The Martin County West football team begins the playoffs at home in Trimont against Madelia on Tuesday night.
The 7-1 Mavericks are the #2 seed hosting #7 seed Madelia. MCW is looking to extend a six-game winning streak. The Mavericks are averaging nearly 41 points per game with the sixth-rated offense in Class A, tied for seventh by allowing just over 10 points per game, and rank sixth with a +30.5 point differential. The Blackhawks are 0-8 overall with an average score of 37-5 including four shutouts. They also lost 60-16 to the Mavericks on September 17.
MCW is three wins away from advancing to the State Tournament for the first time ever.
Coverage begins at 6:40 p.m. with the kickoff at 7:00 p.m. in Trimont.
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Cleveland is the #3 seed hosting #6 seed Lester Prairie. The Mavericks will host the winner of that game if they advance. The seventh-ranked Clippers are 7-1 overall and beat the 2-6 Bulldogs 37-0 on October 14. MCW spoiled Cleveland’s unbeaten regular season 28-25 in the finale on October 20. MCW beat Lester Prairie 40-0 on September 25.
St. James is the #4 seed hosting #5 seed Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop. The 3-5 Saints beat the 2-6 Firebirds 24-0 on September 11. MCW beat the Saints 30-0 on October 9 and beat the Firebirds 38-0 on October 2.
MCW’s only regular-season loss came against 12th-ranked top section seed Mayer Lutheran 41-14 on September 11. The 7-1 Crusaders get a first-round bye in the playoffs and await the winner of St. James and GFW. The Crusaders beat the Saints 42-19 on October 14 and beat the Firebirds 42-8 on September 17.
The semifinal round is Saturday, October 31, with the 2:00 p.m. kickoffs at the highest remaining seed. The section championship game is Friday, November 6, at New Prague High School with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff.
We have the entire MCW postseason journey on Xtreme.