BEA boys lose to MVL and Waseca
After nine different players made 3-pointers in victory over TCU

Isaac Anderson brought the Bucs’ crowd to its feet when he dunked the ball twice less than 25 seconds apart during BEA’s victory over TCU.
The Blue Earth Area boys basketball team traveled to New Ulm to take on the Minnesota Valley Lutheran Chargers in a non-conference game played on Jan. 28.
MVL held a 21-20 lead at the half and went on to win the game 61-54.
Gage Barker led the Bucs in scoring with 22 points followed by Branson Hauskins with 12 and Caden Juba with nine. BEA leading scorer, Will Bromeland, did not play in the game.
Barker also led the team in rebounds with six.
The Bucs shot 41 percent (12-for-29) from inside the arc and 28 percent (7-for-25) from outside the arc. The Bucs attempted 13 free throws and made nine (69 percent).
MVL was 21-for-44 (48 percent) on their 2-point attempts and 5-for-20 (25 percent) on their 3-point attempts. The Chargers made 50 percent (4-for-8) of their shots from the charity stripe.
The rebounding battle was won by the Chargers who had 47 rebounds compared to 30 for the Bucs.
After playing at Fairmont on Jan. 31, BEA is off until Feb. 6, when they will go on the road to battle the Martin County West Mavericks.
Waseca 64, BEA 44
The Class AA No. 2-ranked Waseca Bluejays came to Blue Earth on Monday, Jan. 27, to take on the Blue Earth Area Bucs in a Big South Conference boys basketball contest. The Bluejays kept their record unscathed when they defeated BEA 64-44.
With the win, Waseca improves their record to 19-0 while BEA’s record falls to 8-9.
The two halves were nearly identical in scoring with Waseca outscoring BEA 33-22 in the first half and 31-22 in the closing stanza.
The Bucs were 5-for-18 (27.8 percent) shooting 2-pointers and 11-for-36 (30.6 percent) on shots taken from outside the arc. BEA shot two free throws and made one.
The Bluejays were 19-for-36 (52.8 percent) from 2-point range and 6-for-17 (35.3 percent). They shot nine free throws and made eight (88.9 percent).
Waseca had 38 rebounds to 27 for BEA while the Bucs committed 16 turnovers compared to 11 for the Bluejays.
Gage Barker led BEA in scoring with 18 points followed by Branson Hauskins with 12. Will Bromeland had nine rebounds.
BEA 95, TCU 39
Nine different Blue Earth Area players sank 3-pointers and the Bucs shot over 70 percent from 2-point range during their 95-39 triumph over the Tri-City United Titans on Friday, Jan. 24.
Playing on their home floor for the first time since they hosted the BEA Holiday Tournament, the Bucs never trailed while sprinting to an early 15-5 lead five minutes into the contest.
Will Bromeland got the scoring going for the Bucs when he sank a shot from behind the arc less than one minute into the game
A 3-pointer by Branson Hauskins gave BEA a 26-9 lead midway through the opening stanza. By the time the horn sounded marking the end of the first half, the Maroon and Gold had extended their advantage to 54-22.
The second half was much like the first half and the last nine minutes of the contest were played with running time.
BEA’s big lead meant that all of their reserves saw playing time. In fact, it was one of the last players to enter the game who brought the local fans to their feet with their loudest cheers of the night.
Senior Isaac Anderson, a 6-foot-5 senior reserve, entered the contest with 3:45 left to play in the game.
Anderson drained a 3-pointer with 3:20 left in the contest before stealing the ball at the Titans’ free-throw line and dribbling down the court for a dunk with 2:08 remaining in the game. Another BEA steal led to another dunk by Anderson at the 1:46 mark. It also had his teammates jumping up and down from their seats on the sidelines and brought the Buccaneer fans to their feet to yell their approval.
BEA’s aggressive defense led to the home team recording 19 steals and 16 deflections during the game.
The Titans committed 27 turnovers to only seven for the Bucs.
BEA outrebounded TCU by a 36-29 margin.
The Bucs also enjoyed a good night shooting the ball.
BEA was 22-for-31 (71 percent) on their shots from inside the arc. They were 12-for-30 (40 percent) on their 3-point attempts. Buccaneer players went to the charity stripe 24 times and made 15 of their shots (62.5 percent).
TCU attempted 29 2-pointers and made 11 (37.9 percent). They were 4-for-16 (25 percent) from outside the arc. They were 5-for-17 (29.4 percent) from the free-throw line.
Bromeland led the Bucs with 20 points followed by Gage Barker with 18 and Jacob Grandgenett with 16.
Leading BEA in assists was Grandgenett with five followed by Barker with four and Devin Haase and Branson Hauskins with three each.
Bromeland was the leading rebounder with seven while Grandgenett finished with five.
Barker and Caden Juba each recorded four steals.