Huskies headed to state

JCC rallies to top Paynesville for 3AA title

Jackson County Central advanced to the state volleyball tournament for the third time in school history as the Huskies rallied to beat Paynesville 3-2 in the championship match of the Section 3AA tournament Saturday at the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.

Set scores were 25-27, 25-17, 10-25, 26-24, 15-10.

It was the first five-set match of the season for the Huskies.

JCC did have five best-of-three matches go the distance and were 3-2 in those matches with wins over Worthington, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda and Caledonia and losses to Southwest Christian and Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

The Huskies were seeded fourth for the state tournament and will play fifth-seeded Annandale at 9 a.m. Thursday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Jackson County Central also went to the state tournament in 1999 and 2003, winning the state title each time.

JCC-PAYNESVILLE STATS

SERVING: Maci Farmer 17-17 (2 aces), Taylor Post 5-5 (1 ace), Elese Paplow 2-2, Sadie Voss 11-12, Georgianna Wenzel 19-21 (2 aces), Alexis O’Reilly 11-13, Emma Haren 17-21 (5 aces), Andria Benson 6-9 (1 ace).

BLOCKS: Peyton Hanson 3, Taylor Post 1, Georgianna Wenzel 1.

DIGS: Sadie Voss 18, Georgianna Wenzel 14, Maci Farmer 8, Sydney Osterberg 7, Emma Haren 6, Taylor Post 2, Andria Benson 2, Peyton Hanson 1.

SET ASSISTS: Maci Farmer 45, Alexis O’Reilly 3, Sadie Voss 1.

KILLS: Sadie Voss 19, Emma Haren 17, Georgianna Wenzel 8, Maci Farmer 5, Peyton Hanson 4, Andria Benson 1.

STATE CLASS 2A PAIRINGS
Thursday
At Xcel Energy Center
9 a.m.
No. 1 Southwest Christian (29-3) vs. Mounds Park Academy (26-4)
No. 4 Jackson County Central (27-6) vs. No. 5 Annandale (25-4)
11 a.m.
No. 2 Cannon Falls (27-5) vs. Hawley (27-5)
No. 3 Sauk Centre (30-1) vs. Greenway (22-6)