The St. Edmond boys begin the postseason trail here Monday night against GTRA.

Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside the Gael gym in this Class 1A, District 1 opener.

After finishing the regular season with a pair of tough losses to Hampton-Dumont/CAL, St. Edmond (10-11 overall) will look to start the second season off on the right foot.

Led by sophomore Hunter Horn, the Gaels went 7-4 on their home floor this past season including wins over Webster City, Manson Northwest Webster and Clarion-Goldfield/Dows.

Horn is averaging 20.4 points and almost 11 rebounds per game, recording 13 double-doubles on the season. Senior Sam Mericle is second at 13.5 points with sophomore Jack McElroy adding 7.5 and 3.4 assists.

Jakob Koopman, also a sophomore, is second on the team in rebounding at six per game including three on the offensive end.

For the Titans (11-10), Kasey Hough is the leading scorer at just over 18 a night with 6-foot-10 sophomore Sullivan Hall adding 12 and nine. Teagan Hanson adds nine points, five assists and four rebounds.

Both St. Edmond and GTRA share four common opponents in West Bend-Mallard, Manson Northwest Webster, Pocahontas Area and Southeast Valley. The Gaels went 4-0 in those games while the Titans posted a 4-1 mark, losing to the Cougars.

Awaiting the winner will be either Newell-Fonda (12-9) or Trinity Christian (6-14) on Thursday. The top-half of the district features North Union (18-3) vs. either Sibley-Ocheyedan (1-20) or Hartley-HMS (0-21) and Ar-We-Va (12-9) vs. Alta-Aurelia (11-10).