Michael Holcombe

Ewing has had more than its share of near misses this season, but on Friday night it was the Blue Devils' turn to dish one out as their defense

| Friday Allentown (6-2) 39 Hightstown (2-6) 6: The Redbirds had no problems in this WJFL Capitol Division contest, jumping out to a 25-0 halftime lead.

| In case there was any doubt, Allentown and Notre Dame solidified their positions as the top two teams in the CVC in the conference tournament that was completed last Saturday.

Megan Widlar put 6-seed Lawrenceville ahead 1-0 with a second quarter goal and then added one more with just two seconds left to play to get the

A swarming Princeton defense stopped West Windsor-Plainsboro running back Matt Raeter at the one yard line as time expired to preserve a 21-13 victory and all but clinch the Tigers' first state playoff berth in a decade.

Friday Notre Dame (6-3) 31 Allentown (6-3) 28: The Irish kept their playoff hopes alive with an overtime win in this WJFL Capitol Division clash.

With the CVC tournament completed, area public school teams are looking forward to the NJSIAA sectional tournaments which will be seeded this Tuesday and will begin play the following week.

Lawrenceville defeated Peddie for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday, scoring a 5-0 win in the State Prep “A” Tournament semifinal in Hightstown.

| Nottingham made a determined first half effort Friday night but had no answers for Hopewell Valley's five touchdown third quarter as the

Wednesday Lawrence (5-5) 20 Hamilton(2-7) 7: After suffering five straight losses, the Cards have now won two in a row to even their record at 5-5.