Monday Roundup: Sartell, Royalton Advance; Johnnies Move to 8-0

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Here is your Monday look at central Minnesota high school football playoffs and the weekend’s college results from St. Cloud State, Saint John’s and Saint Benedict.

High school football: section semifinals (Saturday, Oct. 31)

  • Sartell-St. Stephen 8, Alexandria 6 (Section 8-5A): The Sabres won on the road in Alexandria. Sartell (6-3) plays at Brainerd for the section title at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Brainerd beat Bemidji 49-35 in the other semifinal.
  • Royalton 20, Holdingford 7 (Section 6-2A): Royalton won in Holdingford and will face Osakis, a 30-17 winner over Staples-Motley, in the section final at the Fargodome.

St. Cloud State

  • Men’s hockey: St. Cloud State beat Arizona State 2-1 on Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center for its first NCHC win and a series split. Both Huskies goals came in the first period, including one by Paupanekis 14 seconds in. SCSU is 3-4-0.
  • Women’s hockey: No. 3 Wisconsin beat the Huskies 7-2 on Saturday at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center to finish a sweep. Holloway and Bulger scored for SCSU, which is 8-4-0.
  • Volleyball: SCSU lost 3-0 at Augustana on Saturday (29-27, 26-24, 25-21). The Huskies are 19-8 and 12-6 in the NSIC.

Saint John’s and Saint Benedict

  • Johnnies football: No. 3 Saint John’s beat Gustavus 27-3 on Saturday in Collegeville to stay perfect at 8-0 (7-0 MIAC). The Johnnies play at St. Scholastica at noon Saturday, Nov. 7.
  • Johnnies hockey: Saint John’s and Marian tied 2-2 on Saturday at the MAC in St. Cloud, a night after the Johnnies won 4-2.
  • Bennies hockey: No. 14 UW-Eau Claire beat Saint Benedict 3-1 on Saturday, splitting the weekend series. Siska scored for the Bennies, and Badali made 32 saves. CSB hosts Lake Forest at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.

For the Vikings, Wild, Wolves and Gophers, see our Sports section.

We do our best to get scores and schedules right, but please confirm details yourself with the team or league.

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