PIERZ - Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa is headed for the Section 5A-South finals after taking out Upsala 55-47 on Saturday.
The No. 3-seed Jaguars, who lost seven of nine of their last regular-season games, have won two straight in the postseason and will face No. 1-seed Isle at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pierz.
The South winner will face the winner of the Browerville-Verndale game in the Section 5A-North for a trip to state.
Peyton Miller scored 12 points to pace the Jaguars (14-14), and Megan Weller notched 9 points and 9 rebounds.
Kinlee Swanson added 9 points and 7 steals, and Alex Evenson had 4 points, 2 assists and 4 steals.
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BBE 55, Upsala 47
BBE (14-14).........................34 21 - 55
Upsala (16-12)......................26 21 - 47
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA – 21-62 FG (0-5 3-pt); 13-34 FT; 41 rebounds; 19 fouls … Scoring: Bailey Buchholz 8, Peyton Miller 12, Alex Evenson 4, Kinlee Swanson 9, Katelyn Heinze 2, Hailey Braegelman 3, MacKenzie Winter 2, Megan Weller 9, Becca Gruber 6 … 3-point shots: none … Rebound leaders: Weller 9, Gruber 7 … Assist leaders: Evenson 2 … Steal leaders: Swanson 7, Evenson 4
UPSALA – Statistics not available
