Individual first round upsets are hard to come by on the Class A side.  There were just eight last year.  The following are the most evenly matched first round matches based on head to head matchups/common opponents etc.:

106:  Carter Zink (Sheyenne) vs. #8 Malachi Werremeyer (Davies)

106:  Evan Fleck (Mandan) vs. #7 Pete Rasmussen (Jamestown)

113: Warrick Morrel (Dickinson) vs #5 Ethan Dennis (Watford City)

145: Tyson Hovland (Valley City) vs.  #8 Declan Genova (West Fargo)

145:  Matthew Scheer (Bismarck St. Mary’s) vs. #7 Ben Weigum (Bismarck Century)

152:  Mike Erickson (Grand Forks Central) vs. #8 Ezra Hanse :(Valley City)

160:  Spencer LeDoux (West Fargo) vs. #8 Evan Bridgeford (Grand Forks Central)

182:  Zachary Hughbanks (Minot) vs. Rylen Reid (Fargo Davies)

195:  Sean Thompson (Fargo South) vs. #8 Austin Bicker (Grand Forks Central)

285:  Dreyton DeCoteau (Turtle Mountain) vs. #6 KC Ortiz (West Fargo)

285:  Asher Woods (Minot) vs. #7 Tytus Bachmeier (Mandan)