Archbishop Ryan survived a determined comeback attempt by Cardinal OHara on the way to a 5-4 win.

Archbishop Ryan made the score 5-1 on a goal by Tyler Giwerowski at 2:16 in the third period, and Cardinal OHara got as close as 5-4 when Zac Deemer scored 15:43 into the third period.

Cardinal OHara was unable to stop Archbishop Ryan from sending pucks towards the net, and Archbishop Ryan eventually piled up 34 shots on goal.

Archbishop Ryan was helped by CJ Perkins, who finished with one goal. Perkins scored 3:55 into the second period to make the score 3-1 Archbishop Ryan. Stephen Pettit assisted on the tally. Archbishop Ryan additionally got points from Ryan Ferris, who also racked up one goal and one assist. Archbishop Ryan also had goals scored by Joe Wixted and Kevin McCarthy, who scored one goal each. Other players who recorded assists for Archbishop Ryan were Scott Nowosielski, who had one and Blaze Ferris and Shawn Connolly, who each chipped in two.

Cardinal OHara could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 34 minutes in penalties during the game.

Cardinal OHara was led by Liam McCanney, who registered one goal and one assist. McCanney scored 14:39 into the third period to make the score 5-3 Archbishop Ryan. Nick Donato picked up the assist. Cardinal OHara also got points from Deemer, who also had one goal and one assist. Others who scored for Cardinal OHara included Nick Paquin and John Ahearn, who each put in one. In addition, Cardinal OHara received assists from Justin Boornazian and John McVeigh, who contributed one each.

Archbishop Ryan's Trevor Giwerowski stopped 18 shots out of the 22 that he faced. Archbishop Ryan incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. Dan Dougherty made 29 saves for Cardinal OHara on 34 shots. Cardinal OHara registered zero goals on two power play opportunities.