Martin County West will open its football season Friday by traveling to Canby for a 7 p.m. game.
The Mavericks and Lancers have met once previously as they played a hastily scheduled game during the Covid-altered 2020 season.
Both teams had an opponent that learned it was unable to play in the middle of that week, but they quickly scheduled a game for that Saturday in Canby, with the Lancers winning 13-6. In that season, teams were only allowed to schedule six regular-season games and MCW was only able to play four.
The Mavericks had a 7-3 record last season with two of those losses coming to eventual state runner-up Springfield, the second one coming in the Section 3A semifinals.
Canby was 4-5.
Martin County West opens its home schedule next Friday vs. Adrian/Ellsworth.
MCW football schedule
Fri., Sept. 1: at Canby, 7 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 8: Adrian/Ellsworth, 7 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 15: at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 7 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 22: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 30: at Wabasso, 3 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 6: Sleepy Eye, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 12: at Springfield, 7 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 18: St. James Area, 7 p.m.
South (West-South) District
This week’s games
Adrian/Ellsworth: vs. Springfield Thursday
Martin County West: at Canby Friday
Murray County Central: vs. Lac qui Parle Valley Friday
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton: vs. Minneota Thursday
Sleepy Eye United: at Yellow Medicine East Thursday
Springfield: at Adrian/Ellsworth Thursday
St. James Area: vs. Lakeview Friday
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton: vs. Dawson-Boyd Thursday
Wabasso: at MACCRAY Thursday
Windom: at BOLD Friday
Section 3A
This week’s games
Adrian/Ellsworth: vs. Springfield Thursday
Martin County West: at Canby Friday
Murray County Central: vs. Lac qui Parle Valley Friday
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton: vs. Minneota Thursday
Sleepy Eye United: at Yellow Medicine East Thursday
Springfield: at Adrian/Ellsworth Thursday
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton: vs. Dawson-Boyd Thursday
Wabasso: at MACCRAY Thursday