The pressure was mounting and the scoring chances kept increasing in volume and danger, but through 70-plus minutes, Paul VI’s high-octane offense could not solve the Immaculate Heart defense and standout goalkeeper Jaylene Rondon.

Two dozen teams have put everything they have into attempting to slow down a deep and talented PVI attack. None have succeeded. Eventually, PVI finds a way. It did it one last time with a state championship on the line.

Junior forward Eleanor Lawyer ripped a shot into the top corner of the net with 8:13 left in regulation to give Paul VI, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, a thrilling 1-0 victory over No. 6 Immaculate Heart to win the NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship on Sunday evening at Franklin High School.

After making history with its first state title las

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