First Posted: 9/28/2008
The Old Forge Junior Blue Devils completed their first sweep of the season last week when they took all three games from the West Side Jets at home on Sunday.
The A-Team won its second straight game with a 19-0 win over the Jets. The Jr. Devils had won its first game of the season the previous week against Lakeland, 14-13. The A-Team is now 2-2 in the National Division of the All County Conference and is currently tied for the No. 3 seed in the opening round of the ACC playoffs.
The B-Team also won 19-0 over the Jets for its first victory of the season. The Jr. Devils are fighting for seeding position in the National Division with Lakeland and West, and are currently the No. 5 seed in the ACC Tournament.
The C-Team completed the shutout sweep with a 12-0 win over the Jets. The Jr. Devils are also fighting with Lakeland and West for seeding and are currently No. 5 in the C playoffs.
The Jr. Blue Devils travel to Taylor today to take on the Junior Vikes in a Triboro showdown.
The A-Team Vikes are the top seed in the American Division with a 4-0 division record, and a 4-2 overall record. The B and C-Team Vikes are both 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the American Division.
Old Forge will wrap up the regular-season next week when they travel to Pocono Mountain to take on the Jr. Cardinals. The Cards are middle of the pack in the American Division with an overall record of 12-6. The A-Cards are 3-3, the B-Cards are 5-1, and the C-Cards are 4-2.
The current overall standings for conference seeding for next year are:
Olyphant (18-0), Dunmore (16-2), Wayne Highlands (14-4), Pocono Mt. (12-6),Valley View (12-6), Wallenpaupack (11-7).
Lakeland (8-10), Taylor (6-12), North Pocono (5-13), Old Forge (4-14), West (2-16), Moosic (0-18).