Behind a great game by Ethan Somoza, who had four goals and one assist, California Titans 16U defeated Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U, 8-0.

Somoza's first goal came 13:05 into the first period. He then added goals at 4:16 into the second, at 9:10 into the third, and at 15:11 into the third.

California Titans 16U was boosted by Patrik Jokela, who turned in a shutout with 26 saves. The solid play of Jokela will be reflected in his goals against average, which pre-game was 0.59.

California Titans 16U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U to score on any of its three power plays. California Titans 16U kept Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U's goalie busy throughout the game, and Anthony Yamnitsky made 26 saves on 34 shots.

California Titans 16U also got points from Franklin Newman, who also registered two goals and two assists and Jared Turcotte, who also had one goal and one assist. Danny ODonnell also scored for California Titans 16U. Other players who recorded assists for California Titans 16U were Evan Somoza, who had one, Grant Minakawa, who had two, and Jacob Hamacher, who had five.

Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U racked up the penalties in the contest, and ended with seven minors and one major for 39 minutes in penalty time. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U had been averaging 17.0 minutes in penalties per game. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U's offense operated below it season average. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U averages 2.8 goals per game.

California Titans 16U incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors. For Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks 16U, Michael Zenone was ejected from the game.