Mainstreeters sweep hoops doubleheader (VIDEOS)

Two varsity games played out in remarkably different fashion tonight but had the same outcome at Sauk Centre high school tonight.

In the first varsity game, the B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team fought with all they had to overcome a double-digit deficit. Late attempts at the comeback fell three points short in a 54-50 loss.

Here's a video from early in the 1st half in the girls' basketball game:


Sauk Centre (10-4) entered the game as the No. 3-ranked team in Section 6AA, and they're now on a 4-game winning streak.

The Jaguars shot just 28 percent from the floor; they were 9-of-19 at the free throw line, which ultimately cost them the game. Kacey Fischer (19 points) and Teagan Dingmann (17 points) were the two Jaguars in double figures.

And here's video from the 2nd half tonight in the varsity girls game:


The Royalton Royals girls' basketball team picked up a huge Section 6AA win by defeating Foley 74-63 in Foley tonight. The Falcons were 11-1 coming into the game with an 11-game winning streak. Both are contenders in Section 6AA this season.

More to come.

In girls' hockey news...
Last night in Richmond, the River Lakes Stars girls' hockey team defeated Sartell-St. Stephen/Sauk Rapids-Rice 3-2 in a Central Lakes Conference game. They're now 10-8 overall and 5-4 in the CLC.

In the boys' basketball game tonight:
The Kevin Kuefler-coached Sauk Centre Mainstreeters defeated the B-B-E Jaguars boys' basketball team 61-37. This squares their record at 6-6 overall, while the Jaguars fall to 5-7.

Across the game's first 9 minutes, the Mainstreeters made 6 three-point shots while building a 25-3 lead.

Area girls' basketball scores on January 16:
New York Mills 70, Verndale 48
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 57, Browerville 37
Minnewaska Area 60, Albany 44
Melrose Area 63, Holdingford 26
Royalton 74, Foley 63
Pine River-Backus 82, Cass Lake-Bena 41
Swanville 69, Upsala 41

Area boys' basketball scores on January 16:
Melrose Area 75, Brandon-Evansville 61
Maple Lake 77, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 63 (Central MN Conference game)
Paynesville Area 93, Kimball Area 65 (Central MN Conference game)
Holdingford 70, Eden Valley-Watkins 49 (Central MN Conference game)