JCC football team gets fresh set of opponents
Thu 5-14-2020
JACKSON - A fresh slate of opponents faces the Jackson County Central football team on its 2020 schedule.
Teams in the South Central District recently revamped their schedules with St. James Area not playing a varsity schedule in 2020.
The Huskies did not face any of the teams on this fall's schedule during the regular season last year, although they did face three in postseason play.
JCC defeated Luverne and Fairmont in the Section 3AAA playoffs and Waseca in the state Class 3A quarterfinals. Jackson County Central has not played Waseca or Fairmont in the regular season since 2006.
Three opponents are absent from the schedule of a Jackson-based team for the first time in a long while.
Jackson High School began playing Windom in 1928 and there were only two seasons that the Bluejays and Eagles did not play until consolidation in 1997. The teams didn't play in 1940 and a scheduled 1943 game was cancelled.
As JCC, the Huskies are 23-4 vs. Windom and has won 15 straight.
Also absent are Pipestone and Redwood Valley. The series with those schools had been continuous since 1948.
2020 JCC football schedule
Week 1: New Ulm
Week 2: Waseca
Week 3: at St. Peter
Week 4: at Luverne
Week 5: Belle Plaine
Week 6: at Sibley East
Week 7: Fairmont
Week 8: at Tri-City United
Exact dates have not been announced.
Following is a rundown of how Jackson County Central has fared vs. the teams on its 2020 schedule:
New Ulm (2-0 overall, 0-0 postseason)
2006 - Jackson County Central 19, New Ulm 8
2005 - Jackson County Central 36, New Ulm 6
Waseca (3-0 overall, 1-0 postseason)
2019 – Jackson County Central 31, Waseca 21 (State Class 3A quarterfinals
2006 - Jackson County Central 20, Waseca 3
2005 - Jackson County Central 49, Waseca 13
St. Peter (4-1, 3-1 postseason)
2017 - Jackson County Central 37, St. Peter 27 (Section 3AAA quarterfinals)
2014 - Jackson County Central 31, St. Peter 14
2002 - Jackson County Central 28, St. Peter 16
2001 - Jackson County Central 21, St. Peter 0
1999 - St. Peter 36, Jackson County Central 28 (Section 3AAA championship)
Luverne (18-10, 3-3 postseason)
2019 – Jackson County Central 35, Luverne 0 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
2018 - Jackson County Central 33, Luverne 0
2017 - Jackson County Central 34, Luverne 8
2016 - Jackson County Central 28, Luverne 21
2015 - Jackson County Central 57, Luverne 7
2014 - Luverne 13, Jackson County Central 0; Jackson County Central 23, Luverne 16 (Section 3AA semifinals)
2013 - Jackson County Central 39, Luverne 13
2012 - Luverne 28, Jackson County Central 14; Jackson County Central 35, Luverne 28 (Section 3AA championship)
2011 - Jackson County Central 35, Luverne 0; Luverne 12, Jackson County Central 0 (Section 3AA semifinals)
2010 - Luverne 10, Jackson County Central 9; Luverne 35, Jackson County Central 23 (Section 3AA championship)
2009 - Jackson County Central 20, Luverne 7; Luverne 21, Jackson County Central 17 (Section 3AA championship)
2008 - Luverne 27, Jackson County Central 11
2007 – Luverne 39, Jackson County Central 13
2006 – Jackson County Central 48, Luverne 28
2005 – Luverne 28, Jackson County Central 16
2004 – Luverne 20, Jackson County Central 0
2003 – Jackson County Central 30, Luverne 14
2002 – Jackson County Central 28, Luverne 6
2001 – Jackson County Central 21, Luverne 13
2000 – Jackson County Central 27, Luverne 0
1999 – Jackson County Central 18, Luverne 6
1998 – Jackson County Central 20, Luverne 14
1997 – Jackson County Central 28, Luverne 21
Belle Plaine (0-0 overall, , 0-0 postseason)
Jackson County Central and Belle Plaine have never played
Sibley East (3-0 overall, 3-0 postseason)
2018 - Jackson County Central 42, Sibley East 8 (Section 3AAA quarterfinals)
2016 - Jackson County Central 42, Sibley East 14 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
2015 - Jackson County Central 44, Sibley East 13 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
Fairmont (4-4 overall, 4-2 postseason)
2019 - Jackson County Central 36, Fairmont 12 (Section 3AAA championship)
2018 - Fairmont 35, Jackson County Central 18 (Section 3AAA championship)
2017 - Fairmont 29, Jackson County Central 21 (Section 3AAA championship)
2016 - Jackson County Central 21, Fairmont 14 (Section 3AAA championship)
2015 - Jackson County Central 35, Fairmont 12 (Section 3AAA championship)
2006 - Fairmont 33, Jackson County Central 22; Jackson County Central 43, Fairmont 14 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
2005 - Fairmont 37, Jackson County Central 6
Tri-City United (2-0 overall, 2-0 postseason)
2018 - Jackson County Central 30, Tri-City United 9 (Section 3AAA semifinals)
2017 - Jackson County Central 26, Tri-City United 6 (Section 3AAA semifinals)