CMC girls' basketball opening night (VIDEO)

The Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball schedule got underway on Tuesday this week. The defending champion B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team prevailed 62-52 to start 1-0 (3-0 overall). At halftime, the sixth grade girls' basketball team played a scrimmage.

*Here's video from the final minute of the first half:


Click over to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website to see a video showing footage from the second half. It features the moment when the Jaguars gained the lead for the first time with about 6 minutes remaining. (Short link) https://bit.ly/33iy3Oj.

Central Minnesota Conference girls'BBall scores on December 7:
Kimball Area 66, Eden Valley-Watkins 59
Royalton 63, Maple Lake 29

EV-W has started 1-2 this season. The Eagles won 55-32 against former CMC rival Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at HL-W-W high school in the season opener. In their second game that was also their home opener, the Eagles lost 44-36 to Minnewaska Area.

Royalton, who appears to be the biggest threat to the Jaguars in the CMC, sits at 3-1 overall. They lost at defending Class 2A state champion Albany in the season opener by a 64-52 score. The Royals beat Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 70-24 in their second game. Last Saturday at St. Cloud Apollo high school, the Royals won 75-42 against the St. Cloud Crush co-op. I read a couple articles recently about the St. Cloud Crush co-op, and it is just crazy. It boggles my mind that St. Cloud Apollo and St. Cloud Tech high schools have paired a handful of their athletic teams. What on earth is going wrong in that city? Where to begin.

Paynesville Area (0-2) and Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (1-2) don't start their CMC games until Friday this week.