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
