ANDOVER - Chase Cheslock scored at 5:55 in overtime on Saturday to give No. 15-2A Rogers (14-6-1) a 2-1 win over No. 1-2A Andover (16-3-1) in a battle of the last unbeaten teams in Northwest Suburban Conference action at the Andover Community Center.

After a scoreless first period, Carson Melquist gave the Royals a 1-0 lead at 7:43 left in the second. Andover got on the scoreboard on Kyle Law's power-play goal 28 seconds into the third.

Cheslock's shot beat Andover goaltender Austin Brauns between the legs for the win.

Rogers goaltender Cade Chapman made 40 saves.

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HERMANTOWN - Joshua Giuliani's hat trick led No. 10-2A Maple Grove (14-5-1) to a 6-3 win over No. 1-1A Hermantown (17-2-0).

The Crimson have now won five straight.

Hermantown's previous loss was 4-2 to Cretin-Derham Hall Dec. 23.

Maple Grove, which defeated Grand Rapids 8-4 Friday, got on the scoreboard when Giuliani netted his first goal 2:49 into the contest. Hermanton's Wyatt Carlson tied the game but Grant Leneau and Giuliani netted goals for a 3-1 Crimson lead.

Zam Plante scored on the power play 22 seconds into the second to bring the Hawks within one at 3-2 but Giuliani scored just over four minutes later to push the Maple Grove lead to 4-2.

The Crimson opened the third period with a goal by Daniel Carlson. Blake Steenerson made it 6-2 before Plante scored again on the power play, this time with only 46 seconds remaining.

Maple Grove's weekend wins are comparable in degree of difficulty to the two-day, two-win sweeps seen earlier this season when Andover beat Cretin-Derham Hall and Hill-Murray on back-to-back days in a holiday tournament in Bloomington and Wayzata beating Roseau and Warroad on consecutive days in northern Minnesota last week.

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WARROAD - Aaron Reierson scored with 3.4 seconds left in regulation as Moorhead rallied to tie No. 2-1A Warroad 4-4 at the Gardens Arena.

No. 6-2A Moorhead (15-5-1) also scored with 2:18 left in the third to cut the lead to one after Warroad (16-3-1) scored four-straight goals.

The Spuds opened the game with goals nine seconds apart by Wyatt Tweet and Carson Triggs. Tweet scored 58 seconds into the game before Triggs made it 2-0.

Warroad's comeback started with a goal by Garrett Hennum with 2:37 left in the second. The Warriors tied the game with Daimon Gardner's power-play goal 2:50 into the third before Jayson Shaugabay made it 3-2 with 8:16 to play. Matt Hard's power-play goal gave Warroad a 4-2 lead with 3:57 left.

However, Harper Bentz brought the Spuds within one on a feed from Gavin Lindberg and Colby Krier. After Moorhead went on the power play, Reierson scored the game-tying goal with assists going to Bentz and Lindberg.

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MENDOTA HEIGHTS - After allowing the game's first goal, No. 3-2A Hill-Murray (15-3-1) closed the game with three-straight goals to record a 3-1 win over No. 16-2A St. Thomas Academy (11-9-0) at the St. Thomas Ice Arena.

Luke Candon put the Cadets on the board with 3:38 left in the first period only to see Brady Ingebritson tie the game with 1:39 left in the first.

Caden Sampair scored in the second period and Dylan Godbout recorded a goal in the third for the Pioneers, who won the Dec. 18 meeting between the team by a 6-0 score.

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EDEN PRAIRIE - No. 13-2A Eden Prairie got two goals in both the second and third periods as it defeated No. 7-2A Edina 4-2 at the Eden Prairie Community Center. The Hornets outshot the Eagles, 21-14.

The win gives Eden Prairie (12-7-0) two victories over the Hornets (12-7-0)  in as many meetings this season as the Eagles won 6-2 at Braemar Arena as part of the Edina Holiday Classic on Dec. 18.

Trey Fechko gave the Hornets a 1-0 lead 3:59 into the contest but Eden Prairie got a power-play goal by Tony Schulze before Tyler Johnson's goal with 2:54 remaining the period.

Jackson Nevers tied the contest 4:42 into the third only to see the Eagles' Phil Feinberg score with 2:56 to play. Dylan Vornwald added an empty-net goal, banking the puck in off the glass from the far end of the ice, for the final margin.

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STILLWATER - Benilde-St. Margaret's erupted for five goals in the second period as the Red Knights recorded their 12th-straight victory by defeating No. 3-1A Mahtomedi 8-2 at the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center.

Caleb Koskie gave No. 4-2A Benilde-St. Margaret's (14-4-0) a 1-0 lead in the first before Mahtomedi's Brent Gulenchyn tied the game early in the second period.

A Tristan Sarsland power-play goal started the Red Knights' outburst. BSM got goals from Ben Norris, Gino Gatti, Brady Yakesh and Adam Marshall to close the period and hold a 6-1 lead.

After David Wolsfeld scored for Mahtomedi (9-8-1) to make it 6-2, Drew Stewart and Marshall scored for Benilde-St. Margaret's.

Red Knights ophomore goaltender Mason McElroy is 12-3-0 and has won his last 11 starts, three of which were shutouts.

After scoring twice Saturday, Marshall has 10 goals in his last five games.

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ROCHESTER - Rochester Mayo remained unbeaten in the Big 9 Conference as the Spartans defeated No. 17-1A Northfield 2-1 at Graham Arena.

Northfield (11-5-1), which outshot Mayo 38-20, beat Mankato East  Tuesday and Albert Lea Thursday to set up the Big 9 Conference showdown.

Mayo (11-3-3), which was whistled for eight penalties, got a first-period goal from Cohen Ruskell. Carson Beavers gave the Spartans a 2-0 lead with 8:10 to play in the second.

Northfield's Kamden Kaiser scored on the power play with 8:20 remaining in the third but the Raiders could not get any other shots past Tate Cothern, who stopped 37 shots.

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HOPKINS - Noah Hermanson scored the go-ahead goal with 1:54 to play in the second period as Holy Angels defeated Blake 2-1 at the Blake School Ice Arena.

Blake (10-8-0) took a 1-0 lead on Carter Krenke's first-period goal.

Holy Angels (15-3-1) then tied the game with Wyatt Schmitz's goal with 4:18 left in the second, setting the stage for Hermanson's game-winner.

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WINONA - Aven Prodzinski scored 2:44 into overtime to give Winona a 7-6 win over Fairmont (5-11-0) in an outdoor game on a rink adjacent to Bud King Ice Arena.

Winona (3-12-2) scored the game's last five goals to pick up the win.

Fairmont built a 2-0 lead on goals by Thomas Claeys and Alexander Moeller but the Winhawks answered with two goals by Teis Larsen. However, Moeller netted his second on the period to give the Cardinals a 3-2 lead after the first.

Eli Anderson sandwiched two goals around a goal by Brock Lutterman to give Fairmont (5-12-0) a 6-2 lead just 3:05 into the second. 

Boden Larsen started Winona's comeback with a goal at 5:08 and Teis Larsen netted his third goal 14 seconds later.

Prodzinski scored 1:55 into the third before Ayden Ruesgen tied the game midway through the period.

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