MAPLEWOOD - Luca Pedri's goal with 10:03 remaining held up as the winner on Tuesday as St. Thomas Academy handed Hill-Murray its first loss of the season, 2-1 at Aldrich Arena in Maplewood.
Pedri unloaded a hard shot from the top of the left face-off circle that sailed over the glove hand of Hill-Murray goaltender Grayson Hanggi.
The victory solidifies St. Thomas Academy's No. 2 position in the state Class 2A rankings, a spot that likely would have gone to No. 4 Hill-Murray (10-1-1) with a Pioneers victory.
Pedri's goal was his seventh of the season and first in six games for the junior forward.
William Dosan scored early in the third period, putting St. Thomas Academy (12-2-0) ahead 1-0. Jackson Reeves' power-play goal tied it at 1-1 for Hill-Murray less than a minute later.
Cody Niesen made 32 saves for the Cadets. Hanggi stopped 23 shots for the Pioneers. The Metro East Conference teams meet again on Thursday, Feb. 13.
WARROAD - Sam Hard and Casey Hendrickson scored second-period goals for Warroad as the Warriors rallied past arch rival Roseau 2-1 at The Gardens Arena in one of the state's most competitive and tradition-rich rivalries.
Hendrickson's goal came with 2:34 remaining in the second and held up as the winner.
Eli Wensloff scored a first-period goal for Roseau (8-7-1).
Finn Hanson made 21 saves for No. 4-1A Warroad (9-3-1); Abram Hinson stopped 34 shots for the Rams.
HERMANTOWN - Austin Bryant scored with 53 seconds left in regulation as Proctor rallied from a three-goal deficit to forge a 3-3 overtime tie with Hermantown at Hermantown Ice Arena.
River Freeman scored twice and Kole Lendzyk added a goal as No. 1-1A Hermantown (7-4-3) built a 3-0 lead 1:31 into the second period.
Caleb Lanthier and Tanner Ross also scored for Proctor (8-6-1).
ROSEMOUNT - Third-period goals from Cooper Simpson and Cooper Siegert broke a tie and boosted Shakopee to a 4-2 win over Rosemount at Rosemount Ice Arena, just the second loss in 16 games for the Irish.
Christian Garrity scored the lone goal of the first period as No. 8-2A Rosemount (14-2-0) took the early lead. Ben Box and Zach Docteur scored in the second period to put the No. 17-2A Sabers (10-4-1) ahead 2-1.
Cade Sherman scored with 5:51 left in the second to pull Rosemount into a 2-2 tie.
Shakopee's victory gives it a two-point edge over Rosemount at the top of the South Suburban Conference. The teams play out of different playoff sections.
BAUDETTE - Anthony Yerxa scored twice and had three assists and brother William Yerxa had a goal and three assists as International Falls won its "Border Battle" with Lake of the Woods 6-2 at Lake of the Woods Community Arena.
Zach Youso also scored twice for International Falls as the Broncos improved to 9-3-0.
Anthony Yerxa moved to second in the state with 23 goals and a tie for third in points with 42.
Lake of the Woods (1-12-0) scored the final two goals, one each from Sawyer Stromlund and Dawson Canfield. The Broncos outshot the Bears 35-21.
DETROIT LAKES - Jace Panzer's second-period goal accounted for all the scoring and lifted East Grand Forks to a 1-0 victory over Detroit Lakes at the Freeman Sports Arena.
Noah Schindele made 24 saves to earn the shutout for the No. 8-1A Green Wave (7-6-1). No. 15-1A Detroit Lakes (6-6-1) won the previous meeting between the teams 4-0 on Nov. 26 in East Grand Forks.
EAGAN - Matthew Kremer scored 5:37 into overtime to lift East Ridge past Eagan 6-5 at the Eagan Civic Arena.
East Ridge held leads of 1-0, 2-1, 4-3 and 5-4. Eagan led 3-2 midway through the second period. The score was tied five times.
Blake Prouty scored for Eagan (3-11-0) with 1:02 left in the third to force overtime.
Lance Kohnen and Ian Dwyer each had two goals for East Ridge (6-6-0).
ISANTI - Treacherous ice conditions at Isanti Ice Arena forced the postponement of Tuesday's matchup with Forest Lake leading 3-0 midway through the second period. The game will resume Wednesday at 4:15 p.m.
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