Final score: B-B-E 87, Hinckley-Finlayson 25.
Hinckley-Finlayson finishes the season 9-19 overall.
The B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team (22-5) now heads to the sub-section semis! Tonight's playoff win had the largest margin of victory for a playoff game since exactly eight years ago in the 2010-2011 season. On February 28, 2011, the No. 7-seeded Jaguars beat No. 10-seeded Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 77-24 to advance to the sub-section quarterfinals. In the sub-section quarterfinals, the Jaguars put up one hell of a fight in a 66-62 loss to No. 2-seeded Parkers Prairie (at Parkers Prairie).
This is neat! Current B-B-E senior Macie Kirckof's oldest sister, Ashley, was a senior on that 2010-11 team.
Next: the Jaguars play at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 2 at 6 p.m. at Little Falls high school. Their opponent will be No. 5-seeded Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.
*Here's video from the post-game huddle tonight.
Tonight in their quarterfinal game, the K-M-S Fighting Saints (13-13) beat No. 4-seeded Upsala (13-14) in Upsala by a 44-42 overtime margin! I have to gather more information on that game. I can't imagine how exciting the atmosphere was at the Upsala gym. Quite a fun bus ride back to the K-M-S high school for their team!
*Update: I just learned that K-M-S fought back from a 10-point halftime deficit to pull out the exciting win. The game was tied at 38-all after regulation play ended. Katie Krieger led the Fighting Saints with 18 points, six steals and nine boards. Madison Rohner added a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Section 5A girls' basketball scores on Feb. 28:East Central 48, Braham 46
Pine River-Backus 74, Browerville 34
Sebeka 47, Verndale 42
Menahga 71, Nevis 23
Swanville 62, Ogilvie 27 (Swanville is the No. 2 seed in our sub-section; they are 20-3 overall)
I am posting scores from this week...trying to play catch-up here. I have a ways to go.
Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 28 (some playoffs):Eden Valley-Watkins 63, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 53
Litchfield 41, New London-Spicer 38
C-G-B 67, Brandon-Evansville 36
West Central Area 86, Hancock 53
Parkers Prairie 65, Ortonville 38
Holdingford 54, Kimball Area 50
Sauk Centre 78, North Lakes Academy 14
Albany 61, Melrose Area 58
Foley 56, Pierz 48
Royalton 68, Milaca 48
Rush City 56, Osakis 28
Maranatha Christian 69, Maple Lake 32
Watertown-Mayer 43, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 31
Area boys' basketball scores on Feb. 28 (some playoffs):Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 69, Wabasso 53
MACCRAY 54, Yellow Medicine East 53 (a border battle playoff game in Clara City; another gym that had to be rocking tonight!)
Lakeview 61, Canby 55
Ortonville 54, Ashby 47
Springfield 104, Windom Area 42
Area boys' basketball scores on February 26:New London-Spicer 73, Rockford Area 43 (Wildcats clinch a co-championship of the Wright County West with this win)
Hinckley-Finlayson 62, East Central 57
Lac qui Parle Valley 74, Minneota 72 (LQPV clinches a share of the Camden North Conference title with this upset win over top-ranked Minneota)
Willmar 75, St. Cloud Tech 61
New York Mills 71, Battle Lake 65 OT
Royalton 63, Staples-Motley 40
West Central Area 67, Underwood 53
Upsala 59, Isle 53
Albany 62, Eden Valley-Watkins 56
BOLD 91, Montevideo 49
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 76, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 67
Parkers Prairie 77, Henning 74 OT
Brandon-Evansville 64, Bertha-Hewitt 32
Swanville 74, Ogilvie 32
Sauk Centre 70, Browerville 63
Minnewaska Area 61, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 50
Osakis 79, St. John's Prep 53
Ortonville 80, Canby 43
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 65, Verndale 40
Melrose Area 74, Sartell-St. Stephen 67
Area girls' basketball scores on Feb. 26 (some playoffs):Minneota 65, Yellow Medicine East 32
LP-GE 48, Osakis 37
LQPV 59, Wabasso 55
From here on out the Bonanza Valley Voice will work diligently to find an "extra gear or two" on the transmission for our sports department! We'll see how it goes.
