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I just got back from the North - West Fargo game and all I can say is wow. North won 3 - 0 and the story of this game was Justin Welk. North dominated the first period and got all their goals in that period. West Fargo then pretty much dominated the last two peroids. They had many chances but Welk turned all of them away. Klein also played very well. Im not sure on the shots but if North can keep playing like that they could have the potential to maybe knock a WF or maybe even Grafton out of state......

Well from my understanding when i talked to someone that was involved with the NDAHA he said it was goals differential, but someone on this thread said it was goals scored. I went to that site and couldnt find anything on it so i still think its goal differential. In that case RR would have to beat Grafton by 2 to tie South and 3 to take first. If it is goals scored RR would have to score 4 to tie and 5 to win.

Can South ever finish a game without letting in late goals? I mean come on, 04 state championship game, Let up a goal with one second left up in Grafton earlier this year, RR last week, one against Crookston late, now against Grafton again which could make a huge difference for the 1 and 2 seed.

I agree with you in the fact that it probably was a blessing MENTALLY. This year they wont overlook Red River again and probably come out strong. But it definantly wans't a blessing standing wise. They will probably finish second going into EDC unless the pump a few in against Grafton or RR loses or ties. This will mean that they will probably play Grafton instead of WF in the semis, which isn't an easy task especially at tournament time.

Last i heard on RR/North was 6-0. South beat Shanley 13-0. I heard West Fargo beat Central 2-1

1) RR - 7 North - 1 2) South - 10 Shanley - 0 3) Central - 4 West Fargo - 4 4) Williston - 3 Minot - 2 5) RR - 5 Central - 2 6) South - 4 Grafton - 1

Im sure this is the last thing that Shanley wanted to happen - South lose their first game right before they play them. My bet is that South is going to be pretty fired up and i would expect to see running time in the third period.

Well the first goal was a pass from the corner and the South player made a nice upper corner shot. The second one was a rebound flip to the upper corner. And the third goal was a nice upper corner shot from about the hash marks.

I dont know the exact shots but i know it was about 30 - 20 in favor of South

I agree. This was a great hockey game. RR deserved to win, i thought they just outworked South, and were much more physical. One note though is that i think RR will be in trouble when they get back on a bigger sheet of ice with South. I think Souths speed will be too much in the open ice in those games.

Wilbur, whats your prediction on Williston/Devils Lake tonight?

Looks pretty good except i would take North over Jamestown, South over RR, and Williston over DL

North over Whapeton 6 - 3 according to the News.

Did Grafton pretty much dominate or was Kringstad on his A game tonight?

Wow it almost seems that you've already seen the game. But if RR is to win this game it will be a 4-3 type game. I just don't see any team this year keeping South to just one goal. According to Gillen's site, South has scored 21 goals against four top-twenty teams in MN. And a total of 77 in 13 games for the season. Plus I think Eli's confidance might be a little down from getting seven goals scored on him but we will have to see and this should be a great game to watch!

I think he played on the Elite 2 team this fall and did pretty well but thats all ive heard of him.

Predictions on Grafton/West Fargo and South/Crookston anyone?

Well Roseau is one of the top teams in the 2A class in section 8. They lost to Moorhead in OT a couple weeks back so that should give you a good comparison.

Do you got a score for us?

Any word on the Red River/Roseau game?

Even though these above mentioned players have been playing good and getting a lot of mention, i think there are a lot of other players that are kind of under the radar. Ive seen most of the EDC teams play and these are the players that have been playing good and I feel should get noticed more. Shanley - Dietzler, Harrie West Fargo - Miller, Burdick Grafton - Hills, Miller South - Campbell, Mcdougall, Spriggs, Wurden Red River - Spies, Ladoucer Central - Greicar, Simonson Any comments or others that anyone would add?

More coverage? When was the last time you saw a news station interviewing squirt B kids or have a picture on the front page of the sports section? There wasn't a Fargo team that played yesterday, that im aware of, and they probably needed to fill the spot with somthing.

I agree, but from my sources, South has given up only two pp goals this year and both coming against good MN teams. This will be a very good game but I think RR will have a tough time scoring. South wins 2 - 0.

Wow that kind of surprises me. Was the game as close as the score indicated or did DL's goalie stand on his head?

Anybody hear anything from the Grafton/Devils Lake game?