The Jackson County Central football team is hosting Pipestone Area in the Section 3AA semifinals on Saturday.
The #4 seed Arrows took down #5 seed LeSueur-Henderson 27-14 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday for a second straight win over the Giants. The fourth-ranked Huskies are 7-1 overall and went 6-0 against section opponents in the regular season to earn a first-round bye. They welcome the 4-5 Arrows this Saturday after blanking Pipestone 48-0 as their homecoming opponent on September 24.
Our coverage of Saturday’s game begins at 2:40 with kickoff scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on KKOJ.
The full Dirt Show will play after the conclusion of the game.
All three of the higher seeds won at home in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. The ninth-ranked Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial Knights are now 8-1 overall with their only loss to JCC. The Knights collected a 57-6 quarterfinal victory over Windom Area to send them home winless. Minnesota Valley Lutheran eliminated Sibley East 43-12 at home for a second win in as many weeks over the Wolverines. The 5-4 Chargers visit the Knights on Saturday in the other semifinal. The Huskies outlasted the Knights 25-0 on the road September 11 and beat the Chargers 53-14 on the road October 2.
Saturday’s semifinal winners advance to the Section 3AA championship game on Friday, November 7, at SMSU with the kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
We have the full JCC playoff journey on your hometown Huskies station, KKOJ.