NORTH BRANCH -- Peter Lindblad's unassisted goal in the third period lifted Mor-ris/Benson Area to a 5-4 win over North Branch in boys hockey action Saturday.
The Storm (5-3-1) took a 5-3 lead on Lindblad's second point of the game. He had an assist in the second period.
North Branch scored two goals in the first four minutes of the second period to take a 2-1 lead, but the Storm answered with three straight goals from Brady Valnes, Mike Morales and Tyler Hansen.
Will Johnson had 32 saves for MBA.
MBA 5, North Branch 4
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Morris/Benson (5-3-1)....1 3 1 -- 5
North Branch (2-8)..........0 3 1 -- 4
FIRST PERIOD - MBA: Ethan Ratcliff-Crain (unassisted), 15:23
SECOND PERIOD - NB: Gavin Runberg (Jarrett Sachs, Jake Lenards), pp, :22 ... NB: Sachs (unassisted), :32 ... NB: Lane Noyes (Sachs), 3:58 ... MBA: Brady Valnes (Tyler Hansen), 4:56 ... MBA: Mike Morales (Peter Lindblad), 9:13 ... MBA: Hansen (Lindblad, Valnes), pp, 15:16
THIRD PERIOD - MBA: Lindblad (unassisted), 6:45 ... NB: Runberg (Noyes, Sachs), 14:36
GOALIE SAVES - Morris/Benson: Will Johnson 32 ... North Branch: Nic Miller 25
