Top-seeded Hightstown boys advance into semifinals

HIGHTSTOWN » Matt DeCristofaro scored four times and had two assists to lead the Hightstown boys lacrosse team to a 12-4 win over Allentown in quarterfinal action of the Mercer County Tournament.

Sean Haddock and Ryan Daunt split six goals and two assists to propel the top-seeded Rams to a semfinal meeting with fifthseeded Notre Dame.

Peter Pinto, Tim Murphy, Jared Jordan and Clayton Moench all scored for the Redbirds.

Allentown (4-9) 2 Hightstown (14-1) 2 Goals —

Pinto, Murphy, Jordan, Moench (A), DeCristofaro 4, Haddock 3, Daunt 3, Haug 2 (H)

Jordan, Moench, Zuppa, Ford (A), DeCristofaro 2, Haug, R.Daunt, Ely, Haddock, Marino, Connolly, A.Daunt (H). 11 (A), 24 (H).

Mehta 22 (A), Nagy 7 (H).

Assists — Shots — Saves — 0 4 0 5 2 — 1 — 4 12

ROBBINSVILLE 11, WW-PS 6 ROBBINSVILLE » The Ravens next foe will be the number two seeded PDS in Tuesday’s semifinal.

WW-PS (7-7) 3 Robbinsville (9-4) 3 1 4 1 1— 1 3 — 6 11

PDS 9, HOPEWELL 2 PRINCETON » The Panthers’ Jake Bennett had a hat trick while Elon Tuckman and Coby Auslander chipped in two goal each. Nolan Crognale and Zach Crow scored despite the loss.

The number two seeded Panthers will battle No. 3 Robbinsville on Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Hopewell (3-10) PDS (8-5) 1 2 0 1 1 0 — 3 3— 2 9

face number three Notre Dame in the semifinals Tuesday, May 8 .

Hightstown (9-7) Allentown (11-3) 1 1—2 6 9 — 15

The Little Tigers will face the winner of top seeded Lawrenceville and eighth seeded Hopewell Valley on Tuesday in the semifinals.

PDS (7-8) Princeton (8-8) 5 13 6 — 11 8 — 21