BROOKLYN PARK — The DC volleyball team fell in five sets to Maranatha Christian in the first round of the Section 5AA playoffs Wednesday.
The Chargers, seeded #14, won the first two sets in tight fashion, 26-24, 25-21, before the #11 Mustangs won the next two by identical 25-17, 25-17 scores. Maranatha then won the final set 15-12, ending the Chargers’ season.
Check out next week’s Enterprise Dispatch for a full recap.
After defeating New London-Spicer in the final game of the regular season, the DC Chargers (7-1) received the #1 seed in Section 2AAA.
This means they will have a first-round bye in the playoffs, and will host the Section Semifinal game at home Saturday, Oct. 29.
DC will face the winner of #4 Rockford and #5 Litchfield. That game will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25 at Rockford.
Watertown-Mayer, the #2 seed, will host #7 Holy Family, and #3 Providence Academy will host #6 Glencoe-Silver Lake Tuesday in other quarterfinal action Tuesday.
If the Chargers win the semifinal game, they will advance to the Section Championship game to be held at Buffalo High School Friday, Nov. 4.
The DC Chargers volleyball team received the #14 seed in Section 5AA, and will travel to Maranatha Christian Academy Wednesday, Oct. 26 for the first round of the playoffs.
Maranatha Christian, the #11 seed in the section, finished with a record of 7-18. The school is located in Brooklyn Park, and game time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
If DC wins, they will travel to Providence Academy Friday, Oct. 28. The Lions are the #6 seed in the section, and finished with a 9-8 record. That game would be at the Providence Academy gymnasium in Plymouth.
The brackets and matchups for the 2022 fall sports season have been released. The postseason for football will get underway Tuesday, Oct. 25 with volleyball getting underway next week as well.
The following is a look at the seeding for sections for area teams in football and volleyball.
SECTION 2A FOOTBALL SEEDS
1. Lester Prairie
2. Mayer Lutheran
3. GFW
4. Alden-Conger
5. United South Central
6. JWP
7. NU Cathedral
8. Cleveland
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS – Tuesday, Oct. 25
(8) Cleveland at (1) Lester Prairie
(5) USC at (4) Alden-Conger
(6) J-W-P at (3) G-F-W
(7) New Ulm Cathedral at (2) Mayer Lutheran
SECTION 4AA FOOTBALL SEEDS
1. Minneapolis North
2. St. Agnes
3. Concordia Academy
4. HLWW
5. Rush City
6. NYA
7. Maple Lake
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS – Tuesday, Oct. 25
(7) Maple Lake at (2) St. Agnes
(6) NYA at (3) Concordia Academy
(5) Rush City at (4) HLWW
(1) Minneapolis North – BYE
SECTION 2AAA FOOTBALL SEEDS
1. Dassel-Cokato
2. Watertown-Mayer
3. Providence Academy
4. Rockford
5. Litchfield
6. Glencoe-Silver Lake
7. Holy Family
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS – Tuesday Oct. 25
(7) Holy Family at (2) W-M
(6) G-SL at (3) Providence Academy
(5) Litchfield at (4) Rockford
(1) Dassel-Cokato – BYE
SECTION 6AAAA FOOTBALL SEEDS
1. Mound Westonka
2. Princeton
3. Orono
4. Zimmerman
5. Delano
6. Big Lake
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS – Tuesday, Oct. 25
(6) Big Lake at (3) Orono
(5) Delano at (4) Zimmerman
(2) Princeton – BYE
(1) Mound Westonka – BYE
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SECTION 2A NORTH VOLLEYBALL SEEDS
1. Mayer Lutheran
2. BOLD
3. New Ulm Cathedral
4. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s
5. Sleepy Eye
6. BLHS
7. GFW
8. Lester Prairie
9. Nicolet
SECTION 5AA VOLLEYBALL SEEDS
1. Annandale
2. Watertown-Mayer
3. HLWW
4. Kimball
5. Rockford
6. Providence Academy
7. Maple Lake
8. Blake
9. Breck
10. Spectrum
11. Maranatha
12. Columbia Heights
13. Patrick Henry
14. Dassel-Cokato
15. Brooklyn Center
16. Cristo Rey
SECTION 6AAA VOLLEYBALL SEEDS
1. New Prague
2. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
3. Holy Angels
4. Delano
5. Jordan
6. Mound Westonka
7. Orono
8. Bloomington Kennedy
FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS – Wednesday, Oct. 26
(8) Bloomington Kennedy at (1) New Prague
(7) Orono at (2) Benilde-St. Margaret’s
(6) Mound Westonka at (3) Holy Angels
(5) Jordan at (4) Delano
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NEW LONDON — Tate Link scored his fifth touchdown of the game with 12.5 seconds left to complete a last-minute comeback in DC’s 33-29 victory at New London-Spicer Wednesday.
The Chargers held a 26-14 lead midway through the third quarter, but the Wildcats scored two straight touchdowns to take a 29-26 lead with 5:37 left.
Things looked bleak for DC as they fumbled in their ensuing possession. However, the defense secured a huge stop with just over two minutes left on 4th-and-1 near midfield, and the Chargers were able to drive for the game-winning touchdown, getting a huge 4th-and-8 first down on a pass from Caleb Thinesen to Jackson Schrupp.
Link finished with 38 carries for 247 yards, and all five DC touchdowns. Thinesen had 50 yards rushing, and was 3-for-3 through the air.
NLS’ Mason Delzer had 152 yards on 29 carries and two touchdowns, while Bryce Christensen added two rushing TDs as well.
Check out next week’s Enterprise Dispatch for a full recap.
COKATO — Trailing 14-7 at half, the visiting Litchfield Dragons put a scare into the Chargers faithful with a 10 minute, 32-second touchdown drive to start the second half, tying the game at 14-14.
However, both the DC offense and defense rallied from that point, and DC escaped with a 28-14 victory.
Tate Link continued his torrid pace in 2022, rushing 34 times for 204 yards and two touchdowns.
DC quarterback Caleb Thinesen ran for a score, and hit a wide-open Markus Ailie for another.
The Chargers outgained Litchfield 316-229 for the game.
Litchfield’s Lukas Kuehl had 30 carries for 127 yards and a touchdown. Garrison Jackman went 13-18 for 79 yards, and a touchdown to Tait Christensen.
The Chargers improved to 6-1, while Litchfield fell to 3-4.
Check out Friday’s Enterprise Dispatch for a full recap.
