The lowdown
Date/time: Friday, Sept. 27, 7 p.m.
Site: Inglis Field, Redwood Falls
Series: JCC leads 26-4 (scores listed at end)
Series streak: JCC has won 5 straight
Longest JCC streak: 14 (2004-2017)
Longest Redwood streak: 1 (4 times)
Class 2A fourth-ranked Jackson County Central opens the second half of its football schedule Friday with a game at South (Central-Silver) District and Section 3AA rival Redwood Valley Friday. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Inglis Field.
The Huskies have outscored their opponents 230-21 in starting the season 4-0. The Cardinals are 3-1 as they won their first three before losing at Pipestone last week.
JCC is coached by Tom Schuller, who is 11th in career wins in the state among active coaches with a 215-54 record.
Redwood is coached by Matt Lundeen, son of Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Famer Dwight Lundeen, who is the lone head coach in the history of Becker High School, which opened in 1970.
Dwight is second among active coaches in wins and has a record of 403-167-3. He trails only Verndale’s Mike Mahlen, who is 435-133-3.
First since 2021
Friday will mark the first time JCC has played at Redwood since 2021.
The teams played their regular-season game in Redwood Falls in 2021 in the first year of the two-year schedule rotation and the Huskies hosted the Cardinals in the Section 3AA semifinals. In the second year of the rotation in 2022, JCC hosted in the regular season and then played at home vs. the Cardinals in the section semifinals.
Jackson County Central hosted Redwood Valley in the first year of the new rotation in 2023 and the teams met in the Section 3AA championship game in Marshall.
Schedule/results
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL (4-0)
Friday, Aug. 30: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 44-0
Friday, Sept. 6: Worthington, W 62-7
Friday, Sept. 13: at Blue Earth Area, W 63-0
Friday, Sept. 20: Le Sueur-Henderson, W 61-14
Friday, Sept. 27: at Redwood Valley, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4: Minnesota Valley Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 10: at Luverne, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Pipestone, 7 p.m.
REDWOOD VALLEY (3-1)
Friday, Aug. 30: at Le Sueur-Henderson, W 38-22
Friday, Sept. 6: Maple River, W 29-18
Friday, Sept. 13: at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, W 20-14
Friday, Sept. 20: at Pipestone, L 28-6
Friday, Sept. 27: Jackson County Central, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4: Sibley East, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 11: at Minnesota Valley Lutheran, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16: Luverne, 7 p.m.
South (Central-Silver) District
Standings
Luverne 1-0
Pipestone 1-0
Jackson County Central 0-0
Minnesota Valley Lutheran 0-1
Redwood Valley 0-1
Friday, Sept. 27
Jackson County Central at Redwood Valley
Blue Earth Area at Luverne
Pipestone at Minnesota Valley Lutheran
District games only
Section 3AA
Jackson County Central will compete in Section 3AA in postseason play.
Here’s who the teams in the section play this week. Won-loss records are in parenthesis.
Jackson County Central (4-0): at Redwood Valley (3-1)
Pipestone (4-0): at Minnesota Valley Lutheran (2-2)
Redwood Valley (3-1): vs. Jackson County Central (4-0)
Minnesota Valley Lutheran (2-2): vs. Pipestone (4-0)
Windom (2-2): vs. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (1-3)
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (1-3): vs. Maple River (1-3)
Le Sueur-Henderson (0-4): vs. Sibley East (0-4)
Sibley East (0-4): at Le Sueur-Henderson (0-4)
What’s on tap
Here’s this week’s schedule for the top 10 teams in this week’s media state Class 2A football rankings.
1. Barnesville (4-0): at Warroad (1-3)
2. Eden Valley-Watkins (4-0): at Royalton (1-3)
3. Chatfield (4-0): vs. Triton (4-0)
4. Jackson County Central (4-0): at Redwood Valley (3-1)
5. Caledonia (3-1): vs. Class 3A La Crescent-Hokah (1-3)
6. Triton (4-0): at Chatfield (4-0)
7. Holdingford (4-0): at Osakis (0-4)
8. Norwood Young America (4-0): vs. Class 1A RV Lester Prairie (4-0)
9. Barnum (4-0): at Class 1A East Central (1-3)
10. Cannon Falls (3-1): vs. Class 3A Rochester Lourdes (2-2)
QRF
The top 10 teams in this week’s Class 2A QRF as compiled by Minnesota-scores.net.
Listed are rank, team, record in parenthesis and QRF.
1. Barnesville (4-0) 56.3
2. Eden Valley-Watkins (4-0) 53.9
3. Kimball Area (4-0) 52.5
(tie) Norwood Young America (4-0) 52.5
5. Holdingford (4-0) 51.3
6. Chatfield (4-0) 49.4
7. Pipestone (4-0) 48.7
8. Staples-Motley (4-0) 48.1
9. Barnum (4-0) 47.9
10. Jackson County Central (4-0) 46.7
Other unbeatens
There are three more Class 2A teams that are undefeated.
International Falls (4-0): vs. Crosby-Ironton (0-4)
Rush City (4-0): vs. Aitkin (2-2)
Triton (4-0): at No. 3 Chatfield (4-0)
Salute to service
Jackson County Central schools and the JCC football team will salute active service personnel and veterans of the Armed Forces at next week’s game vs. Minnesota Valley Lutheran.
The date and time for that game was changed. It will be a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday, Oct. 4 after originally being scheduled for that Saturday.
Veterans and active duty Armed Forces personnel will receive free admission and will be recognized at the game.
The series
Scores in the series vs. Redwood Valley. JCC leads the series 27-4.
1997: Jackson County Central 20, Redwood Valley 14
1998: Jackson County Central 49, Redwood Valley 0
1999: Jackson County Central 47, Redwood Valley 24
2000: Jackson County Central 38, Redwood Valley 0
2001: Redwood Valley 22, Jackson County Central 15
2002: Jackson County Central 34, Redwood Valley 30
2003: Jackson County Central 18, Redwood Valley 13; Redwood Valley 19, Jackson County Central 6 (Section 3AAA championship)
2004: Jackson County Central 31, Redwood Valley 28
2005: Jackson County Central 42, Redwood Valley 14
2006: Jackson County Central 31, Redwood Valley 13
2007: Jackson County Central 15, Redwood Valley 13
2008: Jackson County Central 35, Redwood Valley 13
2009: Jackson County Central 33, Redwood Valley 20
2010: Jackson County Central 46, Redwood Valley 6
2011: Jackson County Central 42, Redwood Valley 13
2012: Jackson County Central 49, Redwood Valley 28
2013: Jackson County Central 26, Redwood Valley 2
2014: Jackson County Central 41, Redwood Valley 12
2015: Jackson County Central 49, Redwood Valley 7
2016: Jackson County Central 35, Redwood Valley 7
2017: Jackson County Central 26, Redwood Valley 14
2018: Redwood Valley 7, Jackson County Central 0
2019: Jackson County Central 49, Redwood Valley 12
2020: Redwood Valley 28, Jackson County Central 14
2021: Jackson County Central 21, Redwood Valley 18; Jackson County Central 38, Redwood Valley 12 (Section 3AA semifinals)
2022: Jackson County Central 35, Redwood Valley 0; Jackson County Central 34, Redwood Valley 7 (Section AA semifinals)
2023: Jackson County Central 29, Redwood Valley 14; Jackson County Central 38, Redwood Valley 0 (Section 3AA championship)