DELANO - Daniel Halonen's power-play goal 28 seconds into overtime completed his hat trick and boosted Delano past Blake 5-4 at Delano Area Sports Arena on Wednesday in one of four games played statewide.

Halonen unloaded a shot from the right face-off dot that skimmed off the right goalpost and past Blake goaltender Jake Iwan. The goal was Halonen's 32nd of the season, one behind state co-leaders Anthony Yerxa of International Falls and Spencer  Anderson of Thief River Falls.

Halonen, a senior forward, has six game-winning goals this season, also tied for second most in the state.

The victory likely will vault No. 5-1A Delano (15-4-1) into the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Section 2A playoffs, one of the deepest sections terms of talented teams in the state, regardless of class.

No. 8-1A Blake (13-6-2) led 2-0 late in the first on goals from senior Joe Erickson, the Bears' top scorer with 52 points (including 29 goals).

Halonen pulled Delano to within 2-1 with his first goal coming with 48 seconds left in the first. He scored late in the second to tie the score at 3-3. Blake's Connor Briand forced the overtime session with a power-play goal with 47 seconds left.

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EAGAN - Ben Williams' goal early in the third period held up as the winner as Eagan held off Lakeville North 2-1 at Eagan Civic Arena.

Williams, a junior forward, also scored the lone goal of the first period. He leads the Wildcats (11-9-1) in points with 21 and goals with 15. 

Landon Dewees scored in the second period for Lakeville North (7-11-2). 

Austin Schwark made 27 saves for Eagan and David Isaacson had 34 stops for Lakeville North.

The victory was the fifth straight for Eagan, which started the season 1-4-1.

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LAKEVILLE - Rosemount scored six unanswered goals through parts of the first and second periods as it cruised to a 6-3 triumph over Lakeville South at Hasse Arena.

Four of the goals during No. 8-2A Rosemount's flurry came in the second period, and two of those were back-to-back from senior forward Cade Sherman, an Augustana commit.

Justin Olson and Caden Ocken scored in the third period for No. 15-2A Lakeville South (8-10-1).

Rosemount improved to 14-4-1.

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COTTAGE GROVE - Chase Nadler scored the final two goals and Hank Voss made 22 saves for Park in its victory over Holy Family at the Cottage Grove Ice Arena.

Park's Nick Bailey and No. 20-2A Holy Family's Nick Baranivsky exchanged first period goals. Park (8-9-2) took a 3-1 led into the third on goals from Gavin Sand and Nadler in the second.

Nadler's second goal came with 2:10 left in the third.

Holy Family dropped to 10-10-0 with the loss.

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