Here's the rundown of the B-B-E Jaguars going to the state individual wrestling tournament:
Ryan Jensen (126), Walker Bents (132), Blaine Fischer (152), Maximus Hanson (160), Carson Gilbert (182) and Ethan Spanier (220). They will compete at Xcel Energy Center in the individual tournament on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5 in St. Paul.
More to come after open gym, including some video highlights from today's wrestling action.
At 220 pounds, Ethan Spanier faced No. 1-seeded Jaxon Behm in the championship. Behm won a 9-4 decision.
**Here's video featuring B-B-E Jaguars competing in the finals at 120, 126 and 132 pounds at the Section 5A tournament:
**Here's video from the 152-pound championship match with Blaine Fischer:
Here's notes from the true second matches...
At 160 pounds, Maximus Hanson faced Canby sophomore Nick Wagner (13-7) with a state trip on the line. Hanson got a takedown 30 seconds into the first period and took a 2-0 lead into the second period. Hanson started down in the second period and was given an escape to start out. Just 20 seconds into the second period, Hanson got a takedown for a 7-0 lead, which stood into the third period. In the third, Hanson got an early takedown for a 7-0 lead. Hanson won by an 8-0 major decision. He takes a 34-8 record into state.
At 182 pounds, Carson Gilbert faced Logan Straumann (32-6) of A-C-GC with a state trip on the line. Straumann struck first with a takedown with just 14 seconds left in the opening period. Gilbert earned a reversal just 10 seconds into the second period for a 2-2 tie. As time expired in the second period, Gilbert earned two back points to take a 4-2 lead. Early in the third period, Gilbert earned three back points for a 7-2 lead. Gilbert earned three more back points to make it a 10-2 lead. With 45 seconds left in the third period, the action was blown dead by the referee, at which point Gilbert was awarded multiple penalty points on technical violations. The match was ruled a win in favor of Gilbert, handing him a second straight state tournament berth.
Area girls' basketball scores on February 26:
Sauk Centre 48, Osakis 45
Minneota 66, Lakeview 23
Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 74, Yellow Medicine East 62
Lac qui Parle Valley 53, Wabasso 26
MACCRAY 51, Canby 42
Litchfield 45, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 42
New London-Spicer 72, Paynesville Area 43
West Central Area 60, Minnewaska Area 39
Montevideo 65, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 34
Ogilvie 71, Barnum 59
