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Lakeville South Draws No. 1 Duluth East in State Tourney Bracket
Lakeville South's reward for making it to the state boys high school hockey tournament: a matchup with the No. 1 team in the state.
's boys hockey team is in for a challenge.
The Cougars' draw for Thursday's quarterfinal game at the state tournament is the defending Class AA runners up and current No. 1 team in the state, Duluth East, which was given the No. 1 seed in the tournament.
The puck drops at 6 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
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The two teams didn't meet during the regular season. South finished the year with a 20-8-0 record, and Duluth East finished 27-1-0.
South has hovered around the Top 10 in the Class AA rankings all year, and are considered one of the top tier teams in the state, but have just a 0-5 record versus this year's other state qualifying teams, losing to Eagan twice, as well as recording losses to Edina, Hill Murray, and Class A entrant, Breck.
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The other Class AA match-ups:
No. 4-ranked Edina (23-5-0) received the No. 4 seed and will play unseeded Benilde-St. Margaret's on Thursday at 8 p.m.
No. 3-ranked Maple Grove (24-2-2) is the No. 2 seed and will play No. 9-ranked Hill-Murray (22-6-0) at 11 a.m. in the first of the four quarterfinals.
No. 5-ranked Eagan (24-3-1) received the No. 3 seed and plays No.-10 ranked Moorhead (21-6-0) at 1 p.m.
South earned it's trip to state on Thursday when the Cougars beat for the Section 1AA crown.
will be covering South's game versus Duluth East live.
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