Jackson County Central will begin its bid for a fourth straight trip to the state Class 1A team wrestling tournament Thursday when the Huskies host a pair of matches in the Section 3A tournament.
Eighth-seeded Redwood Valey, 7-14, matches up with ninth-seeded Red Rock Central (6-16) at 6 p.m. The Huskies will face the winner in a dual scheduled for 7 p.m.
JCC defeated Redwood Valley 48-28 in a dual in Luverne on Dec. 5. The Huskies did not face the Falcons during the regular season.
In the quarterfinals on the side of the bracket as the teams wrestling in Jackson, fourth-seeded Fulda/Murray County Central (11-12) hosts fifth-seeded Pipestone (13-9) in Slayton.
On the other side of the bracket, there will be two matches at Tracy with seventh-seeded Wabasso (15-11) facing 10th-seeded Springfield (7-24) at 6 p.m. and the winner facing second-seeded Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove (27-10) at 7 p.m.
In the final quarterfinal match, third-seeded Adrian Area (21-4) hosts sixth-seeded St. James Area (19-7).
The four teams coming out of Thursday’s matches meet in Tracy on Saturday with the semifinals at 12:30 p.m. followed by the championship match.
The state team tournament is Thursday, Feb. 29 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
SECTION 3A WRESTLING
Thursday, Feb. 15
First round
Upper bracket
Redwood Valley (7-14) vs. Red Rock Central (6-16) at Jackson, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket
Wabasso (15-11) vs. Springfield (7-24) at Tracy, 6 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Redwood Valley-Red Rock Central winner at Jackson County Central (16-3), 7 p.m.
Pipestone (13-9) at Fulda/Murray County Central (11-12), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Wabasso-Springfield winner at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove (27-10), 7 p.m.
St. James Area (19-7) at Adrian Area (21-4), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 17
At Tracy
Semifinals
Upper-bracket winners, 12:30 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 12:30 p.m.
Championship
Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.
Championship matches
Scores of Section 3A championship matches in the last decade:
2014: Minneota 36, Adrian 23
2015: Minneota 32, Adrian 24
2016: Minneota 30, Adrian 26
2017: Pipestone 33, Minneota 29
2018: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 38, Minneota 22
2019: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 61, Pipestone 9
2020: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 36, Canby 34
2021: Jackson County Central 45, Minneota 30
2022: Jackson County Central 63, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 6
2023: Jackson County Central 67, Adrian 6
Top seeds
The No. 1 seed in each section in Class 1A with the day of the championship match in parenthesis.
1A: Chatfield (Saturday)
2A: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (Saturday)
3A: Jackson County Central (Saturday)
4A: Norwood Young America (Friday)
5A: Canby (Saturday)
6A: Osakis (Friday)
7A: Holdingford (Friday)
8A: United North Central (Friday)
JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL WRESTLING SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Sat., Dec. 2: at Glencoe-Silver Lake Invitational, 3rd of 8
Tues., Dec. 5: Redwood Valley at Luverne, W 48-28
Tues., Dec. 5: at Luverne, W 60-10
Sat., Dec. 9: Pizza Ranch Invitational, Jackson, 2nd of 13
Sat., Dec. 16: at Austin Roberts Memorial, Spencer, 1st of 8
Tues., Dec. 19: Marshall, W 37-31
Tues., Dec. 19: Worthington, W 48-9
Fri., Dec. 29: at Rumble on the Red, 16th of 66
Fri., Jan. 5: Liberty, Ariz. at La Crosse, L 36-27
Fri., Jan. 5: Holmen, Wis. at La Crosse, W 45-30
Fri., Jan. 5: Washington, Ill. at La Crosse, L 42-25
Sat., Jan. 6: Apple Valley at La Crosse, W 42-19
Sat., Jan. 6: Glenbard North, Ill. at La Crosse, W 38-24
Sat., Jan. 6: Prairie du Chien, Wis. at La Crosse, W 42-28
Tues., Jan. 9: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, W 47-21
Sat., Jan. 20: at LCWM tournament, 7th of 9
Tues., Jan. 23: Mankato West at New Ulm, W 51-15
Tues., Jan. 23: at New Ulm, W 38-27
Tues., Jan. 23: St. Peter at New Ulm, W 39-28
Thurs., Jan. 25: at Pipestone, W 51-18
Tues., Jan. 30: at Adrian/Ellsworth, W 42-27
Thurs., Feb. 1: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area at Fulda, L 42-23
Thurs., Feb. 1: at Fulda/Murray County Central, W 34-31
Fri., Feb. 2: Big South Conference, Jackson, 4th of 13
Sat., Feb. 3: at Maple River/USC tournament, 12th of 14
Thurs., Feb. 8: Windom/Mountain Lake, W 60-18
Sat., Feb. 10: at New Ulm, W 35-28