Jackson County Central’s 63-0 win over Blue Earth Area Friday marked the second shutout of the season in three games and the 48th in school history.
The record for most shutouts in one season in school history is eight by the first Huskies team in 1997.
JCC has had four shutouts in a season twice, 2001 and 2010. There have been five seasons in which the Huskies had three shutouts, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2022, and 2023.
Here’s a list of JCC’s shutout wins:
1997 (8)
Jackson County Central 34, Pipestone-Jasper 0
Jackson County Central 27, Windom 0
Jackson County Central 19, Worthington 0
Jackson County Central 6, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 31, Marshall 0
Jackson County Central 45, Montgomery-Lonsdale 0 (Section 3AAA quarterfinals)
Jackson County Central 35, Blue Earth Area 0 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
Jackson County Central 24, Glencoe-Silver Lake 0 (Section 3AAA championship)
1998 (1)
Jackson County Central 49, Redwood Valley 0
2000 (3)
Jackson County Central 38, Redwood Valley 0
Jackson County Central 10, Pipestone-Jasper 0
Jackson County Central 27, Luverne 0
2001 (4)
Jackson County Central 35, Marshall 0
Jackson County Central 21, St. Peter 0 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
Jackson County Central 21, Kasson-Mantorville 0 (Section 3AAA championship)
Jackson County Central 33, Lake City 0 (State Class AA semifinals)
2002 (1)
Jackson County Central 30, Pipestone 0
2003 (1)
Jackson County Central 28, Minnewaska Area 0 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
2008 (1)
Jackson County Central 20, Pipestone 0
2009 (3)
Jackson County Central 37, Worthington 0
Jackson County Central 12, Pipestone 0
Jackson County Central 17, Windom 0
2010 (4)
Jackson County Central 41, Pipestone 0
Jackson County Central 29, Windom 0
Jackson County Central 48, St. James Area 0 (Section 3AA quarterfinals)
Jackson County Central 42, Windom 0 (Section 3AA semifinals)
2011 (3)
Jackson County Central 20, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 0
Jackson County Central 35, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 46, Windom 0
2012 (1)
Jackson County Central 48, Worthington 0
2013 (1)
Jackson County Central 56, St. James Area 0 (Section 3AA quarterfinals)
2014 (2)
Jackson County Central 56, St. James Area 0
Jackson County Central 33, Windom 0
2016 (1)
Jackson County Central 34, St. James Area 0
2017 (1)
Jackson County Central 35, Martin County West 0
2018 (2)
Jackson County Central 33, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 51, Windom 0
2019 (2)
Jackson County Central 46, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 0
Jackson County Central 35, Luverne 0
2021 (1)
Jackson County Central 36, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 0
2022 (3)
Jackson County Central 24, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 35, Redwood Valley 0
Jackson County Central 27, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 0 (State Class AA quarterfinals)
2023 (3)
Jackson County Central 43, Worthington 0
Jackson County Central 34, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 41, Caledonia 0 (State Class AA quarterfinals)
2024 (2)
Jackson County Central 44, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 0
Jackson County Central 63, Blue Earth Area 0
60-plus points
Jackson County Central scored 60-plus points for the second consecutive week Friday. That makes 14 times that the Huskies have scored 60 points or more in a game.
Here is the list with year, opponent and score.
2019: Worthington 76-6
2019: Windom 73-7
2015: Martin County West 69-6
2012: Windom 67-13
2018: St. James Area 67-17
2002: Windom 63-27
2024: Blue Earth Area 63-0
2016: Martin County West 62-23
2022: Windom 62-28
2024: Worthington 62-7
1998: Sibley East 61-12
2015: St. James Area 61-3
2018: Martin County West 61-21
2019: St. James Area 60-13
Win streak reaches 20
Jackson County Central has won 20 straight regular season games, extending the school record.
JCC won its final regular-season game of the 2021 season and went 8-0 in both 2022 and 2023.
It’s the sixth time in school history that the Huskies have had a regular season winning streak reach double figures.
The list:
20: 2021-2024
16: 2015-2017
12: 1997-1998
12: 1999-2001
11: 2002-2004
10: 2018-2019
The streak
Here are the wins in the 18-game streak:
2021
Jackson County Central 26, St. Peter 20
2022
Jackson County Central 30, Maple River 27
Jackson County Central 24, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 34, Blue Earth Area 26
Jackson County Central 48, Windom 6
Jackson County Central 35, Redwood Valley 0
Jackson County Central 2, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 0 (forfeit)
Jackson County Central 12, Pipestone 7
Jackson County Central 28, St. Peter 7
2023
Jackson County Central 42, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 13
Jackson County Central 43, Worthington 0
Jackson County Central 49, Blue Earth Area 6
Jackson County Central 2, LeSueur-Henderson 0 (forfeit)
Jackson County Central 29, Redwood Valley 14
Jackson County Central 47, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 6
Jackson County Central 34, Luverne 0
Jackson County Central 48, Pipestone 14
2024
Jackson County Central 44, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 0
Jackson County Central 62, Worthington 7
Jackson County Central 63, Blue Earth Area 0
School record tied
After a pitchout got away early in the fourth quarter, JCC was facing a third-and-20 situation from its own four-yard line Friday at Blue Earth.
No problem.
Junior quarterback Evan Bartholomaus, playing his first game in a Huskies uniform after moving into the district from Red Rock Central, pitched the ball again, this time into the end zone to running back Tate Phillips, and the sophomore ran near the Bucs’ sideline for a 96-yard touchdown run.
That ties the school record for longest run from scrimmage in JCC history, equaling the 96 yards that Gabe Wolff went vs. Redwood Valley in a Saturday afternoon homecoming game in 2022.
Phillips has scored a TD in every game for the Huskies this season, scoring from 11 yards out vs. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial and 44 yards vs. Worthington.
Tough start
The schedule maker didn’t exactly do Blue Earth Area a favor to start the year.
The Buccaneers are 0-3, with each of those losses coming to a team that is 3-0, Pipestone, Triton and Jackson County Central.
Next for BEA is a matchup with a team that has faced the same situation when it plays at Maple River.
The Eagles are also 0-3 with each loss coming to a 3-0 team (two are common opponents), Triton, Redwood Valley and Pipestone.
Jumping jacks
JCC’s high-scoring offense has made for some work for the Huskies’ cheerleaders this season, who after each Huskies’ score do the corresponding number of jumping jacks.
They started the season with what now seems like a meager 156 in the 44-0 win at LCWM.
That was followed by 318 in the 62-7 victory over Worthington and 332 in the 63-0 win over BEA.
South Central Silver District
Jackson County Central competes in the South Central Silver District.
Four teams are 3-0 to start the season and the other is 2-1.
Next week will mark the first two games of the season within the district as Redwood Valley is at Pipestone and Minnesota Valley Lutheran plays at Luverne.
Here’s how all the teams fared this week and what’s on the agenda for next week.
Jackson County Central (3-0): Defeated Blue Earth Area 63-0; vs. LeSueur-Henderson (1-2)
Luverne (3-0): Defeated Sibley East 56-0; vs. Minnesota Valley Lutheran (2-1)
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (2-1): Lost to LeSueur-Henderson 31-20; at Luverne (3-0)
Pipestone (3-0): Defeated Maple River 13-7; vs. Redwood Valley (3-0)
Redwood Valley (3-0): Defeated Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 20-14; at Pipestone (3-0)
Section 3AA
Jackson County Central will play in Section 3AA in postseason play.
A new playoff format is being used this year where only the top six seeded teams as voted on by the coaches will make the section playoffs.
The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will get first-round byes on Tuesday, Oct. 22. No. 3 plays No. 6 and No. 4 plays No. 5.
The 1 and 2 seeds will host semifinal games at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 and the championship game will be played in Marshall at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1.
Here’s how all the teams fared this week and what’s on the agenda for next week.
Jackson County Central (3-0): Defeated Blue Earth Area 63-0; vs. LeSueur-Henderson (1-2)
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (2-1): Lost to LeSueur-Henderson 31-20); at Luverne (3-0)
Pipestone (3-0): Defeated Maple River 13-7; vs. Redwood Valley (3-0)
Redwood Valley (3-0): Defeated Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 20-14; at Pipestone (3-0)
Windom (1-2): Lost to Murray County Central 22-16; at Tracy- Milroy-Balaton (1-2)
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (0-3): Lost to Redwood Valley 20-14; at Sibley East (3-0)
LeSueur-Henderson (0-2): vs. Minnesota Valley Lutheran (2-0); at Jackson County Central (3-0)
Sibley East (0-3): Lost to Luverne 56-0; vs. Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (0-3)
State ratings
Jackson County Central was fourth in the first state Class 2A ratings of the season last week.
There was a matchup of Top 10 teams last week as No. 6 Chatfield beat No. 1 Caledonia 20-13.
Caledonia will face another rated team next week as the Warriors host No. 5 Cannon Falls. Also, No. 9 Norwood Young America is a Randolph, which received votes.
Here’s how those teams fared this week and what’s on the agenda for next week.
1. Caledonia (2-1): Lost to Chatfield 20-13; vs. Cannon Falls (3-0)
2. Barnesville (3-0): Defeated Pelican Rapids 38-16; at Hawley (2-1)
3. Eden Valley-Watkins (3-0): Defeated Osakis 28-6; vs. Paynesville (2-1)
4. Jackson County Central (3-0): Defeated Blue Earth Area 63-0; vs. LeSueur-Henderson (1-2)
5. Cannon Falls (3-0): Defeated St. Charles 49-20; at Caledonia (2-1)
6. Chatfield (3-0): Defeated Caledonia 20-13; at Dover-Eyota (0-3)
7. Triton (3-0): Defeated Dover-Eyota 7-6; at LaCresent/Hokah (1-2)
8. Holdingford (2-0): at St. Cloud Cathedral (1-1); vs. Maple Lake (0-3)
9. Norwood Young America (3-0): Defeated United South Central 33-0; at Randolph (3-0)
10. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (2-1): Lost to Lester Prairie 26-20 (OT); vs. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (0-3)
State leaders
JCC is first in points scored among Class AA teams and is second in points allowed.
The Huskies have outscored their three 169-7 for an average of 56.3-2.3 per game
Here are the top five teams in the state in each category according to statistics on Minnesota-scores.net.
Points for
56.3: Jackson County Central
50.0: Cannon Falls
50.0: Rush City
44.3: International Falls
42.7: Norwood Young America
Points against
2.0: Norwood Young America
2.3: Jackson County Central
4.3: Staples-Motley
4.7: Holdingford
6.7: Kimball
6.7: Caledonia
Tailgate party
The annual homecoming tailgate party sponsored by Bank Midwest and New Fashion Pork will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at Swearingen Field prior to the Huskies game vs. LeSueur-Henderson.
A six-ounce pork burger and chips will be served for $6. An extra burger is $4. Take-outs are available.
All proceeds go to the JCC FFA chapter.