Two-time defending state Class 1A wrestling state champion Jackson County Central opens its season Saturday at the Don Hall Invitational Saturday in Glencoe.
The Huskies start the season rated first in the initial Class 1A team ratings by The Guillotine.
JCC has five wrestlers in the individual rankings:
107: Kyle Thier, 5th
121: Kayden Eller, 6th
127: Isaac Rodriguez, 10th
145: Nolan Ambrose, 1st
160: Trey Rossow, 10th
In addition to the Huskies and host Glencoe-Silver Lake/Lester Prairie, teams scheduled to compete Saturday are BOLD, Kimball Area, LeSueur-Henderson, New Ulm, Class 2A No. 6 Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran and Class 2A No. 8 Zumbrota-Mazeppa.
The Huskies then wrestle Luverne and Redwood Valley Tuesday in Luverne and host their own tournament Saturday, Dec. 9.
Class 1A team ratings
1. Jackson County Central
2. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
3. Chatfield
4. West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
5. Royalton/Upsala
6. Holdingford
7. Kenyon-Wanamingo
8. Dover-Eyota
9. Frazee
10. Paynesville
11. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle/Browerville
12. Minneota
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL WRESTLING SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sat., Dec. 2: at Glencoe-Silver Lake Invitational, 9:30 a.m.
Tues., Dec. 5: Luverne and Redwood Valley at Luverne, 5 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 9: JCC Invitational, 9:30 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 16: at Austin Roberts Memorial, Spencer
Tues., Dec. 19: Marshall and Worthington, 5 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 28: at Rumble on the Red, Fargo
Fri., Dec. 28: at Rumble on the Red, Fargo
Fri., Jan. 5: at The Clash, LaCrosse
Sat., Jan. 6: at The Clash, LaCrosse
Tues., Jan. 9: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 5 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 12: at Adrian/Ellsworth, 6 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 13: Big South Conference, SMSU, 10 a.m.
Sat., Jan. 20: at LCWM tournament, 10 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 23: New Ulm Quad (Mankato West, St. Peter), 5 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 25: at Pipestone, 6 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 1: Fulda/MCC and LCWM at Fulda, 5 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 3: at Maple River/USC tournament, 10 a.m.
Thurs., Feb. 8: Windom/Mountain Lake, 6 p.m.
Teams in Pizza Ranch Invitational: Adrian/Ellsworth, Aitkin, Fulda/Murray County Central, Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, Luverne, Madelia/Truman, Martin County, New London-Spicer, Wabasha-Kellogg, Waseca, Western Christian, Windom/Mountain Lake, Worthington.