SOCCER: Bemidji High boys, girls host section playoff games Saturday
BEMIDJI – Soccer fans can enjoy a doubleheader today as the Bemidji girls and boys teams host Section 8A quarterfinal games at the middle school field.
The action begins at noon when the girls entertain Detroit Lakes. Following that game the boys will tangle with East Grand Forks.
The boys are the top seed in the North Sub-Section 8A field while East Grand Forks is rated fourth in the North. The Green Wave advanced to today’s game by blanking Fergus Falls 4-0 Thursday.
Today’s winner will resume its tournament schedule Tuesday against the winner of today’s South Sub-Section contest between Sartell and St. Cloud Apollo. If BHS wins today it will host that game, probably at 4 p.m.
St. Cloud Apollo is the second seed from the South and Sartell is seeded No. 3.
Today’s lower-bracket games send Detroit Lakes (No. 3 North) to Hillcrest Lutheran Academy (No. 2 North) and Sauk Rapids (No. 4 South) to St. Cloud Cathedral (No. 1 South).
The winners of those two games will also battle Tuesday.
The championship game will be Thursday in St. Cloud.
In addition to the Bemidji-Detroit Lakes game, today’s other girls tournament battles see Sartell (No. 1 South) hosting St. Cloud Apollo (No. 5 South), East Grand Forks (No. 1 North) entertaining Fergus Falls (No. 4 North) and St. Cloud Cathedral (No. 2 South) welcoming Alexandria (No. 3 South).
If the Jacks win today and St. Cloud Apollo upsets Sartell, BHS will be at home Tuesday. If BHS and Sartell both win, Bemidji will head to Sartell.
The championship game will be Thursday in St. Cloud.
Section 8A Playoffs
Boys Division
Thursday’s Games
Sartell 3, Little Falls 0
St. Cloud Apollo 5, Alexandria 1
East Grand Forks 4, Fergus Falls 0
Detroit Lakes 5, Crookston 1
Hillcrest 10, WHA 0
Sauk Rapids 1, St. John’s Prep 0
Today’s Quarterfinals
Game 1: East Grand Forks (No. 4 North) at Bemidji (No. 1 N), 2:30 p.m.
Game 2: Sartell (No. 3 S) at St. Cloud Apollo (No. 2 S)
Game 3: Detroit Lakes (No. 3 N) at Hillcrest (No. 2 N)
Game 4: Sauk Rapids (No. 4 S) at St. Cloud Cathedral (No. 1 S)
Tuesday’s Semifinals (high seed)
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, TBD
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Thursday’s Championship
At St. Cloud State
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, TBD
Girls Division
Thursday’s Games
Bemidji 8, Crookston 0
Detroit Lakes 4, WHA 1
St. Cloud Apollo 2, Sauk Rapids 1
Alexandria 5, St. John’s Prep 1
St. Cloud Cathedral 8, Little Falls 1
Fergus Falls 4, Hillcrest 2
Today’s Quarterfinals
Game 1: Detroit Lakes (No. 3 N) at Bemidji (No. 2 N), noon
Game 2: St. Cloud Apollo (No. 5 S) at Sartell (No. 1 S)
Game 3: Alexandria (No. 3 S) at St. Cloud Cathedral (No. 2 S)
Game 4: Fergus Falls (No. 4 N) at East Grand Forks (No. 1 N)
Tuesday’s Semifinals (high seed)
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, TBD
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, TBD
Thursday’s Championship
At St. Cloud
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, TBD
