Jackson County Central is seeded first for the Section 3AA football playoffs and will host eighth-seeded Windom Area in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Field.
The Huskies are 8-0 on the season while the Eagles are 0-8.
JCC won the regular-season meeting the teams 48-6 at Island Park in Windom on Friday, Sept. 23.
Tuesday’s winner advances to the semifinals on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the site of the higher seeded team against the winner of the game between fourth-seeded Redwood Valley and fifth-seeded Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial.
The Cardinals defeated the Knights 40-21 in Lake Crystal Wednesday night to earn the right to host the playoff matchup.
The championship game is Friday, Nov. 4 at Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center in Marshall.
SECTION 3AA FOOTBALL
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Windom Area (0-8) at Jackson County Central (8-0), 7 p.m.
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial (2-6) at Redwood Valley (3-5), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
St. James Area (1-7) at Pipestone (6-2), 7 p.m.
Sibley East (1-7) at Minnesota Valley Lutheran (5-3), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
At higher seed
Upper-bracket winners, 3 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4
Championship
At SMSU
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
NUMBER ONE SEEDS
The number one seed in each section for Class 2A football.
1AA: Chatfield
2AA: St. Clair/Loyola
3AA: Jackson County Central
4AA: Minneapolis North
5AA: Eden Valley-Watkins
6AA: Osakis
7AA: Moose Lake-Willow River
8AA: Barnesville
STATE CLASS 2A PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Nov. 10
Upper bracket
Section 3AA vs. Section 4AA at St. Anthony Village, 7 p.m.
Section 7AA vs. Section 8AA at St. Cloud Tech, 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Section 1 vs. Section 2 at Rochester Mayo, 7 p.m.
Section 5 vs. Section 6 at Monticello, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Friday, Nov. 18
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Upper-bracket winners, 9 a.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 11:30 a.m.
Championship
Friday, Dec. 2
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.