BLUE EARTH — Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther senior sharpshooter Alexis Brummond did not waste any time in reaching a prep basketball career milestone on Thursday.

Brummond needed six points to reach the 1,000-point mark, and produced the Jaguars’ first seven points against the host Blue Earth Area Bucs during the Blue Earth Area Holiday Classic’s championship clash.

Ironically, Brummond’s second 3-pointer during the early stages served as the catalyst behind the Jaguars’ 17-4 offensive outburst to build a 21-9 lead with 6 minutes remaining in the opening half.

More importantly, Brummond netted six of her team-best 23 points during the 4-minute overtime to propel the Jaguars to a 64-56 victory over the Bucs — the second time this season.

GHEC/Truman/Martin Luther squeezed by Blue Earth Area, 62-57 in overtime, on Dec. 13 in Blue Earth.

“Call that one, ‘How to build an 18-point lead, let the other team tie it up, and then win in overtime,'” Jaguars mentor Rick Uttech said wryly.

After Brummond pocketed one of her co-game-best six steals and hit the ensuing layup for a 50-37 lead, Reegan Howard drilled her third and final 3-pointer to trigger the Bucs’ 14-1 offensive avalanche during the final 4 minutes of regulation to force an extra session.

Caitlin Rorman, who produced a game-high 24 points, converted a one-and-one situation before draining a trifecta off one of Sidney Blair’s three assists to whittle BEA’s deficit to 50-45 with 1:40 remaining.

Sidney Blair’s runner in the lane pulled the Bucs within three before Sidney Blair broke the Jaguars’ full-court press, drove the lane and dished to Sofie Blair for a lay-in with 27 seconds to go.

Brummond sank a solo free throw at the 19-second juncture before Rorman weaved her way through the Jaguars’ defense and banked home the tying basket with nine seconds left.

The 4-minute extra session, however, belonged to GHEC/Truman/Martin Luther.

“Our girls did a nice job of bouncing back during the overtime to put the game away in the first couple of minutes,” said Uttech.

Hanna Geistfeld, who netted 12 points, hit a putback basket to open the overtime before Hannah Johanson connected for a layup off Macy Quinn’s co-game-best sixth steal-turned-assist for a 55-51 lead.

Geistfeld sank a solo charity toss before Brummond pocketed a midcourt theft, drove the distance and angled home a baseline runner for a seven-point margin with 1:49 to go in the extra segment.

Rorman and Sidney Blair combined for all five of the Bucs’ points in overtime only to watch as Quinn and Brummond salted away the win at the free throw line. Quinn made two at the 59-second juncture before Brummond went a perfect 4-for-4 at the stripe during the final 47 seconds.

Brummond added six steals, five rebounds and three assists to her 23-point performance for the Jaguars, while Quinn finished with eight points, seven rebounds, six steals and three assists. Kenlie Pytleski contribute 11 points, a game-high eight rebounds and three blocked shots to the victory, while Johanson dished out four assists to complement six points.

Rorman grabbed five boards to go with her 24-point effort, while Howard supplied 13 points and a co-game-best six steals for the Bucs. Sidney Blair contributed six points, five rebounds and three assists for BEA, while Sofie Blair and Lindsey Norman added five points each. Sofie Blair also doled out four assists.

Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther (9-1) travels to Mankato Loyola next Thursday night for a key Valley Conference game.

Blue Earth Area (4-5) hits the road to St. Peter on Tuesday night for Big South Conference action.

GHECTML    27-24-13–64

B.E. Area        16-35-  5–56

GHECTML (64)

Pytleski 4-7 3-4 11, Johanson 2-9 2-2 6, Geistfeld 4-9 4-11 12, Brummond 7-11 6-9 23, Quinn 1-6 6-7 8, Becker 1-4 0-0 2, Cegelske 0-1 0-0 0, Wallace 1-1 0-1 2, Steinhaus 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 21-34 64.

B.E. AREA (56)

Rorman 9-12 5-9 24, L. Norman 2-6 1-2 5, Ripley 0-0 0-0 0, Howard 4-12 2-3 13, Sofie Blair 2-4 1-5 5, A. Norman 0-2 0-2 0, B. Johnson 0-3 1-2 1, Klabunde 0-0 0-0 0, K. Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0, H. Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Sidney Blair 3-3 0-2 6. Totals 21-43 10-25 56.

3-pointers: B.E. Area 4-11 (Howard 3-8, Rorman 1-2, A. Norman 0-1); GHECTML 3-14 (Brummond 3-6, Johanson 0-3, Quinn 0-3, Geistfeld 0-1, Becker 0-1, Cegelske 0-1). Fouled out: L. Norman and Pytleski. Rebounds: GHECTML 32 (Pytleski 8, Quinn 7); BEA 29 (Rorman and Sidney Blair 5 each). Assists: GHECTML 15 (Johanson 4, Brummond and Quinn 3 each); BEA 11 (Sofie Blair 4, Sidney Blair 3). Steals: GHECTML 13 (Quinn and Brummond 6 each); BEA 10 (Howard 6).

Boys Basketball

Truman/Martin Luther/ Granada-Huntley-East Chain 52, United South Central 48 — Post player Zayne Engel sank two free throws with 21 seconds remaining to seal the Jaguars’ four-point triumph over the Rebels during the consolation championship game at the Blue Earth Area Holiday Classic on Thursday night in Blue Earth.

Engel, who recently eclipsed the 1,000-point career scoring plateau, generated 20 points to pace the Jaguars’ winning ways.

Derek Shoen supplied 14 points for the Jaguars, who built a 34-18 halftime lead before fending off the Rebels’ second-half comeback.

Ryan Kloos connected on four 3-pointers to pace his game-best 24-point performance for USC, while teammate Colby Klocek made three treys en route to 11 points.

The Jaguars (4-5) play host to Cedar Mountain/ Comfrey next Thursday night in Truman. USC (2-6) hits the road to Madelia on Tuesday night.

Jackson County Central 92, Blue Earth Area 35 — The Class 2A, No. 4-ranked Huskies exploded for 16 trifectas to coast by the host Bucs during the Blue Earth Area Holiday Classic’s championship game on Thursday night in Blue Earth.

Easton Bahr connected for a game-high five 3-pointers to top JCC’s balanced scoring attack with a game-best 19 points.

Rudy Voss supplied 15 points, including three 3-pointers, to the Huskies’ winning effort, while teammate Jacob Christopher made three treys to fuel his 11-point performance.

Chris Gumto and Keegan Klontz chipped in eight points apiece for Jackson County Central, which built a 50-18 halftime lead.

Jacob Vaske scored eight points to top BEA, Blake Barnett netted seven points, while Collin Bell and Caelan Sanders added five points each.

Blue Earth Area (2-5) hits the road to St. Peter on Tuesday night, while Jackson County Central (5-1) faces Montevideo at 5:30 p.m. today at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.