SLAYTON – Jackson County Central completed its dominating run through the Section 3A wrestling tournament with two wins Saturday, beating Fulda/Murray County Central 82-0 and Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 63-6.
Add in an 81-0 quarterfinal win over Springfield Thursday and the Huskies outscored their three section opponents 226-6.
JCC will compete in the state Class 1A team tournament Thursday, March 3 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
In the shutout of the host Warriors, Jackson County Central won 13 matches by fall (eight in the first period) and one by major decision.
The Huskies won 12 matches in the finals, nine by falls and three by decision.
JCC won three matches over ranked wrestlers for the Panthers.
At 126, Landon Andrews earned an 8-7 win over third-ranked Devin Carter.
The other two wins over ranked Panthers came from a ranked wrestler for the Huskies.
At 182, No. 8 Caleb Vancura was a 10-8 winner over 170 No. 4 Caden Johnson.
Two ranked 220-pounders matched up in the 195-pound match with No. 4 Will Freking pinning No. 6 Travis Willhite in 1:56.
JCC’s losses in the dual were both narrow ones to a state-ranked wrestler, one by a 12-10 margin in sudden victory overtime to the 9th-ranked wrestler in the state and the other was by 3-2 to the fourth-ranked wrestler.
The Section 3A individual tournament is next Saturday at Wabasso.
Jackson County Central 82 Fulda/Murray County Central 0
106 – Isaac Rodriguez (JCC) pinned Teague Meyer (FMCC) 3:27
113 – Ben Dahlin (JCC) pinned Lucas Kuball (FMCC) 1:44
120 – No. 1 (113) Nolan Ambrose (JCC) pinned Torrin Clarke (FMCC) 0:44
126 – No. 2 (120) Kie Anderson (JCC) pinned Noah Mathiowetz (FMCC) 0:33
132 – No. 3 Logan Butzon (JCC) pinned Denver Ash (FMCC) 4:15
138 – Thomas Freking (JCC) pinned Aiden Lorenzen (FMCC) 2:58
145 – Dylan Withers (JCC) pinned Owen Olsem (FMCC) 4:28
152 – Isaiah Rodriguez (JCC) maj. dec. Carter Benda (FMCC) 16-6
160 – No. 1 Payton Handevidt (JCC) pinned Devin Landsman (FMCC) 0:10
170 – No. 8 Matthew Haley (JCC) pinned Carson Klein (FMCC) 1:32
182 – No. 3 Caleb Vancura (JCC) pinned Christian Kuball (FMCC) 3:32
195 – No. 4 (220) Will Freking (JCC) pinned Colby Kesteloot (FMCC) 1:04
220 – Trace Michelson (JCC) pinned Ryder Henning (FMCC) 1:00
85 – Cameron Scholten (JCC) pinned Rylan Klein (FMCC) 0:20
Jackson County Central 63 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6
106 – No. 9 Linkoln Carlson (TMBWWG) dec. Isaac Rodriguez (JCC) SV-1 12-10
113 – No. 1 Nolan Ambrose (JCC) pinned Troy Gillette (TMBWWG) 0:48
120 – No. 2 Kie Anderson (JCC) pinned David Schuh (TMBWWG) 2:16
126 – Landon Andrews (JCC) dec. No. 3 Devin Carter (TMBWWG) 8-7
132 – No. 3 Logan Butzon (JCC) pinned Zachary Swanson (TMBWWG) 2:29
138 – No. 4 (132) Ayden Horner (TMBWWG) dec. Thomas Freking (JCC) 3-2
145 – Dylan Withers (JCC) pinned Alexander Schuh (TMBWWG) 4:50
152 – Isaiah Rodriguez (JCC) pinned Ashton Squires (TMBWWG) 1:51
160 – No. 1 Payton Handevidt (JCC) pinned Kalvin Crumrine (TMBWWG) 2:39
170 – No. 8 Matthew Haley (JCC) pinned Jonathon Erbes (TMBWWG) 1:35
182 – No. 8 Caleb Vancura (JCC) dec. No. 4 (170) Caden Johnson (TMBWWG) 10-8
195 – No. 4 (220) Will Freking (JCC) pinned No. 6 (220) Travis Willhite (TMBWWG) 1:56
220 – Trace Michelson (JCC) pinned Eathan Martinez (TMBWWG) 2:20
285 – Cameron Scholten (JCC) dec. Nick Willhite (TMBWWG) 7-0
SECTION 3A WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 17
First round
Springfield 39, St. James Area 33
Wabasso 51, Luverne 24
Quarterfinals
Jackson County Central 81, Springfield 0
Fulda/Murray County Central 45, Pipestone 34
Adrian/Ellsworth 54, Luverne 9
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 70, Red Rock Central 6
Saturday, Feb. 19
At Slayton
Semifinals
Jackson County Central 82, Fulda/Murray County Central 0
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 47, Adrian/Ellsworth 25
Championship
Jackson County Central 63, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6
State Class 1A wrestling tournament teams
1A: Dover-Eyota
2A: Maple River/United South Central
3A: Jackson County Central
4A: Kimball
5A: Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
6A: West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
7A: Royalton/Upsala
8A: United North Central
State team tournament appearances for Jackson County teams
Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefield: 1993 A 3rd
Heron Lake-Okabena-Lakefield/Jackson: 1996 A 4th, 1997 A 6th
Jackson County Central: 1998 AA 2nd, 1999 AA 1st, 2000 AA 1st, 2007 5th, 2008 A 1st, 2010 A 1st, 2011 A 1st, 2012 A 1st, 2013 A 1st, 2014 A 3rd, 2015 A 3rd, 2021 A 3rd, 2022 ?