Trojans to open football postseason with Tuesday game at Luverne

The Worthington Trojans will open the Section 3AAA playoffs with a matchup against long-time area rival Luverne.

The Trojans, who concluded the regular season with a 2-6 record, will face the Cardinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Luverne. WHS is the sixth seed, while the Cardinals are the 3 seed.

Worthington has lost four consecutive games entering the postseason following back-to-back road victories in September over Austin and Albert Lea. Luverne, meanwhile, began its year by winning its first seven matchups, a run that was capped by a 36-30 triumph at Jackson County Central. While that snapped a 32-game JCC win streak, Luverne was then beaten this past Tuesday by Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial to end the regular season.

Tuesday's Worthington-Luverne winner will meet the victor of a game between second-seeded Waseca and No. 7 Albert Lea on Saturday.

In the Section 3 9-man football playoffs, meanwhile, 6-2 Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda has a number-three seed and will host No. 6 Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Adrian-Ellsworth is a 4 seed; the 6-2 Dragons will entertain fifth-seeded Edgerton that evening. Unbeaten Hills-Beaver Creek, the defending state champion, is the second seed and has a first-round bye.

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In college volleyball over the weekend, the eighth-ranked Minnesota West Lady Jays swept Ridgewater on Friday and then got swept by Rochester on Saturday, with both matches taking place in Worthington.

Against Ridgewater, the Lady Jays won 25-20, 25-20, 25-23. Against Rochester, Minnesota West had slight leads in every game against the fourth-seeded Yellow Jackets, but Rochester wound up winning 25-19, 25-20, 25-19.

The Lady Jays are now 26-10 overall on the season. They next head to the postseason for the Region 13 Tournament, which is set for this coming Friday and Saturday at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.

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The Sibley-Ocheyedan high school football season came to an end Friday night when the Generals fell 48-7 to Woodbury Central. The lone score for S-O came in the second half when Bryson Loerts returned a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown. The Generals finish the year at 3-6.

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There will be a play-in volleyball game tonight in Section 3A when Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda takes on Red Rock Central in Fulda. We'll have live action over on 104.3 La Voz at 7 p.m.

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In other Iowa high school football playoff action Friday, it was:

Spirit Lake 34, Cherokee 20

OABCIG 28, Western Christian 21

Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 38, Southeast Valley 14

Kuemper Catholic 35, Unity Christian 0

West Lyon 56, Tri-Center 7