By John Rittenhouse
The undefeated Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth Patriots are the No. 1 seed for the Section 2 Nine-Man Football Playoffs.
By earning the top seed, H-BC-E received a bye in the quarterfinal round, which was played at various sites Tuesday night.
The Patriots will begin play at 3 p.m. Saturday, when they host Nicollet.
No. 4 Nicollet beat No. 5 Edgerton 39-0 in Nicollet Tuesday.
In the lower bracket of the section Tuesday, No. 3 Sioux Valley-Round Lake-Brewster hosted No. 6 Southwest Star Concept, and No. 2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove hosted No. 7 Elmore Academy.
Both semifinals will be played at 3 p.m. Saturday. The championship game will be staged at 3 p.m. Nov. 3.