Not giving an inch!

Bailey Buchholz gets a high-five from Coach Anderson after Osakis called a timeout with 2:25 left in the first half. Hailey Braegelman had just scored on a layup after the Jaguars got a steal by the press. The score was B-B-E 28, Osakis 21.

For the second home game in a row, the Jaguars drew an outstanding crowd. That was GREAT!

Play by play, possession by possession, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team didn't give one inch tonight in hustle, heart or sheer determination against one of the top teams in the area, the undefeated Osakis Silverstreaks. After leading 34-33 at halftime, the Jaguars started trading the lead with Osakis through over 12 minutes of the second period. With 6:30 left, a right-baseline shot by Hailey Braegelman made it Osakis 54, B-B-E 53. Just 46 seconds later, it was 61-53. The closest the Jaguars got from that point on was six points. Final: Osakis 77, B-B-E 71.

Next for the Jaguars (5-2) is a trip to Maple Lake on January 6. Osakis improved to 6-0 with the non-conference win.

Here's action from the first half tonight:

No less than four teams were scouting the Jaguars and Silverstreaks: Sauk Centre, Browerville, Eden Valley-Watkins and Minnewaska Area.

And just for fun...here's a short video clip from the Christmas Bingo contest held late Tuesday afternoon at the high school. The B-B-E Broadcasting/Journalism students had their hands full covering the event:


Some area Monday night boys' basketball scores:
Melrose Area 72, New London-Spicer 45
Minnewaska Area 85, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 75
West Central Area 86, Ortonville 73

Area girls' basketball scores on December 23:
Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 42, Battle Lake 37
Holdingford 45, Royalton 39
New Prague 75, Willmar 34
Alexandria 66, Albany Area 53
Minneota 67, Wabasso 49

Area boys' basketball scores on December 23:
Royalton 47, Isle 45 (Royals get first win of the season after an 0-7 start)
Albany Area 67, Litchfield 47
Holdingford 58, Osakis 45 (Huskers get third win in a row after an 0-4 start)
Pierz 74, Foley 56
Battle Lake 52, Frazee 37
Central MN Christian 57, Dawson-Boyd 56 (first loss for Blackjacks; CMCS takes first place alone in the Camden North Conference)
Parkers Prairie 61, New York Mills 49

Area wrestling scores on December 23:
Paynesville Area 53, Eden Valley-Watkins 30
Rocori 60, Paynesville Area 15
#8 Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 49, Kimball Area 16 (K-M-S head coach Wes Haglund earns his 200th career win, an impressive feat in the sport of wrestling)