The B-B-E Jaguars football team won for the third straight game as they prevailed in a hard-fought battle over Browerville by a 38-26 score.
The first quarter ended with the teams sitting in a 6-6 tie. The Jaguars led 24-13 at halftime.
B-B-E is 5-2 overall and in the Mid State, Sub-District III standings going into the last game of the regular season. They complete the regular season at Olivia while facing the BOLD Warriors (6-1). BOLD just took their first loss of the season by a 41-28 score at Kimball Area.
Here's video featuring the first touchdown of the night:
Here's video featuring the two-point conversion attempt after the Jaguars scored to take a 12-6 lead in the 2nd quarter:
The Tigers entered the game with a 3-3 record, and their three losses were to teams with a combined 17-1 record through six contests. They are one of the better-coached units in the league, and it is never, ever a simple task to beat a Browerville football team.
Last year Browerville had two wins over the Jaguars by a 45-0 score (Week 6) and 48-18 (Section 4A quarterfinals). The Tigers finished 6-2 overall with a 1-1 mark in the playoffs. In 2019, the Tigers won 33-0 in Week Five at Belgrade. Browerville won 44-7 in Week Four in the 2018 season. B-B-E's district champion team in 2017 won at Browerville by a 42-20 score in Week Four. Browerville won in 2015 and 2016 in their regular season match-ups with the Jaguars.
In earning their fifth win of the season, the Jaguars gained a total of 364 yards compared to Browerville's 215 yards. The Jaguars gained 255 yards in the air and 109 on the ground. Browerville had 204 rushing yards and 11 passing yards on just one completion.
B-B-E led 24-13 at halftime. Blaine Fischer's 17-yard interception return and then a two-point conversion carry gave the Jaguars a 32-13 score. The Tigers scored on a two-yard run to make it 32-19 with just 8 seconds left in the third quarter. Fischer later had a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 38-19 score in the fourth quarter. The lone Browerville scoring in the fourth quarter was an 11-yard touchdown in the closing minutes.
Mid-State, Sub-District III scores in Week 7 on October 15:Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 28, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 22 (Landon Blom carried 27 times for 201 yards in the loss; K-M-S's Jared Cortez passed for 232 yards in Murdock)
Upsala/Swanville Area 43, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 22
Benson 37, Maple Lake 0 (Irish held to 113 yards of offense at Brock Field; Thomas Dineen is back, and he rushed for 193 yards)
Kimball Area 41, BOLD 28
Week Seven area football scores on October 15
Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 37, Yellow Medicine East 36 OT
Glencoe-Silver Lake 28, New London-Spicer 26
#4 Dassel-Cokato 20, #10 Litchfield 6
Paynesville Area 34, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 30
Holdingford 50, Montevideo 34
Minnewaska Area 26, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 6 (they were both 0-6 coming into the game)
Verndale 38, Wheaton/Herman-Norcross 31
Elk River 57, Alexandria 56
New York Mills 35, Parkers Prairie 6
Albany 28, Foley 14
Sauk Centre 24, Melrose Area 13
Osakis 22, West Central Area/Ashby 20
Royalton 20, Rockford Area 6
Eden Valley-Watkins 34, Pierz 14
Brandon-Evansville 66, Bertha-Hewitt 6
Hancock 44, Sebeka 24
