Grizzlies knock off Sauk Centre in Section 4 hockey

SAUK CENTRE -- Dustin Heins collected two goals and an assist as the sixth-seeded Crosby-Ironton/Aitkin Grizzlies boys' hockey team upset the third-seeded Sauk Centre Mainsteeters 4-3 in the Section 4, Class 1A quarterfinals Tuesday.

C-I/A goalie Trent Betley stopped 39 shots and Jerry Hanson and Kris Boike each scored goals.

C-I-A 0 1 3 -- 4

Sauk Centre 0 1 2 -- 3

Second period -- 1, SC-Nathan Sunderman (Erik Freeman) 2:01; 2, CIA-Jerry Hanson (Dustin Heins) 3:04;

Third period -- 3, CIA-Heins (Brandon Laffin) 3:25; ppg; 4, CIA-Kris Boike 4:24; 5, SC-Freeman( Sunderman, Kevin Hoffmann) 7:37; 6, CIA-Heins 10:43; 7, SC-Andy Jenc 11:37;

Shots on goal -- CIA 6-7-5 -- 18; SC 11-19-12 -- 42

Goalies -- CIA Trent Betley (39 saves); SC Chris Kulzer (11 saves) Charlie Doth (3 saves)

Power-play opportunities -- CIA 1-3, SC 0-1

Overall --C-I-A 9-14. Next game -- Section 4A Semifinals vs. Little Falls at Alexandria 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Little Falls 6,

Morris-Benson 2

LITTLE FALLS -- Peter Herman finished with two goals and an assist as the second-seeded Little Falls Flyers upended seventh-seeded Morris-Benson 6-2 in the Section 4, Class 1A boys' hockey quarterfinals Tuesday.

Eric Rakow notched one goal and two assists for the Flyers and goalie Aaron Jorgensen knocked away 14 shots.

Morris-Benson 1 0 1 -- 2

Little Falls 1 1 4 -- 6

First period -- 1, MB-Dan Tengwall (Brady Sharstrom) :30; 2, LF-Peter Herman (Eric Rakow, Jason Cash) 14:07; ppg;

Second period -- 3, LF-Bud Godzala (Paul Herman, Steven Festler) 12:25;

Third period -- 4, MB-John Wittenberg (Wade Gunderson) 5:12; 5, LF-Bo Corrow (Peter Herman, Cash) 5:29; 6, LF-Peter Herman (Rakow, Corrow) 8:45; 7, LF-Paul Herman 9:28; 8, LF-Rakow (Corrow, Matt Peterschick) 11:50;

Shots on goal -- LF 11-15-18--44, MB 3-6-7--16

Goalies -- LF Aaron Jorgensen (14 saves), MB Jake Beauergard (38 saves)

Power-play opportunities -- LF 1-2, MB 0-3

Overall -- LF 18-8. Next game -- LF vs. Crosby-Ironton-Aitkin in Section 4, Class 1A semifinals 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Wadena-Deer Creek 6,

Willmar 1

WADENA -- Brandon Currie scored two goals for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines boys' hockey team as they knocked off the Willmar Cardinals 6-1 in Section 4, Class 1A quarterfinals Tuesday.

Robbie Johnston had two assists for the Wolverines.

Willmar 1 0 0 -- 1

Wadena-Deer Creek 1 1 4 -- 6

First period -- 1, W-Ryan Johnson (Kevin Conboy, Brent Hendricks) 2:03; 2, WDC-Tyler Neu (Milless) 9:24

Second period -- 3, WDC-Matt Yelle (Robbbie Johnston, Derek Witthuhn) 8:50

Third period -- 4, WDC-Kyle Davis (Andrew Murry) 2:03; 5, WDC-Ken Bucholz (Chris Sperling, Ben Dahlin) 2:46; 6, WDC-Brandon Currie 6:20; 7, WDC-Currie (Johnston) 11:50

Shots on goal -- WDC 26, W 15

Goalies -- WDC-Mike Sartori (14 saves); W-Brandon Czuprynski (14 saves), Cory Hanson (6 saves)

Power-play opportunities -- WDC 0-2, W 0-1

Overall -- WDC 14-6-3. Next game -- WDC vs. Fergus Falls at Alexandria in Section 4, Class 1A semifinals 6 p.m. Friday.