Texas Tornado 18U survived a determined comeback attempt by San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U on the way to a 3-2 win.

Texas Tornado 18U made the score 2-0 on a goal by Dustin Johnson at 5:00 in the second period, and San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U got as close as 2-1 when Joshua Vaughan scored 12:29 into the third period.

Austin Murray had a great game for Texas Tornado 18U, netting two goals. Murray found the back of the net 4:19 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Texas Tornado 18U and again while 14:18 into the third to make the score 3-2 Texas Tornado 18U.

Texas Tornado 18U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances.

Other players who recorded assists for Texas Tornado 18U were Ryan Poole and Blake McIntyre, who each chipped in one.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U's offense rang up 31 shots on Texas Tornado 18U's net.

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U additionally got points from Mick Nisbet, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. In addition, San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U received assists from Matthew Woodley, William Garrity, and Zachary Lloyd, who contributed one a piece.

Texas Tornado 18U's Troy LoBue stopped 29 shots out of the 31 that he faced. Texas Tornado 18U incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. Sean Tannenbaum made 15 saves for San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U on 18 shots. San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors.