Allentown blanks Notre Dame

ALLENTOWN » A first-half score by Sam Togna and an own goal gave the Allentown High boys soccer team all the offense it would need to get past Notre Dame High, 2-0, in the first round of the Mercer County Tournament Thursday.

Chris Reeder made three saves to earn the shutout.

The sixth-seeded Redbirds advance to play at third-seeded Princeton at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Notre Dame (6-8-3) Allentown (9-5) Goals — Shots — Saves — 0 2 0 — 0 0 —2

Togna, [own goal] (A).

3 (ND), 8 (A).

THogan 7 (ND), Reeder 3 (A). PRINCETON 4, NOTTINGHAM 0 PRINCETON » Nick Petruso had a pair of goals and Andrew Beamer had three assists to propel the Little Tigers past the Northstars in other MCT first-round play.

Josh Nieman and Remy Hebert also scored for third-seeded Princeton, while Patrick Jacobs got the shutout.

Nottingham (4-9-2) Princeton (10-3-1) Goals — Assists — Shots — Saves — 0 1 0 — 0 3 —4

Petruso 2, Nieman, Hebert (P). Beamer 3 (P).

3 (N), 12 (P).

Luckie 8 (N), PJacobs 3 (P). WW-P SOUTH 4, STEINERT 2 PRINCETON JCT. » Steven Ocampo had a goal and two assists, while Luke Hansen provided a goal with an assist as the Pirates defeated the Spartans in MCT action.

Gavin Grecsek and Jude Ferri also scored for West Windsor-Plainsboro South, while Adrian Strawinski and Justin Brunow found the net for Steinert.

The fourth-seeded Pirates will host fifth-seeded Trenton at noon Saturday.

Steinert (5-11-1) WW-P South (11-3-1) Goals —

Strawinski, JBrunow (S), Hansen, Grecsek, Ocampo, Ferri (WWS). Falvo (S), Ocampo 2, Hansen, EMoore McGuinness (WWS).

8 (S), 15 (WWS). Kozemchak 4, Jewell 4 (S), Tecum Chavez 6 (WWS).

Assists — Shots — Saves —

HOPEWELL 3, HAMILTON 0 HOPEWELL TWP. » Max Wills had a pair of goals to spark the Bulldogs to a win over the Hornets in the MCT.

Top-seeded Hopewell Valley will host ninthseeded Princeton Day School at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Hamilton (2-13) Hopewell Val. (14-3-1) Goals — Assist — Shots — Saves —

2 (HV).

2 —2 2 — 4 0 —0 1 — 3

Wills 2, [own goal] (HV). JBurnett (HV).

2 (Ha), 11 (HV). Scordato 9 (Ha), DZangrilli

PENNINGTON 9, TCA 1 PENNINGTON » J.R. Subarsky and Jared Panson had two goals apiece as the Red Raiders sailed past the Iron Mikes in the MCT.

Ibrahima Diop added a goal and four assists for second-seeded Pennington, which will host last night’s Lawrence/Hightstown winner at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Loyalty Bush converted a penalty kick for Trenton Catholic Academy in the first half.

TCA (5-7) Pennington (11-3) Goals —

Bush (TCA), Subarsky 2, Panson 2, Albuquerque, IDiop, Herrerias, MDiop, Guyeye (P).

IDiop 4, Korzeniowski 2, Panson, MDiop (P).

5 (TCA), 15 (P). Herrera 6 (TCA), Pinado 2, Levinson 2 (P).

Assists — Shots — Saves — 0 2 0 2 1 4 0 —1 5 —9