Connor Chilton lifted California Titans 18U to a 6-1 victory with a hat trick against Arizona Bobcats 18U.

Chilton notched his first tally 56 seconds into the second period. He then added goals at 3:59 into the second and at 14:36 into the second.

California Titans 18U led by only one goal at the end of the first period, but put the game away by scoring four goals in the second.

California Titans 18U pulled out the victory even though it was hit with 26 penalty minutes.

California Titans 18U excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in six chances. Arizona Bobcats 18U was unable to stop California Titans 18U from sending pucks towards the net, and California Titans 18U eventually piled up 43 shots on goal. California Titans 18U bested its season scoring average. This season, California Titans 18U averages 3.5 goals per contest.

California Titans 18U additionally got points from Kane Toriumi, who also finished with one goal and two assists. California Titans 18U also had goals scored by Dylan Denton and Joe Schmidt, who scored one goal each. More assists for California Titans 18U came via Grant Minakawa and Jarrett Sturtz, who contributed one each and Ty Proffitt, Nick Bortolotto, and Dylan Miller, who each chipped in two.

Arizona Bobcats 18U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 34 minutes in penalties during the game.

Arizona Bobcats 18U was led by Jared Sanchez, who scored the team's only goal. Sanchez scored 3:13 into the second period to make the score 2-1 California Titans 18U. Matt Tweten assisted on the tally.

California Titans 18U's Rett Rook stopped 21 shots out of the 22 that he faced. California Titans 18U registered one goal on eight power play opportunities. Brad Donaldson recorded 37 saves for Arizona Bobcats 18U. For Arizona Bobcats 18U, Zach Kowalchuk and Dante Zapata were ejected from the contest.