Thursday's prep sports roundup

In boys' hockey, Nick Perbix had two goals and an assist to lead Class 2A, No. 4 Elk River past host Blaine. The Elks scored five straight goals over the second and third period to erase a two-goal deficit and pull away. Jack Perbix and Nate Horn had a goal and an assist each for the Elks. Mick Rynerson scored two goals and had an assist to lead the Bengals. Bryce Roufs stopped 41 shots for the Bengals.

Eden Prairie 4, Minnetonka 1: Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and an assist to lead the Class 2A, No. 1 Eagles past the host No. 14 Skippers. Hunter Johannes, Tommy Hartle and Mittlestadt scored first period goals to help the Eagles build a 3-0 lead. Luke Loheit got the Skippers to within two late in the second period, but Nolan Sullivan scored for the Eagles 1:22 later.

Edina 3, Wayzata 1: Sam Walker scored two goals to lead the Class 2A, No. 2 Hornets past the host Trojans. Ben Brinkman had a goal and an assist for the Hornets. Joel Matthews scored for the Trojans.

Centennial 3, Andover 1: Carter Wagner scored two goals to lead the Class 2A, No. 8 Cougars past the host Huskies. Hayden Brickner had a goal and an assist as the Cougars built a 3-0 lead in the second period. Chase Robideau scored a goal to get the Huskies on the board in the third period. Ben Fritsinger stopped 44 shots for the Huskies.

Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 4, Chisago Lakes 3: Ben Ward scored three goals over a 9:43 stretch in the third period to lead the Class 1A, No. 16 Moose to a come-from-behind victory over the host Wildcats. Jackson Waltman and Cooper Hoheisel helped the Wildcats build a 2-0, but Tyler Anderson got the Moose on the board late in the second period. Justin Lawry scored for the Wildcats with 12 second left. Jesse Carlson stopped 31 shots for the Wildcats.

Roseville 2, White Bear Lake 1: Michaela Arnold broke a 1-1 tie with 41 seconds left to complete a comeback for the host Raiders. Bella Koller got the Class 2A, No. 16 Bears on the board in the first period. Lexi DeBace tied the score for the Raiders nine minutes into the third period. Maddison Lehto stopped 31 shots, including 16 in the third period, for the Raiders.

Red Wing 4, Mankato East 0: Taylor Heise scored three goals and had one assist to lead the Class 1A, No. 7 Wingers past the host Cougars. Elle Bryant also scored for the Wingers.

Hope Academy 77, Cleveland 74: Johnny Erickson of the host Lions banked in a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to deal the Class 1A, No. 8 Clippers their first loss of the season. Erickson was the state's leading scorer entering the game, but was held in check in the second half, scoring four points in the final 18 minutes before his game-clinching shot that gave him 18 points. Nate Elifson and Ethan Reed led the Lions with 23 points a piece, while the Clippers were led Jaiden Zishka's 28, which got him over the 1,000-point mark. The Lions finished the game on a 25-2 run over the last 6:30.

Armstrong 70, Park Center 65: Cole Schlotthauer scored 25 points to lead the Class 4A, No. 10 Falcons past the visiting Pirates. Ben Inniger scored 12 points and Davonte Saeed-El ha 11 for Armstrong. Dain Dainja led the Pirates with 13 points, Losini Kamara and Derrick Ogechi had 12 and Jarius Cook 10.

Delano 85, Waconia 75: The Class 3A, No. 2 Tigers rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to defeat the host Wildcats. Calvin Wishart scored 27 points to lead the Tigers. Nick Cayler had 16 points, Derek Techam 14 and Dylan Gilmer 11 for the Tigers. Dillon Whittaker and Carter Damlo led the Wildcats with 18 points each, Nick Fulford scored 12 points and Charlie Gove 10.

DeLaSalle 50, St. Croix Lutheran 48: Olivia Travis made a layup with 11 seconds left to lift the host Islanders past the Crusaders. The Crusaders led by as much as 10 points in the second half, but the Islanders took their first lead of the game with 2:34 left to play. Kate Graham led the Islanders with 11 points and Nora Francois had 10. Jazmyn Solseth led the Crusaders with 22 points and Audrey Gadison had 11.