lake 60
West Central Area 72, Royalton 41
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 44, Staples-Motley 42
New London-Spicer 65, Litchfield 56 OT
Swanville 56, Henning 54
Breckenridge 70, MACCRAY 58
Paynesville 96, Benson 65
Albany 71, Mora 54