Pursuit of Excellence 16U tried to dig itself out of a two-goal hole, but Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U held on for a 2-1 victory.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U made the score 2-0 on a goal by Shane Moran at 12:42 in the second period, and Pursuit of Excellence 16U got as close as 2-1 when Moritz Miguez scored 14:05 into the third period.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U was paced by Moran, who tallied one goal.

Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U also got a goal from Ryan Candia as well. More assists for Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U came via Mark Centrella, who had one and Markus Cook, who had two.

Pursuit of Excellence 16U's penalty kill was spotless, allowing no goals on five Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U power plays. Pursuit of Excellence 16U could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 24 minutes in penalties during the game.

In addition, Pursuit of Excellence 16U received assists from Riley Smoler and flynn perry, who contributed one each.

Gino Albano recorded 14 saves for Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U. Philadelphia Little Flyers 16U incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors. Pursuit of Excellence 16U's Noah Desouza stopped 16 shots out of the 18 that he faced. Pursuit of Excellence 16U registered one goal on one power play opportunities.