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Founder's Cup: Sunday Recaps

By Tony Scott, 01/04/15, 9:30PM CST

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Apple Valley and North Branch clinch Gray and White Bracket Titles


Apple Valley's Jared Wright with a snipe Sunday

Gray Bracket Summary: Apple Valley holds on beats Greenway

The Gray Bracket featured teams who lost Friday in the Sweet 16. It was an eight team affair that found metro power Apple Valley and Greenway in the Final. The Eagles lost to Mankato Friday 4-2 and then came back and beat District rival Park Cottage Grove and then Eveleth on Saturday. Greenway beat STMA 8-6 Friday and then lost to eventual Champion St. Paul 8-5. On Saturday they beat East Grand Forks and River Lakes to gain the final on Sunday. 

In the final, Apple Valley lead the whole way but had to hold off the Raiders who scored to make it 4-3 with 16 seconds left. Jared Wright had 2G/1A to lead the Eagles. Ben Troumbly and Christian Miller had 1G/1A to lead the Raiders. The real hero was Jack Novak who had 1G/2A for Apple Valley, his second assist came on a pretty pass back door to Colton Bauer for the GWG.

Third Place

Eveleth > River Lakes (4-2)

Consolation

Park Cottage Grove > East Grand Forks (4-1)

Friendship

White Bear Lake "A" > Minneapolis "A" (4-3, OT/SO)

White Bracket Summary: North Branch storms past Virginia

The White Bracket featured teams who lost Friday in the Play-In Games. It was an eight team affair that found North Branch and Virginia in the Final. The Vikings lost to Eveleth 4-3 Friday and then came back and beat Detroit Lakes and then Hibbing on Saturday. Virginia lost Friday to River Lakes. On Saturday they beat Superior and then beat STMA 11-5 in a game where the Blue Devils scored four goals in one minute to gain the final on Sunday. 

The Devils kept the hot hand scoring two goals by Ryan Scherf and Luke Strub and held the lead into the second half of the game. The Vikings woke up and scored six straight goals, two each by Cody Croal and Dawson Johnson to win 6-2.

Third Place

Hibbing > STMA (5-2)

Consolation

Pine City > Detroit Lakes (4-0)

Friendship

Superior > Grand Rapids "A" (5-4)


North Branch Forward Dawson Johnson with a goal Sunday

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