as per the Inquirer:
OFFENSE:
1st Team:
WR: Tyron Harris - Lindenwold
WR: Justin Talley - Winslow Twp.
TE: Zach Smith - West Deptford
RB: Brett Scott - Triton
RB: William Washington - Holy Spirit
RB: Steve Hevalow - Absegami - Offensive Player of the Year
QB: Tom Reilly - Holy Cross
OL: Ethan Thies - Washington Twp.
OL: Zach Schewe - Seneca
OL: Mike Carbone - West Deptford
OL: Dan Mayer - Absegami
OL: Dan Donker - Eastern
AP: Michael DiMaggio - Bishop Eustace
K: Del Thomas - Clearview
2nd Team:
WR: Chad Holtzapfel - Audubon
WR: Uriah Akinmoju - Glassboro
WR: Brian Betley - Lenape
RB: Greg Wanamaker - Camden Catholic
RB: Derrick Price - Burlington City
RB: Travis Karpen - Delran
QB: Mark Schenauer - Absegami
OL: Benjamin Ijalana - Rancocas Valley
OL: Mike Williams - Pennsauken
OL: Ryan Wirth - Shawnee
OL: Ray Orio - Deptford
OL: James McLaughlin - St. Joseph's
AP: A.J. Harris - Ocean City
K: Mike Perry - West Deptford
DEFENSE:
1st Team:
DL: Brandon Bullock - Absegami
DL: Terrell Mack - Washington Twp.
DL: Alex Silvestro - Paulsboro - Defensive Player of the Year
DL: Joe Mazzeo - St. Joseph's
LB: Marcus Witherspoon - Holy Spirit
LB: Dezman Moses - Willingboro
LB: Mike Miller - Seneca
DB: Matt Szczur - Lower Cape May
DB: Lamar Lancaster - Woodbury
DB: Mike Drake - Cherry Hill East
DB: Andrew Badger - Schalick
P: Kevin Giunta - Cherry Hill East
KR: Lynell Payne - Cherokee
2nd team:
DL: Malcolm Jenkins - Florence
DL: Matt Bartling - Absegami
DL: Tom Murdock - West Deptford
DL: Ryan Reyes - Hammonton
LB: Matt Eisenstein - Atlantic City
LB: Keith Corcoran - St. Joseph's
LB: Shaquan Virgil - Florence
DB: Carmen Aliberti - Clearview
DB: Richard White - St. Joseph's
DB: Sean Carroll - Seneca
DB: Joe Piccioni - Triton
P: Ricky Rodgers - Deptford
KR: Bryan Burnham - Moorestown
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Paul Sacco - St. Joseph's
INQUIRER TOP 10:
1. St. Joseph's 11-0
2. Seneca 11-1
3. Absegami 11-1
4. Triton 9-2
5. Cherokee 8-4
6. West Deptford 11-1
7. Hammonton 8-3
8. Holy Spirit 8-3
9. Cherry Hill East 6-4
10. Florence 11-1
Congratulations to all!!!!!!
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Thanks to Everyone:
Now that the season has ended, I would like to congratulate all of the participants in this season's games.
First and foremost, I would like to thank all of the players. Not just the champions, but everyone who gave it their all on the field. You are all stars.
I would like to thank all of the coaches and ADs who put the show together. Their hard work and dedication to their student athletes means so much. They endure a lot of criticism for little pay.
I would like to thank the bands and the cheerleaders and those who worked the concession stands, etc. You are jsut as much a part of the show. You entertain us and feed us. Also thanks to those who prepare the fields and clean up after us. Many of you are un-noticed and underappreciated. Thank you for your efforts.
Thanks to all of the fans. Your contributions at the ticket gate and the 50/50s help support the teams. football is an expensive game and every little bit helps. A big boo to those who sneak in without paying or just watch from outside the fence. It is only $3.00. How cheap can you be? You spend a lot more than that on things you don't need that contribute nothing to society. (especially when I see you in fancy clothes)
Thank you all of the good forum writers who kept us informed.
A BIG THANK YOU to sjwildcats who worked hard to give us all of the scores and to clanfan2 who carefully keeps a record of all scores since the beginning of time.
I have posted my final rankings on my blog. it was easy this week since I only had a few teams playing to worry about.
St. Joe's get my #1 in the Small Schools. I can't see how anyone could possivbly argue this.
Florence gets my #1 in Group 1. It is a shame that they couldn't have played Paulsboro or Schalick - especially Paulsboro. This could have been the year when they finally beat a Gloucester County team and they were never given the chance.
Clearview tops my Tri-County rankings, although Schalick can easily argue this one. Clearview's competition was much tougher than Schalick's.
West Deptford tops my Gloucester County rankings as they beat Paulsboro (the only Group Champion fromm the county this year) and they made it to the finals, undefeated going in.
If I were to give a fan award, it would probably go to Florence. Their enthusiasm is un-matched.
I have an analysis of each Tri-County team's season on my Tri-County blog.
http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/
Of course, my Bulldogs have full coverage on my other 2 blogs:
http://boro70a.blogspot.com/
http://boro70ghs.blogspot.com/
Once again, it was a great season. Time to stop all of the negatives and appreciate the positives.
I hope you enjoy all of the photos on my blogs. I will try to do better next year.
First and foremost, I would like to thank all of the players. Not just the champions, but everyone who gave it their all on the field. You are all stars.
I would like to thank all of the coaches and ADs who put the show together. Their hard work and dedication to their student athletes means so much. They endure a lot of criticism for little pay.
I would like to thank the bands and the cheerleaders and those who worked the concession stands, etc. You are jsut as much a part of the show. You entertain us and feed us. Also thanks to those who prepare the fields and clean up after us. Many of you are un-noticed and underappreciated. Thank you for your efforts.
Thanks to all of the fans. Your contributions at the ticket gate and the 50/50s help support the teams. football is an expensive game and every little bit helps. A big boo to those who sneak in without paying or just watch from outside the fence. It is only $3.00. How cheap can you be? You spend a lot more than that on things you don't need that contribute nothing to society. (especially when I see you in fancy clothes)
Thank you all of the good forum writers who kept us informed.
A BIG THANK YOU to sjwildcats who worked hard to give us all of the scores and to clanfan2 who carefully keeps a record of all scores since the beginning of time.
I have posted my final rankings on my blog. it was easy this week since I only had a few teams playing to worry about.
St. Joe's get my #1 in the Small Schools. I can't see how anyone could possivbly argue this.
Florence gets my #1 in Group 1. It is a shame that they couldn't have played Paulsboro or Schalick - especially Paulsboro. This could have been the year when they finally beat a Gloucester County team and they were never given the chance.
Clearview tops my Tri-County rankings, although Schalick can easily argue this one. Clearview's competition was much tougher than Schalick's.
West Deptford tops my Gloucester County rankings as they beat Paulsboro (the only Group Champion fromm the county this year) and they made it to the finals, undefeated going in.
If I were to give a fan award, it would probably go to Florence. Their enthusiasm is un-matched.
I have an analysis of each Tri-County team's season on my Tri-County blog.
http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/
Of course, my Bulldogs have full coverage on my other 2 blogs:
http://boro70a.blogspot.com/
http://boro70ghs.blogspot.com/
Once again, it was a great season. Time to stop all of the negatives and appreciate the positives.
I hope you enjoy all of the photos on my blogs. I will try to do better next year.
Rankings: Group 1 (Final) 12/03/06
Rankings: (12-0) = how I think they will finish (if they haven't finished yet) based on what they have done to date. Records are updated as games are reported.
I have seen the top 4 and 8 of the top 10 and 5 of the second 10. Teams I have seen are highlighted in blue. Basically I have seen 15 of 23 (65%).
Let me know if i typoed on a team's record.
Group 1:
1. Florence: 11-1 Born Index #2 - They got the job done and they will have the best record in Group 1.
2. Paulsboro: 10-2 Born Index #1 - With 2 losses, I cannot rank them on top. but got it done after a slow start to the season and a slow start in the championship game.
3. Schalick: 9-1 Born Index #3 - They may have been the best team at one point in the season, but they did not finish the job.
4. Glassboro: 9-3 ( 9-3) Born Index #4 - This is where they belong. I stated from the beginning that that would end up with 3 losses.
5. Burlington City: 7-3 Born Index #7 - With only 3 losses, they belong here.
6. Gateway 6-4 Born Index #5
7. Pennsville 6-4 Born Index #16 - finished the season with a win over Penns Grove
8. Penns Grove 7-4 Born Index #8 - above Woodbury because of a better playoff performance
9. Woodbury: 7-4 Born Index #6
10. Barnegat 4-6 Born Index #12
11. Lindenwold: 5-5 Born Index #13
12. Maple Shade 5-5 Born Index #14
Since Salem beat Gloucester who beat Woodstown who beat Salem, I rank them in order of overall record. The next 5 are probably a 5 way tie.
13. Woodstown 5-5 Born Index #15
14. Gloucester: 4-6 Born Index #11
15. Salem 3-7 Born Index #10
16. Palmyra 5-5 (thanks to forfeit win) Born Index #19
17. New Egypt 4-6 (forfeit took away a win) Born Index #18
18. Audubon 2-8 Born Index #9 - better than their record, but the record is what it is
19. Haddon Heights 2-8 Born Index #17
20. Riverside 2-8 Born Index #20
21. Pitman 1-8 Born Index #21
22. Bordentown 1-9 Born Index #22
23. Clayton 0-10 Born Index #23
I have seen the top 4 and 8 of the top 10 and 5 of the second 10. Teams I have seen are highlighted in blue. Basically I have seen 15 of 23 (65%).
Let me know if i typoed on a team's record.
Group 1:
1. Florence: 11-1 Born Index #2 - They got the job done and they will have the best record in Group 1.
2. Paulsboro: 10-2 Born Index #1 - With 2 losses, I cannot rank them on top. but got it done after a slow start to the season and a slow start in the championship game.
3. Schalick: 9-1 Born Index #3 - They may have been the best team at one point in the season, but they did not finish the job.
4. Glassboro: 9-3 ( 9-3) Born Index #4 - This is where they belong. I stated from the beginning that that would end up with 3 losses.
5. Burlington City: 7-3 Born Index #7 - With only 3 losses, they belong here.
6. Gateway 6-4 Born Index #5
7. Pennsville 6-4 Born Index #16 - finished the season with a win over Penns Grove
8. Penns Grove 7-4 Born Index #8 - above Woodbury because of a better playoff performance
9. Woodbury: 7-4 Born Index #6
10. Barnegat 4-6 Born Index #12
11. Lindenwold: 5-5 Born Index #13
12. Maple Shade 5-5 Born Index #14
Since Salem beat Gloucester who beat Woodstown who beat Salem, I rank them in order of overall record. The next 5 are probably a 5 way tie.
13. Woodstown 5-5 Born Index #15
14. Gloucester: 4-6 Born Index #11
15. Salem 3-7 Born Index #10
16. Palmyra 5-5 (thanks to forfeit win) Born Index #19
17. New Egypt 4-6 (forfeit took away a win) Born Index #18
18. Audubon 2-8 Born Index #9 - better than their record, but the record is what it is
19. Haddon Heights 2-8 Born Index #17
20. Riverside 2-8 Born Index #20
21. Pitman 1-8 Born Index #21
22. Bordentown 1-9 Born Index #22
23. Clayton 0-10 Born Index #23
Rankings: Small Schools (Final) 12/03/06
Small school rankings (CP style - I follow their debabtable format in choosing teams to rank): a lot of guessing in inserting the Group 2’s with the 1’s.
This is my toughest list to figure out especially in the middle. Input is appreciated.
I have seen 8 of the top 10, 5 of the second 10, 5 0f the third 10, 3 of the fourth 10. Teams I have seen are in blue. Basically I have seen 52.5% of this list.
If you disagree, try it yourself!
1. St. Joe’s: 11-0 CP #1 Born Index #1 - No doubt about it!
2. West Deptford: 11-1 CP #3 Born Index #2
3. Florence: 11-1 CP #2 Born Index #5
4. Paulsboro: 10-2 CP #4 Born Index #3
5. Schalick: 9-1 CP#7 Born Index #8
6. Deptford: 8-2 CP#5 Born index #4
7. Bishop Eustace: 8-3 CP#6 Born Index #6 - perhaps a broken foot brings them down a notch
8.Haddonfield: 7-4 CP#9 Born Index #7 - tough not to put them ahead of Deptford, but big loss (shutout) to Woodbury and a loss to Collingswood hurts their ranking. Too many losses keeps them down. The "they beat Deptford on-the-field" argument would also mean that I put Woodbury ahead of them (with the same number of losses) and then put Gateway (with the same number of losses) ahead of Woodbury, plus I would have to place 4 loss Penns Grove above Schalick and Pennsville above them, thus that argument wouldn't place them much differently or perhaps lower. As it is, I have ranked Haddonfield as the highest 4 loss team and as the highest 7 win team. They are the only team in those categories to beat any higher ranked teams (2) (although they have also lost to 2 lower ranked teams). Those who debate their ranking are short-sighted and don't see all of the implications of their argument. They just want to see their team ranked higher and don't want the same argument applied to others.
9. Glassboro: 9-3 CP#8 Born Index #9 - They go down 2 slots after the Finals
10. Delran 6-4 Born Index #10
11. Burlington City 7-3 Born Index #16 - best Group 1 or 2 team not in playoffs!
12. Bridgeton: 7-4 Born Index #12
13. Lower Cape May 7-3 Born Index #17
14. Gateway 6-4 Born Index #14
15. Pennsville 6-4 Born Index #30
16. Penns Grove 7-4 Born Index #20
17. Woodbury: 7-4 CP#10 Born Index #15
18. Lindenwold: 5-5 Born Index #24
19. Buena 5-5 Born Index #13
20. Gloucester Catholic 4-6 Born Index #18
21. Maple Shade 6-4 (one win is a forfeit) Born Index #26
22. Woodstown 5-5 Born Index #27
23. Gloucester: 4-6 Born Index #23
24. Salem 3-7 Born Index #22
25. Palmyra 4-6 Born Index #36
26. New Egypt 4-6 (one forfeit loss) Born Index #33 - forfeit hurts their ranking
27. Collingswood 4-6 Born Index #19
28. Burlington Twp. 2-8 Born Index #11 - better than their record with 2 forfeits
29. Pleasantville 3-7 Born Index #25
30. Sterling: 3-7 Born Index #28
31. Audubon 2-8 Born index #21
32. Woodrow Wilson 0-9 Born Index #32 – I still have no clue where to put them, but they could have had a consolation win if the NJSIAA had done a better job!
33. Overbrook 1-9 Born Index #34
34. Haddon Twp. 2-8 Born Index #29
35. Haddon Heights 2-8 Born Index #31
36. Cinnaminson 2-8 Born Index #35
37. Riverside 2-8 Born Index #37
38. Pitman 1-9 Born index #38
39. Bordentown 1-9 Born index #39
40. Clayton 0-10 Born index #40
This is my toughest list to figure out especially in the middle. Input is appreciated.
I have seen 8 of the top 10, 5 of the second 10, 5 0f the third 10, 3 of the fourth 10. Teams I have seen are in blue. Basically I have seen 52.5% of this list.
If you disagree, try it yourself!
1. St. Joe’s: 11-0 CP #1 Born Index #1 - No doubt about it!
2. West Deptford: 11-1 CP #3 Born Index #2
3. Florence: 11-1 CP #2 Born Index #5
4. Paulsboro: 10-2 CP #4 Born Index #3
5. Schalick: 9-1 CP#7 Born Index #8
6. Deptford: 8-2 CP#5 Born index #4
7. Bishop Eustace: 8-3 CP#6 Born Index #6 - perhaps a broken foot brings them down a notch
8.Haddonfield: 7-4 CP#9 Born Index #7 - tough not to put them ahead of Deptford, but big loss (shutout) to Woodbury and a loss to Collingswood hurts their ranking. Too many losses keeps them down. The "they beat Deptford on-the-field" argument would also mean that I put Woodbury ahead of them (with the same number of losses) and then put Gateway (with the same number of losses) ahead of Woodbury, plus I would have to place 4 loss Penns Grove above Schalick and Pennsville above them, thus that argument wouldn't place them much differently or perhaps lower. As it is, I have ranked Haddonfield as the highest 4 loss team and as the highest 7 win team. They are the only team in those categories to beat any higher ranked teams (2) (although they have also lost to 2 lower ranked teams). Those who debate their ranking are short-sighted and don't see all of the implications of their argument. They just want to see their team ranked higher and don't want the same argument applied to others.
9. Glassboro: 9-3 CP#8 Born Index #9 - They go down 2 slots after the Finals
10. Delran 6-4 Born Index #10
11. Burlington City 7-3 Born Index #16 - best Group 1 or 2 team not in playoffs!
12. Bridgeton: 7-4 Born Index #12
13. Lower Cape May 7-3 Born Index #17
14. Gateway 6-4 Born Index #14
15. Pennsville 6-4 Born Index #30
16. Penns Grove 7-4 Born Index #20
17. Woodbury: 7-4 CP#10 Born Index #15
18. Lindenwold: 5-5 Born Index #24
19. Buena 5-5 Born Index #13
20. Gloucester Catholic 4-6 Born Index #18
21. Maple Shade 6-4 (one win is a forfeit) Born Index #26
22. Woodstown 5-5 Born Index #27
23. Gloucester: 4-6 Born Index #23
24. Salem 3-7 Born Index #22
25. Palmyra 4-6 Born Index #36
26. New Egypt 4-6 (one forfeit loss) Born Index #33 - forfeit hurts their ranking
27. Collingswood 4-6 Born Index #19
28. Burlington Twp. 2-8 Born Index #11 - better than their record with 2 forfeits
29. Pleasantville 3-7 Born Index #25
30. Sterling: 3-7 Born Index #28
31. Audubon 2-8 Born index #21
32. Woodrow Wilson 0-9 Born Index #32 – I still have no clue where to put them, but they could have had a consolation win if the NJSIAA had done a better job!
33. Overbrook 1-9 Born Index #34
34. Haddon Twp. 2-8 Born Index #29
35. Haddon Heights 2-8 Born Index #31
36. Cinnaminson 2-8 Born Index #35
37. Riverside 2-8 Born Index #37
38. Pitman 1-9 Born index #38
39. Bordentown 1-9 Born index #39
40. Clayton 0-10 Born index #40
Rankings: Tri-County Conference (Final) 12/03/06
Tri-County: I have seen every team except for Highland and Cumberland.
This will not change unless Glassboro upsets Paulsboro.
Also go to my Tri-County Blog:
http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/
I will add season ending analysis of each team to that blog soon.
1. Clearview 9-1 Born Index #4 (even though they beat #1, 2 & 3 - ha!)
- Their loss was to a much tougher team than Schalick's loss and their schedule strength was higher.
2. Schalick 9-1 Born Index #5
3. Deptford 8-2 Born Index #2
4. Glassboro 9-3 Born Index #6
5. Williamstown 7-3 Born Index #3
6. Delsea 6-4 Born Index #1
7. Kingsway 5-5 Born Index #9
8. Highland 4-6 Born Index #7
9. Pennsville 6-4 Born Index #15
10. Penns Grove 7-4 Born Index #10
11. Gloucester Catholic 4-6 Born Index #8
12. Woodstown 5-5 Born Index #13
13. Gloucester 4-6 Born Index #12
14. Salem 3-7 Born Index #11
15. Cumberland 1-9 Born Index #14
16. Overbrook 1-9 Born Index #16
17. Pitman 1-8 Born Index #17
18. Clayton 0-10 Born Index #18
This will not change unless Glassboro upsets Paulsboro.
Also go to my Tri-County Blog:
http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/
I will add season ending analysis of each team to that blog soon.
1. Clearview 9-1 Born Index #4 (even though they beat #1, 2 & 3 - ha!)
- Their loss was to a much tougher team than Schalick's loss and their schedule strength was higher.
2. Schalick 9-1 Born Index #5
3. Deptford 8-2 Born Index #2
4. Glassboro 9-3 Born Index #6
5. Williamstown 7-3 Born Index #3
6. Delsea 6-4 Born Index #1
7. Kingsway 5-5 Born Index #9
8. Highland 4-6 Born Index #7
9. Pennsville 6-4 Born Index #15
10. Penns Grove 7-4 Born Index #10
11. Gloucester Catholic 4-6 Born Index #8
12. Woodstown 5-5 Born Index #13
13. Gloucester 4-6 Born Index #12
14. Salem 3-7 Born Index #11
15. Cumberland 1-9 Born Index #14
16. Overbrook 1-9 Born Index #16
17. Pitman 1-8 Born Index #17
18. Clayton 0-10 Born Index #18
Rankings: Gloucester County (Final) 12/03/06
Gloucester County rankings: I have seen all of these teams except for Township, and Gateway.
(#xx ) = Born Power index rankings - bogus (as proven in the Tri-County Rankings) but fun to compare.
I will add an analysis of each team's season soon.
1. West Deptford 11-1 (#1) - last undefeated team in county
2. Paulsboro 10-2 (#2) I move them uo a slot since they were the only county team to win a Group Championship and they did so by shutting out a team that no on else shutput and by the exact number of points that I predicted.
3. Clearview 9-1 (#7)
4. Deptford 8-2 (#5)
5. . Washington Township 6-4 (#4) - level of competiton is so much superior to rest of county, but I can't rank them higher with 4 losses.
6. Glassboro 9-3 (#8) - They drop one with the loss to Paulsboro
7. Williamstown 7-3 (#6)
8. Delsea 6-4 (#3) -how Born can rank them higher than teams that beat them is amazing, but when I tried to create my own index, it was just as corrupted.
9. Kingsway 5-5 (#11)
10. Gateway 6-4 (#9)
11. Woodbury 7-4 (#10)
12. Pitman 1-8 (#12)
13. Clayton 0-10 (#13)
Gloucester County vs. outside competition = 0-1 in Finals and 61-29 overall (67.78%) - which is actually disappointing. Only 1 Group championship this year.
(#xx ) = Born Power index rankings - bogus (as proven in the Tri-County Rankings) but fun to compare.
I will add an analysis of each team's season soon.
1. West Deptford 11-1 (#1) - last undefeated team in county
2. Paulsboro 10-2 (#2) I move them uo a slot since they were the only county team to win a Group Championship and they did so by shutting out a team that no on else shutput and by the exact number of points that I predicted.
3. Clearview 9-1 (#7)
4. Deptford 8-2 (#5)
5. . Washington Township 6-4 (#4) - level of competiton is so much superior to rest of county, but I can't rank them higher with 4 losses.
6. Glassboro 9-3 (#8) - They drop one with the loss to Paulsboro
7. Williamstown 7-3 (#6)
8. Delsea 6-4 (#3) -how Born can rank them higher than teams that beat them is amazing, but when I tried to create my own index, it was just as corrupted.
9. Kingsway 5-5 (#11)
10. Gateway 6-4 (#9)
11. Woodbury 7-4 (#10)
12. Pitman 1-8 (#12)
13. Clayton 0-10 (#13)
Gloucester County vs. outside competition = 0-1 in Finals and 61-29 overall (67.78%) - which is actually disappointing. Only 1 Group championship this year.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Finals Predictions:
South Jersey Group 1:
Paulsboro over Glassboro by 20: I am thinking a final score of 34 (4 TDs and 2 FGs) to 14. Paulsboro won by 20!
Central Jersey Group 1:
Florence over South River by 35: 42 -7 Florence won by 11
South Jersey Group 2:
Manasquan over West Deptford by 21: 35-14 Manasquan won by 28
South Jersey Group 3:
Lacey over Seneca by 4: 21-17 - if it was at Seneca, I would reverse this. Lacey won by 12
Central Jersey Group 3:
Moorestown over Middletown South in the upset special by 7: 28-21
South Jersey Group 4:
Absegami over Cherokee by 7: 21-14 Absegami won by 1
I predict that I will be wrong on 2 of these (in terms of picking the winner). Which 2? Please give an opinion only if you have no involvement with the schools you talk about. For example, I want to be wrong about South Jersey Group 1, so I would not pick that game for me to be wrong. Please give your forum name if you have one, otherwise give yourself a nickname. Remember, only pick 2, so just give your nickname and name 2 for which I will be wrong - no essay answers please.
Paulsboro over Glassboro by 20: I am thinking a final score of 34 (4 TDs and 2 FGs) to 14. Paulsboro won by 20!
Central Jersey Group 1:
Florence over South River by 35: 42 -7 Florence won by 11
South Jersey Group 2:
Manasquan over West Deptford by 21: 35-14 Manasquan won by 28
South Jersey Group 3:
Lacey over Seneca by 4: 21-17 - if it was at Seneca, I would reverse this. Lacey won by 12
Central Jersey Group 3:
Moorestown over Middletown South in the upset special by 7: 28-21
South Jersey Group 4:
Absegami over Cherokee by 7: 21-14 Absegami won by 1
I predict that I will be wrong on 2 of these (in terms of picking the winner). Which 2? Please give an opinion only if you have no involvement with the schools you talk about. For example, I want to be wrong about South Jersey Group 1, so I would not pick that game for me to be wrong. Please give your forum name if you have one, otherwise give yourself a nickname. Remember, only pick 2, so just give your nickname and name 2 for which I will be wrong - no essay answers please.
Rankings Criteria: 11/26/06
Criteria for Teams to move up (or down) in my rankings:
Small Schools rankings:
St. Joe's: They seem to be the best of the 48 teams that I rank. If West Deptford beats Manasquan, I will have to re-evaluate.
West Deptford: They are #2 and will stay there unless they beat Manasquan and then it will be a tough call between them and St. Joe's for #1. What would you do in this scenario?
Group 1 rankings:
Small Schools rankings:
St. Joe's: They seem to be the best of the 48 teams that I rank. If West Deptford beats Manasquan, I will have to re-evaluate.
West Deptford: They are #2 and will stay there unless they beat Manasquan and then it will be a tough call between them and St. Joe's for #1. What would you do in this scenario?
Group 1 rankings:
Florence: Now ranked #1 in Group 1. The only way I justify putting Paulsboro ahead ot them is if they look unimpressive in their final and Paulsboro looks very inpressive in theirs. I may set some exact criteria for this, but I will go to both games and draw my own conclusions as to how they would have matched up. It will be hard to place a 2 loss team above a one loss team, so Paulsboro would have to look much better. One argument: Florence would only have one loss to a team that lost to a non-playoff team and then lost in the playoffs and to a team that is a playoff finalist. Paulsboro lost to 2 playoff teams, one of which is a finalist and undefeated going into the finals. Paulsboro's final opponent is superior to Florence's final opponent (the weakest of all finalists).
Paulsboro: They lost to West Deptford in a great game! They will be heavily favored to win the final.
Schalick: They stay #3 in Group 1 with the Paulsboro/Glassboro winner ahead of them and the loser behind them. Yes, you could argue that if Glassboro upsets Paulsboro then they deserve to be ranked ahead of Glassboro based on the regular season game, but that was then and this is now and they are not finishing as the Group Champion. Yes, they only have one loss and it was a playoff loss in 2OT, but the Paulsboro/Glassboro winner will have more wins.
Glassboro: They are #4 unless they upset Paulsboro.
All other teams in Group 1 should maintain their rankings (once I finalize them for this week).
There is a possibility that in the Small School rankings that I could move Bishop Eustace and possibly Haddonfield ahead of Glassboro. The justification for Haddonfield would be that despite more losses, they would have beat 2 of the 3 teams that Glassboro lost to. Bishop Eustace's losses were all to quality programs and playoff teams as would Glassboro's, whereas Haddonfield lost to 2 lower ranked teams and one with a losing record.
In the Tri-County rankings, one could argue that with a Glassboro loss that Williamstown moves up, but in my observation of Williamstown, I saw too many vulnerabilities that were perfect for Glassboro to exploit.
In the Gloucester Couty rankings, Township would move above Glassboro based on superior strength of schedule.
Paulsboro: They lost to West Deptford in a great game! They will be heavily favored to win the final.
Schalick: They stay #3 in Group 1 with the Paulsboro/Glassboro winner ahead of them and the loser behind them. Yes, you could argue that if Glassboro upsets Paulsboro then they deserve to be ranked ahead of Glassboro based on the regular season game, but that was then and this is now and they are not finishing as the Group Champion. Yes, they only have one loss and it was a playoff loss in 2OT, but the Paulsboro/Glassboro winner will have more wins.
Glassboro: They are #4 unless they upset Paulsboro.
All other teams in Group 1 should maintain their rankings (once I finalize them for this week).
There is a possibility that in the Small School rankings that I could move Bishop Eustace and possibly Haddonfield ahead of Glassboro. The justification for Haddonfield would be that despite more losses, they would have beat 2 of the 3 teams that Glassboro lost to. Bishop Eustace's losses were all to quality programs and playoff teams as would Glassboro's, whereas Haddonfield lost to 2 lower ranked teams and one with a losing record.
In the Tri-County rankings, one could argue that with a Glassboro loss that Williamstown moves up, but in my observation of Williamstown, I saw too many vulnerabilities that were perfect for Glassboro to exploit.
In the Gloucester Couty rankings, Township would move above Glassboro based on superior strength of schedule.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Rankings Criteria: 11/21/06
Criteria for Teams to move up (or down) in my rankings
Small Schools rankings:
St. Joe's: They seem to be the best of the 48 teams that I rank. However, if they should lose to Hammonton, I will have to re-evaluate. If West Deptford beats Manasquan, I will also have to re-evaluate.
West Deptford: They are #2 and will stay there unless they lose to Paulsboro and/or lose by more than 21 to Manasquan as Manasquan's closest margin of victory is 28 (over Delran). If they beat Manasquan then it will be a tough call between them and St. Joe's for #1. What would you do in this scenario?
Group 1 rankings
Schalick: Currently ranked #1 in Group 1, but they will not maintain that ranking unless Paulsboro, Florence and Glassboro all end up with 2 or more losses and, of course, Schalick wins convincingly over Cumberland (They did not!). If that occurs, it will depend on whether Paulsboro beats Glassboro by more than Schalick did. Schalick's only loss was by 1 point in double OT in the playoffs Since they struggled against Cumberland, they drop below Florence and probably below Paulsboro unless Paulsboro gets blown away. If Glassboro wins either game, they may even drop below them.
Florence: Will move to #1 in Group 1 if Paulsboro and Glassboro each have 2 or more losses and, of course they convincingly beat Riverside and beat South River by more than Paulsboro beats Glassboro or by 14 more than Glassboro beats Paulsboro, as South River has the lowest Bill Born Index of all Group 1 finalists. Florence's only loss was by 6 to a playoff team
Paulsboro: Moves up to #1 in Group 1immediately if they beat West Deptford and to #1 anyway if they beat Glassboro by more than Florence beats South River. Paulsboro's only loss was by 3 to a playoff team They lost to West Deptford in a great game!
Glassboro: Stays #3 in Group 1 if they lose to Paulsboro regardless of the outcome against Deptford. Moves ahead of Paulsboro if they beat them. Moves ahead of Florence if they beat Paulsboro & Deptford unless Florence beats South River by 14 more than they beat Paulsboro. Glassboro's only loss was by 22 to Schalick. If they win out, should I place them above Schalick? Comments please. I say yes because the ultimate goal is to be Group Champion, but Schalick would still be Conference Champion. They lost to Deptford and can only be #1 by Florence choking and by dominating Paulsboro - very doubtful.
There are some scenarios for Schalick, Paulsboro, Florence and Glassboro that I have not covered, but the above should be a good starting point for analysis. But try these possibilities
All of the above win on T-day weekend
Paulsboro/Glassboro winner is #1 unless Florence meets the above criteria for surpassing the winner. Otherwise, Florence is #2
Schalick is #3
Paulsboro/Glassboro loser is #4 - Maybe #3 now that Schalick has weakened.
Glassboro loses to Deptford, but beats Paulsboro
Florence is #1
Schalick is #2 - Not anymore, their weak win on T-Day changes this scenario
Glassboro is #3
Paulsboro is #4 unless Glassboro beats them by 14 or more in which case PG will deserve some consideration
Paulsboro loses to WD, but beats Glassboro
Florence is #1
Schalick is #2 unless Paulsboro beats Glassboro by 3 TDs. Otherwise Paulsboro is #3. But if Paulsboro loses a tight one to WD, they may deserve the higher ranking without having to beat Glassboro by that much. What criteria would you use in this scenario? (Schalick would be 9-1 having beat Glassboro by 21 on the road and Paulsboro would be 9-2 having beat Glassboro at home) Keep your comments nice enough and intelligent enough for me to publish This is now a moot point. If Paulsboro beats Glassboro, they are ahead of Schalick.
Glassboro is #4
Florence loses on T-day but beats South River
They become #3 or 4
Small Schools rankings:
St. Joe's: They seem to be the best of the 48 teams that I rank. However, if they should lose to Hammonton, I will have to re-evaluate. If West Deptford beats Manasquan, I will also have to re-evaluate.
West Deptford: They are #2 and will stay there unless they lose to Paulsboro and/or lose by more than 21 to Manasquan as Manasquan's closest margin of victory is 28 (over Delran). If they beat Manasquan then it will be a tough call between them and St. Joe's for #1. What would you do in this scenario?
Group 1 rankings
Schalick: Currently ranked #1 in Group 1, but they will not maintain that ranking unless Paulsboro, Florence and Glassboro all end up with 2 or more losses and, of course, Schalick wins convincingly over Cumberland (They did not!). If that occurs, it will depend on whether Paulsboro beats Glassboro by more than Schalick did. Schalick's only loss was by 1 point in double OT in the playoffs Since they struggled against Cumberland, they drop below Florence and probably below Paulsboro unless Paulsboro gets blown away. If Glassboro wins either game, they may even drop below them.
Florence: Will move to #1 in Group 1 if Paulsboro and Glassboro each have 2 or more losses and, of course they convincingly beat Riverside and beat South River by more than Paulsboro beats Glassboro or by 14 more than Glassboro beats Paulsboro, as South River has the lowest Bill Born Index of all Group 1 finalists. Florence's only loss was by 6 to a playoff team
Paulsboro: Moves up to #1 in Group 1immediately if they beat West Deptford and to #1 anyway if they beat Glassboro by more than Florence beats South River. Paulsboro's only loss was by 3 to a playoff team They lost to West Deptford in a great game!
Glassboro: Stays #3 in Group 1 if they lose to Paulsboro regardless of the outcome against Deptford. Moves ahead of Paulsboro if they beat them. Moves ahead of Florence if they beat Paulsboro & Deptford unless Florence beats South River by 14 more than they beat Paulsboro. Glassboro's only loss was by 22 to Schalick. If they win out, should I place them above Schalick? Comments please. I say yes because the ultimate goal is to be Group Champion, but Schalick would still be Conference Champion. They lost to Deptford and can only be #1 by Florence choking and by dominating Paulsboro - very doubtful.
There are some scenarios for Schalick, Paulsboro, Florence and Glassboro that I have not covered, but the above should be a good starting point for analysis. But try these possibilities
All of the above win on T-day weekend
Paulsboro/Glassboro winner is #1 unless Florence meets the above criteria for surpassing the winner. Otherwise, Florence is #2
Schalick is #3
Paulsboro/Glassboro loser is #4 - Maybe #3 now that Schalick has weakened.
Glassboro loses to Deptford, but beats Paulsboro
Florence is #1
Schalick is #2 - Not anymore, their weak win on T-Day changes this scenario
Glassboro is #3
Paulsboro is #4 unless Glassboro beats them by 14 or more in which case PG will deserve some consideration
Paulsboro loses to WD, but beats Glassboro
Florence is #1
Schalick is #2 unless Paulsboro beats Glassboro by 3 TDs. Otherwise Paulsboro is #3. But if Paulsboro loses a tight one to WD, they may deserve the higher ranking without having to beat Glassboro by that much. What criteria would you use in this scenario? (Schalick would be 9-1 having beat Glassboro by 21 on the road and Paulsboro would be 9-2 having beat Glassboro at home) Keep your comments nice enough and intelligent enough for me to publish This is now a moot point. If Paulsboro beats Glassboro, they are ahead of Schalick.
Glassboro is #4
Florence loses on T-day but beats South River
They become #3 or 4
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Playoffs - Round 2:
Group 1:
Glassboro won a tough victory over Penns Grove. PG was great in their loss and I wonder what might have been for them if they weren't still a little banged up from their double overtime game at Schalick last week. It is tough to pull upsets on the road 2 weeks in a row, but they gave it a good try. They can hold their heads up high. It will be tough to decide where to rank them. The Bulldog defense came through when it had to. Defense wins championships.
Paulsboro easily beat Woodbury and will be favored in the final. Their defense shut down Woodbury and gave their offense plenty of opportunities. Defense wins Championships and a nice offense makes it even better.
Group 2:
West Deptford beat Haddonfield again despite giving up 4 fumbles and one was returned 64 yds for a TD. They sacked Haddonfield's QB 4 times. Defense wins championships.
Manasquan will try to avoid the upset against overmatched Bridgeton and will then make it tough for West Deptford in the finals.
Group 3:
Seneca rolls into the finals with a come-back win over Hammonton in front of a large crowd. The Hammonton defense did a great job in the first half but couldn't sustain it in the second half. The Seneca defense stepped up in the second half to shut down Hammonton with several 3 and outs. Defense wins championships and 2nd half defense allows the offense to come back.
Lacey Twp. beat Triton
Group 4:
Absegami returns to the Championship game by shuting down Pennsauken in the 2nd half.
Cherokee beat Toms River East in a close game.
Non-Public Group 3:
Both South Jersey teams lost:
Holy Cross gave Delbarton a battle, but couldn't them in the second half after coming back for a 14-14 tie at half-time.
Holy Spirit was no match for top-seeded Immaculata.
Non-Public Group 2:
A South Jersey team will win this one:
St. Joe's beat Bishop Eustace but BE has nothing to be ashamed of as they held powerful St. Joe's to 14. St Joe's defense shut out BE. St. Joe's is the first team to claim a Group Championship this year and can purchase some more jackets.
Central Jersey Group 1:
Florence said good-bye to the pit with an easy shutout victory against Metuchen. They will play the winner of the top-seeded South River vs. Keansburg game.
Central Jersey Group 3:
Moorestown beat Hamilton West 34-14 after upsetting top-seeded Lawrence last week. Next they will travel to either 2nd seeded Middletown South or Monmouth.
Glassboro won a tough victory over Penns Grove. PG was great in their loss and I wonder what might have been for them if they weren't still a little banged up from their double overtime game at Schalick last week. It is tough to pull upsets on the road 2 weeks in a row, but they gave it a good try. They can hold their heads up high. It will be tough to decide where to rank them. The Bulldog defense came through when it had to. Defense wins championships.
Paulsboro easily beat Woodbury and will be favored in the final. Their defense shut down Woodbury and gave their offense plenty of opportunities. Defense wins Championships and a nice offense makes it even better.
Group 2:
West Deptford beat Haddonfield again despite giving up 4 fumbles and one was returned 64 yds for a TD. They sacked Haddonfield's QB 4 times. Defense wins championships.
Manasquan will try to avoid the upset against overmatched Bridgeton and will then make it tough for West Deptford in the finals.
Group 3:
Seneca rolls into the finals with a come-back win over Hammonton in front of a large crowd. The Hammonton defense did a great job in the first half but couldn't sustain it in the second half. The Seneca defense stepped up in the second half to shut down Hammonton with several 3 and outs. Defense wins championships and 2nd half defense allows the offense to come back.
Lacey Twp. beat Triton
Group 4:
Absegami returns to the Championship game by shuting down Pennsauken in the 2nd half.
Cherokee beat Toms River East in a close game.
Non-Public Group 3:
Both South Jersey teams lost:
Holy Cross gave Delbarton a battle, but couldn't them in the second half after coming back for a 14-14 tie at half-time.
Holy Spirit was no match for top-seeded Immaculata.
Non-Public Group 2:
A South Jersey team will win this one:
St. Joe's beat Bishop Eustace but BE has nothing to be ashamed of as they held powerful St. Joe's to 14. St Joe's defense shut out BE. St. Joe's is the first team to claim a Group Championship this year and can purchase some more jackets.
Central Jersey Group 1:
Florence said good-bye to the pit with an easy shutout victory against Metuchen. They will play the winner of the top-seeded South River vs. Keansburg game.
Central Jersey Group 3:
Moorestown beat Hamilton West 34-14 after upsetting top-seeded Lawrence last week. Next they will travel to either 2nd seeded Middletown South or Monmouth.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Week #10 Conference vs. Conference
Special Statement:
The NJSIAA has made a lot of stupid policy decisions.
1. Neutral site games that are not near the schools involved.
2. Neutral site games for some but not all.
3. Northing
4. High ticket prices and even higher for those neutral site games with no money going to the schools involved who incur travel expenses. This is the biggest sin - to not share the proceeds with the schools involved who incur expenses for travle and such!
There are other rule changes over the years that I don't like. A mere 30 day sit out period encourages school jumping as per a guy named Lopez who played football for Williamstown a while back but jumped to Township 30 days before wrestling season started and Cooper who moved in with a "friend" so as to play for Pitman.
I wonder just exactly what rule changes have really been for the better except those recommended by national organizations.
If they really wanted to help athletes, then they would allow kids from places like Wildwood to play on nearby teams. This is permitted in wrestling as per Gateway/Woodbury.
Their idiocy is demonstrated further by having Pitman assigned to play Wilson in a consolation game when a better match might have been Trenton Catholic (who lost by 20 to Cardinal McCarrick).
AND they randomly test for steroids after the game (which can cause forfeits). Test in time to ban players before the game is played.
This week at lot of comparisons between conferences can be made. Other teams faced dangerous re-matches.
Tri-County Classic vs. Burlco/Olympic Freedom: 1-0 - wish there had been more match-ups
Tri- County Classic vs. Colonial Liberty: 1-0
Tri-County Classic vs. Colonial Patriot: 2-0
Tri-County Classic vs. Tri-County Royal: 0-2
Tri-County Classic rematches: 1 reversal
Tri-County Royal vs. Burlco/Olympic Liberty: 0-3
Tri-County Royal vs. Burlco/Olympic American: 0-1
Tri-County Royal vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 2-0
Tri-County Royal vs. Colonial Liberty: 0-1
Colonial Patriot vs. Shore Patriot: 1-0
Colonial Patriot vs. Burlco/Olympic Freedom: 2-0
Colonial Liberty vs. Shore National: 1-0
Colonial Liberty vs. Burlco/Olympic National: 1-1
Colonial Liberty vs. Cape-Atlantic National: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic American vs. Shore American: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic American vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 2-1
Burlco/Olympic American re-matches: 1 with same outcome
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Colonial Valley Conference: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Shore American: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Shore Federal: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Shore Constitution: 1-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Cape-Atlantic National: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Colonial Valley: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic National vs. Northern Hills Suburban: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic National vs. NNJIL A: 1-1
Burlco/Olympic National vs. Shore National: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Freedom vs. Shore Patriot: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Freedom vs. Greater Middlesex Gold: 1-1
Burlco/Olympic Freedom vs. Colonial Valley Patriot: 1-1
Cape Atlantic American vs. Shore American: 0-1
Cape-Atlantic American vs. Cape-Atlantic National: 1-0
Cape-Atlantic National vs. Colonial Hills: 1-0
Cape-Atlantic National vs. Hudson Valley I.A.A.: 1-0
Cape-Atlantic National re-match: 1 re-match with no change in outcome
The NJSIAA has made a lot of stupid policy decisions.
1. Neutral site games that are not near the schools involved.
2. Neutral site games for some but not all.
3. Northing
4. High ticket prices and even higher for those neutral site games with no money going to the schools involved who incur travel expenses. This is the biggest sin - to not share the proceeds with the schools involved who incur expenses for travle and such!
There are other rule changes over the years that I don't like. A mere 30 day sit out period encourages school jumping as per a guy named Lopez who played football for Williamstown a while back but jumped to Township 30 days before wrestling season started and Cooper who moved in with a "friend" so as to play for Pitman.
I wonder just exactly what rule changes have really been for the better except those recommended by national organizations.
If they really wanted to help athletes, then they would allow kids from places like Wildwood to play on nearby teams. This is permitted in wrestling as per Gateway/Woodbury.
Their idiocy is demonstrated further by having Pitman assigned to play Wilson in a consolation game when a better match might have been Trenton Catholic (who lost by 20 to Cardinal McCarrick).
AND they randomly test for steroids after the game (which can cause forfeits). Test in time to ban players before the game is played.
This week at lot of comparisons between conferences can be made. Other teams faced dangerous re-matches.
Tri-County Classic vs. Burlco/Olympic Freedom: 1-0 - wish there had been more match-ups
Tri- County Classic vs. Colonial Liberty: 1-0
Tri-County Classic vs. Colonial Patriot: 2-0
Tri-County Classic vs. Tri-County Royal: 0-2
Tri-County Classic rematches: 1 reversal
Tri-County Royal vs. Burlco/Olympic Liberty: 0-3
Tri-County Royal vs. Burlco/Olympic American: 0-1
Tri-County Royal vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 2-0
Tri-County Royal vs. Colonial Liberty: 0-1
Colonial Patriot vs. Shore Patriot: 1-0
Colonial Patriot vs. Burlco/Olympic Freedom: 2-0
Colonial Liberty vs. Shore National: 1-0
Colonial Liberty vs. Burlco/Olympic National: 1-1
Colonial Liberty vs. Cape-Atlantic National: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic American vs. Shore American: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic American vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 2-1
Burlco/Olympic American re-matches: 1 with same outcome
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Colonial Valley Conference: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Shore American: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Shore Federal: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Shore Constitution: 1-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Cape-Atlantic American: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Cape-Atlantic National: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Patriot vs. Colonial Valley: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic National vs. Northern Hills Suburban: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic National vs. NNJIL A: 1-1
Burlco/Olympic National vs. Shore National: 0-1
Burlco/Olympic Freedom vs. Shore Patriot: 1-0
Burlco/Olympic Freedom vs. Greater Middlesex Gold: 1-1
Burlco/Olympic Freedom vs. Colonial Valley Patriot: 1-1
Cape Atlantic American vs. Shore American: 0-1
Cape-Atlantic American vs. Cape-Atlantic National: 1-0
Cape-Atlantic National vs. Colonial Hills: 1-0
Cape-Atlantic National vs. Hudson Valley I.A.A.: 1-0
Cape-Atlantic National re-match: 1 re-match with no change in outcome
Basically: wins -losses - same outcome - reversals
Tri-County Classic: 4-2-0-1 (one team did not play)
Tri-County Royal: 4-5-0-0
Colonial Liberty: 3-3-0-0
Colonial Patriot: 3-2-0-0
Burlco/Olympic American: 3-2-1-0
Burlco/Olympic Liberty: 6-1-0-0
Burlco/Olympic Patriot: 2-3-0-0 (one did not play)
Burlco/Olympic National: 3-3-0-0
Burlco/Olympic Freedom: 3-5-0-0 They seem to beat some of the Central Jersey teams and lose to the South teams
Cape-Atlantic American: 4-5-0-0
Cape-Atlantic National: 5-1-1-0
St' Joe's easily beat Morris Catholic. There is just no stopping them.
Schalick gets upset in a rematch against Penns Grove in double OT. They may still be the best in Group 1, but they cannot maintain the top ranking after being eliminated. Where to place them will be a tough call.
Township gets beat again in a re-match! They may still be the best in the county, but they can not hold the top Gloucester County spot with 3 losses.
Clearview finally loses (and by a big margin) as they faced Olympic caliber Triton. It is looking more and more like they took advantage of a sub-par year in the Royal.
West Deptford wins their 1st round game and may get the top spot in Gloucester County. I still don't think that they are as good as the past couple of years, but they are the last undefeated team in the county. They are survivors.
Deptford lost to Haddonfield! Perhaps Haddonfield is peaking at the right time. They made West Deptford look bad and now they conquer Deptford. They edge out Paulsboro but get blown away by Woodbury and also lost to Collingswood. I would be very interested in hearing exactly what Haddonfield did to stop Deptford.
Florence beat Shore Regional may move back on top in the Group 1 rankings depending on how impressive they are. Where I put them could be somewhat based on how their regular season opponents fared against the Gloucester County Group 1 teams (Woodbury & Gateway). The Freedom Division teams lost all 3 of their games to teams from the South and they won all of their games against teams from the Central. Hmmm........
Bishop Eustace won a tight game against DePaul.
Glassboro beat Lindenwold big. Only the horrible Schalick loss stains their record.
Paulsboro beat Barnegat. No Shore team has ever won a South Group 1 playoff game.
Delran was shut out by Manasquan.
Delsea beat Ocean City in a consolation game. The Royal teams seemed to have handled the Cape teams, but not the Olympic teams.
Kingsway lost big to Winslow Twp. Once again, the Royals cannot handle the Olympics.
Woodbury beat Maple Shade in round 1.
Williamstown had no problem with Vineland.
Bridgeton beat Lower Cape May in a rematch of a game they won early in the season.
Highland lost to Timber Creek in another match of Tri-County Royal vs. the Olympic.
Burlington City easily handled Middlesex in a consolation game. It is a shame that they couldn't be in the playoffs. They belonged!
Pennsville beat Haddon Heights 13-12
Gateway had no problem with Palmyra. The strength of the small Burlco teams vs. the Gloucester County teams is being tested this weekend and could affect my rankings.
Salem lost to Gloucester Catholic. This must have a been very exciting game.
Burlington Twp. easily handled Haddon Twp. in a consolation mismatch. Perhaps the state should use strength of schedule to determine these games.
Sterling lost to Pleasantville.
Buena beat Manchester Twp. in OT.
Gloucester beat Audubon in an interesting match-up of 2 teams that may be better than their records indicate.
Cumberland lost to Rancocas Valley in another Royal vs. Olympic match-up.
Woodstown easily handled Riverside .
Collingswood easily beat Cinnaminson and the strength of the small Burlco teams is in question.
New Egypt beat Allentown.
Woodrow Wilson and Pitman agreed not to play !!!!!!! .
Bordentown lost to Robbinsville.
Overbrook beat Clayton.
Some comparisons for me to review as I re-rank:
Undefeated teams: St. Joe's and West Deptford
Record against teams who made the playoffs:
St. Joe's 4-0
WD 3-0
Average scoring margin against teams who made the playoffs:
SJ 35.75
WD 20.33
It is easy to rank St. Joe's over WD
8-1 teams: Bishop Eustace, Clearview, Florence, Glassboro, Paulsboro, Schalick
Marigin of loss in only loss:
Schalick 1 (in 2OT)
Paulsboro 3
Florence 6
BE 15
Glassboro 22
Clearview 29
Playoff margin:
G 28
P 27
F 21
BE 1
D -3
C -29
Record against teams who made the playoffs:
BE 3-1
P 3-1
S 2-1
G 2-1
C 1-1
D 0-2
Average margin against teams who made the playoffs:
P 16.5
S 10.67
F 7.33
G 6.67
BE 2.0
D -9.5
C -9.5
Power Points (including playoffs and residuals from consolations):
BE 72
C 70
P 48
F 47
S 46
G 43
Strength of Schedule:
C 61
BE 54
F 51
S 47
P 46
G 44
My gut feeling:
S
BE
F
G
P
C
Next: Assigning points: 1 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, etc - (with a tie for 2nd counting as 2 for all tied) (counting my gut feeling triple - so as to be 1/3 of total - afterall it is MY rankings) (lowest total wins):
So,
1. (tie) BE & Schalick - BE gets the edge for still being alive in the playoffs
3. Florence
4. Paulsboro
5. Glassboro
6. Clearview
So, the top 8 of my 48 teams:
1. St. Joe's
2. West Deptford
3. Bishop Eustace
4. Schalick - but they will not stay here as the South Group 1 champion has to be higher in the final rankings unless it is a 2 loss team.
5. Florence - but remember that Florence's opponents failed against their more southerly opponents this week.
6. Paulsboro
7. Glassboro - but remember that Glassboro beat Lindenwold by more than Paulsboro
8. Clearview - which makes some sense since Glassboro and Schalick beat Salem by more than Clearview.
Next, I will put Township, who could probably beat all of the above (with the possible exception of St. Joe's), but with 3 losses, I feel that I must bring them down.
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