Bob Parenteau stopped 11 shots in the third period as White Bear Lake held off Class 2A, No. 1 Stillwater for a 2-1 victory Saturday. Parenteau finished with 28 saves.
The host Bears, ranked No. 16 in 2A, were outshot 29-18, but had the Ponies rattled for a stretch of the third period.
Zac Cadalbert scored a power-play goal 91 seconds into the game. He slammed in a back-door feed from Brock Larson.
Max Jennrich scored the eventual game-winning goal at the 5:21 mark of the second period off a 2-to-1 rush.
Thomas Bruchu scored with 7.6 left in the second period to get the Ponies to within a goal.
Mahtomedi 2, St. Thomas Academy 1 (OT): Jeff Kneale scored 4:35 into overtime as the Class 1A, No. 7 Zephyrs defeated the Class 2A, No. 6 Cadets. The Cadets outshot Mahtomedi 17-3 in the first period, but could only manage one goal off the stick of Nick Skweres. It would end up being their only goal in the game. Matt Vannelli answered for the Zephyrs midway through the second period to tie the game before Kneale's overtime winner. Mahtomedi's Bailey Huber finished the game with 38 saves.
Eden Prairie 3, Duluth East 2 (OT): Nicky Leiverman tried to dump the puck into the offensive zone on the net, but the puck got away from Greyhounds goaltender Kirk Meierhoff into the net 10 seconds into overtime for the game-winning goal. It was Leiverman's second goal of the game for the Class 2A, No. 5 Eagles, who escaped with a road victory over the No. 13 Greyhounds. Meierhoff finished the game with 35 saves in an otherwise stellar performance. Jarod Blackowiak also scored for the Eagles. Austin Jouppi and Jack Fitzgerland scored for the Greyhounds.
Minnehaha Academy 4, South St. Paul 2: Alex Jordan tallied four points on two goals and two assists to lead the Class 1A, No. 12 Redhawks past the visiting Packers. Jordan and Cole Knutson scored 40 seconds apart in the first period to give the Redhawks an early 2-0 lead. Nathan Brandecker and Cade Sexauer answered later in the period to tie the game at 2-2. Jordan put the Redhawks ahead for good at the 2:58 mark of the second period. Jake Lundquist, who assisted on both of Jordan's goals scored an insurance goal early in the third period. Alex Evenson assisted on all four Redhawks goals.