 Well the volleyball playoffs are a couple of weeks away, but the brackets are set for soccer and we're ready to roll. The Bemidji boys team is ranked eighth in the latest coaches' poll looking for their third straight state birth. The team had a difficult schedule this year with four games against two-way opponents going two-and-two, including a pair of wins over Moorhead. They hope the quality of opponents they've played will prepare them for the playoffs and the challenges they'll face in the section. It helps a lot playing at a high level when it comes to playing maybe some of the teams that aren't quite at that level were able to knock it around a little bit better and maybe move them around a little more than we could against those teams. Just playing better competition in the future because then we're prepared to play at that speed of play instead of playing teams at a lower level and we get used to playing at a slower pace, to playing at a faster pace that helps us become better players I guess. Jax went 9-0-1 in section play with a 49-2 goal differential, but they know that they can't take anything for granted. You cannot overlook anybody, ending with another team's season is one of the hardest things to do in any sport and we expect nothing but the absolute best from every team we're going to face beginning tomorrow so we have to be 100% physically but more importantly mentally prepared to go out and execute like we can. Whether permitting they'll play the Wolves tomorrow at the middle school, who the Jax beat 9-0 earlier in the season. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.