Austin Cox lifted :Texas Tornado 18U to a 9-3 victory with a hat trick against the Dallas Jr. Stars.

Cox notched his first tally 5:18 into the first period. He then added goals at 10:39 into the second and at 6:51 into the third.

:Texas Tornado 18U forced Jr. Stars' goaltenders to work without much rest, firing 37 shots and forcing 28 saves. Link Ferch made 18 stops and Rutger Kesling made 10. :Texas Tornado 18U put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow Dallas to score on any of its three power plays.

:Texas Tornado 18U additionally got points from Joey Sardina, who also grabbed one goal and one assist and Derek Gilliam, who also had one goal and two assists. Jack Skaggs also scored for :Texas Tornado 18U. More assists for :Texas Tornado 18U came via Jack Moore, who had one and Dalton Skelly and Chris Lugg, who contributed two a piece.

Team's forwards weren't the only contributers offensively, and the team's defensemen showcased their scoring touch with two goals.

The Jr. Stars were led by Jake Furnow, who tallied one goal and one assist. Furnow scored 5:13 into the second period to make the score 2-1 :Texas Tornado 18U. Ben Owen assisted on the tally. Dallas also got a goal from Alex MacInnis as well. In addition, Dallas received assists from Cam Choate and Raurie Petrich, who each chipped in one.

Tristan Weinholzer made 19 saves for :Texas Tornado 18U on 22 shots. :Texas Tornado 18U incurred 18 minutes in penalty time with four minors. Dallas incurred six minutes in penalty time with three minors.