Olin Pedersen scored four goals and defenseman Drew Witas added three as the fifth-seeded Red Storm (10-5) pulled away in the second half to defeat No. 12 Oxford Hills (6-9) in a Class A state preliminary-round playoff game at Scarborough.

The Red Storm will go to fourth-seeded Deering at 5 p.m. Friday for the quarterfinals.

Scarborough only led 4-1 at halftime, then pulled away with seven goals in the third quarter. Wes Merrill added two goals for the Red Storm, who got one apiece from Sebastian Furr, Kyle Gambardella, Jackson Peters and Liam Sellinger.

The Vikings were paced by Owen Marr, who scored three times. Chase Edmunds finished with six saves.