Pursuit of Excellence 16U tried to dig itself out of a three-goal hole, but Arizona Bobcats 16U held on for a 4-2 victory.

Arizona Bobcats 16U made the score 4-1 on a goal by Jake Garman at 5:26 in the third period, and Pursuit of Excellence 16U got as close as 4-2 when Aiden Buhler scored 12:01 into the third period.

Landon Quinney had two goals to lead Arizona Bobcats 16U to victory. Quinney scored on the power play at 6:40 into the second period to make the score 1-0 Arizona Bobcats 16U and again while 3:31 into the third to make the score 2-1 Arizona Bobcats 16U.

Arizona Bobcats 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on three Pursuit of Excellence 16U power plays.

Alex Sprague also scored for Arizona Bobcats 16U. More assists for Arizona Bobcats 16U came via Hunter Cook, who had two and Trevor Wightman, Jonas Edwards, and Brayden Watts, who each chipped in one.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U was helped by Alec Zawatsky, who finished with one goal. Zawatsky scored 2:40 into the third period to make the score 1-1. Bryson Cecconi picked up the assist. In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 16U received assists from Cassidy Bowes, Matthew Kowalski, and Nicholas Demchuk, who contributed one each.

Sean Dickson made 13 saves for Arizona Bobcats 16U on 15 shots. Arizona Bobcats 16U incurred 12 minutes in penalty time with six minors. Keaton Dyck recorded 16 saves for Pursuit of Excellence 16U. Pursuit of Excellence 16U incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.