Wrestling notebook
JCC competing as a team at state for 14th time
Thursday will mark the 14th time Jackson County Central will wrestle as a team at the state tournament.
In their first 13 appearances the Huskies have a 32-5-1 record, a .855 percentage.
Two of those losses were by one point, one on a tiebreaker.
JCC lost 34-33 to Perham in the 2007 Class 1A quarterfinals and 37-36 on the fifth tiebreaking criteria to Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale in the 2021 Class 1A semifinals.
Another loss was by four points (27-23) to Dassel-Cokato in the 1998 Class 2A championship match.
The 2007 loss to Perham is the only time JCC has lost in the quarterfinals and has been sent to the consolation bracket.
The tie came against Frazee in the 2011 Class 1A championship match. The Huskies won nine matches and the Hornets five.
According to Minnesota State High School League rules, in the final round of the tournament when there is no team advancing the dual remains a tie and the teams are declared co-champions (or co-third place or co-fifth place).
Here’s how Jackson County Central wrestling teams have fared in their state team tournament appearances:
1998: Class 2A runner-up
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 32, Foley 31
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 42, Blue Earth 15
Championship: Dassel-Cokato 27, Jackson County Central 23
1999: Class 2A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 27, Staples-Motley 22
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 35, New Prague 16
Championship: Jackson County Central 30, St. Michael-Albertville 18
2000: Class 2A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 31, Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 19
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 37, Scott West 19
Championship: Jackson County Central 26, St. Michael-Albertville 19
2007: Class 2A fifth place
Quarterfinals: Perham 34, Jackson County Central 33
Consolation semifinals: Jackson County Central 30, Thief River Falls 24
Fifth place: Jackson County Central 40, Big Lake 16
2008: Class 1A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 45, Kenyon-Wanamingo 25
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 40, Frazee 22
Championship: Jackson County Central 42, Canby 10
2010 Class 1A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 49, Border West 22
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 28, Minneota 26
Championship: Jackson County Central 32, Frazee 23
2011 Class 1A co-champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 59, Pierz 16
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 34, Minneota 25
Championship: Jackson County Central 28, Frazee 28 (tie)
2012: Class 1A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 52, Pierz 15
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 46, Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 25
Championship: Jackson County Central 35, Kimball Area 28
2013: Class 1A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 43, Barnesville 19
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 39, Chatfield 25
Championship: Jackson County Central 38,Frazee 22
2014: Class 1A third place
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 31, Minneota 25
Semifinals: Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 38, Jackson County Central 25
Third place: Jackson County Central 33, Frazee 32
2015: Class 1A third place
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 35, Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 34
Semifinals: Minneota 49, Jackson County Central 23
Third place: Jackson County Central 40, Frazee 31
2021: Class 1A co-third place
Super Section: Jackson County Central 45, Kenyon-Wanamingo 30
Semifinals: Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 37, Jackson County Central 36
Third place: Match not held
2022: Class 1A champion
Quarterfinals: Jackson County Central 52, Maple River/United South Central 9
Semifinals: Jackson County Central 41, West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 27
Championship: Jackson County Central 45, Royalton/Upsala 23
JCC vs. opponents
Here’s JCC’s breakdown by team according to win-loss percentage in state tournament competition:
Kenyon-Wanamingo 2-0 1.000
Pierz 2-0 1.000
St. Michael-Albertville 2-0 1.000
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River 1-0 1.000
Barnesville 1-0 1.000
Big Lake 1-0 1.000
Blackduck/Cass Lake-Bena 1-0 1.000
Blue Earth 1-0 1.000
Border West 1-0 1.000
Canby 1-0 1.000
Chatfield 1-0 1.000
Foley 1-0 1.000
Kimball Area 1-0 1.000
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 1-0 1.000
Maple River/United South Central 1-0 1.000
New Prague 1-0 1.000
Royalton/Upsala 1-0 1.000
Scott West 1-0 1.000
Staples-Motley 1-0 1.000
Thief River Falls 1-0 1.000
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 1-0 1.000
Frazee 5-0-1 .917
Minneota 3-1 .750
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 0-1 .000
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale 0-1 .000
Dassel-Cokato 0-1 .000
Perham 0-1 .000
Total 32-5-1 .855
Number of wrestlers
Jackson County Central will have 11 wrestlers competing in the individual portion of the state tournament when that gets underway on Friday. That’s the most of any Class 1A school.
St. Michael-Albertville leads Class 3A with 19 (boys and girls combined) and Simley leads Class 2A with 15.
Here are the top five teams in each class (including ties):
Class 1A
Jackson County Central 11
Caledonia/Houston 9
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 8
Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie 7
Holdingford 7
Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area 7
Medford 7
West Central Area/Ashby/Brandon-Evansville 7
Class 2A
Simley 15
Totiino-Grace 10
Mora 9
Kasson-Mantorville 8
Albert Lea 7
Becker 7
Hutchinson/Buffalo Lake-Hector Stewart 7
South St. Paul 7
United 7
Zumbrota-Mazeppa 7
Class 3A
St. Michael-Albertville 19
Hastings 16
Bemidji 15
Stillwater 14
Apple Valley 13
It’s academic
JCC had two student-athletes named to the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association All-State Academic Individual Wrestling Team.
Two wrestlers are named at each weight class, combining the three classes.
JCC was one of four schools with two wrestlers named to the 28-member squad. Simley, Stillwater, and Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie are the others.
The honorees had a collective grade-point average of 3.78, the highest in the history of the award. Nine had a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Honorees will be recognized and awarded plaques by the MWCA during the state tournament.
Here’s the complete team. Listed are weight, name, year and school.
106: Beau Hudoba, jr., Ogilvie
106: Nolan Enderlein, sr., Eastview
113: Cole Sykora, sr., Border West
113: Michael Olson, jr., Albert Lea
120: Dylan Dauffenbach, sr., Stillwater
120: Simon Kruse, sr., St. Clair
126: Devin Carter, jr., Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove
126: Jack Nelson, jr., Mound-Westonka
132: Dylan Louwagie, jr., Marshall
132: Nolan Ambrose, jr., Jackson County Central
138: Davin Rose, sr., MAHACA
138: Deagan Captain, sr., Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie
145: Koy Buesgens, sr., New Prague
145: Logan Butzon, sr., Jackson County Central
152: Zach Hanson, sr., Lakeville North
152: David Revering, jr., Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale/Parkers Prairie
160: Seth Newby, sr., Bemidji
160: Luke Knudsen, jr., New London-Spicer
170: Connor Gmahl, sr., Mora
170: Jed Wester, jr., St. Michael-Albertville
182: Ryder Rogotzke, sr., Stillwater
182: Cade Jackson, sr., Detroit Lakes
195: Max McEnelly, sr., Waconia
195: Thomas Dineen, sr., Benson
220: Ethan Boll, sr., Crookston
220: Gavin Nelson, sr., Simley
285: Soren Herzog, sr., Simley
285: Will Sather, jr., Eden Prairie