GRAND RAPIDS — Moorhead's Gavin Lindberg completed a hat trick with an overtime winner as the Spuds got out of the IRA Civic Center with a 5-4 victory in a matchup of two top-10 ranked Class AA boys hockey teams.
No. 9 Grand Rapids led No. 8 Moorhead 3-1 after a period, but Lindberg tied the game with his first and second goals and Harper Bentz put the visitors ahead before Garrett Drotts equalized for the Thunderhawks on the power play with 3:01 to play.
Lindberg has scored 10 of his 14 goals this season in the last five games.
Myles Gunderson made 32 saves for Grand Rapids (13-4-0).
Warroad 9, Duluth Denfeld 1
Matt Hard scored four times as the Warriors dominated this matchup of the No. 2 and No. 4 teams in Class A at the Warroad Gardens Arena.
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GIRLS HOCKEY
North Shore 4, Princeton 3 (OT)
Livia Hoff bagged the overtime winner for the Storm 5:38 into the extra session after Brooke Velcheff equalized with 1:01 to play.
Eden Prairie 2, Proctor/Hermantown 1
The host Eagles made a second-period go-ahead goal from Dani Benson hold up through a scoreless third frame.
Nya Sieger had the lone goal for the Mirage (13-6-1), who got 24 saves from Abby Pajari but were held to 11 shots on goal.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwestern 90, Cumberland 78
Monte Mayberry scored 35 points and made five 3-pointers as the Tigers reached 9-0 in the Heart O'North Conference. Three other Northwestern players scored in double figures.
PREP SCOREBOARD
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northwestern 90, Cumberland 78
Esko 99, Moose Lake-Willow River 89
Northland 82, Greenway 46
Breck 85, Eveleth-Gilbert 68
South Ridge 92, Cook County 41
Solon Springs 75, Mellen 55
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Ridge 88, Cook County 22
BOYS HOCKEY
Bagley/Fosston 3, Duluth Marshall 2
Moorhead 5, Grand Rapids 4 (OT)
Warroad 9, Duluth Denfeld 1
GIRLS HOCKEY
North Shore 4, Princeton 3 (OT)
Eden Prairie 2, Proctor/Hermantown 1
