Jackson County Central team has been seeded third for the Section 3AA South Sub-Section girls basketball tournament. The Huskies will host sixth-seeded St. James Area at 7 p.m. Saturday.
JCC has faced the Saints twice this season. The Huskies won 81-53 at home on Dec. 5 and earned an 86-84 win Saturday at the Big South Conference Crossover in Blue Earth.
Jackson County Central has a 16-8 record and will close out its regular-season schedule at home Tuesday vs. Tri-City United.
The Saints are 5-19 and will play two games this week before opening section play, hosting Martin County West Monday and traveling to Worthington Thursday.
Saturday’s winner advances to the semifinals and will play either second-seeded Windom or seventh-seeded Pipestone at a site to be determined on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Fairmont was seeded first in the South Sub-Section. New London-Spicer is the top seed in the North Sub-Section.
SECTION 3AA GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Sub-Section
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Saturday, Feb. 24
First round
Upper bracket
Luverne (5) at Redwood Valley (4), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Pipestone (7) at Windom (2), 7:30 p.m.
St. James Area (6) at Jackson County Central (3), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 29
Semifinals
At TBD
Fairmont (1) vs. Luverne-Redwood winner, 6 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Championship
At TBD
Semifinal winners, 8:05 p.m.
North Sub-Section
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Saturday, Feb. 24
First round
Upper bracket
Montevideo (8) at New London-Spicer (1), 7 p.m.
Morris/Chokio-Alberta (5) at Paynesville (4), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Litchfield (7) at Minnewaska Area (2), 7 p.m.
Eden Valley-Watkins (6) at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunberg (3), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 29
Semifinals
At TBD
Upper-bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 5
Championship
At Willmar
Semifinal winners, 8:05 p.m.
SECTION 3AA
Friday, March 8
Championship
At SMSU
South Sub-Section champion vs. North Sub-Section champion, 8 p.m.
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Tues., Nov. 28: Blue Earth Area, W 77-56
Fri., Dec. 1: Pipestone, W 71-46
Tues., Dec. 5: St. James Area, W 81-53
Fri., Dec. 8: at Estherville Lincoln Central, L 63-34
Tues., Dec. 12: at Luverne, W 71-61
Thurs., Dec. 14: Windom, W 63-53
Fri., Dec. 15: at Waseca, W 57-40
Thurs., Dec. 21: Worthington, L 80-79
Wed., Dec. 27: Marshall at SMSU, L 64-34
Thurs., Dec. 28: MACCRAY at SMSU, W 54-48
Tues., Jan. 2: at Fairmont, L 81-70
Fri., Jan. 5: Redwood Valley, W 58-46
Tues., Jan. 16: Luverne, W 69-59
Fri., Jan. 19: at Pipestone, W 81-53
Tues., Jan. 23: at Blue Earth Area, W 77-33
Fri., Jan. 26: Waseca, W 64-44
Tues., Jan. 30: at Worthington, L 77-60
Fri., Feb. 2: at Windom, W 79-64
Mon, Feb. 5: Fairmont, L 67-58
Fri., Feb. 9: at Marshall, L 77-42
Sat., Feb. 10: Caledonia, L 78-55
Tues., Feb. 13: at Redwood Valley, W 71-69
Fri., Feb. 15: at St. Clair, W 74-63
Sat., Feb. 17: St. James Area at Blue Earth, W 86-84
Tues., Feb. 20: Tri-City United, 7:15 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 24: St. James Area, 7 p.m.