Martin County West opens its postseason Monday when the Mavericks host Valley Conference rival Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons in the second round of the Section 2A girls basketball tournament. Tip off will be at 7 p.m. at the MCW Junior High Gym in Trimont.
The fourth-seeded Mavericks have a record of 21-6, while the 13th-seeded Knights are 7-19.
MCW won both regular-season meetings between the team. 46-42 in Trimont on Dec. 3 and 49-37 in Alden on Jan. 17.
Martin County West has lost its last two games, both on the road at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, which is the number one seed in the 2A tourney and ranked sixth in the state by Minnesota Basketball News.
The final score in both games was 61-34. The first game was a regular-season game while the second was the Tomahawk-Valley Conference championship game.
ACGE has lost eight straight, the last being a 78-24 loss at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Thursday.
The Mavericks are scoring 52.6 points per game for the season while allowing 44.2. The Knights are scoring 50.5 points and allowing 56.8.
Monday’s winner advances to face the winner of the game between fifth-seeded Springfield and 12th-seeded Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter High School.
Section 2A tournament
Thursday, Feb. 20
First round
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 61, Madelia 40
Cleveland 58, Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 44
Monday, Feb. 24
Second round
Upper bracket
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (5-21) at Sleepy Eye Saint Mary’s (25-2), 7 p.m.
United South Central (14-12) at Nicollet (15-10), 7 p.m.
Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (7-19) at Martin County West (21-6), 7 p.m.
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City (10-15) at Springfield (14-11), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
New Ulm Cathedral (6-19) at Sleepy Eye (19-7), 7 p.m.
Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther (12-14) at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (14-10), 7 p.m.
Mankato Loyola (15-10) at Cedar Mountain (17-9), 7 p.m.
Cleveland (5-18) at BOLD (17-9), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 27
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
At St. Peter High School
GFW-SESM winner vs. USC-Nicollet winner, 6 p.m.
ACGE-MCW winner vs. ACGC-Springfield winner, 7:45 p.m.
At Arlington
Cathedral-Sleepy Eye winner vs. GHECTML-BLHS winner, 6 p.m.
Loyola-Cedar Mountain winner vs. Cleveland-BOLD winner, 7:45 p.m.
Monday, March 3
Semifinals
At Gustavus
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Friday, March 7
Championship
At Minnesota State
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
MCW girls basketball schedule/results
Monday, Nov. 25: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, W 53-39
Tuesday, Nov. 26: at Cleveland, W 61-41
Saturday, Dec. 30: Edgerton at Worthington, W 49-41
Tuesday, Dec. 3: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, W 46-42
Thursday, Dec. 5: at Mankato Loyola, W 57-42
Tues., Dec. 10: Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther, W 58-48
Saturday, Dec. 14: at Fairmont, L 42-41
Tuesday, Dec. 17: at United South Central, W 53-49
Friday, Dec. 20: at Nicollet, W 71-47
Friday, Dec. 27: at Windom, L 63-32
Sat., Dec. 28: Glencoe-Silver Lake at Windom, L 56-41
Friday, Jan. 3: Maple River, W 62-52
Monday, Jan. 6: at Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey (Comfrey), W 49-19
Thursday, Jan. 9: at Madelia, W 70-24
Saturday, Jan. 11: at Minnesota Valley Lutheran, W 72-60
Tuesday, Jan. 14: Cleveland, W 50-31
Friday, Jan. 17: at Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons (Alden), W 49-37
Tuesday, Jan. 21: Nicollet, W 61-48
Thursday, Jan. 23: at Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther, W 60-52
Friday, Jan. 24: at St. Clair, W 52-45
Thursday., Jan. 30: Sleepy Eye, L 53-47
Monday, Feb. 3: Madelia, W 67-28
Tuesday, Feb. 4: Blue Earth Area, W 50-34
Saturday, Feb. 8: Mankato Loyola, W 53-40
Monday, Feb. 10: at Maple River, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 13: at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, L 61-34
Thurs., Feb. 20: at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s, L 61-34
Mon., Feb. 24: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons, 7 p.m.