Minneota boys get No. 1 seed

Minneota’s boys got the No. 1 seed in the Section 3A North pairings on Wednesday and the team they beat Tuesday night, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton got the top seed in the South.

That means Minneota and RTR could square off for the Section 3A title. Here’s how the pairings went:

Play-in Games

North

Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.

MACCRAY (9) at Canby (8)

Yellow Medicine East (10) at Central MN Christian (7)

Wabasso (11) at Kerkhoven-M-S (6)

South

Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.

Heron Lake-Okabena (9) at Fulda (8)

Ellsworth (10) at Hills-Beaver Creek (7)

Edgerton (11) at Adrian (6)

Quarterfinals

North

Saturday, March 3 at Montevideo

Minneota (1) vs. Canby or MACCRAY, 11 a.m.

Lac qui Parle Valley (5) vs. Renville Co. West (4), 12:30 p.m.

Dawson-Boyd (2) vs. Central MN Christian or Yellow Med. East, 2:30 p.m.

Lakeview (3) vs. Wabasso or Kerkhoven-MS, 4 p.m.

South

At Worthington

Russell-Tyler-Ruthon (1) vs. Fulda or Heron Lake-Okabena

Red Rock Central (5) vs. Murray Co. Central (4), 12:30 p.m.

Westbrook-WG (2) vs. Hills-Beaver Creek or Ellsworth, 2:30 p.m.

Southwest MN Christian (3) vs. Adrian or Edgerton

Semifinals

Thursday, March 8 at SMSU, Marshall

North

Minneota/Canby or MACCRAY vs. LqPV or Renville, 6 p.m.

Dawson/Boyd/CMC/YME vs. Lakeview/KMS/Wabasso, 7:30 p.m.

South

At Worthington

RTR/Fulda/HLO vs. RRC/MCC, 6 p.m.

Westbrook/WG or HBC/Ellsworth, vs Southwest MN Christian/Adrian/Edgerton, 7:30 p.m.

Finals

Thursday, March 8

At SMSU, Marshall

North Top Bracket vs. Bottom Bracket, 2:30 p.m.

South Top Bracket vs. Bottom Bracket, 12:30 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHP

Thursday, March 15 SMSU, Marshall, 5 p.m.

North Champion vs. South Champion

Winner Advances to the State Tournament to be held March 21-24.