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Cole Fernald turned aside 23 shots as top-ranked Thornton Academy earned a 3-0 victory over eighth-seeded Bangor/Brewer/Skowhegan/Narraguagus in a Class A quarterfinal Saturday at Biddeford Ice Arena.
Ryan Gagnon opened the scoring in the first period for the Golden Trojans (18-1). Trent Lesieur made it 2-0 in the second period, and Corbin Poussard added another insurance goal in the third.
Thornton will face fifth-seeded Falmouth on Tuesday at Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena.
Cody McCue stopped 38 shots for the Titans (9-9-1).
CHEVERUS/YARMOUTH 13, FRYEBURG CO-OP 0: Ben Dumais scored four second-period goals as second-seeded Cheverus/Yarmouth rolled to a win over seventh-seeded Fryeburg/Lake Region/Oxford Hills in a Class A quarterfinal at Travis Roy Arena in Yarmouth.
Charles Hughes scored twice and added an assist, and Hakon Yeo recorded a goal and three assists. Cheverus/Yarmouth (13-6) also got a goal and two assists from Cael Woelflein. Matthew Reed, John Bechard, Griffin Zinman, Talon Stewart and Will Redfield were the other goal scorers.
Cheverus/Yarmouth, seeking a third straight state championship after winning Class B titles in 2024 and 2025, will face the third-seeded Lewiston co-op at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Tuesday.
The Fryeburg co-op finished with a 12-7 record.
FRIDAY’S GAME
FALMOUTH 3, SCARBOROUGH 0: Harrison Rana made 24 saves as the fifth-seeded Navigators (13-6) shut out the fourth-seeded Red Storm (10-8-1) in a Class A quarterfinal at USM Ice Arena in Gorham.
Chase Woolworth, Anthony Graceffa and Joe Graceffa scored for Falmouth, which will take on Thornton Academy or the Bangor co-op in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Scarborough goalie Bryce Bellerose stopped 27 shots.
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