Playoffs are underway

The B-B-E Jaguars girls' basketball team got off to a successful start to the Sub-Section 5A-South playoffs with a 55-26 win over No. 10-seeded Ogilvie tonight. The Jaguars, seeded No. 2, now travel to Sauk Rapids-Rice high school on Saturday to face neighboring rival Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in the semifinals. Tip-off will be at approximately 7:45 p.m.

Against the Lions, the Jaguars led 33-11 at halftime and 49-16 with about six minutes to go in the second half.

Here's video from the final minute of the first half:


Section 5A girls' basketball playoff scores on March 2:
Kimball Area 70, Isle 31  
Upsala 56, Swanville 37 (No. 5 seed beats the No. 4 seed in a border battle)
Cromwell-Wright 89, Bertha-Hewitt 32  
Menahga 61, McGregor 22    
Verndale 54, Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 52    
Pine River-Backus 64, Sebeka 50

Other scores and updates are forthcoming.