In this edition of the notebook:
JCC posts 44th shutout in school history
Huskies have a 7-0 record for the seventh time
A look at the district
Section 3AA update
Unbeaten and one-loss Class 2A teams
How state-ranked teams fared
Class 2A points scored and allowed
School cancels homecoming activities
Huskies shut out Cards
The Jackson County Central football team defeated Luverne 35-0 on a wet, windy and cold evening for football Thursday at Swearingen Field.
It was the second shutout of the season for the Huskies (not counting the forfeit from LeSueur-Henderson) and the 44th in school history. JCC has had multiple shutouts in 11 seasons.
The 1997 team had eight shutouts including five straight in weeks 3-7.
In the that streak the Huskies defeated:
Pipestone-Jasper 34-0
Windom 27-0
Worthington 19-0
Luverne 6-0
Marshall 31-0
By the season
Number of shutouts by season (not including forfeits) for the Jackson County Central football team:
1997: 8
1998: 1
1999: 0
2000: 3
2001: 4
2002: 1
2003: 1
2004: 0
2005: 0
2006: 0
2007: 0
2008: 1
2009: 3
2010: 4
2011: 3
2012: 1
2013: 1
2014: 2
2015: 0
2016: 1
2017: 1
2018: 2
2019: 2
2020: 0
2021: 1
2022: 2
2023: 2
7-0 start
Jackson County Central has started a season 7-0 seven times in 27 seasons since the school district began in 1997.
Here are those seasons with the final record that year in parenthesis.
1997: 13-1
2000: 10-1
2003: 10-1
2016: 10-1
2019: 11-1
2022: 12-1
2023: ?
South Central Silver District
Jackson County Central plays in the South Central Silver District during the regular season.
Standings
Jackson County Central 3-0
Pipestone 2-1
Redwood Valley 2-1
Luverne 1-2
Minnesota Valley Lutheran 0-4
District games only
Thursday, Oct. 12
Jackson County Central 34, Luverne 0
Friday, Oct. 13
Pipestone 14, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 8
Redwood Valley 27, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 6
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Jackson County Central at Pipestone 3
Redwood Valley at Luverne
Minnesota Valley Lutheran at Maple River
Section 3AA
Jackson County Central has probably locked down the number one seed for the Section 3AA playoffs.
That would mean the Huskies would host the No. 8 seed in the first round on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (0-7) is at LeSueur-Henderson (0-7) on Wednesday, with the loser of that game apparently being the eighth seed.
The semifinals are at 3 p.m. Saturday. Oct. 28 at the sites of the higher seeded teams and the championship game is at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at Mattke Field at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.
Here are the won-loss records of the teams in Section 3AA.
Jackson County Central 7-0
Redwood Valley 5-2
Pipestone 5-2
Minnesota Valley Lutheran 3-4
Sibley East 2-5
Windom 2-5
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 0-7
LeSueur-Henderson 0-7
Thursday, Oct. 12
Jackson County Central 34, Luverne 0
Friday, Oct. 13
Pipestone 14, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 8
Redwood Valley 27, Minnesota Valley Lutheran 6
Blue Earth Area 48, LeSueur-Henderson 30
Maple River 21, Sibley East 0
Saturday, Oct. 14
Sleepy Eye United 32, Windom 18
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Jackson County Central at Pipestone
Redwood Valley at Luverne
Minnesota Valley Lutheran at Maple River
Blue Earth Area at Sibley East
Springfield at Windom
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial at LeSueur-Henderson
Section 3AA playoffs
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
No. 8 seed at No. 1 seed, 7 p.m.
No. 5 seed at No. 4 seed, 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
No. 7 seed at No. 2 seed, 7 p.m.
No. 6 seed at No. 3 seed, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 28
Semifinals
Upper bracket winners at higher seed, 3 p.m.
Lower bracket winners at higher seed, 3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3
Championship
At SMSU
Semifinal winners, 11:30 a.m.
Undefeated Class 2A teams
There are seven undefeated football teams in Class 2A.
1AA: Caledonia
2AA: None
3AA: Jackson County Central
4AA: Norwood Young America, St. Agnes
5AA: Eden Valley-Watkins
6AA: None
7AA: Barnum
8AA: Barnesville
One-loss teams
There are also seven Class 2A teams with one loss.
1AA: None
2AA: Maple River
3AA: None
4AA: Cannon Falls
5AA: None
6AA: Osakis, Staples-Motley
7AA: Moose Lake-Willow River, Mesabi East
8AA: Pelican Rapids
State rankings
Here’s how the teams in the state Class 2A football ratings fared this week.
1. Barnesville (7-0) Defeated Crookston 66-0
2. Caledonia (7-0) Defeated Plainview-Elgin-Millville 48-0
3. Eden Valley-Watkins (7-0) defeated Kimball Area 18-6
4. Jackson County Central (7-0) defeated Luverne 34-0
5. St. Agnes (7-0) defeated St. Croix Lutheran 35-10
6. Barnum (7-0) defeated Ely 39-8
7. Chatfield (5-2) lost to Dover-Eyota 23-8
8. Norwood Young America (7-0) defeated Mayer Lutheran 12-0
9. Cannon Falls (6-1) Defeated St. Charles 58-12
10. Osakis (6-1) Defeated Royalton 45-0
RV Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (5-2) lost to Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 30-26
RV Moose Lake-Willow River (6-1): Defeated Rush City 28-6
RV Maple River (6-1): Defeated Sibley East 21-0
RV Upsala/Swanville (6-1): Defeated Benson 52-0
Points per game
Jackson County Central ranks fourth in the state in Class 2A in points scored per game and is tied for sixth in points allowed.
For our purposes, we’re only including games played.
Using the four games played, JCC is scoring 40.7 points and allowing 7.8.
If you use the official score of 2-0 for the forfeit win over LeSueur-Henderson, those numbers change to 34.1 and 5.6.
Points scored
Cannon Falls 51.1
Barnesville 44.3
Eden Valley-Watkins 41.7
Jackson County Central 40.7
Caledonia 40.7
Osakis 39.0
Holdingford 38.0
Barnum 37.6
St. Agnes 37.0
Staples-Motley 35.7
Points allowed
Norwood Young America 4.2
Caledonia 5.7
Barnesville 5.8
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 7.3
St. Agnes 7.7
Jackson County Central 7.8
Eden Valley-Watkins 7.8
Chatfield 8.7
Mesabi East 10.3
Maple River 11.0
Homecoming activities canceled
On Friday, Waterville-Elysian-Morristown canceled remaining homecoming week activities after “troubling activities” according to KEYC.
A concerned parent from the district said a group of students vandalized his son’s vehicle with “racist and homophobic phrases.” Security footage showed a group of people walked on the property Monday with toilet paper and writing on a vehicle in their family’s driveway.
The car was covered in racist and homophobic language, as well as images of swastikas and more.
The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office says that an investigation is underway, involving the alleged vandalism.
On Thursday, WEM superintendent John Regan sent a letter to district families, encouraging families to discuss the potentially criminal actions and the impact on the community.
But Friday morning, the district sent another letter announcing a full cancellation of homecoming events, saying alleged “activities” had happened again. The letter cited a separate act of vandalism on school grounds.
Canceled events included the districts homecoming coronation, dance, and pepfest.
No football game was played as Medford had forfeited the contest to WEM.