PALMYRA TWP. — Wallenpaupack nearly caught Pittston Area in a trap Friday night.

On the road on the week between a title-clinching victory and a showdown between once-beaten rivals, the Patriots found themselves behind at one point and locked in a tie for more than half the game.

John Jadus blocked the potential tying extra point late in the third quarter and the Patriots put the ball in the hands of their two leaders in a cautiously played second half to escape with a 14-13 victory in a non-league game.

Pittston Area won its seventh straight going into the regular-season finale, a meeting of 8-1 teams at Wyoming Area.

The Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 champions had their hands full with the sixth-place team from Lackawanna Football Conference Division 1. The Buckhorns lost for

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