Football seeding forthcoming, Cross Country hosts CMC meet

Within an hour of now, we should know the playoff fate for the B-B-E Jaguars football team, who is currently sitting in fifth place in the Section 5A standings. The most recent QRF calculations took place while using Week 8 results, and the Jaguars hover just below West Central Area for QRF points. Both teams had 4-4 regular seasons. I am of the belief that the head-to-head matchup (a 20-14 win for the Jaguars in Week 2) should factor in the seeding. That's all I know! Let's hope for a home opener next Tuesday!

For certain: the Section 5A quarterfinals are on Tuesday, October 27. Kickoff will be at 6 p.m. The No. 1 seed in Section 5A receives a first-round bye. The other teams will be paired in 2-versus-7, 3-versus-6 and 4-versus-5 quarterfinals matchups. High seeds host.

In cross country news...
The B-B-E/Paynesville cross country teams are hosting the Central Minnesota Conference championships today. This 5K race take place at 4 p.m. at Koronis Golf Course. B-B-E eighth grader Brooklyn Breitbach is ranked in the Top 5 in Section 6A, and she's in the top 30 overall in Class 1A. As for the postseason, Breitbach and possibly two other B-B-E/Paynesville girls' cross country teammates have a shot at making it to the state meet. First, they will compete today at the CMC championships.

Stay tuned. Updates to follow.

Here's a quick post on my fix to the error on the Belgrade mayor race, which I goofed on in the paper this week: BelgradeMayor2026.

**Mid-afternoon Thursday: nothing official has been posted yet. Which is odd. I see that Long Prairie-Grey Eagle has forfeited the playoffs, which is unfortunate, but not completely surprising. 

As of 3 p.m. on Thursday, the MSHSL website does not include Section 5A football playoff seeding.

As of 6:25 p.m., no update on football playoffs. They have not been posted. I have to get to the volleyball match. I'm running late.