Step I: boys' playoff opener

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team holds a 31-25 lead in the opening minute of the second half tonight. No. 6-seeded Sebeka is the sub-section quarterfinal opponent.

The halftime score was 31-23.

A shot by Ryan Schwinghammer, who sat most of the first half with two personal fouls, scored to make it 33-25.

Two minutes into the second half, and the Jaguars hold a 37-27 lead.

**Final score: B-B-E 54, Sebeka 53. The game went down to the wire!

Here's video from the final 64 seconds of the game:

Up next: the Jaguars (13-14) advance to the sub-section semifinals for the third straight year. They play again on Saturday night, March 7 at Wadena-Deer Creek high school. Tip-off will be at approximately 7:30 p.m. (the late game that night at W-DC). Their opponent will be No. 2-seeded Pine River-Backus (18-8, 6-8 Northland Conference). The PR-B Tigers ended No. 7-seeded Verndale's season tonight by a 69-59 score.

More to follow. I am also tracking down an update on the B-B-E Resistance Robotics team. They are in Duluth for their regional competition. A robotics update will be posted in a new blog post, with a link to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website.

THANK YOU to Bonanza Valley State Bank of Brooten for sponsoring this Jaguars sports playoff update. Your support of the Bonanza Valley Voice sports department is greatly appreciated!