*With 10 minutes left in the first half, the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team trails 20-9 to visiting Maple Lake.
Halftime: Maple Lake 35, B-B-E 23. The Irish had 2.3 seconds to go with their last possession, and they inbounded the ball, got it to the half court line and then launched a three-pointer from that point at the buzzer. A Hail Mary shot that went through the net.
*Update: the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team lost 49-15 in the semis tonight to LPGE-Browerville.
*Update: with 11.7 seconds left, Maple Lake has a 66-64 lead. Earlier, with 1:53 left, Evan Wiener's layup put the Jaguars ahead 60-59. The lead changed hands numerous times over the last two minutes of play.
Final: Maple Lake 68, B-B-E 64. Not helping the cause was B-B-E's poor 2-of-8 free throw shooting for the game. Evan Wiener had another banner night with 30 points, continuing his outstanding senior season on the court. Maple Lake's senior guard Mitch Hoistad had a night for the ages with 43 points with six three-pointers and nine free throws.
This was a very tough loss to absorb, but the good news is that they can get the ship back on track tomorrow at Howard Lake! Tip-off is at 1:30 p.m. The winner will have quite a boost in the conference race. If B-B-E wins, they would be just a half-game out of first place with Eden Valley-Watkins.
At Paynesville tonight, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team won 51-17. Next for the girls' basketball team (19-5) is a non-conference border battle at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (11-10) next Tuesday.
Also, in boys' basketball action tonight, Eden Valley-Watkins defeated Paynesville 64-61. In another Central Minnesota Conference game, Kimball Area beat Holdingford 61-52. The updated CMC standings will be posted later tonight once I see all the scores come in.
Current CMC boys' basketball standings as of Feb. 15:
1. Eden Valley-Watkins (7-3)
2. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (6-3)
3. B-B-E (5-3)
4. Maple Lake (7-4)
5. Pierz (6-5)
6. Paynesville (5-6)
7. Kimball Area (4-6)
8. Holdingford (0-10)
Area boys' basketball scores on February 15:New London-Spicer 65, Dassel-Cokato 53
Rockford 56, Glencoe-Silver Lake 52 (2 OT)
Osakis 65, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 33
Battle Lake 76, Rothsay 52
Albany 64, Mora 48
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 63, MACCRAY 52
Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal 60, West Central Area 58 (OT)
Wadena-Deer Creek 73, Sebeka 59
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 78, Montevideo 73
Brandon-Evansville 55, Ashby 52
Hancock 58, Dawson-Boyd 50
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 65, Benson 46
Melrose Area 57, Minnewaska Area 50
Minneota 75, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 71
Willmar 67, Sauk Rapids-Rice 53
Area girls' basketball scores on February 15:NL-S 70, D-C 46
Alexandria 52, Fergus Falls 44
East Central 52, Braham 47
Yellow Medicine East 59, Lakeview 43
WCA 83, NCE/U-H 54
Verndale 46, New York Mills 29
Central MN Christian 60, Renville County West 28
Lac qui Parle Valley 65, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 43
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 40, Hancock 37
Willmar 69, SR-R 30
Dawson-Boyd 56, MACCRAY 39
