Martin County West is seeded third for the Section 3A football playoffs and will host sixth-seeded Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the opening round of the Section 3A football playoffs.
The Mavericks finished the regular season with a 6-2 record after a 37-0 loss to Tracy- Milroy-Balaton Wednesday. The Knights (3-5) ended their regular season with a 42-0 win over Lac qui Parle Valley.
The teams have one common opponent, Sleepy Eye.
RTR opened its season with a 40-6 home win over the Indians while the Mavericks won 14-6 at Sleepy Eye in Week 2.
The semifinals are Saturday, Oct. 30 at the site of the higher seeded team. The MCW-RTR winner meets the winner of the game between second-seeded Springfield and seventh-seeded Sleepy Eye.
The championship game is Friday, Nov. 4 at Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center in Marshall.
SECTION 3A FOOTBALL
Tuesday, Oct. 25
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (7-1) has bye
Adrian/Ellsworth (4-4) at Murray County Central (6-2), 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Sleepy Eye (2-6) at Springfield (6-2), 7 p.m.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (3-5) at Martin County West (6-2), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
Semifinals
At higher seed
AE-MCC winner at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (7-1), 3 p.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 4
Championship
At SMSU
Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m.
NUMBER ONE SEEDS
The number one seed in each section for Class 1A football.
1A: Fillmore Central
2A: Lester Prairie
3A: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
4A: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
5A: BOLD
6A: New York Mills
7A: Deer River
8A: Mahnomen/Waubun
STATE CLASS 1A PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 11
Upper bracket
Section 3A vs. Section 4A at Crown College, 7 p.m.
Section 7A vs. Section 8A at Brainerd, 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
Section 1A vs. Section 2A at Jordan, 5:30 p.m.
Section 5A vs. Section 6A at Alexandria, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, Nov. 19
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Upper-bracket winners, 9 a.m.
Lower-bracket winners, 11:30 a.m.
Championship
Friday, Dec. 2
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Semifinal winners, 10:03 a.m.