Both with 5-1 victories, Duluth East defeated Elk River, while Grand Rapids defeated Cloquet, in the 2011 Section 7AA Semi-finals at Amsoil Arena, February 26, 2011. Elk River scored their only goal, by Matt Eilertson, on a 2 on 1 breakaway after an apparent East goal was waved off and the Greyhound players thinking they'd scored. 5 Greyhounds each scored a goal, with Nate Repensky and Jake Randolph in the second period, and Connor Valesano, Trevor Olson, and Luke Renier in the third period. Elk River's Andres Franke stopped 40 of 45 shots, while JoJo Jeanetta stopped 19 of 20 for East.

Grand Rapids took a 1-0 lead into the first intermission over Cloquet, with a goal by Jace Luoma. The 'Jacks tied the game 22 seconds into the second period with a goal by defenseman Justin Hammann, but from that point on it was Grand Rapids game. Just 2:16 after Hammann's goal, Avery Peterson beat Boyd Smith to retake the lead. Christian Pearson scored at 13:15 of the period, and Zach Dick scored with just 8 seconds left in the period to give the Thunderhawks a 4-1 lead going to the third period. Pearson added a second goal at 11:46 of the third period, for the final 5-1 score. Boyd Smith stopped 33 of 38 Thunderhawk shots in the loss, while Dom DeGuiseppi stopped 27 of 28 Lumberjack shots.

Photos from East vs Elk River


Photos from Grand Rapids Vs Cloquet


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