Top-seeded Jackson County Central will host eighth-seeded St. James Area in the quarterfinals of the Section 3AA South Sub-Section boys basketball tournament at 7 p.m. Saturday.
The Huskies enter the postseason with a 14-9 record, having closed out their regular-season schedule with a 72-61 loss to Marshall in the Big South Conference Showcase in Waseca last Saturday.
The Saints are 9-17 but have won two straight and five of their last six. SJA’s last game was a 67-63 win at St. Peter Tuesday.
JCC won the lone regular-season game between the teams, 79-68 in Jackson on Feb. 6.
The winner between the Huskies and Saints advances to play either fourth-seeded Luverne or fifth-seeded Redwood Valley at a neutral site to be determined on Thursday.
In the North Sub-Section, Morris/Chokio-Alberta is seeded first and Eden Valley-Watkins second.
SECTION 3AA SOUTH SUB-SECTION BOYS BASKETBALL
Saturday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
St. James Area (9-17) at Jackson County Central (14-9), 7 p.m.
Redwood Valley (12-14) at Luverne (13-11), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Fairmont (7-17) at Pipestone (12-11), 7 p.m.
Montevideo (11-13) at Windom (17-9), 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 9
At TBA
Semifinals
Upper-bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 11
At SMSU
Championship
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
SECTION 3AA NORTH SUB-SECTION GIRLS BASKETBALL
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Saturday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Minnewaska Area (1-24) at Morris/Chokio-Alberta (19-6), 7 p.m.
New London-Spicer (14-12) at West Central Area (18-7), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (11-13) at Eden Valley-Watkins (20-6), 7:30 p.m.
Litchfield (6-20) at Paynesville (20-6), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 9
At TBA
Semifinals
Upper-bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 11
At SMSU
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
SECTION 3AA
Thursday, March 16
At SMSU
Championship
South Sub-Section champion vs. North Sub-Section champion, 5 p.m.