Jackson County Central was on the road for most of the 2024 portion of its boys basketball schedule. And it will be more of the same at the front end of 2025.
The Huskies start the new year with three road games in eight days starting Friday at Big South Conference East Division rival Belle Plaine. That will be followed by games at Redwood Valley Tuesday and Windom on Friday, Jan. 10.
JCC has only played one home game to date, but the Huskies are 8-0 and ranked fourth in the state Class 2A ratings by Minnesota Basketball News. Friday’s opponent, Belle Plaine, is 6-2 with losses to Class 2A No. 3 Waseca (10-0) and Glencoe-Silver Lake (6-2).
Jackson County Central is 3-0 in the BSC East, while Belle Plaine is 1-0. The Huskies will host the Tigers on Jan. 31.
JCC’s last game was a 71-67 win over Marshall in two overtimes on Monday. Grant Freking led the Huskies in scoring with 26 points including a basket in the waning seconds of the first extra session. Weston Rowe netted 20 points.
Belle Plaine hasn’t played since a 71-64 win over Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton on Dec. 17.
Jackson County Central has a stretch of three home games in four days coming up, hosting Luverne on Jan. 13, Worthington on Jan. 14 and Blue Earth Area on Jan. 16.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Boys basketball standings
Through Dec. 31
East Division
Jackson County Central 3-0
Belle Plaine 1-0
Blue Earth Area 1-1
Fairmont 0-1
Tri-City United 0-3
West Division
Redwood Valley 3-0
Luverne 2-1
Windom 1-1
St. James Area 0-2
Pipestone 0-2
Big School Division
Waseca 3-0
Marshall 2-0
St. Peter 1-1
Worthington 0-2
New Ulm 0-3
Division games only
JCC boys basketball schedule/results
Friday, Dec. 6: at New Ulm, W 85-73
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Estherville Lincoln Central, W 79-46
Thursday, Dec. 12: at Blue Earth Area, W 76-60
Friday, Dec. 13: at Tri-City United, W 78-48
Tuesday, Dec. 17: at St. Peter, W 64-60
Friday, Dec. 20: at Fairmont, W 52-49
Monday, Dec. 30: Montevideo at SMSU, W 63-55
Tuesday, Dec. 31: Marshall at SMSU, W 71-67 (2 OT)
Friday, Jan. 3: at Belle Plaine, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 7: at Redwood Valley, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 10: at Windom, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 13: Luverne. 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 14: Worthington, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 16: Blue Earth Area, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 21: Tri-City United, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 24: Fairmont, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 27: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28: at Pipestone, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 31: at Belle Plaine, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 4: Windom, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7: Redwood Valley, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 11: at Luverne, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15: at Maple River, 7:15 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 17: St. James Area, 7:15 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 18: at Pipestone, 7:30 p.m.