JACKSON -- Scoring a touchdown in each quarter Friday night, the Jackson County Central Huskies defeated Marshall in a key Southwest Conference game.
JCC (3-1, 2-1) picked up 17 first downs and had 343 yards of total offense, while the Tigers (3-1, 1-1) had 255 yards -- 140 running and 115 passing -- while getting 10 first downs.
The Huskies rushed for 253 yards as Cooper Moore (16 carries, 107 yards) Carsen Nyborg (nine rushes, 52 yards) and Tanner Menke (10 carries, 51 yards) combined for 210 of them.
Menke completed seven of 12 passes for 90 yards, including four to Zach Copley for 49.
Jordan Phibbs scored JCC's first touchdown with a two-yard run with 7:48 to play in the first quarter.
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Moore scored from four yards out with 29 seconds left in the second quarter and then capped a JCC drive with a three-yard TD burst at the 6:06 mark of the third quarter.
Nyborg's 10-yard touchdown run with 8:12 to play in the game gave the Huskies a 27-9 lead.
Marcelo Rinaldi kicked the extra-point after the first three JCC touchdowns, while the Huskies failed on a pass play for a two-point conversion after the last score.
JCC's Evan Tufvesson intercepted a pass late in the game to end Marshall's last threat.
"This was a big win for us," JCC head coach Tom Schuller said. "Beating a 4A school helps us for section points and getting a win over Marshall two years in a row is quite special."
Marshall 3 0 0 14 -- 17
JCC 7 7 7 6 -- 27
Luverne 7, PA 0
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PIPESTONE -- Hayden Bauman provided the only score of the game as he snapped off a 58-yard touchdown run on Luverne's second possession of the game as the Cardinals downed the Pipestone Area Arrows in a Southwest Conference football game.
Cardinals' placekicker BG Xaisongkham booted the extra point through the uprights to round out the scoring.
Bauman finished with 146 yards rushing on 23 carries for Luverne.
Cardinals' quarterback Brett Heronimus completed six passes for 89 yards.
Cody Christensen caught three passes for 53 yards.
PA quarterback Sawyer Pals completed four passes for nine yards against a stingy Luverne defense.
Luverne limited PA to 73 yards rushing and nine passing yards while the Cardinals gained 163 yards on the ground and passed for 89 yards.
Luverne (4-0) hosts Windom next week while PA (1-3) travels to Marshall.
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Luverne 7 0 0 0 -- 7
PA 0 0 0 0 -- 0
