The Jackson County Central volleyball team will be part of a strong 16-team field for the Class AA Showcase at the Midwest Volleyball Warehouse in Burnsville. Pool play matches will be held Friday night and Saturday morning, followed by bracket play.
JCC was seventh in this week’s state rankings.
On Friday, the Huskies will play Norwood Young America at 5:30 p.m. and New London-Spicer at 7:30. NLS received votes this week.
Jackson County Central wraps up pool play at 10 a.m. Saturday vs. top-ranked Pequot Lakes.
Here are the pool assignments. This week’s state ranking is in parenthesis.
Pool 1
Pequot Lakes (1)
Jackson County Central (7)
New London-Spicer (RV)
Norwood Young America
Pool 2
Nova Classical (2)
Watertown-Mayer (9)
Caledonia (10)
Perham
Pool 3
Cannon Falls (5)
Belle Plaine (RV)
Albany
Mounds Park Academy
Pool 4
Zumbrota-Mazeppa (4)
Southwest Christian (6)
Concordia Academy
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
HLOF
Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda, which received votes again in this week’s ratings, will play in the Class A Showcase held at the same location.
The Coyotes are in a pool with No. 3 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, No. 6 Kenyon-Wanamingo and Cleveland.