Road game at Pierz

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team trailed 36 to 28 at halftime at Pierz tonight. Final score: B-B-E 65, Pierz 58!! For the game, the Jaguars went 20-of-32 at the free throw line, while the Pioneers made four of seven shots at the line. Pierz attempted just two free throws in the second half.

At Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted, the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team lost their first dual 30 to 29 to Pierz. It was a huge heartbreaker. They rebounded with a 52-24 win over the Lakers to improve to 13-1 overall. They are now 4-1 in the CMC standings, while Pierz is 4-0.

The Pierz match was back-and-forth the entire way with multiple ties. After two weights: 3-3 tie! The Jaguars went up 6-3 with Canon Swanson's win by a 5-0 decision at 120 pounds. Sure enough, the Pioneers tied it at 6-6 with a decision win at 126.

B-B-E gained some traction with a win by pin (27 seconds) by Dylan Kampsen at 132. Tyler Bents added to that with another pin (2:42) at 138 for an 18-6 lead.

Pierz got a decision at 145, but Isaiah Gilbert earned a technical fall (20-5, 5:27) at 152 for a 23-9 lead. Adam Jaeger scored B-B-E's final points of the night with a win by forfeit at 160 for a 29-9 lead.

Pierz followed suit with a 3-0 decision win at 170, a win by fall at 182 and a 9-3 decision win at 195 to narrow the gap to 29-21. At 220, Pierz earned a win by fall, and then they sealed it with a 7-1 win by decision at 285 in a 30-29 win.

At home, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team won 51-27 over once-beaten Parkers Prairie. The Jaguars had an incredible second half after trailing 22-21 at halftime. Holy smokes! The Panthers entered the game with a 55-points per game average on offense, an 11-1 overall record and a perfect 6-0 mark in the Little Eight Conference. Parkers Prairie was ranked No. 23 in the latest Class 1A QRF rankings.

More to come much later tonight, probably after midnight! The January 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice has to be put to bed and prepared for the printing press.