New Richland-H-E-G at Redwood Valley
5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21

New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva came on strong last season, ending the year with 23 victories and ranked No. 7 in the Class 2A poll.

The Panthers can gauge this year's squad when they take on Redwood Valley, which also had 23 wins last season and has made the Class 2A state tournament in three of the past five seasons. The Cardinals have not had fewer than 22 wins since the 2009-10 season. 

NRHEG brings back leading scorer Oakley Baker, a guard who averaged 15.1 ppg as a sophomore, while Redwood Valley's backcourt combo of Cade Johnson and James Pendleton is one to watch.

The Panthers defeated the Cardinals 88-71 in last season's opener.