South Ridge at Ely
4:30 p.m., Monday, April 27

Way up in the northeast corner of the state, two top programs in Class 1A, Section 7 and the Arrowhead Conference collide -- although South Ridge and EIy are in different subsections, which could set up a meeting in early June for a state tournament berth. They met in last year’s section final, with Ely winning 2-0.

No. 13-1A South Ridge visits No. 10-1A Ely in a big early season game for each.

South Ridge (7-1, 1-0) has never qualified for the state tournament, but returns a strong team this spring.

Ely (3-0, 0-0) looks to qualify for its third state tourney in four years, but did graduate a big senior class that included all-stater Louis Gerzin.