SECTION 4A/AA -  1, SECTION 3A/AA - 2

After a scoreless first half of hockey, Brehden Engum (Burnsville) scored early in the second half, and sparked Section 3A/3AA to a lead that held until the eight minute mark.  Scott Moyer (Hill-Murray) then tied the game on with an unassisted, short-handed goal.  With 2:58 remaining in the game, Luke Herzog (Saint Thomas Academy) put the game away converting on a saucer pass from Brendan McFadden (Saint Thomas Academy).  Both pairs of goalies played well in the low-scoring tilt.  Benjamin Garrity (Burnsville) and Atticus Kelly (Saint Thomas Academy) combined for 24 saves in a winning effort, while Drew Klemann (Hill-Murray) and Andy Beran (Saint Paul Academy) turned aside 26 shots.

SECTION 1A/AA - 3, SECTION 5A/AA - 0 

In the second game of the consolation semi-final, Section 1's  Laudon Poellinger (La Crescent) put up the first goal midway through the half giving Section 1 a 1-0 lead over Section 5.  Red's momentum would only continue in the second half with Wyatt Palmer (Shattuck) notching a goal with 7:49 to go.  Down by 2, Section 5 pulled their goaltender with under 2 minutes to go, allowing Poellinger his second goal of the game on an empty net.  Goaltenders Travis Allen (Centennial) and Brennan Boynton (Champlin Park) faced a combined total of 36 shots while holding Section 1 to only 2 goals.  Jack Cusey (Mankato East) and Isaiah Dilaura (Lakeville South) mastered a shutout after facing a combined 20 shots on net.  Section 1 A/AA moves on to tomorrow's Consolation game against Section 3A/AA at 9:45 am.

SECTION 2A/AA - 4, SECTION 6A/AA - 1

Section 2A/AA (orange) came out hot with Brady Ziemer (Holy Family) scoring what would be his first of 2 goals less than a minute into the game.  Midway through the first half, Jack Jensen (Eden Prairie) dropped another shot in the net, bumping Section 2's lead to 2.  To start the 2nd, Ziemer scored his 2nd goal of the game within the first minute of play.  The last half would remain scoreless for the next 18 minutes until Spencer Rudrud (Eden Prairie) stuffed one past the goaltender to stretch Section 2's lead to 4-0.  Just over a minute later, in an exciting last five minutes of play, Liam Malmquist (Edina) put Section 6 on the board with the first goal of the game for Gray.  Section 2 outshot Section 6 43 to 17 with Section 6 goaltenders Atticus Raasch (St. Louis Park) and Sawyer Andersen (Wayzata) blocking a total of 39 shots.  In the end, Section 2 was able to hold Section 6 to a score of 4-1 to advance to tomorrow's Championship game at 2:15 pm.

SECTION 7A/AA - , SECTION 8A/AA -

The last game of the night was one that did not disappoint.  The second highest scoring game of the tournament saw Section 7A/AA down Section 8A/AA with a score of 5-3.  The first goal of the game didn't come until midway through the first half; Gavin Rasmussen (Cloquet) collected a goal with assists coming from Bendon McNamara (Andover) and Nick Lanigan (Duluth East).  Less than 2 minutes later, Taiyo Larson (Elk River) gave Section 7 to a 2-0 lead with a goal assisted from Levi Stauber (Duluth Marshall) and Ian Mageau (Duluth East).  Section 8's Kip Knutson (Warroad) brought Section8A/AA back within one, a minute before Gold's Stauber dropped one in to close out the half with Section 7 leading Section 8 by a score of 3-1.  Section 8A/8AA picked up some momentum coming back in the second half.  Isaac Henkenmeyer-Howe (Moorhead) notched one past the goaltender, with an assist going to Nicholas Portz (St. Cloud).  Six minutes later, Eliot Peterson (Hermantown) increased the gap to two, with assists going to Stauber and Mageau.  Three minutes later Section 8A8AA, closed the gap one last time, with Lars Olson (St. Cloud) converting on a pass from Hunter Olson (Bemidji).  Section 7A/7AA completed the scoring on a goal by Jake Seitz (Viginia).  Lukan Hanson and Gabe Holum combined to record 22 saves for the victors, while Lemuel Carradice and Nathaniel Johnston turned aside 25 shots in a losing effort.