Class 2A football
Huskies after state berth; MLWR first team in
Jackson County Central will play for a third straight berth in the state Class 2A football tournament when the Huskies play Pipestone in the Section 3AA championship game at 7 p.m. Friday at Trojan Field in Worthington.
The top-seeded Huskies are 9-0, while the second-seeded Arrows are 7-2.
JCC handed Pipestone one of those losses, 45-6 in Jackson in the regular season finale on Oct. 16 in Jackson. The other loss for the Arrows was 6-0 in overtime to Luverne.
State tournament pairings will be announced Saturday.
The lowdown
Date/time: Friday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.
Site: Trojan Field, Worthington
Series: JCC leads 23-8 (scores listed at end)
Series streak: JCC has won 4 straight
Longest JCC streak: 8 (2007-2013)
Longest Pipestone streak: 3 (2014-2015)
Schedule/results
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL (9-0)
Friday, Aug. 30: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 44-0
Friday, Sept. 6: Worthington, W 62-7
Friday, Sept. 13: at Blue Earth Area, W 63-0
Friday, Sept. 20: Le Sueur-Henderson (homecoming), W 61-14
Friday, Sept. 27: at Redwood Valley, W 46-7
Friday, Oct. 4: Minnesota Valley Lutheran, W 64-8
Thursday, Oct. 10: at Luverne, W 38-0
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Pipestone, W 45-6
Saturday, Oct. 26: Le Sueur-Henderson, W 36-14
PIPESTONE (7-2)
Friday, Aug. 29: at Blue Earth Area, W 35-20
Friday, Sept. 6: LeSueur-Henderson, W 19-7
Friday, Sept. 13: at Maple River, W 13-7
Friday, Sept. 20: Redwood Valley, W 14-0
Friday, Sept. 27: at Minnesota Valley Lutheran, W 34-28
Friday, Oct. 4: Luverne, L 6-0 (OT)
Friday, Oct. 11: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 19-7
Wednesday, Oct. 16: at Jackson County Central, L 45-6
Saturday, Oct. 26: Redwood Valley, W 23-14
The series
Jackson County Central leads 23-8
1997: Jackson County Central 34, Pipestone-Jasper 0
1998: Jackson County Central 35, Pipestone-Jasper 6
1999: Jackson County Central 28, Pipestone-Jasper 10
2000: Jackson County Central 10, Pipestone-Jasper 0
2001: Jackson County Central 34, Pipestone-Jasper 6
2002: Jackson County Central 30, Pipestone 0
2003: Jackson County Central 28, Pipestone 14
2004: Pipestone 28, Jackson County Central 0; Pipestone 27, Jackson County Central 8 (Section 3AA quarterfinals)
2007: Jackson County Central 42, Pipestone 13
2008: Jackson County Central 20, Pipestone 0
2009: Jackson County Central 12, Pipestone 0
2010: Jackson County Central 41, Pipestone 0
2011: Jackson County Central 41, Pipestone 6; Jackson County Central 43, Pipestone 13 (Section 3AA semifinals)
2012: Jackson County Central 22, Pipestone 6
2013: Jackson County Central 34, Pipestone 6
2014: Pipestone 42, Jackson County Central 40; Pipestone 42, Jackson County Central 16 (Section 3AA championship)
2015: Pipestone 15, Jackson County Central 14
2016: Jackson County Central 19, Pipestone 18
2017: Pipestone 35, Jackson County Central 18
2018: Jackson County Central 14, Pipestone 13
2019: Jackson County Central 36, Pipestone 6
2020: Jackson County Central 16, Pipestone 7
2021: Pipestone 32, Jackson County Central 14; Pipestone 34, Jackson County Central 28 (Section 3AA championship)
2022: Jackson County Central 12, Pipestone 7; Jackson County Central 31, Pipestone 14 (Section 3AA championship)
2023: Jackson County Central 48, Pipestone 14
2024: Jackson County Central 45, Pipestone 6
First entrant
Moose Lake/Willow River became the first team to qualify for the state Class 2A football tournament with a 24-14 win over Mesabi East in the Section 7AA championship game Thursday in Esko.
It’s the seventh straight trip to state for the Rebels and the 18th overall for MLWR since 2007. Moose Lake also qualified in 1977.
Levi Mikrot scored all 24 points for the winners as he scored touchdowns on runs of 41, 53 and 1 yards and also ran in all three two-point conversions.
Class 2A section championship games
Thursday, Oct. 31
Section 7AA
At Esko
Moose Lake/Willow River 24, Mesabi East 14
Friday, Nov. 1
Section 1AA
At Winona
Chatfield (9-0) vs. Caledonia (7-2), 7 p.m.
Section 2AA
At Janesville
Triton (7-2) vs. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (8-1), 7 p.m.
Section 3AA
At Worthington
Jackson County Central (9-0) vs. Pipestone (8-2), 7 p.m.
Section 4AA
At Watertown-Mayer HS
Norwood Young America (10-0) vs. Cannon Falls (8-2), 7 p.m.
Section 5AA
At Collegeville
Kimball (9-0) vs. Holdingford (8-2), 7 p.m.
Section 6AA
At Fargo
Staples-Motley (9-0) vs. Osakis (4-5), 3 p.m.
Section 8AA
At Fargo
Barnesville (10-0) vs. Hawley (7-3), 5:30 p.m.
State tournament
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov. 7
No. 2 South vs. No. 3 South at Hastings, 7 p.m.
No. 2 North vs. No. 3 North at St. Cloud Tech, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8
No. 1 South vs. No. 4 South at Orono High School, 7 p.m.
No. 1 North vs. No. 4 North at Brainerd, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 15
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Low seed South vs. High seed North, 9 a.m.
High seed South vs. Low seed North, 11:30 a.m.
Championship
Friday, Nov. 22
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.