Slaying the Irish

Final score in boys' basketball action tonight: B-B-E 57, Maple Lake 55! The Jaguars led 25-23 at halftime against the defending conference champions.

The Irish were just one game out of first place in the Central Minnesota Conference entering tonight's game. Maple Lake is now 5-2 in the CMC and sitting in a virtual tie for second place with Pierz. State-ranked (#9 Class 2A) Eden Valley-Watkins is still on top all by themselves at 6-0. The Jaguars are 4-3 in the CMC in fourth place by themselves.

Next for the Jaguars (9-6 overall) is a home game on Thursday against Paynesville (3-9, 1-5).

It was an interesting night in the CMC! See the scores below.

**Programming note: tomorrow (Saturday) the Bonanza Valley Voice broadcasting team will stream the B-B-E Speech team's awards ceremony for their mock meet that will be held at the high school. The streaming will begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. at this website link...prior to then the video player will be dark = http://citylinktv.com/channel/brooten-bonanza-valley-voice

Central Minnesota Conference boys’ basketball scores on Jan. 15:

Pierz 78, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 74 (2 OT!!!!)

Eden Valley-Watkins 59, Kimball Area 47 (Cubs play the state-ranked Eagles tough in Kimball)

Area boys’ basketball scores on January 15:

Pillager 73, Upsala 57 (Upsala, a section finalist a year ago, falls to 

Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 58, Rosholt SD 46

Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 71, Richland ND 66

Hancock 65, Ortonville 51

Melrose Area 66, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 42

Montevideo 56, BOLD 31

Area girls’ basketball scores on January 15:

Yellow Medicine East 84, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 39

Willmar 47, Sartell-St. Stephen 38

Canby 64, Dawson-Boyd 41

Minneota 66, Lac qui Parle Valley 36

Pillager 44, Holdingford 43

Albany 52, St. Cloud Cathedral 27

Henning 71, Hancock 54

Browerville/Eagle Valley 68, West Central Area 40

Osakis 57, Royalton 26

Swanville 54, Upsala 44

Montevideo 61, Melrose Area 31

Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 75, Benson 30

BOLD 70, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 62