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Trailing 8-6 in the fourth quarter, No. 1 seed Benilde-St. Margaret's drew within one on Dylan Parker's goal with 2:14 remaining. But Prior Lake's Jack Tocko filled the empty net with 39.8 seconds left.
Big-time hardware is on the line when Edina and Benilde-St. Margaret's meet for the girls title (3:30pm) and Prior Lake faces Lakeville North (6pm) for the boys championship.
The Panthers, seeded second, rallied in the fourth quarter to advance to the semifinals.
The Lakeville South girls team takes on unbeaten Benilde-St. Margaret's on Friday. The Red Knights boys team has state tournament teams ahead.
Change starts on the sideline, where both defending state champions will have new coaches.