Wayzata took down upset-minded Armstrong 3-0 on Tuesday in the Section 6 boys soccer championship game and advanced to the Class 3A state tournament.

The seventh-seeded Falcons (7-12) knocked off No. 2 seed Bloomington Kennedy and No. 3 seed Rogers on their way to the section final, but the top-seeded, sixth-ranked Trojans (11-2-5) took control of the game by the midpoint of the first half.

“They made a good little run,” Wayzata coach Dominic Duenas said. “[Moses] Kamara is a good player, a legit player. They had five goals in [the previous two section games], and he was a part of all of them.”

Junior Tyler Maahs began the scoring at the 16:15 mark of the first half, when he knocked a loose ball past Falcons goalkeeper Jack Fisher during a scrum just in front of the goal line.

Reid Bohlsen extended the Trojans’ lead with a free kick off a yellow card penalty just outside the box.

The Falcons controlled play in the first 15 minutes of the game but were able to get only one shot on goal. They had one more shot on the goal the rest of the game.

“The guys were getting a feeling for the game,” Duenas said about the start. “Emotions started calming down. Everyone was settling in. [The first two goals] allowed us to take control.”

Aaron Kibaya added an insurance goal for the Trojans with a tap-in on the backdoor with 14:29 left.

The state tournaments in all three classes will begin with quarterfinals Tuesday through Thursday and play down to semifinals Oct. 28 and championship games Oct. 31. The semis and finals will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium. The tournaments will be seeded Saturday.

Other Class 3A section finals

Section 1 — Rochester John Marshall 2, Rochester Mayo 0: John Marshall (15-1-3) snagged a spot at state. Mayo (12-3-3) qualified three of the past four years.

Section 2 — Edina 4, Minnetonka 1: The Hornets won the clash of two teams tied for the No. 1 ranking in the class. Edina (15-2-1) will play at state for the 13th time but the first time since 2022. Minnetonka (13-4-2) represented Section 2 at state the past two seasons.

Section 3 — Eagan 2, Rosemount 0: Eagan (11-2-4), Class 3A’s defending champion, will return to run at a repeat after defeating No. 9 Rosemount (10-2-5).

Section 4 — St. Paul Central 4, Stillwater 3 (OT): St. Paul Central (14-3-1), ranked eighth, defeated the No. 10 team in the class. Central will make its fourth appearance at state, the first since 2019.

Section 5 — Maple Grove 2, Mounds View 1: Maple Grove (13-2-2), ranked fourth, returns to state for the 10th time. The Crimson finished second last season.

Section 7 — Blaine 3, Centennial 2 (OT): No. 4 Blaine (15-2-2) will play in the state tournament for the first time since 2012.

Section 8 — Buffalo 5, Alexandria 1: Buffalo (14-0-4) won its first state berth since 2004.

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Class 2A

Section 1 — Northfield 2, Winona 1: Northfield (11-3-5) last reached the state tournament in 2016, when it was the Class 1A runner-up.

Section 3: Simley 1, Cretin-Derham Hall 0: Simley (16-1-2), ranked second, won its first trip to state since 2009. Cretin-Derham Hall (11-2-6) is ranked fourth.

Section 4 — St. Paul Como Park 1, Mahtomedi 0: Como Park (13-5-1) will play at state for the first time since 2016, when it ended a five-years run of appearances.

Section 5 — Blake 3, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 1: Blake (16-1-2), No. 1 in the class, will make back-to-back state tournament trips after overcoming No. 3 Benilde-St. Margaret’s (13-3-2).

Section 6 — Delano 1, Orono 0: Delano (10-3-5) defeated the No. 9 team in Class 2A and reached state for the first time.

Section 7 — Duluth Denfeld 1, Grand Rapids 0: Denfeld (9-6-3) will make its fourth state tournament appearance.

Section 8 — Sartell 2, St. Cloud Tech 1: Sartell (12-6-1) defeated the No. 6 team in the class and will play in its fourth state tournament.

Class 1A

Section 1 — Stewartville 2, Rochester Lourdes 0: Undefeated Stewartville (19-0), ranked third, reached the state tournament for the first time. No. 8 Lourdes finishes 13-5-1.

Section 4 — Mounds Park Academy 2, St. Croix Prep 1: Mounds Park Academy (7-7-4) defeated the No. 6 team in Class 1A.

Section 6 — Southwest Christian 1, Breck 0: Southwest Christian (12-6-1), ranked ninth, knocked off the No. 2 team in the class. Breck is 12-3-4.

Section 7 — Duluth Marshall 5, Spectrum 1: Marshall (11-5-2) will play at state for the first time.

Section 8 — St. Cloud Cathedral 3, Pelican Rapids 1: Cathedral (17-1-1), ranked fifth, reached state for the fifth year in a row.