By: Mrs. Anderson
Foley, MN - Despite a hard-fought, heart-wrenching battle, the Jaguar boys basketball team ended their season on Wednesday, March 13th to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa high school in the sub-section championship. While the HF Jaguars never gave up, bringing the score within 2 points on several occasions down the stretch, they were unable to fully capitalize on their efforts in order to clench the win. The biggest issue in Wednesday’s game was the difference in shooting; the HF Jaguars were cold from both the field goal and 3-point ranges, while the BBE Jaguars knocked down many key shots even with HF hands in their faces. “Any time we scored, they responded,” says senior Anders Prater, “We were grinding it out, but every time we went to close a gap they just kept making big shots.” Coach Dan Kreft added, “The Jags were playing from behind most of the night, but the boys never gave up and made it a close game with a chance to tie on the last possession.” Prater says that the season was full of growing pains, but was marked by significant improvements throughout the season. Given this team was composed of only one returning starter, he was proud of how far they came. He explained that things really clicked after the Virginia tournament, after which the Jaguars went on a winning streak, losing only to Pine City until their sub-section loss to BBE. “We did an awesome job taking on a lot of teams that had more experience than us,” Prater said. The date and time for the boys basketball banquet is yet to be determined.
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