A four-goal first period deficit cost St. Louis Selects 16U, which could not recover and fell to New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U, 8-3.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U got the win behind a great game by Matt Mood, who had two goals and one assist. Mood scored the first of his two goals at 4:48 into the first period to make the score 1-0 New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U. Gavin Gulash provided the assist. Mood's next tally made the score 2-0 New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U with 11:22 left in the first period. Sam Weber picked up the assist.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U's offense rang up 46 shots on St. Louis Selects 16U's net. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U averages 4.8 goals per contest. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U struggled to stay out of the sin bin throughout the game as it finished the game with 26 penalty minutes for four opposing power plays.

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U also got points from Rece Bergeman, who also tallied one goal and one assist, Tommy Donnelly, who also grabbed two goals and one assist, and Drew Murtha, who also racked up one goal and one assist. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U also got a goal from Kyle Jeffers as well. In addition, New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U received assists from Jimmy Dowd, Bryce Grant, Shane Haviland, John DAniello, and Michael Mania, who contributed one each.

St. Louis Selects 16U stifled New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. St. Louis Selects 16U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 38 minutes in penalties during the game.

St. Louis Selects 16U was led by Bobby Bross, who registered one goal and one assist. Bross scored on the power play 11:41 into the first period to make the score 3-1 New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U. St. Louis Selects 16U had gotten the advantage when New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U's Donnelly was sent off for hooking. Jared Westcott provided the assist. St. Louis Selects 16U also had goals scored by Levi Wright and Cole Cutler, who each put in one. More assists for St. Louis Selects 16U came via Jacob Wiethaupt and Joshua Boyer, who each chipped in one.

Thomas Walker made 14 saves for New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U on 17 shots. New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U registered zero goals on six power play opportunities. St. Louis Selects 16U's Kyle McClellan stopped 38 shots out of the 46 that he faced.