Seedings? Forget about 'em. Class 1A opened with Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake edging No. 2 Delano, Northfield topping No. 3 Mahtomedi and St. Cloud Cathedral beating No. 4 East Grand Forks. But the biggest story was plucky Luverne taking No. 1 Hermantown to OT before falling. Coverage on C12
Upsets, and a near miss at the Class 1A hockey state tournament
March 9, 2017 at 7:25AM
![Mahtomedi goaltender Bailey Huber (32) watches the puck after stopping a shot from Northfield's Jacob Halvorson (22) in the third period. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE ï anthony.souffle@startribune.com Players competed during the boys' hockey state tournament Class 1A quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/U3PTRK4QPXLIM4Q4FBHGXE34QA.jpg?&w=712)
CLASS 1A quarterfinal results
Monticello/Annandale/Maple Lake 3, Delano 2
Northfield 3, Mahtomedi 1
Hermantown 3, Luverne 2 (OT)
St. Cloud Cathedral 6, East Grand Forks 3
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