Peter Colby scored 3 minutes, 54 seconds into the third period to break a tie, and Class 2A, No. 1 Edina went on to defeat 2A, No. 2 Minnetonka 3-1 on Saturday night in a boys' hockey game at Braemar Arena.
Louden Hogg made 28 saves for the Hornets, who gave up the game's first goal. Grant Docter got the Skippers on the board first late in the first period by sending a shot from the point off an Edina player and into the net.
Mike Vorlicky tied the score at 1-1 for the Hornets just before the midway point of the second period. Jett Jungels scored an empty-net goal with 10 seconds left to seal the victory.
Charlie Glockner stopped 22 shots for Minnetonka, which lost 5-2 to Edina at home on Jan. 24.
Eden Prairie 4, Benilde-St. Margaret's 2: Senior forward Jack Jensen had two goals and an assist and the Eagles mostly dominated against the Red Knights. Sam Wilhite and Keegan Langefels also scored for Class 2A, No. 9 Eden Prairie. Benilde-St. Margaret's got goals 11 seconds apart late in the game from Blake Mesenberg and Charlie Bischel to spoil Axel Rosenlund's shutout bid.
Mahtomedi 6, St. Cloud Cathedral 2: The Class 1A, No. 5 Zephyrs scored early and cruised past the visiting 1A, No. 2 Crusaders. Tom Paradise had two goals and an assist and Joe Paradise had a goal and two assists for the Zephyrs. The two scored 11 seconds apart in the game's opening minute. Cullen Hiltner scored in the first and third periods for the Crusaders.
Girls' hockey
Class 2A, Section 7: Sara Kaiser scored with 6:36 left in the fourth overtime to give second-seeded Andover a 4-3 victory over third-seeded Elk River/Zimmerman in the semifinal round at Andover High School.
The Class 2A, No. 4 Huskies killed off a 5-on-3 power play moments before Kaiser scored on Andover's first power play of the fourth overtime.