The Jackson County Central volleyball team is going back to the Section 3AA championship after sweeping Windom Area for the second year in a row.
The fifth-ranked Huskies blanked the Eagles by set scores of 25-20, 27-25, and 25-21 for the South subsection championship in Springfield on Thursday night.
Lincoln Gorden led the JCC attack with 10 kills. Paylin Sether had a team-high 13 digs to go with nine kills, two assists, and one block plus a pair of aces on 14-of-15 serving. Zoey Hall set up a team-high 20 assists and three aces on 11-of-13 serving to go with eight kills, five digs, and a block. Mady Wachal led the team with three blocks plus three kills, three digs, and one ace on 7-of-9 serving.
Kinley VanDeVere collected 15 set assists and nine digs to go with 11-of-12 serving. Brielle Tufvesson had a pair of aces on 15-of-17 serving, seven kills, seven digs, and a block. Braelyn Boogerd posted 10 digs and one set assist plus 10-of-10 serving. Paige Benda had three kills and one block.
The 22-8 Huskies set up a state-ranked rematch with New London-Spicer with the winner going to the State Tournament.
NLS swept Montevideo for the North subsection championship. The fourth-ranked Wildcats are 25-1 overall with their only loss to JCC on October 1. NLS is seeking a third straight State Tournament appearance and seventh all-time.
JCC is looking to return to the State Tournament for the first time since playing for the championship in 2021. It would be the fourth appearance in program history since winning the 1999 Class AA title.
Our coverage begins at 7:15 p.m. with the first serve at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at SMSU in Marshall.
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