Boys' basketball playoffs set to begin

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team is having their best season on the courts since winning 15 games in 2015-16. That year they made it all the way to the sub-section finals before losing to Battle Lake.

On Saturday, Sub-Section 5A-South playoff seedings were released.

Next for the Jaguars (14-12) is the Sub-Section 5A-South quarterfinals this week Thursday (March 7) at 7 p.m. on the home court. They take on either No. 7-seeded Onamia (8-16) or No. 10-seeded Ogilvie (0-22). Those teams played on Monday night this week in the play-in round of sub-sections. If B-B-E wins on Thursday, they advance to the semifinals to take on either No. 3 Upsala or No. 6 St. John's Prep. Those teams meet Thursday at Upsala in the quarterfinals.

The Sub-Section 5A-South semifinals will be on Saturday, March 9 at 7:45 p.m. at Foley high school. The sub-section finals will be on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. back at Foley. Defending sub-section champion Hinckley-Finlayson (19-7) is the No. 1 seed and ranked No. 19 in the latest Class 1A state rankings by Minnesota Basketball News.

In Sub-Section 5A-North, 18th-ranked (MN Basketball News) Cromwell-Wright (21-3) is seeded first. Pine River-Backus (22-4) is seeded second.

**In girls' basketball news...
The B-B-E Jaguars will take on No. 2-seeded Swanville for the sub-section championship on Tuesday night (March 5) at Little Falls high school. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. The game will be carried on 106.5 FM the Train as well as Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood.

The Bulldogs (21-3) defeated No. 3-seeded East Central by a 48-43 score in their semifinal game on Tuesday. Swanville was co-champions of the Prairie Conference with Royalton after both finished the league with 9-1 records.

March Madness is underway!!!