Still climbing

JCC now 6th in 2A volleyball poll

Jackson County Central has moved up another place to sixth in the latest Class 2A ratings by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association.

The Huskies, 8-2 on the season, will host Windom on Tuesday. JCC’s losses have been to Class 3A No. 1 Marshall and Class 1A No. 2 Mayer Lutheran.

Belle Plaine of the Big South Conference slipped two spots to seventh in Class 2A. Hawley remains first.

Minneota is again on top in Class 1A and Chanhassen is the new leader in 4A.

Here are the complete polls. Listed are rank, team and last week’s ranking, First-place votes are in parenthesis.

Class 2A

• 1. Hawley (13) 1

• 2. Southwest Christian (2) 2

• 3. Caledonia 6

• 4. Rush City (1) 4

• 5. Chatfield 3

• 6. Jackson County Central 7

• 7. Belle Plaine 5

• 8. Albany 8

• 9. Winona Cotter 9

• 10. Sauk Centre 10

Others receiving votes: Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, New Life Academy, Minnewaska Area, Esko, New London-Spicer, Pequot Lakes.

Class 1A

• 1. Minneota (7) 1

• 2. Mayer Lutheran (5) 2

• 3. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3

• 4. Fillmore Central t4

• 5. Mabel-Canton t4

• 6. Canby 6

• 7. MACCRAY 9

• 8. Floodwood 7

• 9. Ada-Borup-West 8

• ​10. Kittson County Central 10

Others receiving votes: Wabasso, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart, East Grand Forks Sacred Heart, Alden-Conger, Cleveland, Kenyon-Wanamingo, Nevis.

Class 3A

• 1. Marshall (15) 1

• 2. Delano (1) 2

• 3. Benilde-St. Margaret's 3

• 4. Stewartville 4

• 5. Sauk Rapids-Rice 6

• 6. Cretin-Derham Hall 7

• 7. Holy Angels 9

• 8. Willmar 8

• 9. Annandale 10

• 10. Byron 5

• (tie) Princeton NR

Others receiving votes: St. Cloud Tech.

Class 4A

• 1. Chanhassen (8) 2

• 2. Lakeville North (6) 1

• 3. Lakeville South 4

• 4. East Ridge (1) 3

• ​5. Maple Grove 6

• 6. Eagan (1) 5

• 7. Champlin Park 10

• 8. Prior Lake 8

• 9. Stillwater 7

• 10. Centennial NR

Others receiving votes: Roseville, Wayzata, Monticello, Rogers.