Conference split
Boys top Saints: girls fall
Jackson County Central and St. James Area split a Big South Conference Black (Small School) Division basketball doubleheader Friday in Jackson.
The Huskies won the boys game 65-63 after the Saints won the girls game 78-62.
Weston Rowe led the JCC boys with 18 points, with Ben Gallagher also reaching double figures with 15. Carson Doescher and Carter Buhl each scored eight.
The Huskies are 2-0 to start the season both overall and in conference play.
Three players scored in double figures for the Huskies in the girls game, led by Zadi Farmer’s 24 points. Kinley VanDeVere netted 11 and Mady Wachal 10.
It was the third game in four days for the JCC girls, who had claimed their first win of the season the night before with a 70-48 win over Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman in Granada.
Three players scored in double figures in that game as well for the Huskies with Farmer scoring 23 points, Wachal 16 and Madelyn Rowe 12.
JCC is 1-4 overall, 0-2 in the conference.
Both Huskies teams are at Luverne on Tuesday.
Neither JCC team is at home again until after the first of the year.
The girls play their next eight games away from home before hosting Albert Lea on Jan. 5. The boys are away for their next 10 games before hosting New Ulm on Jan. 8.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Boys basketball standings
Black (Small School) Division
Jackson County Central 2-0
Blue Earth Area 2-0
Luverne 1-0
Fairmont 1-1
St. James Area 1-1
Windom 0-1
Pipestone 0-2
Redwood Valley 0-2
Gold (Large School) Division
Belle Plaine 1-0
Marshall 1-0
St. Peter 1-0
Worthington 1-0
New Ulm 1-1
Tri-City United 0-2
Waseca 0-2
Jackson County Central boys basketball schedule/results
Tuesday, Dec. 2: Pipestone, W 81-61
Friday, Dec. 5: St. James Area, W 65-63
Tuesday, Dec. 9: at Luverne, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12: at Fairmont, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13: Minnehaha Academy at Edina, 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 16: at Redwood Valley
Friday, Dec. 19: at Windom
Monday, Dec. 22: at Worthington
Saturday, Dec. 27: Marshall at SMSU, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 31: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at SMSU, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3: Zumbrota-Mazeppa at Byron, 3:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6: at Blue Earth Area
Thursday, Jan. 8: New Ulm, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10: at Montevideo
Tuesday, Jan. 13: at Pipestone
Friday, Jan. 16: at St. James Area
Tuesday, Jan. 20: Luverne, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22: at Spirit Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23: Fairmont
Monday, Jan. 26: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27: Redwood Valley
Friday, Jan. 30: Windom
Thursday, Feb. 5: Springfield, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10: Maple River
Friday, Feb. 13: Blue Earth Area
Tuesday, Feb. 17: GHECTML, 7:30 p.m.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Girls basketball standings
Black (Small School) Division
Fairmont 2-0
Pipestone 2-0
St. James Area 2-0
Windom 1-0
Luverne 0-1
Blue Earth Area 0-2
Jackson County Central 0-2
Redwood Valley 0-2
Gold (Large School) Division
Marshall 2-0
Tri-City United 1-1
New Ulm 1-1
Belle Plaine 1-1
Worthington 0-0
St. Peter 0-1
Waseca 0-2
Jackson County Central girls basketball schedule/results
Thursday, Nov. 20: at New Ulm, L 72-64
Tuesday, Nov. 25: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, L 80-65
Tuesday, Dec. 2: Pipestone, L 72-69
Thursday, Dec. 4: at GHECTML, W 70-48
Friday, Dec. 5: St. James Area, L 78-62
Tuesday, Dec. 9: at Luverne, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 12: at Fairmont, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 13: at Maple River, TBA
Tuesday, Dec. 16: at Redwood Valley, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 19: at Windom, 6 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 22: at Worthington, 6 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29: Central Minnesota Christian at SMSU, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 30: at Marshall (SMSU), 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5: Albert Lea, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6: Blue Earth Area, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10: at Montevideo, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 13: at Pipestone, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 16: at St. James Area, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 20: Luverne, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 22: at Spirit Lake, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23: Fairmont, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27: Redwood Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30: Windom, 6 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 2: Maple River, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 5: at Blue Earth Area, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 10: Westbrook-Walnut Grove, 7:30 p.m.