Fairmont to visit
Huskies to host Cardinals in hoops twin bill
Jackson County Central hosts Fairmont in a basketball doubleheader Friday with both games being important in the Big South Conference standings and for postseason seeding purposes. The girls game is first at 6 p.m., followed by the boys.
Girls go first
Fairmont won the first meeting between the girls teams 68-48 at Cardinal Gym in Fairmont on Dec. 20.
The Cardinals are 11-4 overall, with their most recent game being a 54-40 win at Belle Plaine Tuesday. Friday’s game is the fifth of six straight road games for Fairmont.
The Huskies are 11-6 after an 80-47 win over Tri-City United at home Tuesday. That was JCC’s eighth straight win and ended TCU’s 12-game winning streak. Rylie Cother scored 42 points and Zadi Farmer 13.
In their BSC Pod, Fairmont is 3-1 and JCC is 4-2.
First-round games in the Section 3AA South Sub-Section tournament are Feb. 22. Through Tuesday, six of the seven teams have records above .500.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Girls basketball standings
Through Jan. 22
East Pod
Fairmont 3-1
Jackson County Central 4-2
Tri-City United 4-2
Belle Plaine 2-3
Blue Earth Area 0-5
West Pod
Windom 5-0
Redwood Valley 4-2
Pipestone 3-3
St. James Area 2-3
Luverne 0-6
Big School Pod
Marshall 6-0
St. Peter 3-1
New Ulm 2-3
Waseca 1-4
Worthington 0-5
Pod games only
Sub-section records
Here are the won-loss records of Section 3AA South Sub-section girls basketball teams through Tuesday. The teams are listed in order of won-loss percentage.
Windom 14-3 .824
Fairmont 11-4 .733
St. James Area 11-5 .689
Redwood Valley 13-6 .684
Jackson County Central 11-6 .647
Pipestone 9-7 .563
Luverne 2-15 .118
Top 10 lists
JCC is eighth among the state’s Class 2A girls basketball teams in points per game. Here are the top 10 offensively and defensively.
Points scored
Providence Academy 87.5
Crosby-Ironton 86.9
Minnehaha Academy 83.1
Duluth Marshall 77.6
New London-Spicer 74.1
Windom 73.5
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 72.8
Jackson County Central 72.0
Menagha 71.7
Sauk Centre 70.6
Points allowed
Menahga 34.5
St. Paul Washington/Johnson 36.9
Caledonia 37.1
Proctor 37.4
Nova Classical Academy 37.5
Wadena-Deer Creek 39.8
Spectrum 40.1
Royalton 41.7
New London-Spicer 42.0
Pequot Lakes 43.7
On a roll
There are 13 Class 2A girls basketball teams that have a current winning streak of eight games or more.
17: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
16: Crosby-Ironton, New London-Spicer, Providence Academy,
15: Sauk Centre
14: Royalton
13: Menahga
11: Minneapolis North
10: Minnewaska Area
9: Caledonia
8: Jackson County Central, Mesabi East, Proctor
JCC girls basketball schedule/results
Monday, Nov. 25: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 76-51
Tuesday, Dec. 3: at Blue Earth Area, W 84-27
Thursday, Dec. 5: at Pipestone, W 84-44
Friday, Dec. 6: New Ulm, L 69-68
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Estherville Lincoln Central, L 82-42
Friday, Dec. 13: at Tri-City United, L 61-51
Tuesday, Dec. 17: St. Peter, L 70-62
Friday, Dec. 20: at Fairmont, L 68-48
Friday, Dec. 27: Marshall at SMSU, L 76-56
Saturday, Dec. 28: MACCRAY at SMSU, W 65-31
Friday, Jan. 3: Belle Plaine, W 89-70
Tuesday, Jan. 7: Redwood Valley, W 77-68
Friday, Jan. 10: at Windom, W 91-83
Monday, Jan. 13: Luverne, W 76-62
Tuesday, Jan. 14: at Worthington, W 93-58
Thursday, Jan. 16: Blue Earth Area, W 82-40
Tuesday, Jan. 21: Tri-City United, W 80-47
Friday, Jan. 24: Fairmont, 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 27: at Maple River, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28: Pipestone, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31: at Belle Plaine, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 4: Windom, 6 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7: at Waseca, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11: at Luverne, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 14: at Redwood Valley, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 18: St. James Area, 7 p.m.
Boys game
In the first meeting between the boys teams, JCC had its lowest scoring total of the season but the Huskies did come away with a 52-49 win.
The Huskies are 14-1 overall and have won six in a row since their lone loss at Belle Plaine. Their most recent game was a 91-34 home win over Tri-City United Tuesday.
Four players scored in double figures in that game with Grant Freking scoring 23 points, Weston Rowe 19, with Blaise Rowe and Aiven Farmer scoring 10 points apiece.
Carson Pohlman grabbed eight rebounds and Thomas Sether had eight assists.
In Pod play, Jackson County Central is 5-1 and Fairmont is 2-2.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Boys basketball standings
Through Jan. 22
East Pod
Belle Plaine 5-0
Jackson County Central 5-1
Fairmont 2-2
Blue Earth Area 1-4
Tri-City United 0-6
West Pod
Luverne 5-1
Redwood Valley 4-2
Windom 3-2
St. James Area 1-4
Pipestone 1-5
Big School Pod
Waseca 6-0
Marshall 5-1
St. Peter 2-3
Worthington 1-4
New Ulm 0-6
Pod games only
Sub-section records
Here are the won-loss records of Section 3AA South Sub-section boys basketball teams through Tuesday. The teams are listed in order of won-loss percentage.
Jackson County Central 14-1 .933
Redwood Valley 12-6 .667
Luverne 10-5 .667
Fairmont 10-6 .625
Windom 8-8 .500
St. James Area 6-8 .429
Pipestone 5-9 .357
Zero or one loss
There are six Class 2A boys basketball teams in the state that are either undefeated or have one loss on the season.
Waseca 17-0
Albany 14-0
Jackson County Central 14-1
Montevideo 13-1
Mora 12-1
Blake 11-1
JCC boys basketball schedule/results
Friday, Dec. 6: at New Ulm, W 85-73
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Estherville Lincoln Central, W 79-46
Thursday, Dec. 12: at Blue Earth Area, W 76-60
Friday, Dec. 13: at Tri-City United, W 78-48
Tuesday, Dec. 17: at St. Peter, W 64-60
Friday, Dec. 20: at Fairmont, W 52-49
Monday, Dec. 30: Montevideo at SMSU, W 63-55
Tuesday, Dec. 31: Marshall at SMSU, W 71-67 (2 OT)
Friday, Jan. 3: at Belle Plaine, L 71-61
Tuesday, Jan. 7: at Redwood Valley, W 63-55
Friday, Jan. 10: at Windom, W 101-69
Monday, Jan. 13: Luverne. W 84-80
Tuesday, Jan. 14: Worthington, W 78-54
Thursday, Jan. 16: Blue Earth Area, W 70-52
Tuesday, Jan. 21: Tri-City United, W 91-34
Friday, Jan. 24: Fairmont, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 27: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28: at Pipestone, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31: Belle Plaine, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 4: Windom, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7: Redwood Valley, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8: Waseca, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11: at Luverne, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15: at Maple River, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 17: St. James Area, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 18: at Pipestone, 7:30 p.m.