Late Tuesday result Non-Conference Morris/Benson Area 9, Little Falls 7
(At Morris) -- Tony Schultz scored three goals in the Storm's five-goal second period and then added the clincher with 13 seconds left in the third frame on an empty net to lead Morris/Benson Area.
The shootout left the two top teams in Section 4A in a virtual stalemate with the Flyers at 20-3 and MBA at 17-3.
Jared Festler's third goal of the game tied the score 7-7 10:20 into the third period. Peter Lindblad tallied with 6:20 remaining for the go-ahead goal.
Will Johnson, MBA's sophomore goalie, stopped 37 shots, including 18 in the third period.
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The MBA win avenged a 10-5 loss to the Flyers on Dec. 28.
Little Falls (20-3) ........................3 2 2 -- 7
MBA (17-3) .................................2 5 2 -- 9
FIRST PERIOD - LF: Ben Hanowski (Beau Hanowski) :29 ... LF: Jared Festler (unassisted) 7:13 ... MBA: Carl Lindblad (unassisted) 7:25 ... MBA: Peter Lindblad (Tony Schultz, Jake Knutson) 10:35, pp ... LF: Lukas Jorgensen (Logan Kalis) 11:46
SECOND PERIOD - MBA: Tony Schultz (Josh Griffith, Lindblad) :49, pp ... MBA: Schultz (unassisted) 6:54 ... LF: Kalis (Festler) 7:07, sh ... MBA: C. Lindblad (Schultz, Griffith) 10:21, pp ... MBA: Jordan Lee (Schultz, Lindblad) 11:50 ... LF: Festler (Ben Hanowski) 13:17 ... MBA: Schultz (Griffith, P. Lindblad) 16:00, pp
THIRD PERIOD - LF: Ben Hanowski (Beau Hanowski, Festler) 5:48 ... LF: Festler (unassisted) 6:40 ... MBA: Peter Lindblad (Schultz) 10:40 ... MBA: Schultz (Carl Lindblad) 16:47, empty net
Goalie saves - Little Falls: Michael Sperl 4-2-*-6, Michael Whitlow *-5-4-9; Morris/Benson Area: Will Johnson 11-8-18-37
