Only in sports can the range of human emotion be separated by 10 feet
It's now or never
The section playoffs started in earnest Thursday night, with 30+ games on tap all over Minnesota. With each team focused on one goal...the Xcel Energy Center. Not a lot of surprises, but a few near misses from the upset Monster.
Near Misses
Apple Valley - the more experienced Eagles hung tough with the young guns of Rosemount.
Minnehaha Academy - the sixth seed had their chances Thursday.
Rochester Mayo - the Spartans took Lakeville South to the brink losing in OT.
Jefferson - the seventh seeded Jags played 21 win Eastview tough all the way to the end
Possibly the biggest surprises came in the 4/5 seed games. Chaska beat Eden Prairie in Overtime. And, Rochester Lourdes knocked off Mankato West to advance to Saturday's semifinals in Rochester.
Nate Bordson, Eastview
Class AA
Tristan Larson had two goals for Jefferson Thursday
| Section | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1AA | Lakeville North | 6 | Hastings | 2 |
| 1AA | Owatonna | 3 | Farmington | 2 |
| 1AA | Lakeville South | 3 | Rochester Mayo | 2 |
| 1AA | Rochester Century | 7 | Rochester John Marshall | 0 |
| 2AA | Minnetonka | 8 | Shakopee | 0 |
| 2AA | Chaska | 5 | Eden Prairie | 4 |
| 2AA | Prior Lake | 5 | New Prague | 3 |
| 2AA | Holy Family | 6 | Chanhassen | 0 |
| 3AA | St. Thomas Academy | 5 | East Ridge | 0 |
| 3AA | Burnsville | 5 | Eagan | 3 |
| 3AA | Rosemount | 3 | Apple Valley | 2 |
| 3AA | Eastview | 5 | Bloomington Jefferson | 4 |
| 5AA | Centennial | 9 | Coon Rapids | 0 |
| 5AA | Anoka | 5 | Champlin Park | 0 |
| 5AA | Blaine | 6 | Spring Lake Park | 4 |
| 5AA | Maple Grove | 4 | Osseo | 0 |
| 6AA | Edina | 5 | Armstrong/Cooper | 1 |
| 6AA | St. Louis Park | 2 | Benilde-St. Margaret's | 1 |
| 6AA | Wayzata | 5 | Blake | 3 |
| 6AA | Cretin-Derham Hall | 7 | Holy Angels | 0 |
EP falls in first round after four consecutive trips to state
Class A
Northfield is headed to the 4A semis
| Section | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1A | Rochester Lourdes | 3 | Mankato West | 1 |
| 1A | Albert Lea | 4 | Faribault | 0 |
| 1A | Mankato East | 2 | Austin | 0 |
| 1A | Minnesota River | 4 | Waseca | 3 |
| 3A | Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato | 5 | Windom | 2 |
| 3A | Luverne | 6 | Willmar | 0 |
| 3A | Hutchinson | 3 | New Ulm | 2 |
| 3A | Marshall | 3 | Redwood Valley | 1 |
| 4A | Simley | 5 | Minnehaha Academy | 4 |
| 4A | Northfield | 4 | St. Paul Johnson | 2 |
| 5A | Monticello | 8 | Northern Lakes | 3 |
| 5A | Chisago Lakes | 3 | Princeton | 1 |
| 5A | Pine City Area | 5 | Sauk Rapids-Rice | 2 |
| 5A | North Branch | 11 | Mora/Milaca | 0 |
| 8A | Warroad | 4 | Park Rapids | 0 |
| 8A | Thief River Falls | 3 | Lake of the Woods | 2 |
| 8A | Crookston | 4 | Detroit Lakes | 3 |
| 8A | East Grand Forks | 4 | Kittson Central | 1 |
Despite a valiant effort, Minnehaha fell to Simley Thursday night
Three Stars
1. Blaine Warnert, Chaska - lead the Hawks to 5-4 win over Eden Prairie. The Junior forward had three goals and two assists including the game winner in overtime.
2. Lucas McGregor, Centennial - the Mr. Hockey finalist had five points on two goals and three assists Thursday in their 8-0 win over Coon Rapids.
3. Griffin Ness, Wayzata - the senior forward had two goals and an assist to lead the Trojans to a 5-3 win over Blake.
Blaine Warnert stuffs home the game winner Thursday night
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