Willmar Classic

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team defeated MACCRAY this afternoon in Willmar by a 65-49 score. They led 61-43 with 1:20 left and traded baskets with the Wolverines in the closing minutes. B-B-E led by as many as 10 points in the first half before going into the break ahead 26-25. They quickly asserted themselves in the opening minutes of the second half and finished strong.

For the game, the Jaguars shot 42 percent from the floor and nailed 16 of 18 free throws.

MACCRAY falls to 4-7 overall; they're in a tailspin of sorts, and on Friday they lost 86-61 to an undefeated (9-0) BOLD team.

**Here's video from the second half today:

Up next: the Jaguars (4-2) travel to Hancock to face the undefeated Owls (6-0) on Thursday, January 3. Head coach Cory Bedel of Hancock was at Willmar getting a scouting report. It will be a great match up!

That is all for the evening. Time to take another stretch of hours off! It appears that another snow storm is coming our way for Sunday/Monday. Yikes.

Area boys' basketball scores on December 29:
Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 79, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 64
St. Peter 61, Eden Valley-Watkins 60
Pelican Rapids 74, West Central Area 57
Lac qui Parle Valley 78, Southwest Christian 75
New London-Spicer 85, Willmar 76 (Brandon Adelman has 42 points for the Wildcats!)
BOLD 86, Central MN Christian 45
Hermantown 81, Minnewaska Area 70
Dawson-Boyd 77, Murray County Central 68
Rocori 74, Blake 67
Osakis 61, Paynesville Area 43
Little Falls 56, Upsala 44
Minneota 78, Springfield 75 (battle of the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams in Class 1A)
St. Cloud Cathedral 68, Melrose Area 67
Hawley 71, Sauk Centre 63

Area boys' basketball scores on December 28:
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 74, Windom 47
BOLD 86, MACCRAY 61
Eden Valley-Watkins 58, Proctor 54
New London-Spicer 70, Central MN Christian 54
Willmar 77, Southwest Christian 70
West Central Area 80, Underwood 42
Braham 64, East Central 50
Melrose Area 61, Concordia Academy 38
Albany 67, Holdingford 53

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