Blue Earth Area brings a 0-2 record into Saturday night’s South Central Silver District football game vs. Jackson County Central, but the Buccaneers figure to be the toughest test to date this season for the 2-0 Huskies.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Swearingen Field. The game was originally scheduled to be played Friday but had to be moved due to scheduling conflicts with officials.
BEA has dropped two close games to teams that are 2-1 on the season, falling 21-18 at Pipestone and 14-8 at home to Triton.
“Blue Earth is a tough team. They might be our toughest team of the year,” said JCC senior Brenan Runge after the Huskies’ 43-0 win at Worthington. “We played well as a team, and it was great. We need to keep doing that.”
Runge was 10-for-17 passing for 110 yards and two touchdowns against the Trojans. The scores came on tight end screens of 36 and 18 yards to Bryson Powers.
Jackson County Central is back on the road next Friday, playing at LeSueur-Henderson (0-3).
Series highlights
Series: Jackson County Central leads 18-5
Regular season: Jackson County Central leads 16-3
Postseason: Jackson County Central leads 2-1
First meeting: Jackson County Central 28, Blue Earth Area 21 (1997)
Last meeting: Jackson County Central 34, Blue Earth Area 26 (2022)
Current streak: Won 1
Longest Huskies win streak: 10 (1997-2004)
Longest Buccaneers win streak: 2 (2020-2021)
Most Huskies points: 55 (2015)
Most Buccaneers points: 48 (2021)
Huskies’ shutouts: 1997
Buccaneers’ shutouts: None
Scores
All-time scores in the JCC-BEA series.
1997: Jackson County Central 28, Blue Earth Area 21; Jackson County Central 35, Blue Earth Area 0 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
1998: Jackson County Central 22, Blue Earth Area 6
1999: Jackson County Central 48, Blue Earth Area 25
2000: Jackson County Central 21, Blue Earth Area 17; Jackson County Central 27, Blue Earth Area 15 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
2001: Jackson County Central 40, Blue Earth Area 14
2002: Jackson County Central 25, Blue Earth Area 6
2003: Jackson County Central 20, Blue Earth Area 6
2004: Jackson County Central 24, Blue Earth Area 8
2005: Blue Earth Area 32, Jackson County Central 13
2006: Jackson County Central 39, Blue Earth Area 12; Blue Earth Area 24, Jackson County Central 21 (Section 3AAA championship)
2007: Jackson County Central 27, Blue Earth Area 18
2008: Jackson County Central 10, Blue Earth Area 7
2015: Jackson County Central 55, Blue Earth Area 25
2016: Jackson County Central 26, Blue Earth Area 20 (OT)
2017: Blue Earth Area 18, Jackson County Central 6
2018: Jackson County Central 47, Blue Earth Area 7
2019: Jackson County Central 20, Blue Earth Area 15
2020: Blue Earth Area 45, Jackson County Central 14
2021: Blue Earth Area 48, Jackson County Central 14
2022: Jackson County Central 34, Blue Earth Area 26
JCC football schedule
Fri., Sept. 1: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 42-13
Fri., Sept. 8: at Worthington, W 43-0
Sat., Sept. 16: Blue Earth Area
Fri., Sept. 22: at LeSueur-Henderson
Fri., Sept. 29: Redwood Valley
Fri., Oct. 6: at Minnesota Valley Lutheran
Thurs., Oct. 12: Luverne
Wed., Oct. 18: at Pipestone
Tues., Oct. 24: Section 3AA quarterfinals, high seed
Sat., Oct. 28: Section 3AA semifinals, high seed
Fri., Nov. 3: Section 3AA championship, SMSU
Thurs. Nov. 9: State quarterfinals, Rochester Mayo, 7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 17: State semifinals, US Bank Stadium, 9 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.
Fri., Nov. 23: Prep Bowl, U.S. Bank Stadium, 1 p.m.
South Central Silver District
Jackson County Central plays in the South Central Silver District during the regular season.
Friday, Sept. 15
Luverne (2-1): Defeated Sibley East 35-0
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (3-0): Defeated LeSueur-Henderson 54-16
Pipestone (2-1): Lost to Maple River 20-0
Redwood Valley (2-1): Defeated Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 29-7
Saturday, Sept. 16
Jackson County Central (2-0): vs. Blue Earth Area (0-2)
Friday, Sept. 22
Jackson County Central (2-0): at LeSueur-Henderson (0-3)
Luverne (2-1): at Minnesota Valley Lutheran (3-0)
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (3-0): vs. Luverne (2-1)
Pipestone (2-1): at Redwood Valley (2-1)
Redwood Valley (2-1): vs. Pipestone (2-1)
Section 3AA
Jackson County Central will play in Section 3AA in postseason play.
Friday, Sept. 15
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (0-3): vs. Lost to Redwood Valley 29-7
LeSueur-Henderson (0-3): vs. Lost to Minnesota Valley Lutheran 54-16
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (3-0): at Defeated LeSuer-Henderson 54-16
Pipestone (2-1): Lost to Maple River 20-0
Redwood Valley (2-1): Defeated Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 29-7
Sibley East (0-3): vs. Lost to Luvene 35-0
Windom (0-3): Lost to Murray County Central 35-28
Saturday, Sept. 16
Jackson County Central (2-0): vs. Blue Earth Area (0-2)
Friday, Sept. 22
Jackson County Central (2-0): at LeSueur-Henderson (0-3)
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (0-3): vs. Sibley East (0-3)
LeSueur-Henderson (0-1): vs. Jackson County Central (2-0)
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (3-0): vs. Luverne (2-1)
Pipestone (2-1): at Redwood Valley (2-1)
Redwood Valley (2-1): vs. Pipestone (2-1)
Sibley East (0-3): at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (0-3)
Saturday, Sept. 23
Windom (0-3): vs. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (2-1)