Gentry Academy rallies to beat East Grand Forks in State Semifinals

In a back-and-forth game that featured great action at each end, top-seeded Gentry Academy defeated No. 3 East Grand Forks 5-3.

The Stars tied the game 3-3 when junior forward Barrett Hall powered the puck past senior goalie Cole Quirk 44 seconds into the third period. Gentry Academy pushed its lead to 4-3 when sophomore forward Wes Berg hit senior defenseman Andrew Mosley with a perfect centering pass right in front of the net which Mosley put over the shoulder of Quirk.

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East Grand Forks tried to rally, but seemed to lose all momentum when Gentry Academy senior forward Nick Sajevic added an insurance goal at 10:26 of the third period. Assists on that goal came from senior forward Damon Furuseth and junior defenseman Conner Brown.

East Grand Forks (14-9-0) jumped to an early 2-0 lead on goals from sophomore forward Jaksen Panzer and junior defenseman Trey Ausmus. Hall tallied his first goal of the game 16:23 of the first and the Green Wave took a 2-1 advantage into the break.

Gentry Academy (18-0-0) will face either Dodge County or Little Falls in the Class A title game. That match-up is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 3.