BOYS
CLASS 1A
• FARIBAULT 3, HERMANTOWN 2: Fabian Macias scored in the ninth round of a shootout to lift the unranked Falcons past the previously undefeated Hawks, the No. 3 seed, on Wednesday night. Faribault's Abdullahi Farah sent the game to overtime by scoring with one minute, 10 seconds remaining in regulation. Eric Gannon started the rally for the Falcons 27 minutes and 13 seconds earlier.
• ORONO 2, ST. PAUL COMO PARK 1: Spencer Overturf scored with one minute, 45 seconds remaining in the first overtime to lift the Spartans past the Cougars. Orono's Alex Kill sent the game to overtime with 3 minutes, 14 seconds remaining in the second half. Ka Neh Win scored for the Cougars.
Mounds View girls blank Centennial
GIRLS
CLASS 2A
• MOUNDS VIEW 2, CENTENNIAL 0: Mounds View's leading scorer, Rachel Boyer, broke open a scoreless game against Centennial in the 54th minute, ultimately boosting the second-seeded Mustangs to a 2-0 win over the Cougars in the Class 2A state quarterfinals at St. Cloud State's Husky Stadium. Boyer sneaked past a defender and carried the ball inside Centennial's box. Pushing the ball laterally toward the middle, she found a small shooting window and fired a shot past Cougars goalkeeper Caitlyn Bangert.
In a slow-paced first half, Bangert made three saves as both teams felt out the snow-covered turf. With five-plus minutes remaining, Mustangs senior captain Mariah Northrop sent a corner kick into a mass of players that fellow captain Julia Anderson headed into the net to put the game away.
