SLEEPY EYE – Martin County West is seeded first for the Section 2A South Sub-Section boys basketball tournament.
The Class 1A third-ranked Mavericks concluded their regular-season schedule with a 55-50 win at Minnesota Valley Lutheran Friday to put their record at 22-4.
MCW will have 12 days between games as the Mavericks won’t play until hosting the winner of Thursday’s first-round game between eighth-seeded Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain and ninth-seeded Nicollet in Trimont at 8:01 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8. The late tip time is due to township elections that night.
Mankato Loyola is seeded second and Springfield third in the South Sub-Section.
The South semifinals are Thursday, March 10 at Lake Crystal and the sub-section title game is at about 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15 at St. Peter High School.
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s is the number one seed and BOLD the number two seed in the North Sub-Section.
The Section 2A championship game is Friday, March 18 at Minnesota State.
SECTION 2A SOUTH SUB-SECTION
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Thursday, March 4
First round
Nicollet (9) at Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain (8), 7 p.m.
Alden-Conger (10) at United South Central (7), 7 p.m.
Cleveland (11) at Madelia (6), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
Nicollet-TMLGHEC winner at Martin County West (1), 8:01 p.m.
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey (5) at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (4), 8:01 p.m.
Lower bracket
AC-USC winner at Mankato Loyola (2), 8:01 p.m.
Cleveland-Madelia winner at Springfield (3), 8:01 p.m.
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
At Lake Crystal
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15
Championship
At St. Peter High School
Semifinal winners, 7:45 p.m.
SECTION 2A NORTH SUB-SECTION
Number in parenthesis indicates seed number
Thursday, March 4
First round
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (9) at Sleepy Eye (8), 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Upper bracket
GFW-Sleepy Eye winner at Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (1), 8:01 p.m.
Mayer Lutheran (5) at New Ulm Cathedral (4), 8:01 p.m.
Lower bracket
Cedar Mountain (7) at BOLD (2), 8:01 p.m.
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (6) at Lester Prairie (3), 8:01 p.m.
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
At St. Peter High School
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, March 15
Championship
At St. Peter High School
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
SECTION 2A
Friday, March 18
Championship
At MSU
South Sub-Section vs. North Sub-Section, 6 p.m.