In the previous game, Brett Skibba made the goals with help from Todd Koritzinsky. In their 5-1 victory over Notre Dame, Middleton's dynamic duo switched roles, with Koritzinsky scoring five points on three goals and two assists and Skibba earning a playmaker at the Cards advanced to the state tournament final with their semifinal win Friday at the Alliant Energy Center.

Middleton came out fast, scoring three times in the first nine minutes to set the Tritons back on their collective heels.

Koritzinsky scored on the power play at 2:03, with an assist to Skibba.

Erik Hurd got into the act and scored on the power play just 2:45 later with a shot from the right point. Koritzinsky got the assist.

Then Koritzinsky scored at 8:57 with his shot from the left circle to make it 3-0. The Cards held a 12-8 shot edge in the period.

Middleton scored the only goal in the second period and did it less than one minute into the period.

Koritzinsky earned his "hattie" on the third power play goal to make it 4-0. The Tritons had an 11-10 edge on shots in the second.

In the third, NDA finally got on the board with a Jason Reynolds goal at the 7:00 mark, with an assist to Riley Christensen.

Adam DeRosa scored the final goal at 12:50 with helpers to both Koritzinsky and Skibba to make the final 5-1.

Eric Smith had 27 saves in the win, while NDA goalie Chris Nell stopped 28 shots in the contest.

 In a battle of #3 against #5 in the Wisconsin Prep Hockey Top Ten, the Notre Dame Academy Tritons are taking on the Middleton Cardinals in the first semifinal of the 2011 WIAA Boys High School Hockey State Tournament.