VALLEY CITY, ND  (NewsDakota.com)  Tonight marks the start of the North Dakota 11-A football playoffs, and the Hi-Liners are in the mix.

Valley City hosts Fargo North tonight in the quarterfinals.  The Hi-Liners received the number-four seed in the playoff field, Fargo North received the five seed.

North started the season 4-0, but struggled against a tough field down the stretch, losing four of their last five games, with those losses coming to top-ranked Red River, second-ranked Jamestown, the playoffs’ top seed Fargo South, and 11-AA power West Fargo.

Valley City has lost two straight, and has been severely impacted by injury.  The Hi-Liners played their entire season finale against South without thousand-yard rusher Gavin Gerhardt, and lost the services of versatile back Ethan Miller during the game.

Gametime is set for 7:00 PM, pregame coverage begins at 6:30 PM tonight on KOVC.