Jackson County Central has been seeded third for the state Class 1A team wrestling tournament Thursday, Feb. 27 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
The Section 3A champion Huskies, 16-2 in duals, will face unseeded LeSueur-Henderson (16-12) in the 9 a.m. quarterfinals.
Also on that side of the bracket, second-seeded Staples-Motley (21-3) takes on unseeded United North Central (17-3).
On the other side of the 1A bracket, top-seeded Chatfield (19-2) wrestles unseeded West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville (16-5) and fourth-seeded Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial meets fifth-seeded Canby (15-8).
Quarterfinal winners advance to the semifinals at 1 p.m. Losers in the quarterfinal round go to the consolation bracket at 11 a.m.
The third- and fifth-place matches are at 5 p.m., with the championship match at 7 p.m.
Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran (19-1) is seeded first in Class 2A and St. Michael-Albertville (24-0) is the number one seed in Class 3A.
State team wrestling tournaments
At Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul
Quarterfinal pairings
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number. RD = Random Draw
Thursday, Feb. 27
Class 1A
Matches at 9 a.m.
Chatfield (1) vs. West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville (RD)
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (4) vs. Canby (5)
Staples-Motley (2) vs. United North Central (RD)
Jackson County Central (3) vs. LeSueur-Henderson (RD)
Class 2A
Matches at 1 a.m.
Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran (1) vs. Totino-Grace (RD)
Becker (4) vs. Marshall (5)
Kasson-Mantorville (2) vs. Perham (RD)
Simley (3) vs. Grand Rapids (RD)
Class 3A
Matches at 9 a.m.
St. Michael-Albertville (1) vs. Hastings (RD)
Albert Lea (4) vs. Bemidji (5)
Shakopee (2) vs. Elk River (RD)
Stillwater (3) vs. Prior Lake (RD)