Class A Recap: Zephyrs Down Cardinals in Quarter Finals

Charlie Adams had a hat trick, while his linemates each had two goals apiece to lead the Mahtomedi High School Zephyrs past the Alexandria Cardinals in their Class A quarterfinal game on March 10. 

Adams scored his first on the powerplay midway through the first period and completed the trick with two goals in the first two minutes and 15 seconds of the third to give the Zephyrs a 6-0 lead at that point. 

The Zephyrs rowdy student section littered the ice with hats immediately after Adams third goal crossed the goal line. 

Along with Adams trio of goals, his linemates Mike Rose and Brandon Zurn contributed two each, while Zurn had three assists to go along with his two goals and Minnesota Golden Gophers recruit Ben Marshall had four assists. 

Mahtomedi goaltender Brad Wohlers stopped 27 of 28 shots, playing all but the last five minutes of the game when backup goalie Sawyer Marshall relieved him. 

The difference of the game was certainly special teams, as Mahtomedi capitalized on all four of their powerplay opportunities while managing to kill off three of four Alexandria powerplays. 

Ashton Gronholz scored the lone goal for Alexandria and goaltender Erich Murphy stopped 25 of 32 shots for the Cardinals who will play again tomorrow at 11am at Mariucci Arena at the University of Minnesota. 

Mahtomedi advances to the semi-finals where they will face the winner of the Hermantown-Virginia/MI-B game on Friday at 11am.