Roseville Heads to Mounds View for Playoff Opener

Roseville opens Section 2AAAAA football tournament play Tuesday at Mounds View. The Mustangs are the No. 2 seed, and probably have a bit of a chip on their shoulder after getting edged by Totino-Grace for the top seed.

The Raiders and North St. Paul both finished 2-6, but Roseville got the No. 7 seed based on playing a tougher schedule.

LAST WEEK

Roseville closed out the regular season with a 34-0 loss to Cretin-Derham Hall; Mounds View cruised to a 41-7 win over Park.

THE FIRST TIME AROUND …

Mounds View prevailed 27-7 in Week 4.

RAIDERS WIN IF …

Roseville ended the regular season on a five-game losing streak, but the Raiders are better than their record indicates. They gave Stillwater all they could handle a couple weeks ago, and dropped a one-point heart-breaker to Forest Lake two weeks earlier. Beating Mounds View is a tall order, but if the Raiders can put it all together they could give the Mustangs more than they bargained for.

MUSTANGS WIN IF …

Mounds View, the runner-up in the Suburban East Conference this season, missed the No. 1 seed by an eyelash, but many people are already looking ahead to a matchup between the Mustangs and top-ranked Totino-Grace in the finals. If they stay focused, the Mustangs should move one step closer to that possibility with a win Tuesday.

2010 PLAYOFFS

Roseville lost to White Bear Lake in the quarterfinals. Defending section champion Mounds View lost to defending state champion Wayzata in the state semifinals.

SECTION 2AAAAA SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals

Tuesday

Game 1 — No. 6 Tartan at No. 3 Stillwater, 7 p.m.

Game 2 — No. 7 Roseville at No. 2 Mounds View, 7 p.m.

Game 3 — No. 5 Irondale at No. 4 White Bear Lake, 7 p.m.

Game 4 — No. 8 North St. Paul at No. 1 Totino-Grace, 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