The Jackson County Central volleyball team earned a sweep of Luverne in the Section 3AA Tournament on Monday night.
The fifth-ranked Huskies took the match by set scores of 25-17, 25-20, and 25-18 over the Cardinals in the home finale for seven JCC seniors.
Mady Wachal, Miley VanDeVere, Braelyn Boogerd, Zoey Hall, Julia Bidne, Paylin Sether, and Aubrey Erickson represent JCC volleyball in the Class of 2027.
Huskies head coach Deidre Wierson says the target is on JCC’s back as the top South seed.
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Paylin Sether and Brielle Tufvesson co-led JCC with nine kills each. Sether added seven digs and one ace on 11-of-12 serving. Braelyn Boogerd had a team-high 14 digs, one set assist, and one ace on 16-of-16 serving. Zoey Hall set up a team-high 23 assists to go with seven kills, four digs, and one ace on 11-of-13 serving. Lincoln Gorden returned from injury to lead JCC with 10 kills plus one dig. Kinley VanDeVere went 15-of-15 serving with four aces plus 17 set assists and six digs. Paige Benda had seven kills, one dig, and converted one serve. Mady Wachal had five kills and one dig on a 3-of-7 night serving.
The 21-8 Huskies advanced to the South subsection championship match for the third year in a row.
Windom Area is 21-8 as well after the Eagles pulled a road upset of Redwood Valley to force a rematch of last year’s South title tilt. JCC took down Windom in four sets in “The Nest” on September 22.
Our coverage from Springfield begins at 6:45 on Thursday with the first serve at 7:00 p.m. on KKOJ.
New London-Spicer swept Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg in the North subsection semifinals. Montevideo pulled a second upset at the #7 North seed by outlasting #3 North seed Paynesville Area in five sets on the road. The fourth-ranked Wildcats are 24-1 overall entering the North subsection championship against the 11-15 Thunderhawks. They play at Willmar High School on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday night’s winners advance to the Section 3AA Championship on Saturday, November 7, at SMSU in Marshall with first serve at 7:30 p.m.
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.
We have the entire JCC postseason journey on your hometown Huskies station, KKOJ.