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Legendary Hermantown football head coach Mike Zagelmeyer on Saturday's Section 7AAAA semifinal against either Duluth Denfeld or Cloquet at Corey Veech Field in Hermantown – “I think our section is wide open. Obviously, until someone dethrones North Branch, they have to be the favorite, but there are a multitude of teams who could win this thing. Denfeld is always dangerous when you have the playmakers like they have. Grand Rapids has played its best football coming down the stretch here, and even Rock Ridge is dangerous. The one thing I do know is that we have to remain focused and take it one game at a time. We can't afford to look ahead as that is how teams get knocked off. However, it will be nice to see other teams battle it out on Tuesday night. That helps with not only keeping our guys healthy but healing up from the regular season stretch run. Furthermore, there are also some things we need to clean up from last Wednesday night (an impressive 1-19 road win at Duluth Denfeld). We made some mistakes in that game that we shouldn't be making in the last week of the regular season, so those mistakes will need to be addressed early in this upcoming week as well. I know for certain that our guys are really looking forward to the playoffs and whoever we play on Saturday.”
Prep Football Playoffs
Section 7AAAA Quarterfinals, Tuesday
Cloquet at Duluth Denfeld, 7 p.m. Winner advances to face No. 2 seed Hermantown in a semifinal Saturday at 6 p.m. in Hermantown.
Rock Ridge at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Winner advances to face No. 1 seed North Branch in a semifinal Saturday at 6 p.m. in North Branch.
Section 7AAAAA Quarterfinal, Tuesday
Duluth East at Sauk Rapids-Rice, 7 p.m. Winner advances to face No. 2 seed Andover in a semifinal at 1 p.m. Saturday in Andover.
Section 7AAA Quarterfinal, Tuesday
Hibbing at Esko, 5 p.m. Winner advances to face No. 1 seed Pequot Lakes in a semifinal at 2 p.m. Saturday. Two Harbors will host Pierz in the other semifinal, at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Upcoming DECC Events
2024-25 Duluth Marshall Girls Basketball Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 21 – at Two Harbors, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 23 – vs. Albany (Hopkins), 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 3 – at Hibbing, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 5 – at Duluth Denfeld, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7 – at Hopkins, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 10 – at Rock Ridge, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14 – at Benilde-St. Margaret's, 3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 19 – at Visitation, 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 20 – Carlton/Wrenshall, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 27 – vs. Orono (St. Cloud), TBA
Saturday, Dec. 28 – vs. Providence Academy (College of St. Benedict), 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 3 – Pequot Lakes, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 4 – vs. Park Center (Duluth East), TBA
Tuesday, Jan. 7 – host TBD, TBA
Saturday, Jan. 11 – Minnehaha Academy, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 14 – Ely, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 16 – Grand Rapids, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 17 – TBA, 5:45 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 20 – vs. Rochester Lourdes (St. Catherine University), 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 21 – Proctor, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 25 – Northome/Kelliher, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 28 – Carlton/Wrenshall, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7 – at Hermantown, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 13 – Mesabi East, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 15 – at Pillager, 1 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 18 – at Cloquet, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 20 – Esko, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21 – Bigfork, 7:15 p.m.
