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Football: Lawrence & Notre Dame Both Win in Week 5
Notre Dame High School improves to 3-2 at the midpoint of the season, while Lawrence High School - having secured its first win Thursday - stands at 1-4 on the year.
Notre Dame Gets Back on Track
After starting the season as one of the most explosive teams in Mercer County, the Notre Dame High School variety football team simmered during Weeks 3 and 4.
Starting the season with back-to-back blowout wins against and , it appeared the Irish were in a position to put together one of the most memorable seasons in school history.
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But a trip to Utah ended poorly as the . After the loss to Jordan, Notre Dame coach Chappy Moore talked about how the experience would hopefully make the Irish a better team when they returned back to New Jersey.
However, the Irish suffered in Week 4. In that game, the Irish struggled in simple elements of the game, something that hadn't been an issue before the trip to Utah.
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Throwing five interceptions and missing an extra point in the one-point loss to WW-P South, Notre Dame practically handed away the victory after leading 9-0 in the second quarter.
The Irish rebounded and got back on track when they traveled to Trenton yesterday (Oct. 6) and defeated the Tornadoes 48-6. With the win, Notre Dame’s record stands at 3-2 at the midpoint of the season.
Lawrence High Gets First Win
Winless after its four weeks, Lawrence High School is a young team that, despite those losses, has been improving since their .
In the Cardinals Week 4 setback, a , coach Rob Radice once again felt his team was better than the score, especially after a strong opening drive. Opening with a touchdown in the first quarter, it appeared the young Cardinal team would perhaps get off its losing slide.
"We did well on that opening drive and it was encouraging for us," Lawrence coach Rob Radice said.
However, the rest of that game didn't go the Cardinals way, as they allowed 34 straight points, getting pushed around on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.
Radice said multiple times the Cardinals were better than their 0-4 record. With such a young group — which is learning on the fly — it was only a matter of time before Lawrence secured their first win of the season.
And that win came last night (Oct. 6) when the Cardinals traveled to Hightstown and improved to 1-4 on the season by defeating the Rams by a score of 48-14.
