Lourdes 8, Fairmont 2
ROCHESTER — Aidan Ritter scored twice in the first period, en route to a hat trick, and Rochester Lourdes scored a season-best eight goals in an 8-2 non-conference boys hockey victory against Fairmont on Friday at Graham Arena I.
Ritter added one assist, for a four-point game, and Xander Carter-Kleven made 23 saves as the Eagles (8-12-0 overall) snapped a five-game losing skid.
Colton Rich scored twice in the win, while Peyton Loeslie (two assists), Liam Barry (one goal, one assist) and Owen Barclay (two assists) also had multi-point games.
Lourdes led 2-0 after one period and 5-2 after two.
Colin Quimby and Owen Bruining also scored for Lourdes, which hosts Waseca at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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LOURDES 8, FAIRMONT 2
Fairmont 0-2-0 — 2
Lourdes 2-3-3 — 8
Fairmont: Brock Lutterman 1 goal; Nate Rakness 1 goal. Goalie: Carson Johnson 28 saves (36 shots).
Lourdes: Peyton Loeslie 2 assists; Colin Quimby 1 goal; Aidan Ritter 3 goals, 1 assist; Owen Bruining 1 goal; Brody Seim 1 assist; Mike Heaser 1 assist; Colton Rich 2 goals; Liam Barry 1 goal, 1 assist; Owen Barclay 2 assists. Goalie: Xander Carter-Kleven 23 saves (25 shots).
Hopkins 4, Dodge Co. 3, OT
HOPKINS — Dodge County put on a late furious rally to force overtime here Friday night, only to see Hopkins score 64 seconds into OT.
The Royals pulled out a 4-3 non-conference boys hockey victory against the Wildcats at the Hopkins Pavilion.
Three times Dodge County rallied from a goal down to tie the score, with Griffin Gibbs and Brett Ludvigsen scoring, then Dylan Klomps netting the dramatic tying goal with just 27 seconds to go in regulation.
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Gibbs’ goal is the first of his varsity career.
But Leo Carter answered for the Royals 1:04 into OT to give the home team the win.
Jackson Roethler held the Wildcats in the game, making 41 saves as they were outshot 45-25.
Dodge County plays at Irondale at 2 p.m. Saturday.
HOPKINS 4, DODGE COUNTY 3, OT
Visitor 0-1-2-0 — 3
Home 1-1-1-1 — 4
Dodge County: Brett Ludvigsen 1 goal, 2 assists; Griffin Gibbs 1 goal; Dylan Klomps 1 goal; Gryffon Funke 1 assist. Goalie: Jackson Roethler 41 saves (45 shots).
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Hopkins: Bennett Froderman 1 goal, 1 assist; Weston Schenkelberg 1 goal; Leo Carter 1 goal, 1 assist; Malaki Berry 1 goal, 3 assists. Goalie: Carson Hauger 22 saves (25 shots).