Jackson County Central will make its fifth straight appearance in the state Class 1A team wrestling tournament Thursday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The third-seeded Huskies, 16-2, meet LeSueur-Henderson (18-12) at 9 a.m.
The winner moves on to the semifinals at 1 p.m. The loser drops to the consolation bracket at 11 a.m.
The third- and fifth-place matches are at 5 p.m., with the championship match scheduled for 7 p.m.
State entrants
JCC has five individuals qualified for the state tournament and LSH has six.
Listed are weight, state ranking if any, year and won-loss record in parenthesis.
Jackson County Central
114: No. 2 Kayden Eller, fr., (36-5)
121: No. 5 Isaac Rodriguez, jr., (37-11)
127: No. 1 Kyler Thier, fr., (22-9)
139: Dallas Gossen, soph., (30-14)
189: Ryan Haley, sr., (29-17)
LeSueur-Henderson
114: William Osborne, fr., (30-7)
133: Waylon Thieke, fr., (27-9)
139: No. 10 Colton Wilson, soph., (19-2)
145: No. 8 Dalton Wilson,soph., (27-3)
189: Peyton Tellijohn, jr., (23-11)
215: No. 3 George Doherty, jr., (30-2)
Something in common
Jackson County Central and LeSueur-Henderson have two common opponents.
The Huskies defeated both Redwood Valley and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, while the Giants lost to both.
Redwood Valley
Huskies: W 46-24
Giants: L 53-20
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial
Huskies: W 36-34
Giants: L 53-15
State Class 1A wrestling tournament
Class 1A
Quarterfinals
Matches at 9 a.m.
Chatfield (18-2) vs. West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville (16-5)
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (18-11) vs. Canby (16-8)
Staples-Motley (21-3) vs. United North Central (19-3)
Jackson County Central (16-2) vs. LeSueur-Henderson (18-12)
Defending champions
All three team champs from 2024 return and two are the number one seed in their class.
Chatfield is seeded first in Class 1A, and St. Michael-Albertville is the top seed in 3A.
Simley won last year’s Class 2A state title and is seeded third this year. Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran is seeded first.
Other classes
Quarterfinal pairings in the other classes.
Class 2A
Matches at 11 a.m.
Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran (19-1) vs. Totino-Grace (15-7)
Becker (25-6) vs. Marshall (28-4)
Kasson-Mantorville (20-5) vs. Perham (18-9)
Simley (19-6) vs. Grand Rapids (20-1)
Class 3A
Matches at 9 a.m.
St. Michael-Albertville (24-0) vs. Hastings (25-8)
Albert Lea Area (23-3) vs. Bemidji (13-10)
Shakopee (26-1) vs. Elk River (19-6)
Stillwater (26-6) vs. Prior Lake (18-4)