High School Study Guide: The New Season Begins

The regular season is officially over. Section playoffs have begun. Teams know that there may not be a tomorrow. It's all single elimination from this point on. Each game has to be the best game the team can play, or they could very well be asking themselves what went wrong. The race to Xcel is on.

A little different format this week, as we'll be doing a quick look at the quarterfinal results and upcoming quarterfinal games of the Section Tournaments. Make the jump and let's see if your alma mater is still hanging around.

Section 1AResults:
Rochester Lourdes Eagles def. Fairbault Falcons, 7-0
Albert Lea Tigers def. New Prague Trojans, 2-1 (Triple Overtime)
Northfield Raiders def. Le Sueur-Henderson/St. Peter, 3-2
Red Wing Wingers def. Mankato West Scarlets, 4-0

Section 2A

Results:
Blake Bears def. St. Louis Park Orioles, 6-2
Mound-Westonka White Hawks def. Orono Spartans, 5-1

Upcoming:
Richfield Spartans vs. The Breck School Mustangs
Minnehaha Academy Redhawks vs. Delano Tigers

Section 3A

Results:
New Ulm Eagles def. Worthington Trojans, 11-1
Marshall Tigers def. Fairmont Cardinals, 8-0
Luverne Cardinals def. Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato Dragons, 8-1
Hutchinson Tigers def. Windom Area Eagles, 6-5

Section 4A

Results:
St. Thomas Academy def. Henry Sibley Warriors, 11-1
South St. Paul Packers def. Simley Spartans, 3-0

Upcoming:
Chisago Lakes Wildcats vs. Totino-Grace Eagles
St. Paul Academy/Mounds Park Academy Spartans vs. Mahtomedi Zephyrs

Section 5A

Results:
Hermantown Hawks def. Moose Lake Area Rebels, 11-1
Rogers Royals def. Legacy Christian Lions, 3-1
St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders def. Princeton Tigers, 7-2
Proctor Rails def. Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm, 6-5

Section 6A

Section 7A

Section 8A

Upcoming:
Red Lake Falls Eagles vs. East Grand Forks Green Wave
Detroit Lakes Lakers vs. Warroad Warriors

Section 1AA

Results:
Lakeville South Cougars def. Winona Winhawks, 19-0
Lakeville North Panthers def. Farmington Tigers, 8-2
Rochester Century Panthers def. Owatonna Huskies, 5-2
Rochester Mayo Spartans def. Rochester John Marshall Rockets, 3-2

Section 2AA

Section 3AA

Section 4AA

Upcoming:
Tartan Titans vs. Hill-Murray Pioneers
St. Paul Johnson Governors vs. White Bear Lake Bears
North St. Paul Polars vs. Roseville Raiders
Stillwater Ponies vs. Mounds View Mustangs

Section 5AA

Results:
Maple Grove Crimson def. North Metro Stars, 16-1
Blaine Bengals def. Coon Rapids Cardinals, 4-2
Anoka Tornadoes def. Centennial Cougars, 2-1
Osseo Orioles def. Champlin Park Rebels, 4-3

Section 6AA

Results:
Minnetonka Skippers def. Minneapolis Novas, 12-0
Robbinsdale Armstrong Falcons def. Eden Prairie Eagles, 2-1
Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights def. Holy Family Catholic Fire, 7-0
Wayzata Trojans def. Hopkins Royals, 6-1

Section 7AA

Section 8AA

Results:
Moorhead Spuds def. Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake Moose, 9-0
Bemidji Lumberjacks def. River Lakes Stars, 6-0
Brainerd Warriors def. St. Cloud Tech Tigers, 4-1
Roseau Rams def. Buffalo Bison, 6-1

For a look at the regular season scores, check out the StarTribune's complete schedule.
For a look at the Section Tournament scores, check out the StarTribune's Trek to the X.
For updated rankings, check out the Let's Play Hockey rankings.

Quick shoutout to the Minnesota Girls' High School Hockey Tournament that started Thursday. To take a look at the State Tournament brackets, check out the StarTribune's Tournament Brackets.