Step III: Jaguar volleyball heading to the 'Ship! (VIDEOS**)

In a truly memorable night where all kinds of heart and guts and tenacity was displayed by the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team, a terrific performance by the Underwood Rockets could not overcome what the underdogs brought to Fergus Falls tonight. After faltering early and losing the opening set 25-18, the No. 3-seeded Jaguars ran the table in a 3-1 win to advance to the Section 6A championship for the second straight year.

Here's a video from early in game two tonight:


Game one final score: Underwood 25, B-B-E 18.
Game two final score: B-B-E 25, Underwood 21.
Game three final score: B-B-E 25, Underwood 17.
Game four final score: B-B-E 25, Underwood 16.

The Jaguars (19-8) play again Saturday, November 7 at 7 p.m. to go to state! At the same location as tonight's match. Please spread the word!! The opponent will be Border West, a first-year co-op between Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley, Wheaton Area and Herman-Norcross schools.

How the match developed across games one and two against Underwood:
In game one, the Rockets took advantage of a couple early Jaguar miscues while gaining a quick 7-1 lead. The Jaguars fought like mad but could not get the gap closer than 4 points until they trailed 14-11 on an Underwood hitting error. They fell behind as much as 22-14 before a late push with back-to-back kills from Laken Anderson and Teagan Dingmann cut it to 24-18.

In game two, the Jaguars had a great start with an early 5-2 lead, but Underwood cut it to 5-4 and 6-5. After the Jaguars took an 11-8 lead with Dingmann's kill, the Rockets rattled off a 5-0 run for a 13-11 lead. Jaylee Jensen's kill broke a 13-13 tie, but Underwood then took leads of 16-15, 20-18 and 21-19. The Jaguars found a rally at just the right time when they had a 6-0 scoring run to win the set and even the match at two games each.

Here's action from the middle of game three tonight:


In game three, the Jaguars fell behind 11-8 before Macey Roering's kill brought a crucial side out. After Laken Anderson's kill tied it at 11-11, the Jaguars surged ahead and held a 14-11 lead after McKinley Haider's ace serve.

The third set began 49 minutes after the start of the match. An initial 3-1 lead was followed by a 5-3 deficit. The Rockets pulled ahead 8-4 before Coach Breitbach called a timeout. Underwood junior outside Aubrey Borgos hit her 10th kill of the night for a 9-6 score. Trailing 10-6, the Jaguars got a kill from Jaylee Jensen before falling behind 11-8. THe Jaguars found their spark on a Roering kill that was followed by an assisted block by Jensen and Fischer. Anderson's kill made it 11-11 as the Jaguars surged to a 14-11 lead, at which point Underwood called a timeout.

With momentum on their side, the Jaguars pushed the lead to 17-12 and then 19-13 on a Fischer ace serve. Dingmann's ace serve made it 22-15, and back-to-back kills from Roering brought game point at 24-16. Jensen's kill finished off a 25-17 win for the 2-1 set lead.

In game four, which started 72 minutes after the start of the match, B-B-E's momentum carried through as they took a quick early lead on terrific serving by Fischer, whose ace serve made it 4-0. A kill by Anderson and a block by Dingmann pushed it to 9-2.

Here's a video featuring action early in game four:


Underwood did not go away easily, and the Rockets put up a fight to close the gap to 12-8, 13-10 and then 14-12. Beginning with a kill from Anderson, the Jaguars rattled off a 6-0 run that broke Underwood's spirits. After the Jaguars hit long for a side out and a 22-16 score, they scored the final 3 points of the night to punch their ticket to the championship with a 25-16 win.

Underwood's season closes with 23 wins...
For Underwood, the volleyball careers of 7 outstanding seniors comes to a close tonight. The Rockets went 23-7 this season. In the Little Eight Conference, they were 7-1, good for a co-championship with Border West. The Buccaneers are 23-2 overall after sweeping No. 5-seeded Henning in the earlier semifinal tonight at Kennedy High School. Game scores were 25-10, 25-14, 25-19. Henning finishes 22-8; the Hornets were runners-up in the Park Region Conference with a 6-1 record behind Wadena-Deer Creek.

Border West's former teams, C-G-B and W/H-N, were both strong programs before the co-op pairing. It's no surprise they are having such a strong season. I'll have scouting information to share later in the day on Thursday.

Area volleyball playoff scores on November 4:
Marshall Area 3, Willmar 1
Detroit Lakes 3, Annandale 0
Alexandria 3, Buffalo 0

GAME NIGHT! In Otter Tail County (VIDEO)

The Section 6A semifinal volleyball playoffs is being held tonight at Kennedy High School in Fergus Falls. In the first match, Border West faces Henning at 6 p.m. The nightcap features our B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team facing No. 2-seeded Underwood at approximately 7:45 p.m. I am unaware of radio coverage, but I am guessing the Fergus Fall station will carry it. I hope to get updates posted here before B-B-E's match. 

I sure miss Smooth Magic 107 FM and Brady's coverage already!

I'll also get a time posted on when our pre-match drills begin.

Here's a video featuring action in game one last Friday against HLA:


**There is no radio broadcasting here. Leighton Media dropped the ball! Crazy!!!! I can't believe it. They have staff here in Fergus Falls. I do not understand. 

**In the first semifinal, Border West won 3-0 over fifth-seeded Henning. 

MATCH UPDATES against Underwood...
The pre-match 20 minute timer should start at 7:22 p.m.**The 20 minute clock expires at 7:45 p.m. Then we will have player introductions.

In game one, the Rockets have an early 6-1 lead.

Later, Underwood has a 20-13 lead.

Game one: Underwood 25, B-B-E 18.

**In game 2, the Rockets are ahead 12-11.

Later, Underwood has a 20-18 lead.

Game two: B-B-E 25, Underwood 21.

**In game 3, an early 3-1 lead evaporated quickly, and the Rockets have an 8-4 lead. **REFRESH this blog post to see the outcome of the match.

Election results are in for local races

Visit the Bonanza Valley Voice website for local updates: Brooten-Belgrade-2026race-results.

That's all I've got to post. I have to get the paper ready for the printing press.

It is wet out (VIDEOS added)

Periodic heavy rain and steady rain has been falling all morning today across the Bonanza Valley area. At 1 p.m., I'll check out our rain gauge and see what's been dropped on us today.

Some B-B-E news...
In one of the major four Activity Account fundraisers for B-B-E schools, the Fruit Sales fundraiser ends this week on Friday, November 6 at the end of the school day (~4 p.m.). Either contact a student you know or call the high school office to place an order: 320-254-8211 (option 2).

Monday night updates:
I don't know what the rain gauge said earlier today, but as of 7 p.m. it's showing we've received around 2 inches of rain today in Brooten.

Much of my time in the past 48 hours has been wrapped up with preparing a radio story for this week's Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper. With the changes taking place with the Glenwood radio station, in the past 2 weeks, I've witnessed something that I will write about just one time in my life: a radio station being bought out by a larger company. It's been an eye opener, and it's made me realize more than ever just how touch-and-go it can be with a small business in the American media industry. It's downright scary.

Here's a video from pre-match action last Friday night:


Here's a video featuring the end of game one against the Comets last Friday:


A new post will be added some time later in the day on Tuesday, Election Day.

In light volleyball news...
I see that Paynesville Area lost a 3-2 match on Monday night to No. 7-seeded Montevideo in a tough upset. The Bulldogs were the No. 3 seed in Sub-Section 3AA-North. Also, Maple Lake won in Section 5AA and keeps their season alive. The Irish (18-11) play again this Thursday against Blake in the semifinals. More to come later in a new blog post.

Step II: another 3-0 sweep, Jaguars power past Comets for Final Four berth! (VIDEOS)

A second straight 3-0 sweep has landed the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team a Final Four berth in Section 6A. The Jaguars won in three sets against Hillcrest Lutheran Academy thanks in large part to outstanding serving and smart play at the net. Next: the Jaguars (18-8) play at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4 at Fergus Falls. Their opponent will be Underwood. Please spread the word! We need a large crowd there to cheer our team to another win!

More to come. Video is uploading.

I've spent a large portion of the time following tonight's match visiting with Brady Erdmann, whose position as Sports Broadcaster at KMGK 107.1 FM at Glenwood ends tonight. Tonight was his final sports call at Smooth Magic. It is a wrap. He gave 12 fantastic years to faithfully covering B-B-E and Minnewaska Area sports after he was hired in Glenwood in November 2014. It will not be the same without him on the sideline. The station was purchased by Leighton Media, a large radio conglomerate with stations in Minnesota and North Dakota. The change officially happens at midnight on Saturday night (tomorrow). At that time, Smooth Magic 107 will no longer be a radio station. The new station will be a country music station with the same 107.1 FM spot on the radio. The local Leighton Media office is in Alexandria. The Glenwood radio station will be closed permanently.

I highly encourage you to listen to Smooth Magic 107 on Saturday, October 31, leading up to and including the radio broadcast of the NDSU Bison football game at 2:30 p.m. I wrote about the change in ownership at The Voice website: SmoothMagic107-FinalDay.

Here's a video featuring the start of the match:


Game scores were 25-20, 25-12, 25-19.

The Jaguars were hot to start game three with Teagan Dingmann's thunderous ace block followed by the senior middle pounding down back-to-back kills for a 3-0 lead. The Comets tied it 3-all, and Laken Anderson's kill made it 4-3. The Comets got a kill and two straight ace blocks to gain a 6-4 lead, only to see the Jaguars get kills from Mya Worms and Macey Roering for a 6-6 deadlock. The game continued to play out in back-and-forth fashion. Anderson's kill gave the Jaguars a 10-8 lead, but the Comets had their best rally of the night when they had a 6-1 run. Of those 6 points, three came on B-B-E hitting errors. An HLA kill gave them a 12-11 lead, and Coach Breitbach called a timeout. After the third error, the Comets led 14-11.

B-B-E came alive with four straight kills, three by Anderson and one by Dingmann. Anderson's kill gave the lead back to the Jaguars at 15-14. Dingmann's tip made it 17-15, and the Comets tied the set at 17-all and 18-all. Roering's kill gave the Jaguars a 20-18 lead, and the Comets got just one point from there on a B-B-E hitting error. A late HLA net violation gave the Jaguars the 25th point in a 25-19 win.

Here's action in game three tonight:


In tonight's match against the Comets:
Overall, the Jaguars had an outstanding hitting efficiency figure of 25 percent. In the set that was a real battle, game three, the Jaguars still maintained a strong hitting mark of 13.2 percent. The Jaguars racked up 8 ace serves on the night with 7 solo blocks. Kamie Fischer had 31 set assists with 2 ace serves, 7 digs, 2 solo blocks and one block assist.

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy's season ends with a 16-12 overall record. In their top rotation, they had 2 freshmen and just one senior. Their roster had 4 seniors overall. After the match, I gave high praise to Coach Foss for her team's performance. They will be an incredibly tough team in 2027. By the QRF rating, they were the 31st-ranked Class 1A team. B-B-E is ranked No. 12 by QRF and No. 11 in the Minnesota Coaches Association Volleyball rankings.

B-B-E's student section was outstanding tonight! Perhaps it was some of the Halloween spirit, but I haven't seen them that fired up since a memorable Paynesville match on the same floor just a few years ago. Also, I have to give praise to the HLA student section. They were also very good. It was an incredible high school playoff atmosphere to be a part of!

Upset alert...Eden Valley-Watkins lost 3-1 to visiting Montevideo tonight in Sub-Section 3AA-North. The Thunderhawks are having an "okay" season that's quite good relatively speaking after their program has suffered through three straight two-win seasons. Four seasons ago, in 2022, they struggled in a 5-17 season. This year, the playoff win improves their record to 10-15 heading into a match with Paynesville Area. Montevideo was 10-15 in 2021, and their COVID season of 2020 yielded just a 2-4 record. Montevideo's last winning season was in 2017, when they went 15-13 overall and 8-6 in the West Central Conference. In a sub-.500 season, 2012, they finished as runners-up in Sub-Section 3AA-North. That was Montevideo's last serious playoff run. In 2009, they had another team hovering at about .500 but they managed a run to the Section 3AA championship, where they lost to Marshall Area. The last time they went over the 20-win mark was in back-to-back seasons of 2006 and 2007. Their 2006 team earned an upset 3-1 win over B-B-E in the Section 6AA championship at the University of Minnesota-Morris. I can still remember that night, when I dubbed UM-Morris's P.E. Center as a "House of Horrors" with our Jaguars losing a match that I never dreamed we would lose. Twenty years ago! THIS blog was not even 1 month old that night, which was Saturday, November 4, 2006. You can hop in a time machine and go back there by clicking here: 2006Section6AAchampionship.

A few Saturday morning updates...
The Bonanza Valley Voice website has been update: http://www.bonanzavalleyvoice.com. The last-ever North Dakota State University Bison sports broadcast on 107.1 FM will begin at 2:30 p.m. today at Smooth Magic 107 FM of Glenwood. Tonight is the final work day for Steve Nestor, who has owned Smooth Magic FM in Glenwood since 1993. Their website is: https://www.kmgk1071.com. That's it! Steve can have a much-deserved and long overdue retirement. Losing Smooth Magic 107 is weighing heavily on me today and this weekend.

It's Halloween night! The Belgrade VFW has a costume contest, but you must be there by 9 p.m. to be part of the judging and prizes! Please be careful out there if you are driving around the towns.

Section 6A volleyball quarterfinal scores on October 30:
Border West 3, West Central Area 0 (Border West is the No. 1 seed)
Underwood 3, Hancock 1
Henning 3, Park Christian 1

Area volleyball playoff scores on October 30:
MACCRAY 3, Lakeview 2
Central Minnesota Christian-Prinsburg 3, Canby 0
Minneota 3, Dawson-Boyd 0
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 3, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 1 (a mild upset in Grove City in Sub-Section 3AA-North)
Paynesville Area 3, Litchfield 0
Montevideo 3, Eden Valley-Watkins 1 (a big upset in Eden Valley tonight; Montevideo improves to 10-15 with the win)
New London-Spicer 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 0
Wabasso 3, Renville County West 1 (at Renville, RCW lost in an upset in Sub-Section 3A-North)

Area football scores on October 31; these are section semifinal games:
Sebeka 44, Verndale 27
Border West 46, Rothsay 6
Hancock 22, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 20 (Owls earn an upset win in Fergus Falls today)
Benson 47, West Central Area 21
Parkers Prairie 34, Otter Tail Central 0
Upsala/Swanville Area 54, Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 6
Breckenridge 55, Pine River-Backus 6
Redwood Valley 63, Paynesville Area 7
Kimball Area 34, Eden Valley-Watkins 12
Royalton 20, Holdingford 7
Osakis 30, Staples-Motley 17
New London-Spicer 57, Melrose Area 22 (Wildcats trounce Melrose in Melrose)
Albany 29, Litchfield 23
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 51, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 0
Pierz 57, Esko 0
Sartell-St. Stephen 8, Alexandria 6
Willmar 56, Rocori 22
Minneota 43, MACCRAY 13
Springfield 48, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 12
Dawson-Boyd 56, Canby 13
Marshall 48, Hutchinson 14

Volleyball playoff match updates

This Section 6A playoff quarterfinal match is on Smooth Magic 107.1 FM of Glenwood.  It's Brady's final sports broadcast with the station, which weighs heavily on me. He has given 12 incredible years to covering B-B-E Jaguar sports. It will be very tough to not have him calling our varsity sports.

In game one, the Jaguars and Comets are tied 14-14.

The Jaguars won game one 25-20.

More to come in a NEW blog post.

Playoffs continue tomorrow for Jaguar volleyball; Breitbach speeds into STATE! (VIDEO)

In case you haven't heard yet, the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team will continue in the postseason with their second straight home playoff match tomorrow, Friday. First serve against Hillcrest Lutheran Academy of Fergus Falls will be at 7 p.m., and I know that KMGK Smooth Magic 107 FM will be on site. We look forward to seeing a large hometown crowd that welcomes the HLA private school to our town!

Also, it will be the final B-B-E sports broadcast for Brady Erdmann. The new station owner, unfortunately and tragically, has different staff who will be utilized for sports broadcasting. It's a shame.

Here's a video from game one last night against Benson:


And some exciting cross country news!

While her B-B-E/Paynesville girls' cross country team took third place, Brooklyn Breitbach led her squad with a 5K time of 19:16, finishing fourth overall in the section, earning a state qualifying spot. Breitbach advances to to the MSHSL class A State Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, November 7 at 12:15 p.m. at Majestic Oaks Golf Club in Ham Lake.

Breaking news out of New London-Spicer:
Minnesota's winningest high school basketball coach is retiring. Head coach Mike Dreier, NL-S's girls' basketball coach since 1978, is retiring. He will continue as a volunteer assistant with the program. I would still expect to see him at Pepsi League youth games next summer! He is a fantastic guy.

This is absolutely crazy:
A couple days ago, I learned something absolutely crazy. Two of the school board members at Fergus Falls public school do not stand for or recite the Pledge of Allegiance before their school board meetings begin. In the next day or two, I'll search who these board members are. They should be called out. Shameful behavior. What an embarrassment to their community! I'm going to jump out on a limb and guess that all school board members at Hillcrest Lutheran Academy honor and respect the American Flag and proudly say the Pledge of Allegiance at their board meetings (and athletic events).

In church news...
Click here for some church news by redirecting your attention to the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper website: ElrosaChurchBreakfast2026.

Area volleyball playoff scores on Thursday, October 29:
Maple Lake 3, Dassel-Cokato 0
Minnewaska Area 3, Royalton 0
Kimball Area 3, Providence Academy 0
Milaca 3, Albany 0
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 3, Sebeka 2
BOLD 3, Mankato Loyola 1
Browerville 3, Verndale 0
Upsala 3, Mille Lacs 1
Pine River-Backus 3, Swanville 1
Sauk Centre 3, Foley 0
Pequot Lakes 3, Melrose Area 1

Step I: Jaguars overpower Benson Braves in 3-0 sweep (VIDEOS)

The B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team was victorious in their playoff opener tonight in a 3-0 sweep over the Benson Braves. Playing excellent volleyball on their home floor, the Jaguars won the first set 25-17 thanks in large part to a 6-1 run in the middle of the game.

Here's action at the start of the match:


While struggling on serve receive against the Jaguars in game two, the Braves faltered throughout the set after holding an early 4-1 lead. The Jaguars used strong serving and blocking that kept the Braves out of system most of the set. A small but late Benson rally for 3 straight points was not enough as B-B-E won 25-15.

The third set developed slowly before the Jaguars used a 5-0 run to break away from the Braves. A Kamie Fischer ace block gave the Jaguars an 11-5 lead. A block by Jaylee Jensen late in the set gave them a 20-12 lead. Laken Anderson's kill brought match point with a 24-14 score, and both teams traded net violations to end the match. Final score: B-B-E 25, Benson 15.

Here's a video from game three tonight:


NEXT: the No. 11-ranked Jaguars (17-8) host Hillcrest Lutheran Academy on Friday this week (October 30) at 7 p.m. in Brooten. The Comets are 16-11 overall after sweeping Lake Park-Audubon tonight in their playoff opener. In the Little Eight Conference this season, HLA tied Hancock for third place with a 6-2 record. Last season, the Comets met the Jaguars in the Section 6A semifinals and lost in a 3-0 sweep to finish 23-7 overall.

In other Section 6A second-round matches on October 28:
Border West 3, Pelican Rapids 1 (played at Graceville)
Underwood 3, Brandon-Evansville 0
Henning 3, Battle Lake 0
West Central Area 3, Breckenridge 0
Park Christian 3, Ortonville 0
Hancock 3, Parkers Prairie 0

PLAYOFF NIGHT! Bring on the Braves (VIDEO)

It's playoff time for the second day in a row. Tonight, a third varsity team at B-B-E enters the playoffs, with the B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team hosting Benson at 7 p.m. in Brooten. The girls' tennis team held their playoff match in Long Prairie way back on October 6, and the football team was in the playoffs last night in a bitterly close loss. The cross country team (B-B-E/Paynesville) competes in the Section 5A championships in Litchfield on Thursday this week (tomorrow).

B-B-E is the No. 3 seed in Section 6A. Tonight is a second-round section match. Play-in round matches took place on Monday.

Benson is 11-13 overall after they won their playoff opener on Monday against No. 19-seeded Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal. The Braves are the No. 14 seed. Tess Nygaard (sophomore), Carly Tolifson (senior) and Mariah Goossen (senior) are some of the top players on their team. Benson's setter is senior Kaida Helgenset. They are very heavily senior-dominated with 6 seniors on the team. In the Prairie Conference, Benson went 2-8 to take fifth place.

I don't know if Smooth Magic 107 FM will carry the match, but I'm guessing they will. They stream online at https://www.kmgk1071.com. The station changes ownership this weekend, and listeners will notice dramatic changes as they switch over to country music. From what I've heard, local programming will end with the exception of continued B-B-E sports coverage. We are going to miss Brady, however, as he was not part of the sale.

Here's a video from game 3 of the Parkers Prairie match, which was held last Friday:


Match updates will follow here.

 
In game one, Benson has an early 7-4 lead.

Game one: B-B-E 25, Benson 17. The Braves kept it interesting after falling behind 18-11 and 19-12.

Friday Night Lights IX: Heartbreak at Brandon-Evansville

Across the 9 games this fall, it was a season to remember. It was an incredible season, but unfortunately, it ended in the first round of the playoffs.

At Brandon tonight, the B-B-E Jaguars football team played an outstanding game but lost 20-18 to see their season end with a 4-5 record. The A/B-E Bolts improve to 6-3 overall heading into the Section 5A semifinals, which will be Saturday at Swanville against Upsala/Swanville Area.

The Jaguars had the ball in the closing minute in the red zone, but a fourth down play at the A/B-E 15-yard line ended as an incomplete pass. The clock had 5 seconds on it, and the Bolts took a knee to close out the game.

How the second half played out...
At halftime, the Jaguars trailed 12-0.

During the third quarter, the Jaguars cut the deficit in half to trail 12-6. The Bolts had possession to start the fourth quarter, but they stalled out against stiff B-B-E defense plus an ill-timed procedure penalty. They punted from their 45-yard line, and Aiden Mueller got a nice return back to B-B-E's 44. The Jaguars then mounted a 56-yard scoring drive using 10 plays to tie the game. With 7:08 left in the game, Kaden Kollman caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Aiden Mueller in the right corner of the endzone. The extra-points conversion run was stuffed, leaving the score 12-12.

The Jaguars punched in one additional touchdown in the fourth quarter with 2:56 to go to take an 18-12 lead on Lance Radermacher's 9-yard touchdown carry up the middle. At that point, they had outscored the home team 18-0 since the 5:37 mark of the second quarter.

The Bolts came back to score a touchdown with a conversion for the 20-18 final score. They scored on a 53-yard scoring drive that used just 2 plays. Quarterback Evan Dingwall ran in the go-ahead touchdown from 22 yards out.

For the game, the Jaguars had 290 yards of offense compared to A/B-E gaining 281 yards. Aiden Mueller was 12-for-22 for 157 yards. His leading receiver was Kaden Coleman, who had 5 catches for 69 yards with two touchdowns. Mason Douvier had 5 carries for 51 yards, and Lance Radermacher ran 11 times for 46 yards. B-B-E rushed for 133 yards and totaled 15 first downs, while A/B-E rushed for 203 yards while earning 14 first downs.

A/B-E's Carter Rylander led his team's ground game with 112 yards on 12 carries.

Here's a third quarter video from last week against the Bolts:


In that video, Mason Douvier scores on a touchdown carry, and the conversion play got the Jaguars to a 24-14 deficit with 4:49 left in the third quarter.

A season we'll never forget...
Playing with either 19 or 20 players dressed on game night for 9 games, the Jaguars battled with everything they had for 48 minutes each time. The players gave a 200 percent effort. We could not ask for anything more than that.

In the other Section 5A quarterfinal game tonight, West Central Area defeated Browerville 30-8 to advance to Saturday's action. They will travel to Benson to face the No. 2-seeded Braves.

GAME DAY in Douglas County (VIDEOS, UPDATES)

Approximately 53 weeks after their last trip to the Brandon-Evansville high school football stadium, the B-B-E Jaguars football team is set to return to that location tonight for the Section 5A quarterfinals. The opponent will be No. 4-seeded Ashby/Brandon-Evansville, who has a 5-3 record. Their losses were to Benson, West Central Area and Upsala/Swanville Area.

Here's a video featuring the end of the third quarter in the Week 8 game against the Bolts:


In the video, the Jaguars are trailing 32-14 while advancing in the red zone in the final minute of the third quarter. In the video, the Jaguars gain first-and-goal at the A/B-E five-yard line.

That game was held one week ago, and A/B-E won 38-22.

Here's the B-B-E Pep Band performing the school song and the National Anthem before the volleyball team faced Maple Lake on Thursday, October 22:


More to come. I'm looking for some information on A/B-E's football team. 

GAME UPDATES at Brandon:
On the first play of the second quarter, the Bolts scored on a three-yard catch by AJ Olson. The Jaguars stuffed the 2-point conversion run and trail 6-0.

On B-B-E's first possession, the Jaguars gained just 3 net yards and punted on 4th-and-7 early in the second quarter.

On the second possession by the Bolts, they expanded the lead to 12-0 with a 48-yard touchdown drive after getting a healthy punt return by AJ Olson. Lance Radermacher stuffed the two-point conversion run. With 5:37 left in the second quarter, A/B-E quarterback Evan Dingwall scored on about a 15-yard run.

B-B-E's second possession of the game had something going after they started at their own 33-yard line, but it ended on an interception inside the A/B-E's 10-yard line.

HALFTIME: A/B-E 12, B-B-E 0.

In the third quarter, the Jaguars scored on a touchdown catch by Kaden Kollman. The conversion play was stuffed. With 9:16 left in the third quarter, the Jaguars trail 12-6.

UPDATE: at the end of the third quarter, the Jaguars trail 12-6. **REFRESH this blog to see a new blog post with the final score.