The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team remained well in the hunt for at least a piece of the Central Minnesota Conference title. At Pierz on Thursday night, the Jaguars had another three-point shooting display with 10 made shots beyond the arc in a thrilling 67-64 win.
Now 13-9 overall, the Jaguars are 7-4 in the CMC and prepare for undefeated Osakis (22-0) later tonight. They are now precisely one game out of first place and in third place alone in the CMC standings after Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted lost 70-65 to visiting Kimball Area last night.
Eden Valley-Watkins, idle tonight, is in first place in the CMC at 8-3. In second is Maple Lake at 8-4. HL-W-W is 7-5 in fourth place, while Pierz is in fifth place at 6-6.
At home on Thursday night, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team capped the regular season with a 70-34 blow out win over Kimball Area. It was also Seniors and Parents Night (video to come)...the Jaguars were clicking all throughout the second half and pretty much all of the first half.
Kimball Area finishes 7-7 in the CMC and is 14-10 overall heading into their Section 6AA playoffs.
Next for the girls' basketball team is the playoffs on Thursday, February 28 at 7 p.m. on the home court. They will take a 21-5 record into the sub-section playoffs.
Central MN Conference boys' basketball scores on Feb. 21:
Kimball Area 70, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 65
Maple Lake 65, Paynesville Area 56
Video from HLWW last Saturday:
Area boys' basketball scores on February 21:
Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 69, Parkers Prairie 68
Redwood Valley 97, New London-Spicer 90 OT
Rockford 54, Annandale 53
West Central Area 63, Brandon-Evansville 47
Royalton 55, Upsala 32
Minneota 89, Lakeview 56
Melrose Area 80, Holdingford 65
Hancock 72, Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 35
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 65, MACCRAY 60
Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 21:
Hancock 50, K-M-S 46
Osakis 81, Staples-Motley 35
Pillager 68, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 50
Albany 75, St. Cloud Cathedral 69
Mora 78, Braham 56
Southwest MN Christian 87, Canby 44
That's all for now. Busy day ahead!