NICOLLET – After a win over one Valley Conference opponent in the opening round of the Section 2A South Sub-Section girls basketball tournament, Martin County West will see another conference rival in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday when the Mavericks play at Nicollet.
The sixth-seeded Mavericks downed 11th-seeded Madelia 73-29 Thursday in Sherburn. The Raiders had a bye.
MCW has a 7-15 record, while Nicollet is 16-10.
The teams split during the regular season. The Raiders won 56-42 in Nicollet on Dec. 17 and the Mavericks were 65-62 winners in Sherburn on Feb. 7.
The winner advances to the semifinals at 6 p.m. Thursday in Lake Crystal to face either second-seeded Sleepy Eye (21-5) or seventh-seeded Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey (9-16).
On the other side of the 2A South bracket Tuesday, ninth-seeded Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (7-19) is at top-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (24-2) and fifth-seeded Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain (13-11) goes to fourth-seeced Springfield (13-13). Those winners play the late semifinal Thursday in Lake Crystal.
The sub-section championship game is next Monday at St. Peter High School.
SECTION 2A SOUTH SUB-SECTION
Thursday, Feb. 24
First round
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 56, New Ulm Cathedral 51
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 54, Mankato Loyola 12
Martin County West 73, Madelia 29
Tuesday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (7-19) at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (24-2), 7 p.m.
Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain (13-11) at Springfield (13-13), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey (9-16) at Sleepy Eye (21-5), 7 p.m.
Martin County West (7-15) at Nicollet (16-10), 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals
At Lake Crystal
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Monday, March 7
Championship
At St. Peter
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
SECTION 2A NORTH SUB-SECTION
Thursday, Feb. 24
First round
Cedar Mountain 62, Renville County West 31
Tuesday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Cedar Mountain (7-19) at Mayer Lutheran (22-3), 7 p.m.
Lester Prairie (16-9) at BOLD (15-11), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Cleveland (8-15) at Central Minnesota Christian (19-8), 7 p.m.
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (11-15) at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (18-6), 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 3
Semifinals
At St. Peter
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Monday, March 7
Championship
At St. Peter
Semifinal winners, 7:45 p.m.
SECTION 2A
Friday, Feb. 11
Championship
At MSU
South Sub-Section vs. North Sub-Section, 6 p.m.