It was unreal! A wild ending in a 6th grade game + College Updates (VIDEO)

Note: on Sunday night, this blog post was updated to feature some college basketball updates...

In a regular season Highway 55 league Community Education game today, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball Class of 2031 sixth graders faced Rocori in their last game of the afternoon at the elementary. Later in the first half, the Jaguars cut a 9-5 deficit in half when Harper Dickhoff went 2-for-2 at the free throw line. The Spartans led 11-7 at halftime, however, after getting a steal and layup with 12 seconds left.

That four-point halftime deficit grew to 14-7 when Mrs. Erin Koshiol's daughter (for Rocori) canned a long three-point shot with 11:45 on the clock. B-B-E's offense was putting up some good shots, but none were falling. In their favor was the fact that the majority of the second half was still in front of them.

Cue the comeback! It would soon be underway.

Over 3 minutes played out after Koshiol's three-pointer before either team scored. With 8:38 left, Harper Herickhoff scored on the right block to cut it to 14-9. Nearly 2 more minutes would pass by with neither team scoring. Emma Bast then made a big rebound shot in the paint to cut it to 14-11 with 6:50 remaining. Almost a minute later, Herickhoff made 1 of 2 free throw shots to make it a two-point game.

All this time, B-B-E's defense was standing up to some tough guard play and tall, athletic Rocori players who made rebounding tough.

With 3:20 left, perhaps the biggest shot of the game was made when Isabella Olson scored in the paint to put the game into a 14-14 tie. The Jaguars had turned the tables on Rocori, and the Spartans had gone over 8 minutes without scoring by that point. Rocori then got around B-B-E's defense with a quick layup that immediately followed Olson's shot. Now back in a deficit, the Jaguars pushed straight down court, and Addison Reese made a huge bucket in the paint to force a 16-16 tie with 2:50 left. As it played out, that shot by Reese was the last field goal made in the game.

With 1:40 left, Herickhoff went 1-of-2 at the free throw line to break the tie. The 17-16 score stood for over 1 minute of play, but the Spartans then tied it with 28.8 seconds left by going 1-of-2 at the line. You can see the last 60 seconds of the game play out in the video below.

Here's a 5 minute video featuring the last 60 seconds of the game:


Final score: B-B-E 19, Rocori 17! In the first game today, B-B-E defeated Paynesville Area 21-13. In the meeting between Rocori and Paynesville, the Spartans won on a last-second shot by a 16-15 score after they trailed 15-10 with around 8 minutes to go.

More to come.

In college basketball news...
B-B-E Class of 2023 graduate Abby Berge led the Minnesota State University-Moorhead women's basketball team in minutes played (31) in a 63-53 win on Saturday this weekend over Wayne State College. Berge, a 5'11" sophomore guard/forward, also had 8 rebounds and 2 assists. The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win evened MSU-Moorhead's league record at 7-7. They are 9-11 overall with their third straight win. On Friday night, January 24, the Dragons hosted Augustana University of Sioux Falls and earned a 57-43 win. Against the Vikings, Berge played 27 minutes while scoring 10 points with 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists. On Saturday, January 18 at Winona State University, Berge played 29 minutes with a double-double of 21 points and 13 rebounds. MSU-Moorhead's next game is on Thursday, January 30 in Aberdeen against Northern State University (13-7, 10-4). The Dragons will be looking to avenge a narrow 73-70 loss to NSU in Moorhead on December 5.

The Northland Community and Technical College Pioneers women's basketball team drubbed Minnesota College Athletic Conference North Division rival Central Lakes College 70-48 on Saturday, January 25. B-B-E Class of 2023 graduate Tiyana Schwinghammer played 31 minutes while scoring 9 points with 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot while her Pioneers improved to 15-4 overall. NCTC blew away NJCAA Division II Gogebic College in Ironwood, Michigan on Saturday, January 18 by a 95-56 score. It was the fourth time this season that the Pioneers surpassed 90 points. Schwinghammer led the team with 23 points in 26 minutes of play. The sophomore guard also had 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot. NCTC's next game is in Ely on Saturday, February 1 against Minnesota North College-Vermilion (3-17).