Jaguars lose twice on the basketball courts, wrestling faring well at the Jackhammer (VIDEO)

The B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team suffered a 71-70 loss at Eden Valley-Watkins tonight. A late 10-point lead with about 3 minutes to go did not hold up. The Eagles, who entered the game with a 1-5 record, scored the game-winning shot on a banked three-pointer.

The Jaguars (0-6) led 38-23 at halftime but gave up 48 points in the second half. Senior Josh Walstrom led the Jaguars with 20 points, 2 assists, 2 blocked shots, 5 rebounds and one steal. The team's defensive average is 71 points a game, and they are off to their toughest start to a season since 2006-2007. In that season, the Jaguars started 1-1 before losing 14 straight games.

In a home game against Holdingford, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team fell to 1-1 in the Central Minnesota Conference with a 57-51 loss. The halftime score was 23-23.

The game was neck-and-neck through the early minutes of the second half. Mya Worms scored in the paint to tie it at 32-32 with 10:32 remaining. Adley Hagen went 2-for-2 at the line to give the Jaguars a 34-32 lead, but the Huskers (6-2) proceeded to go on a 14-0 run and take control of the game. That stretch of the game during which the Jaguars were scoreless was one second shy of 4 minutes.

Adley Hagen's 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals led the Jaguars, who fall to 4-5 overall.

The JV girls' basketball team defeated Holdingford 42-29, and the C-squad Jaguars lost a close one 33-28.

Here's a video featuring the starter introductions and more at the beginning of the varsity game:


I'll get caught up on wrestling news and add that here later tonight.

And in wrestling news...
At Pequot Lakes high school today, the B-B-E Jaguars wrestling team is competing in the Jackhammer Invitational, which features a total of 38 teams from across Minnesota. They are doing incredibly well and sit in a tie with Eagan for 9th place with 62 points after Day One. In first place is Staples-Motley with 151 points. In fourth place is Paynesville Area (84.5 points), while Minnewaska Area is in fifth place with 79 points.

At 160, Brett DeRoo won by fall (0:33) to get into the quarterfinals. In his quarterfinal match, DeRoo defeated LPGE/Browerville's Logan Thom by fall (0:44) to land a spot in the championship semifinals. At 215, Carson Gilbert picked up three straight wins by fall with times of 2:28, 1:37 and 5:43. The last pin was in the quarterfinals, so he joins DeRoo in the championship semifinals.

Area girls' basketball scores on December 20:
Foley 73, Paynesville Area 53
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 64, Browerville 24
Ogilvie 66, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 61
West Central Area 51, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 33
Renville County West 55, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 48
Pine River-Backus 73, Verndale 25
Little Falls 67, Swanville 27
Montevideo 61, Yellow Medicine East 39

Central Minnesota Conference boys' basketball scores on December 20:
Paynesville Area 83, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 66
Holdingford 93, Maple Lake 50

Area boys' basketball scores on December 20:
New York Mills 69, Sebeka 61
PACT Charter 62, Brandon-Evansville 61
Montevideo 61, BOLD 39
Minnewaska Area 61, Melrose Area 45
Ashby 56, Battle Lake 44
Ada-Borup West 71, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 59
Henning 60, Parkers Prairie 39
Albany 71, Rocori 42
Dawson-Boyd 84, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 46
West Central Area 62, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 59
Benson 69, Lac qui Parle Valley 66