The Jackson County Central boys basketball team rallied to avenge a pair of recent losses with a South sub-section championship win over Montevideo in Marshall on Saturday.
The eighth-ranked Huskies led or tied the third-ranked Thunderhawks for the first five minutes. Monte fully took over the lead and grew it to 11 late in the first half before leading 33-29 at halftime. JCC rallied back to the lead before losing it again at the halfway point of the second half. The Huskies wrestled away full control and opened the lead up down the stretch for the 77-63 victory.
JCC is back on the winning side after last year’s one-point section title heartbreaker and a four-point January loss to Montevideo.
Huskies head coach Alex Hein says they stayed the course to advance to a third straight section title game.
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Roman Voss took over for a game-high 33 points, collected a team-high six rebounds, and co-led the team with five assists. Weston Rowe added 19 points including a trio of made threes. He and Sullivan Hall each had five boards and a pair of blocks.
Blaise Rowe put in nine points. He and Voss each snagged three steals. Sullivan Hall and Carter Buhl each scored six points. Ben Gallagher had four points and matched Voss with five assists.
The Huskies improved to 24-6 overall. They will play undefeated and top-ranked Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta for the section title. The 28-0 Tigers routed Minnewaska Area 74-44 for the North championship on Saturday.
Thursday’s tip-off inside the RA Facility at SMSU is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on KKOJ.