The Jackson County Central volleyball team begins the Section 3AA Tournament at home against Luverne on Monday night.
The fifth-ranked Huskies are 20-8 overall and earned a bye as the top South seed in the bracket. Luverne eliminated Fairmont at home in four sets on Friday to earn a visit to JCC. The Huskies swept the #4 seed Cardinals at home in the regular season.
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.
Redwood Valley is hosting Windom Area in the other South subsection semifinal. The 22-7 Cardinals swept St. James at home on Friday. The 20-8 Eagles swept Pipestone in “The Nest” as well. JCC survived RV on the road in five sets on September 8 and took down Windom in four sets on the road on September 22.
New London-Spicer swept Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta at home as the top North seed. The Wildcats improved to 23-1 overall. Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg as the #5 North seed pulled the upset of #4 North seed Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City on the road Friday. NLS is hosting the 11-15 Fighting Saints on Monday night in a subsection semifinal.
JCC beat the fourth-ranked Wildcats on the road in four sets during a rematch of last year’s section championship on October 1. That is the only Huskies match against a North opponent during the regular season.
Montevideo took down Eden Valley-Watkins in an upset and Paynesville Area did the same to Litchfield at home on Friday. The 18-8 Eagles are hosting the 12-10 Bulldogs in the other North subsection semifinal.
All of the section quarterfinals and subsection semifinals are hosted by the high seed on Monday, November 2, at 7:00 p.m.
The subsection championships happen on Thursday, November 5, with the South at Springfield High School and the North at Willmar High School with first serve at 7:00 p.m.
The Section 3AA Championship is Saturday, November 7, at SMSU in Marshall with first serve at 7:30 p.m.
We will have the entire JCC postseason journey on your hometown Huskies station, KKOJ.