Scott Wasbotten scored a pair of goals to pace host Hermantown to a convincing 6-0 home victory over St. Cloud Cathedral on Friday night.
The state's 10th-ranked team offered little resistance against the explosive Hawks (11-2), who used a four-goal second period to turn this one into a rout.
Red-hot Hermantown goalie Jace Thomas stopped all 17 shots he faced.
The second-ranked Hawks won their third straight, while the Crusaders (9-5) lost for the fifth time in six games.
Eden Prairie 4, Cloquet-EC 2
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Just as they've done all season, the Lumberjacks challenged a highly regarded opponent before running out of steam, this time against the No. 10 Eagles (9-4-1).
James Newgren scored both goals for CEC (5-9-1), the second of which made it a 3-2 game with 1:07 to play before Eden Prairie's Michael Graham produced an empty-net clincher.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Duluth 5, Forest Lake 2
Alexia Klaas scored twice in the second period to help the Northern Stars (9-7-1) pull away from the visiting Rangers (6-8-2) and win their sixth straight game.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Duluth Denfeld 80, Bemidji 68
Sjon Randa scored 24 points, Spencer Wallner added 17 on five 3-pointers, and the host Hunters (1-10) won their first game of the season.
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Two Harbors 53, Floodwood 52
Alex Lemke scored a game-high 27 points to spur the Agates (6-5) to the Polar League home win.
Willow Christenson had 19 points for the Polar Bears (9-3), who dropped their second straight after a five-game winning streak.
