Martin County West will face a familiar opponent Tuesday when the Mavericks travel to Springfield to face the Tigers in the Section 3A football quarterfinals. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at Riverside Park.
It’s the fourth time in MCW’s last 13 games it has faced the Tigers, with all four games being played in Springfield.
In their first meeting this season, the Tigers won 50-0 on Oct. 11.
Sixth-seeded Martin County West has a 3-5 record, while third-seeded Springfield is 7-1. The lone loss for the Tigers was to Sleepy Eye United, which is the number one seed in the section.
Also on that side of the bracket, second-seeded Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (7-1).
On the other side of the bracket, top-seeded Sleepy Eye United (6-2) hosts eighth-seeded Wabasso (0-8) and fourth-seeded Adrian/Ellsworth (6-2) is at home vs. fifth-seeded Murray County Central (4-4).
The semifinals are Saturday at the sites of the higher-seeded teams and the championship game is Friday, Nov. 3 at Southwest Minnesota State University.
Martin County West
HEAD COACH: Tom Elliott
MSHSL ENROLLMENT: 181
STATE APPEARANCES: 0 (Sherburn-Dunnell qualified in 1983 and 1986)
STATE TITLES: 0
RECORD: 3-5
LAST GAME: Lost to St. James Area 8-6
STREAK: Lost 2
POINTS FOR: 9.2 PPG
POINTS AGAINST: 20.9 PPG
Springfield
HEAD COACH: Adam Meyer
MSHSL ENROLLMENT: 148
STATE APPEARANCES: 7
STATE TITLES: 1
RECORD: 7-1
LAST GAME: Defeated Windom 55-15
STREAK: Won 3
POINTS FOR: 43.4 PPG
POINTS AGAINST: 14.4 PPG
MARTIN COUNTY WEST SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Fri., Sept. 1: at Canby, L 21-0
Fri., Sept. 8: Adrian/Ellsworth, L 35-12
Fri., Sept. 15: at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, L 39-0
Fri., Sept. 22: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, W 12-0
Sat., Sept. 30: at Wabasso, W 28-6
Fri., Oct. 6: Sleepy Eye, W 16-8
Wed., Oct. 11: at Springfield, L 50-0
Wed., Oct. 18: St. James Area, L 8-6
SPRINGFIELD SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Thurs., Aug. 31: at Adrian/Ellsworth, W 48-0
Fri., Sept. 8: Murray County Central, W 27-14
Fri., Sept. 15: at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, W 48-22
Fri., Sept. 22: Wabasso, W 53-20
Fri., Sept. 29: at Sleepy Eye United
Fri., Oct. 6: St. James Area, W 52-28
Wed., Oct. 11: Martin County West, W 50-0
Wed., Oct. 18: at Windom, W 55-15
SECTION 3A FOOTBALL
Tuesday, Oct. 24
Quarterfinals
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Wabasso (8) at Sleepy Eye United (1)
Murray County Central (5) at Adrian/Ellsworth (4)
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (7) at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (2)
Martin County West (6) at Springfield (3)
Saturday, Oct. 28
Semifinals
At higher seed
All games at 3 p.m.
Wabasso-Sleepy Eye winner vs. MCC-AE winner, 3 p.m.
RTR-TMB winner vs. MCW-Springfield winner, 3 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3
Championship
At SMSU
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.