Southeast Minnesota Prep Football Playoffs Set
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The regular season has come to an end for high school football teams in southeast Minnesota.
For many schools the postseason will start on Tuesday. Several Section 1 semi-final games are set for Saturday, October 28. Section 1 finals that will send one team to the State Tournament are scheduled for Friday, November 3.
Below is the first round matchups for Section 1's 9-player, 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A classes.
You can listen to Kingsland's Round 1 matchup against Lanesboro Tuesday on 103.1 FM KFIL, KFILradio.com and the KFIL App.
9-Player Section Tournament
The Kingsland Knights took home the top seed for the 9-Player Section 1 Tournaments. The Knights finished the regular season 8-0.
Spring Grove, the defending Section Tournament champions and 2022 State Tournament runner-up is the 3-seed for this year's tournament.
Below are the Quarterfinal matchups. All games are set to kick off on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
#8 Lanesboro at #1 Spring Valley. Coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. on 103.1 KFIL FM, KFILradio.com and the KFIL App.
#7 Grand Meadow at #2 LeRoy-Ostrander
#6 Mabel-Canton at #3 Spring Grove
#5 Southland at #4 Houston
Section 1A Tournament
For the second straight season the Fillmore Central Falcons earned the top seed in the Section Tournament. In 2022, the Falcons made a historic run to the State Tournament Semi-final.
Below are the Quarterfinal matchups. All games are set to kick off on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
#8 Hayfield at #1 Fillmore Central
#7 Wabasha-Kellogg at #2 Bethlehem Academy
#6 Rushford-Peterson at #3 Kenyon-Wanamingo
#5 Blooming Prairie at #4 Goodhue
Section 1AA Tournament
Once again the Caledonia Warriors have claimed the top seed in the Section 1AA tournament. The Warriors capped off another undefeated season with a dominant 44-14 win at La Crescent-Hokah Wednesday night and have earned a first-round bye.
The Dover-Eyota Eagles earned the other first round bye and a two-seed in the tournament. The Eagles notched impressive wins against defending section champion Chatfield and Rochester-Lourdes this season.
Below are the Quarterfinal matchups. All games are set to kick off on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
#6 Cotter at #3 Chatfield (winner to face #2 Dover-Eyota on Saturday, October 28)
#5 Lewiston-Altura at #4 St. Charles (winner to face #1 Caledonia on Saturday, October 28)
Section 1AAA Tournament
The Stewartville Tigers are once again the top seed in their Section Tournament. The Tigers capped off their third-straight undefeated regular season with a 28-6 victory over Rochester-Lourdes Wednesday night and are looking to make it back-to-back trips to the State Tournament.
Below are the Quarterfinal matchups. All games are set to kick off on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
#8 Red Wing at #1 Stewartville
#7 Zumbrota-Mazeppa at #2 Rochester Lourdes
#6 La Crescent-Hokah at #3 Plainview-Elgin-Millville
#5 Pine Island at #4 Lake City
Section 1AAAA Tournament
The top two seeds in the Section 1AAAA Tournament each enjoyed one-loss seasons. Last year's section runner up Kasson-Mantorville took the top spot in the bracket and the Byron Bears have earned the two-seed.
The Bears only loss in the regular season was to the KoMets. K-M's only regular season defeat came at the hands of Stewartville. The #2 Bears will face the #3 Winona Winhawks, who also earned a bye, in the section semifinal on Saturday, October 28.
The KoMets will get the winner of #5 Austin and #4 Faribault on Saturday, October 28. The Packers and Falcons play at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Section 1AAAAA Tournament
The Section 1AAAAA tournament features a Med-City crosstown clash in Round 1. Owatonna has earned the top seed and a first round bye after a 6-2 season.
Listen to Kingsland's Round 1 matchup against Lanesboro. Coverage Starts at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday on 103.1 FM KFIL, KFILradio.com and the KFIL App.
The sole game in the five-team section tournament that kicks off on Tuesday features a rematch between #5 Rochester Century and #4 Rochester John Marshall. The Rockets took the regular season matchup 40-33 earlier this month.
The re-match between the Panthers and Rockets kicks off at 7 p.m. The winner of the crosstown matchup faces Owatonna in semi final on Saturday, October 28. The other semi final is #3 New Prague at #2 Northfield.
Class 6A
Rochester Mayo will face St. Michael-Albertville in Round 1 of the postseason. The game is set to kick off on Friday, October 27 at 7 p.m.
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