* Long Island Gulls 3, Central MA Penguins 1

After spotting the Penguins a 1-0 lead on a goal by Miles Mireault, the Gulls netted three unanswered markers to post the key win. Vermont commit Brendan DeFeo, Oliver Czaja and Marko Lisica all had goals in the win, and UNH-bound George McCaffrey chipped in with a pair of assists.

* Neponset River Rats 5, Central MA Penguins 5

These two teams battled to a deadlock in a contest where nine of the ten goals came in a wild second half. The Rats stormed back from a four-goal deficit to earn the tie. Ryan Lucarelli had a goal and three assists to highlight the comeback. Other Rats scorers were Lucas Husted-Edwards, Joe Marchi, Luis Valencia and Anthony Sergeyev. Axel Favreau, Alex Gomes, Eric Lund and Miles Mireault each had a goal and assist for the Penguins.

* Yale Bulldogs National 9, Connecticut Chiefs National 0

Domenic Clarizio led a balanced scoring attack for the Bulldogs with a hat trick. John Broderick had a goal and two assists. Stefano Pietrantonio contributed a pair of assists in the win.

* Boston Hockey Academy 4, Amherst Knights 3

A key first period goal by Jake Giacoppi got BHA off and running and they held on for the win over the Amherst Knights, whose rally fell just short.

** Giacoppi and defenseman Trent Coleman talk about the win after the game:

https://twitter.com/BEAST_SERIES/status/1835418988546793929

* Mid-Fairfield Showcase 6, New Jersey Titans Prep 1

Two goals from Lexi Kurt and single tallies by Jacob Head, Lincoln Durfee, Joe Lewis and Brennan Fila powered Mid-Fairfield Showcase to the win.

* Mid-Fairfield National 6, Neponset River Rats 5

Down 4-2 at the half, Mid-Fairfield stormed back to squeak out the one-goal win. Billy Collins scored the game-tying goal with 5:02 left, and then the game-winner with 1:37 to play. Collins finished with a hat trick, while Noah Jettelson, Corbin Carkner and Blake Burke also scored. For the River Rats, Rui Han had a pair of goals, and Griffin Bucci notched two assists.