Jackson County Central has been seeded sixth for the Section 3AA South Sub-Section girls basketball tournament and will play at third-seeded Fairmont in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25.
The Huskies enter the postseason having won two straight including a 77-40 win over Tri-City United Saturday in Windom. JCC has an 11-12 record.
The Cardinals are 13-10 after losing to St. James Area 73-61 Saturday at the Big South Conference Showcase.
Fairmont won both regular-season games between the teams, 67-63 in Jackson on Jan. 12 and 72-50 in Fairmont on Feb. 7.
The winner between the Huskies and Cardinals advances to play either seventh-seeded Redwood Valley or second-seeded Pipestone at a neutral site to be determined on Tuesday, Feb. 28.
Luverne is seeded first in the South Sub-Section.
In the North Sub-Section, New London-Spicer is seeded first and Montevideo second.
SECTION 3AA SOUTH SUB-SECTION GIRLS BASKETBALL
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Saturday, Feb. 25
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (8) at Luverne (1), 7 p.m.
Windom (5) at St. James Area (4), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Redwood Valley (7) at Pipestone (2), 7 p.m.
Jackson County Central (6) at Fairmont (3), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
At TBA
Semifinals
Upper-bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2
At SMSU
Championship
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
SECTION 3AA NORTH SUB-SECTION GIRLS BASKETBALL
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Saturday, Feb. 25
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (8) at New London-Spicer (1), 7 p.m.
Paynesville (5) at Litchfield (4), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Morris/Chokio-Alberta (7) at Montevideo (2), 7:30 p.m.
West Central Area (6) at Minnewaska Area (3), 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
At Willmar
Semifinals
Upper-bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2
At SMSU
Championship
Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.
SECTION 3AA
Friday, March 10
At SMSU
Championship
South Sub-Section champion vs. North Sub-Section champion, 5 p.m.