Wrestling notebook

JCC competing as a team at state for 14th time

Thursday will mark the 14^th 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