LAKE CRYSTAL – Going into the Section 2A South Sub-Section boys basketball tournament, the field of teams was touted as being talented and deep. It’s played out that way as the teams seeded fourth and sixth have advanced to the championship game.
In Thursday’s semifinals at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial High School, fourth-seeded Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey defeated top-seeded Martin County West 46-37 and sixth-seeded Madelia was a 73-57 winner over second-seeded Mankato Loyola.
MCW led MLAC 19-16 at halftime.
Zach Anderson led the Mavericks with 22 points, with Mitch Weber scoring 10.
The Wolverines (22-6) play Madelia (15-14) in the championship game at about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter High School.
The 2A North Sub-Section tournament has gone according to form, with top-seeded St. Mary’s (19-11) and BOLD (20-8) meeting for the title at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
The Section 2A championship game is at 6 p.m. Friday, March 18 at Minnesota State University.
SECTION 2A SOUTH SUB-SECTION
Thursday, March 4
First round
Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 62, Nicollet 50
United South Central 83, Alden-Conger 45
Madelia 78, Cleveland 39
Tuesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Martin County West 66, Truman/Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain 52
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 79, Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 63
Mankato Loyola 56, United South Central 46
Madelia 66, Springfield 59
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
At Lake Crystal
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 46, Martin County West 37
Madelia 73, Mankato Loyola 57
Tuesday, March 15
Championship
At St. Peter High School
Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey (22-6) vs. Madelia (15-14), 7:45 p.m.
SECTION 2A NORTH SUB-SECTION
Thursday, March 4
First round
Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 52, Sleepy Eye 35
Tuesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 69, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 55
New Ulm Cathedral 64, Mayer Lutheran 59
BOLD 67, Cedar Mountain 49
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 60, Lester Prairie 54
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
At St. Peter High School
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 63, New Ulm Cathedral 59
BOLD 56, Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart 53
Tuesday, March 15
Championship
At St. Peter High School
Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s (19-11) vs. BOLD (20-8), 6 p.m.
SECTION 2A
Friday, March 18
Championship
At MSU
South Sub-Section vs. North Sub-Section, 6 p.m.