Deja Vu for Roseville's Concordia Academy

After beating New Life Academy on the road last Wednesday to close out the regular season, the Beacons and Eagles will meet again Tuesday in the first round of the Section 4AAA playoffs.

LAST WEEK

Concordia Academy (5-3) scored a convincing 26-14 win over New Life Academy (3-5).

THIS WEEK

The Beacons are the No. 3 seed for the section tourney—behind St. Croix Lutheran and St. Anthony Village—and will host the sixth-seeded Eagles in the second meeting between the teams in less than a week.

EAGLES WIN IF …

They can figure out what went wrong a week ago. The odds aren't exactly in their favor—after losing by two touchdowns at home, they now must play the rematch on the road—but they now have five days to come up with a game plan to exploit any weaknesses they may have seen in their opponent the first time around. Also, with the possibililty of a playoff rematch looming, the Eagles probably held back a portion of their playbook so they'd have some surprises for the Beacons in the playoffs.

BEACONS WIN IF …

They don't tinker too much with what worked last Wednesday. Both teams will add wrinkles—both offensively and defensively—for the rematch. But the Beacons probably don't want to mess too much with a good thing, considering they were 12-point winners last time. If they can find that balance between adding a few new looks and sticking to what worked last time around, expect the Beacons to be moving on in the playoffs.

SECTION 4AAA SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals

Tuesday

Game 1 — No. 6 New Life Academy at No. 3 Concordia Academy, 7 p.m.

Game 2 — No. 7 St. Paul Como Park at No. 2 St. Anthony Village, 7 p.m.

Game 3 — No. 5 St. Paul Johnson at No. 4 Minnehaha Academy, 3 p.m.

Game 4 — No. 8 SPA/MPA at No. 1 St. Croix Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Semifinals

Saturday

at high seeds

Game 5 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.

Finals

Friday, Nov. 4

Game 7 — Semifinal winners, at high seed, 7 p.m.