Games I attended in 2008:

I have attended the following games and scrimmages:

Glassboro at Bridgeton - scrimmage

Gloucester Catholic at Glassboro - scrimmage

Glassboro at Lindenwold - scrimmage

Salem at Glassboro

Clearview at Gloucester Catholic

2nd quarter of Washington Twp. vs. Winslow Twp. (rest was viewed on TV)

Glassboro at Pennsville

Williamstown at Deptford

Gloucester Catholic at Delsea

Glassboro at Clayton

Wildwood at Glassboro

Woodrow Wilson at Florence

Glassboro at Schalick

Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic and Maine at Delaware

Gloucester at Glassboro

Deptford at Gloucester Catholic

Penns Grove at Glassboro

Schalick at Gloucester

Woodstown at Kingsway (early) and Clearview at Cumberland (late)

Williamstown at Gloucester Catholic

Glassboro at Pitman

Gateway at Paulsboro

playoff - Gloucester at Glassboro

playoff - Penns Grove at Woodbury

playoff - Haddonfield at Delsea

playoff - Glassboro at Paulsboro

Deptford at Glassboro

St. Joe's at Hammonton (good food!)

playoff - West Deptford at Delsea

playoff - Penns Grove at Glassboro

Championships:

Mainland wins Group 4 with a 21-14 victory over Southern. It was 21-0 at the half

Shawnee wins Group 3 with a 28-7 victory over Hammonton

Who should be #1?

The only common opponent was Hammonton. Mainland beat them by 31 and Shawnee beat them by 21.

Delsea wins Group 2 in a tight game with a last secong FG over West Deptford 17-14.

Glassboro wins Group 1 with a 28-8 win over Penns Grove.

Since Glassboro beat Paulsboro by 8 which beat West Deptford by 9, that would give Glassboro a 17 point advantage, but Delsea beat Deptford by 36 and Glassboro beat Deptford by 20 which would give Delsea a 16 point advantage. So point spreads are even, but Glassboro went undefeated whereas Delsea lost to a non-playoff team.

Holy Cross wins Non-Public 2 with a 7-0 win over Hudson Catholic. With 2 losses to playoff teams and one loss to a non-playoff team, it is hrd to know where to place them.

So, I rank the Champions:

1. Mainland

2. Shawnee

3. Glassboro

4. Delsea

5. Holy Cross

Amongst non-champions:

Cherokee looks to be the strongest by far and should be #3 in South Jersey

Washington Twp. beat Williamstown and they come after the undefeated teams.

St. Augustine only lost in the playoffs. they lost by a big score, but the team they lost to is a great team. They get ranked right behind Williamstown.

Paulsboro would be next with their great defense and only 1 loss.

Hammonton has 3 losses and one could consider them next, but Egg Harbor Township with 4 losses had better performances against their common opponents and beat Hammonton by 18. Hard to put Egg Harbor Twp. any higher with 4 losses, but they definitely belong above Hammonton.

Eastern beat Washington Twp. They lost to Mainland by 28 and Hammonton lost to Mainland by 31. Egg Harbor Twp. lost to Mainland by 3.

Anothet team to consider is Triton. They lost to Shawnee by 26 and 35 and Hammonton lost by 21.

So, my top 10 for all of the traditional South Jersey area is:

1. Mainland 12-0

2. Shawnee 12-0

3. Cherokee 9-2 - lost to Shawnee and Southern

4. Glassboro 12-0

5. Washington Twp. 8-3 - lost to Cherokee, Mainland and Eastern - can't be higher with 3 losses, but they are ranked higher than 3 one loss teams.

6. Williamstown 9-1 - lost to Washington Twp. or would have been #4

7. St. Augustine 10-1 - lost to Bergen Catholic

8. Paulsboro 9-1 - lost to Glassboro

9. Egg Harbor Twp. 6-4 - lost to Atlantic City, Ocean City, Cherokee and Mainland,

10. Eastern 7-3 - lost to Pennsauken, Cherokee and Mainland - loss to Pennsauken keeps them from being ranked #5

2008: Small School Rankings

These rankings are final (subject to some proof-reading).

I am having trouble posting comments in this section, but I do read them and absorb them.

I am not listing the computer rankings as I think that their bogusness has been well proven. I may get back to them later in the season.

Explanations of rankings are in the weekly reports above and below.

I question whether some of the non-public teams should even be a part of these rankings, but I will follow the CP's lead and if their enrollment is less than the largest Group 2 in the state, I will include them. CP rankings are for 11/29

Few adjustments this week!!!! I made made some adjsutments based on the Finals and another just based on further thought.

1. Glassboro (12-0) CP #1
last year #2

2. Paulsboro (10-1) CP #3
last year #5

3. Gloucester Catholic (9-2) CP #5
last year #6

4. Camden Catholic (9-2) CP #2
last year #4

5. Delsea (8-3) CP #6
last year - not ranked

6. West Deptford (9-2) CP #4
last year #7

7. Holy Cross (7-3) CP not ranked - perhaps I have them too high as they lost to two teams way below, but they won their group!
last year #3

8. Holy Spirit (7-3) CP #10
last year #1

9. Buena (7-4) CP not ranked
last year #27

10. Haddonfield (8-3) CP #7 - beat HH and Woodbury 56-26 for a margin of 30
last year #25

11. Penns Grove (9-3) CP not ranked - beat HH and Woodbury 42-21 for a margin of 21
last year #15

12. Gloucester (6-4) - lost to PG by 1
last year #18

13. Woodbury (7-3) - lost to PG by 7
last year #12

14. St. Joe’s (5-5) - I moved them down because I just felt that I had them too high with 5 losses.
last year #9

15. Haddon Heights (5-6) - did a number on Palmyra; it is not like it was a fluke - HH was clearly the better team
last year #23

16. Palmyra (9-1) CP #10 - tough place to put them, but I have to put them below HH
last year #16

17. Delran (8-3) CP #8 - back below Palmyra
last year #13

18. Bridgeton (5-5)
last year #11

19. Bishop Eustace (5-6)
last year #28

20. Florence (6-4)
last year #8

21. Pennsville (6-4)
last year #20

22. Burlington Twp. (5-5)
last year #14

23. Haddon Twp. (5-5)
last year #24

24. Audubon (4-6)
last year #21

25. Gateway (4-6)
last year #39

26. New Egypt (5-5)
last year #22

27. Camden (4-6)
last year – not ranked

28. Woodrow Wilson (4-6)
last year – not ranked

29. Maple Shade (5-5)
last year #32

30. Collingswood (4-6)
last year #33

31. Sterling (3-7)
last year #30

32. Schalick (4-6)
last year #17

33. Willingboro (3-7)
last year #37

34. Cinnaminson (3-7)
last year #26

35. Riverside (4-6)
last year #42

36. Pemberton (3-7)
last year – not ranked

37. Overbrook (2-8)
last year #36

38. Lindenwold (2-8)
last year #19

39. Middle Twp. (3-7)
last year #34

40. Woodstown (3-7)
last year #31

41. Pitman (2-8)
last year #44

42. Salem (2-8)
last year #40

43. Pleasantville (1-9)
last year #36

44. Bordentown (1-9)
last year #38

45. Burlington City (1-9)
last year #41

46. Lower Cape May (0-10)
last year - not ranked

47. Clayton (1-8)
last year #43

48. Wildwood (1-7)
last year #45

2008: Group 1 Rankings

These rankings are final.

I am not listing the computer rankings as I think that their bogusness has been well proven. I may add them later if I have time.

Explanations of rankings are in the weekly reports above and below.

Not much to change this week!!!!

1. Glassboro (12-0) – Classic Division and Group 1 South Champions
last year #1

2. Paulsboro (10-1)
last year #2

3. Penns Grove (9-3)
last year #5

4. Gloucester (6-4)
last year #8

5. Woodbury (7-3)
last year #4

6. Haddon Heights (5-6)
last year #13

7. Palmyra (9-1)
last year #6

8. Florence (6-4)
last year #3

9. Pennsville (6-4)
last year #10

10. Haddon Twp. (5-5)
last year #14

11. Audubon (4-6)
last year #10

12. Gateway (4-6)
last year #18

13. New Egypt (5-5)
last year #12

14. Maple Shade (5-5)
last year #

15. Schalick (4-6)
last year #7

16. Riverside (4-6)
last year #21

17. Lindenwold (2-8)
last year #9

18. Woodstown (3-7)
last year #15

19. Pitman (2-8)
last year #23

20. Salem (2-8)
last year #19

21. Bordentown (1-9)
last year #17

22. Burlington City (1-9)
last year #20

23. Clayton (1-8)
last year #22

24. Wildwood (1-7)
last year #24

2008: Tri-County Rankings

Tri-County Rankings are on my Tri-County Blog

http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/

2008: Gloucester County Rankings

These rankings are final.

I am not listing the computer rankings as I think that their bogusness has been well proven. I may get back to them later in the season.

Explanations of rankings are in the weekly reports above and below.

1. Glassboro (12-0) – defending Classic Division and Group1 South Champions -
last year #1

2. Washington Twp (7-3)
last year #2

3. Williamstown (9-1)
last year #3

4. Paulsboro (9-1) last year #4

5. Delsea (8-3)
last year #6

6. West Deptford (9-2)
last year #5

7. Clearview (6-4)
last year #7

8. Woodbury (7-3)
last year #8

9. Kingsway (3-7)
last year #9

10. Gateway (4-6)
last year #11

11. Deptford (1-8)
last year #10

12. Pitman (2-8) - based on overall better season than Clayton
last year #13

13. Clayton (1-8)
last year #12

Thanksgiving:

Wednesday night:

Eastern beats Washington Twp. 27-21 in OT. These teams always play a competitive game.

Thursday:

Mainland barely beats Egg Harbor Twp. 30-27

Clayton upsets Pitman 14-7

Kingsway upsets Clearview 27-6

Overbrook upsets Lindenwold 20-12

Riveride upsets Florence 6-0

Woodbury comes form behind to beat Gateway 19-14

Woodstown plays a close one and beats Salem 22-20

Friday:

Paulsboro beats West Deptford 19-10; Any defense that can hold Glassboro to 3 TDs and then hold WD to a TD and a FG is EXCELLENT!!!!

Hammonton crushes St. Joe's 27-0; Hammonton is a good team, but not an elite team and St. Joe's will significantly drop in my rankings

Moorestown beats Holy Cross 28-7; both of HC's defeats have been by big margins

St. Augustine beats Buena 38-28; Buena put up a good fight


Group 1 finalists: Glassboro and Penns Grove both win - Glassboro is 11-0 and one of the eleite of South Jersey; Paulsboro which is not in the finals is another elite team; Penns Grove would be a 2nd tier team

Group 2 finalists: Delsea loses to Williamstown; West Deptford lost - WD is 9-1 and one of the elite teams; Buena, Delsea and Haddonfield would be 2nd tier teams;

Group 3 finalists: Shawnee and Hammonton both win - Shawnee is 11-0 and one of the elite teams; Cumberland, Hammonton, Ocean City, Triton would be on the 2nd tier

Group 4 finalists: Mainland survives a scare and is 11-0; Southern wins also - Mainland is 11-0 and is of the elite teams; they should learn from thier close call and be even better. There are a few elite teams in Group 4 - Cherokee, Williamstown, Washington Twp., Eastern; Egg Harbor is close to the elite but I will put them 2nd tier along with Absegami and Atlantic City

Non-Public Group 2: Holy Cross lost to Moorestown 28-7; Hudson Catholic did not play - Holy Cross and St. Joe's would be 2nd tier teams

Non-Public 3 and 4: no South Jersey teams survived here - St. Augustine, Camden Catholic and Gloucester Catholic could be put among the elite; Holy Spirit would be on the second tier

So my elite in alpha order: (none of these teams has lost to anyone from South Jersey who is not also on this list except for Eastern)

Camden Catholic

Cherokee

Eastern

Glassboro

Gloucester Catholic

Mainland

Paulsboro

Shawnee

St. Augustine

Washington Twp.

West Deptford

Williamstown

the 2nd tier:

Absegami

Atlantic City

Buena

Cumberland

Delsea

Haddonfield

Hammonton

Holy Cross

Holy Spirit

Ocean City

Penns Grove

St. Joe's

Triton

So there are my top 25 in no particular order with plenty of room for debate.

Small groups:

Glassboro clearly is on top with Paulsboro and West Deptford right behind.

CC and GC make the top 5 easy to figure out.

After those 5, it gets muddled:

Delsea, St. Joe's and Buena lost this week to highly regarded teams while Holy Spirit, Penns Grove and Haddonfield won. Holy Cross lost to a good team, but a team that was having a down year.

Holy Spirit beat Buena earlier in the season as did St. Joe's; Buena beat PG; Delsea beat Haddonfield; Haddonfield beat Woodbury by 9 more than PG did. St. Joe's has 5 losses and did not look good against Hammonton and has to be ranked below a team they beat simply because of all of their losses and the big loss this week.

So: HC, HS, Delsea, Buena, Haddonfield, PG, St. Joe's

Next:

Gloucester, Woodbury, Haddon Heights, Palmyra, Delran

They all either won against a lower ranked team or lost to a higher ranked team. I keep them in the same order.

Bishop Eustace, Florence, Pennsville all lost

Bridgeton and Burlington Twp. did not play

I'll move Bridgeton up just on a hunch and leave the others in their previous order.

Haddon Twp. beat Audubon and moves ahead.

Gateway had a good showing in their loss to Woodbury and stays just behind HT and Audubon.

New Egypt won and maintains their ranking.

Camden moves up ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Maple Shade.

Collingswood moves past Schalick and Sterling. Schalick drops below Sterling after being soundly defeated.

Willingboro beat Cinnaminson which beat Riverside and they stay as ranked, but give credit to Riverside for beating Florence!

Pemberton, Lindenwold, Middle Twp., Woodstown, Pitman, Salem, Overbrook

Overbrook moves above Lindenwold, otherwise they stay the same.

Pleasantville, Bordentown, Burlington city and Lower Cape May stay in order.

Clayton moves up above Wildwood based on having beat a higher ranked team despite their earlier loss to Wildwood.

11/23/08

Playoff week - Round 2

Group 1:

Glassboro 21, Paulsboro 13

Penns Grove 14, Haddon Heights 0

This sets up the first ever all Tri-County Group 1 Final.

First time since 1999 that a Colonial Conference team is not in the finals.

Last time that neither the Colonial nor Tri-County had a finalist and the last time that Gloucester county did not have a finalist was 1985.

I will move Palmyra up in my standings based on my poll in which 52% felt that they should be ranked higher, but even though the majority stated that they should be higher than 15, I just can't bring myself to rank them above Haddon Heights.


Group 2:

Delsea 39, Haddonfield 29

West Deptford 39, Buena 21

Interesting how both winners scored 39.

This sets up an all Gloucester County final. The only other time this happened was in 1986, which was an all Tri-County final.


I can't punish teams too much for a playoff loss in Round 2.


Group 3:

Shawnee 35, Triton 0

Hammonton 13, Lacey 6

The last time the Cape-Atalantic played the Olympic in the finals was in 2001.


Group 4:

Mainland 45, Washington Twp. 10

Southern 14, Cherokee 13 OT


The Cape-Atlantic also played the Shore in the finals last year.


Central Group 2:

Manasquan 21, Delran 20

The other bracket also had a 21-20 game.

There are now no South Jersey teams alive in the Central brackets.


Non-Public Group 2:

Holy Cross 25, Bishop Eustace 7

Hudson Catholic 3, St. Joe's 0

Holy Cross upped the score in the re-match and should be favored in the finals. They will move ahead of Paulsboro in my rankings.


Non-Public 3:

Immaculata 14, Gloucester Catholic 7

St. Joe's-Montvale 35, Camden Catholic 7

Neither loss should count against these teams in the rankings.

11/16/08

Subject to proof-reading – please let me know of my typos – thanks to those who point out my errors, but I find more later, so please proofread for me! Input is always appreciated.

Group 1:


#8 Haddon Heights 33, #1 Palmyra 9

#2 Paulsboro 50, #7 Pennsville 7

#3 Glassboro 34, #6 Gloucester 0 – Gloucester showed Glassboro where they needed to improve in the first meeting and the Dogs learned well.

#5 Penns Grove 28, #4 Woodbury 21 – best game of the week

Colonial vs. Tri-County in round 2:

Glassboro and Paulsboro are the favorites and Paulsboro should be packed this week.

Haddon Heights at Penns Grove is a very interesting match-up.


Group 2:

#1 Delsea – bye

#2 West Deptford – bye

#3 Buena 29, Bridgeton 7 – each team scored one more point than their first meeting

#4 Haddonfield 52, Woodrow Wilson 13

Colonial teams take on the Tri-County and the CAL.

Toss-up group with Delsea and West Deptford being favored.


Group 3:


#1 Shawnee 42, #8 Timber Creek 18 – first meeting was 28-14

#2 Hammonton 42, #7 Cumberland 21

#6 Lacey 6, #3 Ocean City 0 – best game in this group

#5 Triton 28, #4 Brick Twp. 7

Rematches in round 2:

Shawnee is heavily favored and beat Triton 39-13 earlier in the season.

Hammonton beat Ocean City 42-13 earlier in the season.


Group 4:


#1 Mainland 42, #8 Eastern 14

#2 Cherokee 34, #7 Egg Harbor 18

#6 Southern 20, #3 Toms River North 9 – TRN had won first meeting 7-6

#4 Washington Twp. 28, #5 Williamstown 24

Olympic Conference vs. Mainland again this week.


Central Group 1:

Florence loses to a strong Bound Brook team 36-26

New Egypt loses to highly regarded Asbury Park 14-0 – lowest point total for Asbury Park this year!


Central Group 2:

Delran beats Raritan 42-0

Burlington Twp. loses to Point Pleasant Boro 41-19


Central Group 4:

Pennsauken loses to top seed South Brunswick 21-12


Non-Public Group 2:

Bishop Eustace beats Morris Catholic 28-14 and will now play Holy Cross in round 2 – HC won their regular season game 21-14 in OT, so this could be a good one!

St. Joseph’s of Hammonton (5-3) travels to Hudson Catholic (5-3) in round 2.


Non-Public Group 3:

#3 Gloucester Catholic beat #6 Pope John 37-14 and now plays #2 Immaculata

#5 Camden Catholic beat #4 Bishop Ahr 34-17 and now plays the winner (Sunday game) of #1 St. Joe’s–Montvale vs. #8 Delbarton.

#7 Holy Spirit loses to #2 Immaculata 21-20 in OT



Small Schools rankings:

It has to remain Glassboro, Paulsboro and West Deptford. I rank the 3 based on their last year’s performance vs. each other. Glassboro beat Paulsboro and Paulsboro beat West Deptford. But West Deptford has larger margins of victories against common opponents with Paulsboro. When I get to the Gloucester County rankings, it will be tough to decide where to place Washington Twp. and Williamstown amongst them.

Palmyra goes down and the question is “how far”, but Camden Catholic and Gloucester Catholic are strong 8-1 teams.

GC looks good, but the Royal Division did not fare well this week.

GC has more power points than CC. They both lost to undefeated teams. I’ll give the edge to GC keep them over CC. They will probably not meet in the playoffs to settle it, but there may be a comparative score from a common opponent.

So: Glassboro, Paulsboro, WD, GC and CC are the easy top 5 in whatever order you want to put them.

After those 5, we have to look at two loss teams. Holy Cross, Holy Spirit and Delsea get the top nods. Then you look at Buena, Delran, Haddonfield and Penns Grove.

And Palmyra drops farther – how far?

I’ll rank the top three by power points: Holy Spirit, Holy Cross, Delsea

Delran lost to 2 impressive teams as did Buena and Haddonfield. Buena has more power points, so I will give them the slight edge for now. Delran and Haddonfield are equal in power points (prior to playoffs), but Haddonfield was shutout in their two losses.

Buena beat PG so those 2 are easy.

Haddonfield’s conference proved itself this week, so Haddonfield goes above Delran.

Haddonfield beat Woodbury by 16 and PG won by 7, so I will rank them Buena, Delran Haddonfield, PG.

At 5-3, we have St. Joe’s. Their losses are to impressive teams. They beat Buena by 7 so I’ll rank them above them.

So, starting with #6, I have Holy Cross, Delsea, St. Joe’s, Buena and Haddonfield to round out the top ten.

Then I have Delran and PG.

But where do I put Palmyra? Do I drop them and all of their Division below Haddon Heights?

At 3 losses, we have Florence, Gloucester, Holy Spirit, Pennsville , Woodbury and St.Joe’s (above). The 4 loss teams Haddon Heights and Bishop Eustace need to put in with them as they remain in the playoffs.

I feel that Holy Spirit belongs above them having lost in OT by just one point.

Then I go with Bishop Eustace. All of their losses are to playoff teams.

Next comes Haddon Heights as they were impressive this week.

(but what about Palmyra?)

I strongly feel than Gloucester and Woodbury could beat Palmyra, but Pennsville could not.

So, Holy Spirit, Bishop Eustace, Haddon Heights, Gloucester, Woodbury, Palmyra, Florence and Pennsville

At 5 losses we have Audubon, Bridgeton, Burlington Twp., Haddon Twp., Gateway, Maple Shade, New Egypt, Schalick and Woodrow Wilson. We also have Sterling which plays on Monday.

I rank Bridgeton and Burlington Twp. on top of this group.

The Colonial Conference proved that they belong next.

Audubon beat Gateway.

Gateway beat Sterling, but lost to Audubon and Haddon Twp.

Haddon Twp. beat Gateway, but lost to Sterling.

Woodrow Wilson lost to New Egypt.

Maple Shade lost to WW.

Maple Shade beat Salem by 21 and Schalick beat them by 8.

So, I have Bridgeton, Burlington Twp., Audubon, Haddon Twp., Gateway, New Egypt, Woodrow Wilson, Maple Shade and Schalick. Sterling goes below them until after Monday night and then I will adjust.


At 6 losses, we have Camden, Cinnaminson, Collingswood, Pemberton, Riverside and Willingboro.

Camden is first based on level of competition and will be just behind Sterling until they play on Monday.

Collingswood is next based on the strength that the Colonial Conference showed this week.

Willingboro beat Pemberton by 29 and Cinnaminson by 3.

Cinnaminson beat Riverside by 19.

So, I rank them: Camden, Collingswood, Willingboro, Cinnaminson, Riverside and Pemberton.

At 2-7, we have Lindenwold, Middle Township, Pitman, Salem and Woodstown.

Lindenwold goes first based on strength of conference.

Woodstown is next based on Schedule strength.

Middle Twp. lost to Pennsville by 1 and Pennsville beat Pitman by 22. Pitman beat Salem.

So I will rank them: Lindenwold, Middle Twp., Woodstown, Pitman and Salem

At 1-7, 1-8 and 1-9 we have Bordentown, Burlington City, Overbrook, Pleasantville and Wildwood, but Wildwood gets ranked below most 0-8 teams.

Overbrook and then Pleasantville come from the stronger conferences. Overbrook beat Pleasantville.

Bordentown beat Burlington City.

At 0-8 and 0-9, we have Clayton and Lower Cape May.

So, I rank them: Overbrook, Pleasantville, Bordentown, Burlington City, LCM, Wildwood and Clayton

11/09/08

Subject to proof-reading – please let me know of my typos, especially if I forgot to update a team's record.

Playoff time!!!


Group 1: overall records = 52-12

Glassboro, Palmyra and Paulsboro start the playoffs undefeated at 8-0.

Gloucester, Penns Grove, Pennsville and Woodbury come in at 6-2.

Haddon Heights is in at 4-4

Only Haddon Heights lost this week (to undefeated West Deptford)

#1 Palmyra vs. #8 Haddon Heights

#2 Paulsboro vs. #7 Pennsville

#3 Glassboro vs. #6 Gloucester

#4 Woodbury vs. #5 Penns Grove

Glassboro and Paulsboro are the favorites. Palmyra may have the roughest road in round 1 despite being 1st seed. Gloucester has been known to cause trouble for Glassboro in nthe first round.

Group 2: overall records = 30-14

West Deptford starts the playoffs undefeated at 8-0.

Delsea is in at 6-2, but has the top seed!

Buena and Haddonfield are also in at 6-2.

Woodrow Wilson and Bridgeton are in at 4-4.

#1 Delsea – bye

#2 West Deptford – bye

#3 Buena vs. Bridgeton

#4 Haddonfield vs. Woodrow Wilson

Toss-up group with Delsea and West Deptford being favored.


Group 3: overall records = 43-21

Shawnee is undefeated at 8-0

Hammonton is in at 6-2

Brick Twp., Cumberland, Ocean City, Triton and Timber Creek are in at 5-3

Lacey is in at 4-4.

#1 Shawnee vs. #8 Timber Creek

#2 Hammonton vs. #7 Cumberland

#3 Ocean City vs. #6 Lacey

#4 Brick Twp. vs. #5 Triton

Shawnee is heavily favored.


Group 4: overall records = 56-8

Mainland and Williamstown are both undefeated at 8-0.

Cherokee, Southern, Toms River North and Washington Twp. are in at 7-1.

Eastern and Egg Harbor are in at 6-2.

#1 Mainland vs. #8 Eastern

#2 Cherokee vs. #7 Egg Harbor

#3 Toms River North vs. #6 Southern

#4 Washington Twp. vs. #5 Williamstown

Mainland is heavily favored, so many teams will seek to prove their worth and to take some pride in winning in the first round.

Williamstown and Washington Twp. is a natural rivalry and Williamstown needs to win to show that they are worthy of Group 4 as they have no Group 4 schools on their regular schedule.


Central Group 1:

Florence (6-2) is 6th seed and travels to Bound Brook (8-0).

New Egypt (4-4) is 8th seed and travels to heavily favored top seed Asbury Park (8-0).

Central Group 2:

Delran (6-2) is 5th seed and travels to Raritan (6-2).

Burlington Twp. (5-3) is 6th seed and travels to Point Pleasant Boro (7-1).

Central Group 4:

Pennsauken (5-3) is 8th seed and travels to top seed South Brunswick (7-1).

Non-Public Group 2:

Only 5 teams qualified.

Bishop Eustace (4-4) hosts Morris Catholic (4-4) with the winner facing Holy Cross (6-2) in round 2.

St. Joseph’s of Hammonton (5-3) travels to Hudson Catholic (5-3) in round 2.

Non-Public Group 3:

#3 Gloucester Catholic (7-1) hosts #6 Pope John (7-1).

#5 Camden Catholic (7-1) travels to #4 Bishop Ahr (7-1)

#7 Holy Spirit (6-2) travels to #2 Immaculata (7-1).



Small Schools rankings:

It has to remain Glassboro, Paulsboro and West Deptford. I rank the 3 based on their last year’s performance vs. each other. Glassboro beat Paulsboro and Paulsboro beat West Deptford. But West Deptford has larger margins of victories against common opponents with Paulsboro.

Palmyra hangs in there at 8-0, but Camden Catholic and Gloucester Catholic are strong 7-1 teams.

CC beat Delran by 38 compared to Palmyra winning by 16.
Palmyra beat Cinnaminson by 30 compared to CC winning by 22.

Tough call as there is slight edge to CC, but I will leave palmyra ahead of them because they are undefeated.

GC has more power points than CC. They both lost to undefeated teams. I’ll give the edge to GC and move them up over CC. They will probably not meet in the playoffs to settle it.

So: Glassboro, Paulsboro, WD, Palmyra, GC, CC


After those 6, we have to look at 6-2 teams. Holy Cross, Holy Spirit and Delsea get the top nods. Then you look at Buena, Delran, Florence, Gloucester, Haddonfield, Penns Grove, Pennsville and Woodbury.

I’ll rank the top three by power points: Holy Spirit, Holy Cross, Delsea

Delran lost to 2 impressive teams as did Buena and Haddonfield. Buena has more power points, so I will give them the slight edge for now. Delran and Haddonfield are equal in power points, but Haddonfield was shutout in their two losses.

Buena beat PG which beat Gloucester which beat Pennsville, so those 4 are easy. Where to put Florence and Haddonfield within them is the tough call. I have seen Florence and have to rank them below Gloucester. I’ll put them above PV due their strong edge in coaching.

Haddonfield has more power points than PG and Gloucester, so I will rank them after Buena and Delran.

Woodbury lost to Haddonfield and is seeded above PG.

So, I will rank them: Buena, Delran, Haddonfield, Woodbury, PG, Gloucester, Florence, Pennsville

Since St. Joe’s beat 5-4 Bridgeton, there is no debate to rank them above Bridgeton. The question is whether to rank them above most 6-2 teams.

At 5-3, we have St. Joe’s. Their losses are to impressive teams. They beat Buena by 7 and have more power points than any of the 6-2 teams. I’ll rank them above the 6-2 teams.

At 5-4 we have Bridgeton and Burlington Twp.

It is hard to judge as Bridgeton and Burlington Twp. have no common opponents, but Bridgeton has bounced back after losing their first 3 games and they get the nod. All Bridgeton’s losses are to playoff teams.

At 4-4 we have Bishop Eustace, Haddon Heights, New Egypt, Schalick and Woodrow Wilson.

Woodrow Wilson lost to New Egypt which lost to Bishop Eustace, so that part is easy.

Bishop Eustace took Holy Cross to OT, so I’ll put them first.

Haddon Heights gets the second spot, but can be compared to New Egypt after they have at least one common opponent after next week.

New Egypt is next.

WW gets the nod ahead of Schalick because they beat a winning team.

At 4-5, we have Maple Shade.

I’ll rank them between the 4-4’s and 3-5’s until after the consolation games.

At 3-5 we have Audubon, Collingswood, Gateway, Haddon Twp., Pemberton, Sterling, and Willingboro.

Willingboro beat Pemberton.

Audubon beat Gateway, but lost to Haddon Twp.

Collingswood beat Audubon, but lost to Gateway and Haddon Twp.

Gateway beat Collingswood and Sterling, but lost to Audubon and Haddon Twp.

Haddon Twp. beat Collingswood and Gateway, but lost to Sterling.

Sterling beat Haddon Twp., but lost to Gateway.

So this goes around in circles, so I will cop out and rank them by Power Points, then head-to-head and then schedule strength.

Gateway has 17 power points

Haddon Twp. has 15 power points.

Audubon has 15 power points and lost to HT.

Collingswood has 12 power points.

Sterling has 12 power points and lost to Collingswood

So, I rank them: Willingboro, Pemberton, Gateway, Haddon Twp., Audubon, Collingswood, Sterling – but I rank two 2-6 team above all of them!

At 2-6, we have Camden, Cinnaminson, Middle Township, Pitman, Riverside, Salem and Woodstown.

Camden and Woodstown have faced the toughest schedules. Camden beat 3-5 Pemberton and deserves to be above them. Camden beat Pemberton by 11 and WW beat them by 8. They deserve to be ahead of the 3-5 teams. Woodstown beat Group 3 teams, Deptford and Highland and deserves to be somewhere in the mix of 3-5 teams also.

Middle Twp. lost to Pennsville by 1 and Pennsville beat Pitman by 22. Pitman beat Salem.

Cinnaminson beat Riverside.

I’ll rank them: Cinnaminson, Middle Twp., Pitman, Riverside, Salem

At 1-7, we have Bordentown, Lindenwold, Pleasantville and Wildwood, but Wildwood gets ranked below most 0-8 teams.

Lindenwold beat a 3 win team. The others beat winless teams.

At 0-8, we have Burlington City, Clayton, Lower Cape May and Overbrook.

I move Overbrook above LCM after LCM’s loss to otherwise winless Pleasantville.

So, I rank them (with the 1 win teams in parenthesis): (Lindenwold), Overbrook, (Bordentown), (Pleasantville), LCM, Burlington City, (Wildwood), Clayton

11/02/08

Subject to proof-reading – please let me know of my typos - I had quite a few last week especially in the scoring margins.

Alphabetical by record

Glassboro (7-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 310-31; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 250-31 compared to 240-33 last year against the same teams; 19 game win streak (longest in South Jersey) – last loss in 2006 to Paulsboro – record indicates about equal to last year; 3rd seed in South Group 1 win or lose against Pitman unless Gateway upsets Paulsboro; probable match-up in 1st round against Gloucester

Palmyra (7-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 224-15; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 174-9 compared to 120-49 last year against the same teams; 10 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to New Egypt – record indicates significant improvement from last year; top seed in South Group 1 if they beat Florence; could match-up in 1st round with Haddon Heights or Schalick or Pennsville or even Gateway

Paulsboro (7-0) beats Haddonfield 20-0; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 207-40; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 153-33 compared to 130-14 last year against the same teams; 7 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Glassboro – record indicates about equal to last year; probable 2nd seed in South Group 1 with a probable match-up against either Pennsville or Haddon Heights or possibly Schalick, or possibly Gloucester, if Gateway can pull the unlikely upset

West Deptford (7-0) beats Haddon Township 49-7; last year they won 15-7; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 311-55; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 222-35 compared to 98-53 last year against the same teams; 8 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Paulsboro – record indicates significant improvement over last year; probable 2nd seed in Group 2 and could play Bridgeton or Barnegat or Woodrow Wilson

Paulsboro and West Deptford have common opponents Lindenwold, Audubon, Overbrook and Haddon Township. Paulsboro has outscored them 130-33. WD has outscored them 181-34. I keep Paulsboro ahead of WD in my rankings based on the last meeting between the 2, but there is a logical argument for WD. So, consider them even.

So, Paulsboro and WD get ranked closely together. And they will play to decide it. Paulsboro will probably play Glassboro in round 2 and then the 3 can be reasonably compared. I will rank WD and Glassboro based on their scoring margin vs. Paulsboro and Paulsboro will be ranked based on their victories or losses to those teams. Right now they are ranked based on last year against each other. They are 1, 2, 3 in Small School rankings. WD may be better but must avenge their defeat last year to Paulsboro to move up.

Williamstown (7-0) beats Gloucester Catholic 42-7; last year they lost 24-20; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 253-56; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 185-41 compared to 130-52 last year against the same teams; 8 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Eastern – record indicates major improvement from last year

Williamstown manhandled GC and I will (reluctantly) rank them above Glassboro in the Tr-County and Gloucester County rankings. They have greatly improved since earlier in the season and will also be ranked above Washington Twp. So, I will rank them with undefeated Williamstown and Glassboro followed by Township.

Camden Catholic (6-1) beats Cinnaminson 35-13; last year they won 33-7; they have outscored their 7 opponents 191-84; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 123-29 compared to 123-40 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement from last year; should be 4th or 5th seed and play Gloucester Catholic

Camden Catholic beat Delran and Cinnaminson 77-27 compared to Palmyra beating them 52-6 and they are even and Palmyra gets the nod by being undefeated.

Buena (6-1) lost to Holy Spirit 21-14; last year they lost 45-12; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 203-90; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 190-78 compared to being outscored 188-97 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year; probable 4th or 5th seed in Group 2 and could play Haddonfield

Florence (6-1) beats Burlington Twp. 24-6; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 180-75; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 110-35 compared to 182-28 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year; hard to predict their seeding in Central Group 1

Gloucester Catholic (6-1) lost to Williamstown 42-7; last year they won 24-20; they have outscored their 7 opponents 248-165; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 206-148 compared to 219-82 last year against the same teams; record indicates improvement over last year; probable 5th seed in Non-Public Group 3 with a possible match-up against Camden Catholic

Holy Spirit (6-1) beats Buena 21-14; last year they won 45-12; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 216-62 compared to 333-53 last year against the same teams; record indicates a lower ranking than last year, but you can’t fault them for the big loss to Mainland after the way Mainland beat Hammonton last week – they deserve to be ranked higher than some of the undefeated teams, but If Buena beat Penn Grove by 7 and Glassboro beat PG by 29, you could argue a 15 point differential; such comparisons have their weaknesses, but it is what it is; Parochial Group 3 rankings are tight and a deserving team will not make it; they must beat St. Augustine!

Holy Spirit has the closest margin of loss to very powerful Mainland. I had them ranked above Palmyra, but I expected more out of their win against Buena. It is debatable whether they should be above CC. I’ll list CC ahead, but it is an even call.

Washington Twp. (6-1) beats Cherry Hill East 39-14; last year they won 34-14 (2OT); they have outscored their first 7 opponents 211-100; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 178-93 compared to 166-138 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year

Township gets ranked above all of the undefeated teams but Glassboro and Williamstown. They play a tough schedule and lost to a very good team. With one loss I can’t make them my top team, but I will give them the respect of making them my third ranked team. Williamstown has significantly improved since their scrimmage. They could play Williamstown to settle the issue in the first round.

Cumberland (5-2) beats Clearview 17-7; last year they lost 20-19; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 200-117; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 145-110 compared to 125-92 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year in scoring margin compared to last year; could be 7th seed in Group 3 and play Hammonton

Delran (5-2) beats Holy Cross 20-13; last year they lost 45-14; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 138-133; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 112-111 compared to 127-100 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement compared to last year

Delsea (5-2) beats Highland 42-7; last year they won 41-19; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 189-141; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 168-129 compared to 146-114 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar in scoring margins (but more scoring) as compared to last year; they should be 1st seed in Group 2 and play Collingswood or get a bye – most likely a bye

Delsea lost to Clearview, but moves ahead based on overall record. However, Delsea has not played Williamstown whom Clearview lost to. Delsea is probable #1 seed in Group 2 and opponent is unknown and a bye is possible.

Gloucester (5-2) beats Pennsville 49-28; last year they won 20-14; they have outscored their 7 opponents 239-110 compared to 178-115 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year; they will probably face Glassboro in round 1 of the Group 1 playoffs unless they lose to Wildwood (very unlikely)

Haddonfield (5-2) loses to Paulsboro 20-0; last year they did not play; they have outscored their 6 opponents 156-120; they have outscored their returning 5 opponents 122-93 compared to 86-49 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement from last year

Holy Cross (5-2) loses to Delran 20-13; last year they did not play; they outscored their first 7 opponents 124-79; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 43-41 compared to 79-13 last year against the same teams; – record indicates significantly down from last year
PG gets ranked ahead based on head-to-head.

I have watched both Gloucester and Florence and based on observation only, I rank Florence above Gloucester based on won/loss record only. I keep changing my mind on this. Gloucester lost to teams with a combined record of 11-2 and Florence lost to a team with a record of 3-3.

Penns Grove (5-2) loses to Glassboro 35-6 beats Wildwood 53-6; last year did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 195-66; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 136-47 compared to 145-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates one more win against returning opponents, but similar to last year in scoring; they will most likely be 5th seed in Group 1 and play Woodbury

Pennsville and Penns Grove have common opponents Pitman, Clayton, Glassboro, Gloucester and Wildwood. PV won by a combined score of 171-132. PG won by 148-53. So, PG gets the edge. PG won their last meeting.
PG lost to Buena 13-6 and Pennsville beat Middle Twp. 27-26. Buena beat Middle Twp. 47-17, so PG is ranked above PV as I doubt that PV could have beat Buena.

Pennsville (5-2) loses to Gloucester 49-28; last year they lost 20-14; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 219-171; they are been outscored by their first 5 returning opponents 145-142 compared to outscoring 184-75 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year; must beat Schalick or not make playoffs; if they win they will play either Paulsboro or Palmyra

Woodbury (5-2) beats Sterling 33-0; last year they won 35-7; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 173-112; they have outscored by their 5 returning opponents 124-72 compared to outscoring the same teams 154-76 last year; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year; they will be 4th seed in Group 1 and will most likely play Penns Grove

Burlington Twp. (5-3) loses to Florence 24-6; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 8 opponents 136-94; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 52-47 compared to outscoring 125-82 last year against the same teams – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year; will be lucky to make playoffs as they can only gain residuals

5 win teams:

Delsea beat Cumberland
Delran beat Holy Cross
Burlington Twp. has played decently
Haddonfield beat Woodbury
PG beat Gloucester and Gloucester beat Pennsville


Bishop Eustace (4-3) beat New Egypt 39-6; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 136-86; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 66-56 compared to 96-54 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement in scoring margin from last year; they are guaranteed a playoff spot in a 5 team field in Non-Public Group 2; they have a tough game against Camden catholic, so they will likely only gain residuals, but Morris Catholic has played 8 and can also only pick up residuals; they will likely play in round 1 at BE

Clearview (4-3) loses to Cumberland 17-7; last year they won 20-19; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 198-175; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 184-162 compared to 74-72 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year, but games are more high scoring; will be lucky to make playoffs

Haddon Heights (4-3) loses to Audubon 26-14; last year they lost 21-20 OT; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 130-123; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 80-75 compared to 75-42 last year against the same teams; record somewhat down compared to last year; probable 7th or 8th seed in playoffs and will play either Paulsboro or Palmyra

New Egypt (4-3) loses 3rd game in a row to Bishop Eustace 39-6; Last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 158-108 they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 95-72 compared to outscoring 124-83 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year; in a battle with Keyport for 8th seed in central Group 1; must beat Willingboro or hope that the residuals work out; Keyport should lose to Manasquan

Schalick (4-3) beats Pitman 35-0; last year they won 40-7; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 159-126; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 126-119 compared to outscoring 147-78 last year against the same teams; record indicates down compared to last year; they can make the playoffs by beating Pennsville unless Gateway upsets Paulsboro; they would then play Palmyra or Paulsboro in round 1

St. Joe's (4-3) beats Lower Cape May 44-0; last year they won 62-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 171-57; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 169-33 compared to 152-83 last year against the same teams– record indicates significant improvement in scoring margin compared to last year but more losses at this stage of the season; they should be 3rd seed in Non-Public Group 2 and receive a 1sr round bye; they should face Holy Cross in the 2nd round

Woodrow Wilson (4-3) beats Riverside 20-6; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 135-105; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 26-20 compared to being outscored 48-12 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year; they will most likely be 5th or 4th seed in Group 2 and face Haddonfield

Bridgeton (4-4) beats Springfield, Pa. 42-7; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 8 opponents 166-154; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 159-81 compared to outscoring 163-120 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down from last year; they have played 8 games and can only gain residuals; they will most likely be 6th seed in Group 2 and face a re-match with Buena

4 win teams:
St. Joe’s gets the highest ranking of the 4 win teams. All loses are to playoff teams.
Clearview is second best of this group and has played a tough schedule. All loses are to playoff teams.
New Egypt has lost 3 in a row, but beat WW in overtime.
I have seen Woodrow Wilson and Schalick and WW is better and beat a winning team.
Haddon Heights /Bridgeton/Schalick/Bishop Eustace – none of them has beaten a winning team. I could rank them in any order so I will go with they left off last year (Bridgeton #11, Schalick #17, Haddon Heights #23 and BE #28).

Collingswood (3-4) loses to Gateway 28-7; last year they won 27-6; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 164-87; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 139-54 compared to 89-74 last year; record indicates some improvement over last year; they must upset Haddonfield to make the playoffs and if so, they will most likely face West Deptford or have an outside shot at facing Delsea

Gateway (3-4) beats Collingswood 28-7; last year they lost 27-6; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 161-111; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 119-51 compared to 184-83 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year; they have an outside chance to make the Group 1 playoffs by defeating Paulsboro; if it should happen, they could play Glassboro in the 1st round

Audubon (3-5) beats Haddon Heights 26-14; last year they won 21-20 OT; they have been by outscored their first 8 opponents 209-131; they have been outscored by their 7 returning opponents 209-103 compared to 182-145 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Haddon Twp. (3-5) loses to West Deptford 49-7; last year they lost 15-7; they have been outscored by their first 8 opponents 147-93; they have been outscored by their 7 returning opponents 122-79 compared to 109-86 last year against the same teams; record indicates simlilar compares to last year

Maple Shade (3-5) beats Burlington City 7-0; last year they won 14-8; they have been outscored by their first 8 opponents 159-108; they have been outscored by their 7 returning opponents 129-101 compared to 185-102 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Collingswood/HT/Gateway/Audubon/Maple Shade
Audubon beat Gateway
Gateway beat Haddon Twp. and Collingswood
Collingswood beat Haddon Twp and Audubon
I could rank them in order.
Audubon and Gateway were the best this week, so Audubon, Gateway, Collingswood and then HT
Maple Shade barely beat Burlington City

Middle Twp. (2-5) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 225-104 (they won their first game by forfeit to a team that they did not play last year); they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 198-78 compared to 142-62 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Pemberton (2-5) loses to Camden 18-7; last year they won 30-16; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 126-105; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 93-74 compared to 121-96 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year
Pitman (2-5) loses to Schalick 35-0; last year they lost 40-7; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 215-88; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 173-76 compared to 249-47 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Riverside (2-5) loses to Woodrow Wilson 20-6; last year did not play; they have been outscored by their 7 opponents 152-87; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 132-81 compared to 168-94 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement compared to last year based on wins

Salem (2-5) beats Clayton 50-6; last year they won 44-0 they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 166-127; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 166-91 compared to 143-95 last year against the same teams; record indicates somewhat down from last year

Sterling (2-5) loses to Woodbury 33-0; last year they lost 35-7; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 160-88 compared to 110-87 last year against the same teams; they reversed a win and loss; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Willingboro (2-5) beats Bordentown 12-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 146-63; they have been outscored by their 1 returning opponent 35-6 compared to 36-12 last year against the same opponent; record indicates similar to last year, but not enough to really compare

Woodstown (2-5) loses to Kingsway 34-7; last year they did not play they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 206-79 compared to being outscored by their first 7 opponents 148-91 last year against different teams in a different division; record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

Camden (2-6) beats Pemberton 18-7; last year they lost 30-16; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 122-86; they have outscored by their 5 returning opponents 81-64 compared to 147-56 last year against the same teams; record indicates improvement compared to last year


Kingsway (2-6) beats Woodstown 34-7; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 8 opponents 124-136; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 164-113 compared to 121-70 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year in scoring margin, but down in wins

Ranking the 2 win teams:
Camden plays a tough schedule and has not lost by more than 16. They deserve to be ranked the highest of the 2 win teams.
Pemberton showed something when they beat Burlington Twp.
Kingsway beat Woodstown
Woodstown has clearly faced a tough schedule.
Sterling has beat 3 win Haddon Twp.
Middle Twp. and Pitman both played Pennsville. Middle Twp. lost 27-26. Pitman lost 36-14.
Pitman beat Salem
Riverside lost to Maple Shade.
Willingboro beat Bordentown by 2 more than Riverside did

Bordentown (1-6) loses to Willingboro 12-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 176-47; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 91-51 compared to 117-42 last year against the same teams; record indicates a small amount of improvement over last year

Cinnaminson (1-6) loses to Camden Catholic 35-13; last year they lost 33-7; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 146-92; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 145-34 compared to outscoring 85-70 last year against the same teams – record indicates down compared to last year

Cinnaminson beat Bordentown 35-0.

Deptford (1-6) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 156-55; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 149-49 compared to 99-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates down in scoring margin compared to last year

Deptford gets ranked below Highland because Highland beat them.

Lindenwold (1-6) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 164-105; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 101-71 compared to outscoring 96-80 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down compared to last year

Wildwood (1-6) loses to Penns Grove 53-6; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their 6 opponents 288-47; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 52-38 compared to being outscored 35-20 last year – record indicates some improvement over last year as they have a win

Wildwood’s win came against bottom ranked Clayton.

Highland (1-7) loses to Clearview 47-7; last year they lost 26-0; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 244-55; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 185-36 compared to 106-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down compared to last year

Burlington City (0-7) loses to Maple Shade 7-0; last year they lost 14-8; they have been outscored by their 7 opponents 177-52; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 112-38 compared to 143-60 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down compared to last year

Lower Cape May (0-7) loses to St. Joe’s 44-0; last year they lost 62-0; they have been outscored by their 7 opponents 273-44; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 175-25 compared to 277-48 last year against the same teams; record indicates improvement in defense compared to last year

Pleasantville (0-7) loses to St. Augustine 36-0; last year they lost 23-6; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 288-83; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 252-56 compared to 169-50 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down compared to last year

Pleasantville and LCM play next week. For now I’ll rank Pleasantville ahead based on their last meeting.

Pleasantville scored on Clearview which Overbrook could not do last year.

Overbrook (0-7) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 217-39 compared to 215-23 last year against different teams in a different conference; record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

Clayton (0-8) loses to Salem 50-6; last year they lost 44-0; they have been outscored by their 7 returning opponents (they forfeited their first game to a team that they did not play last year) 315-68 compared to 300-35 last year against the same teams; record indicates slightly down from last year based on loss to Wildwood

10/26/08

Subject to proof-reading – please let me know of my typos and/or bad math - I had several typos last week and I need your eyes!

Alphabetical by record

Glassboro (7-0) beats Penns Grove 35-6; last year they won 33-0; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 310-31; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 250-31 compared to 240-33 last year against the same teams; 19 game win streak (longest in South Jersey) – last loss in 2006 to Paulsboro – record indicates about equal to last year; probable 3rd seed in South Group 1

Palmyra (7-0) beats New Egypt 28-3; last year they lost 7-0; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 204-15; they have outscored their 6 returning opponents 174-9 compared to 120-49 last year against the same teams; 10 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to New Egypt – record indicates significant improvement from last year; probable top seed in South Group 1

Buena (6-0) beats Lower Cape May 41-6; last year they won 34-14; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 189-66; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 176-60 compared to being outscored 143-85 last year against the same teams; 7 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to St. Augustine – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Buena beat PG 13-6 and Glassboro beat PG 35-6. Buena had the closest margin of victory against winless Millville. They get ranked last amongst the undefeated teams

Gloucester Catholic (6-0) beats Cumberland 28-14; last year they lost 16-13; they have outscored their 6 opponents 211-124; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 169-117 compared to 90-48 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Holy Cross – record indicates improvement over last year

It is hard to know where to rank GC. I rank them above some of the other undefeated teams based on level of competition.

Paulsboro (6-0) beats Haddon Twp.20-0; last year they won 26-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 197-40; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 152-33 compared to 130-14 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Glassboro – record indicates about equal to last year; probable 3rd seed in South Group 1

West Deptford (6-0) beats Haddonfield 43-0; last year they won 14-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 263-48; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 173-28 compared to 83-46 last year against the same teams; 7 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Paulsboro – record indicates significant improvement over last year

Paulsboro and West Deptford have common opponents Lindenwold, Audubon and Overbrook. Paulsboro has outscored them 110-33. WD has outscored them 132-27. I keep Paulsboro ahead of WD in my rankings based on the last meeting between the 2, but there is a logical argument for WD. So, consider them even.

So, Paulsboro and WD get ranked closely together. And they will play to decide it. Paulsboro will probably play Glassboro in round 2 and then the 3 can be reasonably compared. I will rank WD and Glassboro based on their scoring margin vs. Paulsboro and Paulsboro will be ranked based on their victories or losses to those teams. Right now they are ranked based on last year against each other. They would be 1, 2, 3 in Small School rankings, but GC looks really good and has a strong argument to be ranked closer to Glassboro. I can only rank Glassboro above them based on scrimmage, but they have greatly improved since then. Glassboro has more speed and more options on offense. WD may be better but must avenge their defeat last year to Paulsboro to move up.

Williamstown (6-0) beats Kingsway 35-13; last year they won 41-8; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 211-49; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 143-34 compared to 110-28 last year against the same teams; 7 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Eastern – record indicates some improvement from last year

Williamstown and Gloucester Catholic have 5 common opponents. Williamstown has outscored them 185-34 and GC has outscored those teams 183-110. GC won their last meeting. They play next week. I would normally rank GC ahead based on their last meeting, but there is a very strong argument for Williamstown based on scoring margin against common opponents, so Williamstown is highly ranked and is #2 amongst undefeated teams that I rank.

Camden Catholic (5-1) loses to powerful Shawnee 42-13; last year they did not play; they have outscored their 5 opponents 156-72; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 88-16 compared to 90-33 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement from last year

Camden Catholic beat Delran 42-14 compared to Palmyra beating Delran 22-6 and they get ranked above Palmyra.

Haddonfield (5-1) loses to West Deptford 43-0; last year lost 14-0; they have outscored their 6 opponents 156-100; they have outscored their returning 5 opponents 122-93 compared to 86-49 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement from last year

Florence (5-1) beats Bordentown 25-6; last year they won 37-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 156-69; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 110-35 compared to 182-28 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Holy Cross (5-1) beats Cinnaminson 22-0; last year they won 24-0; they outscored their first 6 opponents 111-59; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 43-41 compared to 79-13 last year against the same teams; – record indicates significantly down from last year

Florence and Holy Cross have common opponent Burlington City. Florence beat them 37-8 and Holy Cross beat them 27-6. Florence lost a a game in OT and Holy Cross lost a game by 27. So, Florence gets the edge.

Holy Spirit (5-1) beats Bridgeton 28-9; last year they won 55-7; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 215-48 compared to 288-41 last year against the same teams; record indicates a lower ranking than last year, but you can’t fault them for the big loss to Mainland after the way Mainland beat Hammonton this week – they deserve to be ranked higher than some of the undefeated teams.

Holy Spirit and Buena have common opponents Bridgeton, Pleasantville, LCM, Middle Twp. and LCM. HS has outscored them 182-15 and Buena has outscored them 155-45. HS gets ranked above Buena.

Holy Spirit has the closest margin of loss to very powerful Mainland. They get ranked above Palmyra and it is debatable whether they should be above CC. I’ll list CC ahead, but it is an even call.

Pennsville (5-1) beats Clayton 48-18; last year they won 48-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 191-123; they are been outscored by their first 4 returning opponents 124-93 compared to outscoring 137-34 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Washington Twp. (5-1) beats Lenape 35-14; last year they won 28-27 they have outscored their first 6 opponents 173-84; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 140-74 compared to 132-124 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year

Township gets ranked above all of the undefeated teams but Glassboro. They play a tough schedule and lost to a very good team. With one loss I can’t make them my top team, but I will give them the respect of making them my second ranked team.

Burlington Twp. (5-2) beats Camden 13-12; last year they won 26-14; they have outscored their first 7 opponents 136-82; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 52-47 compared to outscoring 125-82 last year against the same teams – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Clearview (4-2) beats Highland 47-7; last year they won 26-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 212-158; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 137-118 compared to 54-53 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year, but games are more high scoring

Cumberland (4-2) loses to Gloucester Catholic 28-14; last year they lost 16-13; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 161-103; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 128-103 compared to 103-76 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year in scoring margin, but one more loss than last year to same opponents

Delran (4-2) beats Maple Shade 33-27; last year they won 34-6; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 129-89; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 98-78 compared to 96-100 last year against the same teams; record some improvement compared to last year

Delsea (4-2) beats Deptford 48-12; last year they won 21-20; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 189-133; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 168-121 compared to 105-95 last year against the same teams (also 3-2); record indicates some improvement in scoring margins (but more scoring) as compared to last year

Delsea lost to Clearview. They have common opponent Gloucester Catholic. Delsea lost to GC 54-26 and Clearview lost 45-42. It is easy to rank Clearview ahead of Delsea.

Gloucester (4-2) beats Schalick 32-14; last year they lost 10-7; they have outscored their 6 opponents 190-82 compared to 138-87 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year

Gloucester and Pennsville have common opponents Glassboro, Pitman and Salem. Gloucester outscored them 83-43 and Pennsville was outscored by them 75-69. No problem ranking Gloucester above PV.

PG beat Gloucester by 1 at Gloucester after losing by 1 last year at PG. They are fairly even. They have 4 common opponents. PG has outscored them 123-35 and Gloucester has outscored them 128-57. PG gets ranked ahead based on head-to-head.

I have watched both Gloucester and Florence and based on observation only, I have to rank Gloucester above Florence. Gloucester lost to teams with a combined record of 11-2 and Florence lost to a team with a record of 3-3.

Haddon Heights (4-2) beats Sterling 17-6; last year they won 7-0; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 116-97; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 66-49 compared to 55-31 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year in scoring

New Egypt (4-2) loses to Palmyra 28-3; Last year they did won 7-0; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 119-102 they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 95-72 compared to outscoring 124-83 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Penns Grove (4-2) loses to Glassboro 35-6; last year they lost 33-0; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 141-60; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 136-47 compared to 145-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates one more win against returning opponents, but similar to last year in scoring

Pennsville and Penns Grove have common opponents Pitman and Clayton. PV won by a combined score of 84-32. PG won by 76-0. So, PG gets the edge. PG won their last meeting. PG lost to Buena 13-6 and Pennsville beat Middle Twp. 27-26. Buena beat Middle Twp. 47-17, so PG is ranked above PV as I doubt that PV could have beat Buena. See comparison of PV and PG to Gloucester above.

Woodbury (4-2) beats Audubon 27-13; last year they won 40-18; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 148-112; they have outscored by their 4 returning opponents 91-72 compared to outscoring the same teams 119-69 last year; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Haddon Heights and Woodbury have common opponents Paulsboro and Overbrook. HH lost 33-0 and won 25-6. Woodbury lost 38-13 and won 41-7. Woodbury beat Haddon Heights 20-12 (and also beat Haddon Twp.). So, Woodbury gets the edge.


Bishop Eustace (3-3) beat Wiilingboro 13-7; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 97-79; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 66-56 compared to 96-54 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement in scoring margin from last year

Collingswood (3-3) beats Overbrook 13-12; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 136-80; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 111-47 compared to 83-47 last year; record indicates some improvement over last year

Schalick (3-3) loses to Gloucester 32-18; last year they won 10-7; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 142-113; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 127-84 compared to outscoring 107-71 last year against the same teams; record about equal in scoring margin compared to last year, but they have one more loss

St. Joe's (3-3) loses to St. Augustine 14-6; last year they won 22-14 they have outscored their first 6 opponents 125-57; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 125-33 compared to 90-83 last year against the same teams– record indicates significant improvement in scoring margin compared to last year but more losses at this stage of the season

Woodrow Wilson (3-3) did not play; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 115-99; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 26-20 compared to being outscored 48-12 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Bridgeton (3-4) loses to Holy Spirit 28-9; last year they lost 55-7; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 159-102; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 159-81 compared to outscoring 163-120 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down from last year

Haddon Twp. (3-4) loses to Paulsboro 20-0; last year they lost 26-0; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 92-86; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 73-72 compared to 94-79 last year against the same teams; record less defense compare to last year

Bridgeton/Schalick/Haddon Twp./Bishop Eustace – none of them has beaten a winning team. I could rank them in any order so I will go with they left off last year (Bridgeton #11, Schalick #17, Haddon Twp. #24 and BE #28).

Woodrow Wilson is better than any of them and beat a winning team. St. Joe’s gets the highest ranking of the 3 win teams. Collingswood barely beat Overbrook and gets the lowest ranking.

Gateway (2-4) beats Lindenwold 24-6; last year they lost 27-7; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 138-101; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 96-76 compared to 157-77 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Pemberton (2-4) loses to Timber Creek 20-15; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 108-97; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 75-67 compared to 91-83 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year

Sterling (2-4) loses to Haddon Heights 27-14; last year they lost 7-0; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 137-96 compared to outscoring 80-75 last year against the same teams; they reversed a win and loss; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Woodstown (2-4) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 172-72 compared to being outscored by their first 6 opponents 122-75 last year against different teams in a different division; record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

Audubon (2-5) loses to Woodbury 27-13; last year they lost 40-19; they have been by outscored
their first 7 opponents 195-105; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 195-77 compared to 162-124 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Maple Shade (2-5) loses to Delran 33-27; last year they lost 34-6; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 159-77; they have been outscored by their first 6 returning opponents 129-70 compared to 171-26 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Middle Twp. (2-5) beats Pleasantville 41-26; last year they won 21-20; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 240-88 (they won their first game by forfeit to a team that they did not play last year); they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 198-77 compared to 142-62 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Pitman (2-4) beats Wildwood 34-14; last year they won 21-20; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 185-88; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 138-76 compared to 209-40 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Riverside (2-4) beats Burlington City 27-16; last year they lost 30-22; they have been outscored by their 6 opponents 132-81 compared to 168-94 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement compared to last year

Ranking the 2 win teams:
Woodstown has clearly faced the toughest schedule.
Pemberton showed something when they beat Burlington Twp.
Audubon has lost to good teams, but has not won big against the weaker opponents.
Gateway beat Sterling, but lost to Audubon :
Middle Twp. and Pitman both played Pennsville. Middle Twp. lost 27-26. Pitman lost 36-14.
Maple Shade & Pitman have lost to good teams, but have not won big against the weaker opponents.
Maple Shade’s 7 point loss to Florence puts them ahead of Pitman.
Riverside lost to Maple Shade.

Bordentown (1-5) loses to Florence 25-6; last year they lost 37-0; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 164-47; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 91-51 compared to 117-42 last year against the same teams; record indicates a small amount of improvement over last year

Cinnaminson (1-5) loses to Holy Cross 22-0; last year they lost 24-0; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 111-78; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 85-21 compared to outscoring 78-37 last year against the same teams – record indicates down from last year based on wins and losses

Cinnaminson beat Bordentown 35-0.
Willingboro beat Cinnaminson 26-23

Salem (1-5) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 196-41; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 160-41 compared to 143-51 last year against the same teams; record indicates somewhat down from last year

Wildwood (1-5) loses to Pitman 34-14; last year they lost 21-20; they have been outscored by their 6 opponents 235-41; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 52-38 compared to being outscored 35-20 last year – record indicates some improvement over last year as they have a win

Wildwood lost to Salem 36-0
Wildwood’s win came against Clayton whom Salem plays next.

Willingboro (1-5) loses to Bishop Eustace 13-7; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 146-51; they have been outscored by their 1 returning opponent 35-6 compared to 36-12 last year against the same opponent; record indicates similar to last year, but not enough to really compare

Camden (1-6) loses to Burlington Township 13-12; last year they lost 26-14; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 115-59; they have outscored by their 4 returning opponents 74-46 compared to 117-40 last year against the same teams; record indicates improvement over last year

Camden plays a tough schedule and has not lost by more than 16. They deserve to be ranked the highest of the one win teams.

Deptford (1-6) loses to Delsea 48-12; last year they lost 21-20; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 156-55; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 149-49 compared to 99-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates down in scoring margin compared to last year

Highland (1-6) loses to Clearview 47-7; last year they lost 26-0; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 244-55; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 185-36 compared to 106-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down from last year

Kingsway (1-6) loses to Williamstown 35-13; last year they lost 41-8; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 200-129; they have been outscored by their 6 returning opponents 164-113 compared to 121-70 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year in scoring margin, but down in wins

Deptford, Highland and Kingsway took turns beating each other. They have common opponent Cumberland. Deptford lost 23-14. Kingsway lost 23-14. Highland lost 42-13.
Deptford and Kingsway both played GC. Kingsway lost 42-35. Deptford lost 30-0.
Deptford and Highland both played Williamstown. Deptford lost 26-0. Highland lost 41-0.
Deptford and Highland both lost to Woodstown. Deptford lost 7-6 OT. Highland lost 38-19.
So, I rank them: Kingsway, Deptford, Highland

Lindenwold (1-6) loses to Gateway 22-6; last year they won 27-7; they have been outscored by their first 7 opponents 164-106; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 101-71 compared to outscoring 96-80 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in compared to last year

Burlington City (0-6) loses to Riverside 27-16; last year they won 30-22; they have been outscored by their 6 opponents 170-52; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 105-38 compared to 129-52 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down compared to last year

Lower Cape May (0-6) loses to Buena 41-6; last year they lost 34-14; they have been outscored by their 6 opponents 201-32; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 175-26 compared to 215-48 last year against the same teams; record indicates somewhat down from last year

Pleasantville (0-6) loses to Middle Twp. 41-26; last year they lost 21-20; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 252-83; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 216-56 compared to 146-44 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down compared to last year

Pleasantville and LCM have common opponents Holy Spirit, Bridgeton and Buena. Pleasantville has been outscored by them 130-30. LCM has been outscored 133-26. They play in two weeks, but for now I’ll rank Pleasantville ahead based on their last meeting.

Pleasantville scored on Clearview which Overbrook could not do last year.
Clayton (0-7) loses to Pennsville 48-18; last year they lost 48-0; they have been outscored by their 6 opponents (they forfeited their first game to a team that they did not play last year) 265-62 compared to 256-35 last year against the same teams; record indicates slightly down from last year based on loss to Wildwood

Overbrook (0-7) loses to Collingswood 13-12; they did not play last year; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 204-27 compared to 203-14 last year against different teams in a different conference; record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

10/19/08

Subject to proof-reading – please let me know of my typos

Alphabetical by record

I will update my rankings later.

Glassboro (6-0) beats Gloucester 35-12; last year they won 34-7; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 275-24; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 215-25 compared to 207-33 last year against the same teams; 18 game win streak (longest in South Jersey) – last loss in 2006 to Paulsboro – record indicates about equal to last year; probable 3rd seed in South Group 1

Palmyra (6-0) beats Riverside 42-0; last year they won 21-0; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 196-12; they have outscored their 5 returning opponents 174-6 compared to 119-42 last year against the same teams; 8 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to New Egypt – record indicates significant improvement from last year; probable top seed in South Group 1

Buena (5-0) beats Penns Grove 13-6; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 148-60; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 135-54 compared to being outscored 109-71 last year against the same teams; 3 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to St. Augustine – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Camden Catholic (5-0) beats Willingboro 28-7; last year they did not play; they have outscored their 5 opponents 143-30; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 88-16 compared to 90-33 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak – last lost in 2007 to St. Peter’s Prep – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Gloucester Catholic (5-0) beats Woodstown 42-7; last year they did not play; they have outscored their 4 opponents 183-110; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 141-103 compared to 63-32 last year against the same teams; 4 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Holy Cross – record indicate similar scoring margins (but more scoring) than last year

It is hard to know where to rank GC. I rank them above some of the other undefeated team based on level of competition, but that is debatable.

Haddonfield (5-0) beats Haddon Twp. 21-18; last year they won 30-0 they have outscored their 5 opponents 156-57; they have outscored their returning 4 opponents 122-50 compared to 86-35 last year against the same teams; 7 game win streak - last loss in 2007 to West Deptford – record indicates some improvement from last year

Paulsboro (5-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 177-40; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 132-33 compared to 104-14 last year against the same teams; 5 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Glassboro – record indicates slightly, but not significantly better than last year; probable 3rd seed in South Group 1

Paulsboro and Haddonfield have common opponents Woodbury and Overbrook. Paulsboro beat them 72-20 and Haddonfield beat them 62-19. Very slight edge to Paulsboro, but Paulsboro is ranked ahead of Haddonfield based on last meeting between the two.

West Deptford (5-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 220-48; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 130-28 compared to 69-46 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Paulsboro – record indicates significant improvement over last year

Paulsboro and West Deptford have common opponents Lindenwold, Audubon and Overbrook. Paulsboro has outscored them 110-33. WD has outscored them 132-27. I keep Paulsboro ahead of WD in my rankings based on the last meeting between the 2, but there is a logical argument for WD. So, consider them even.

West Deptford and Haddonfield have common opponents Overbrook and Sterling. WD beat them 94-37 and Haddonfield beat them 72-21. Very slight edge to WD.

So, Paulsboro, WD and Haddonfield get ranked closely together. And they will play to decide it.

Williamstown (5-0) beat Clearview 41-21; last year they won 8-7; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 176-36; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 108-21 compared to 59-20 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Eastern – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Cumberland (4-1) beats Kingsway 23-14; last year they won 34-22; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 147-75; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 114-75 compared to 90-59 last year against the same teams; 4 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Delsea – record indicates similar to last year in scoring margin, but one more loss than last year to same opponents

Florence (4-1) beats New Egypt 27-7; last year they won 57-28; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 131-63; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 85-29 compared to 145-28 last year against the same teams; 2 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Woodrow Wilson in OT – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Holy Cross (4-1) beats Burlington City 27-6; last year they did not play; they outscored their first 5 opponents 89-59; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 41-21 compared to outscoring 55-13 last year against the same teams; 4 game win streak ends – last previous loss in 2007 to Moorestown – record indicates significantly down from last year

Florence and Holy Cross have common opponent Burlington City. Florence beat them 37-8 and Holy Cross beat them 27-6. Florence lost in OT and Holy Cross lost by 27. So, Florence gets the slight edge, but I suspect that Holy Cross is probably the better team.

Holy Spirit (4-1) did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 187-39 compared to 233-34 last year against the same teams; 17 game win streak ends – previous last loss in 2006 to Immaculata – record indicates a lower ranking than last year, but you can’t fault them for the big loss to Mainland after the way Mainland beat Hammonton this week – they deserve to be ranked higher than some of the undefeated teams and I will adjust my rankings to reflect that!

New Egypt (4-1) loses to Florence 27-7; Last year they did not lost 57-28; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 99-91 they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 69-67 compared to 117-83 last year against the same teams; 1 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Woodrow Wilson – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

New Egypt and Holy Cross have common opponent Burlington City. New Egypt beat them 24-6 and Holy Cross beat them 27-6. New Egypt lost their one game by 20 and Holy Cross lost their one game by 27. So, it is a tough call.

Penns Grove (4-1) loses to Buena 13-6; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 136-25; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 130-12 compared to 145-22 last year against the same teams; 5 game win streak - last loss in 2007 to Paulsboro – record indicates one more win against returning opponents, but similar to last year in scoring

Pennsville (4-1) beats Pitman 36-14; last year they won 48-0; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 143-105; they are been outscored by their first 3 returning opponents 76-69 compared to outscoring 89-34 last year against the same teams; 4 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Glassboro – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Pennsville and Penns Grove have common opponent Pitman. PV won 36-14 and PG won 40-0. So, PG gets the edge. PG won their last meeting. See comparison of PV to Gloucester below.

Washington Twp. (4-1) loses to Cherokee 21-0; last year they lost 24-14 they have outscored their first 5 opponents 138-72; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 105-65 compared to 97-110 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year

WT and Holy Spirit each have one loss to highly regard teams. They both get ranked above some undefeated teams. It is hard to judge which is better, but Holy Spirit gets the edge based on last year’s rankings.

Burlington Twp. (4-2) lost to Pemberton 20-14; last year they lost 32-24 OT; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 123-82; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 40-34 compared to outscoring 99-68 last year against the same teams – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Clearview (3-2) loses to Williamstown 41-21; last year they lost 8-7; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 165-151; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 111-90 compared to 53-28 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year

Delran (3-2) did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 96-62; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 71-45 compared to 90-66 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar scoring margins as last year

Delsea (3-2) did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 141-121; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 120-109 compared to 84-75 last year against the same teams (also 2-2); record indicates similar scoring margins (but more scoring) as last year

Delsea lost to Clearview. They have common opponent Gloucester Catholic. Delsea lost to GC 54-26 and Clearview lost 45-42. It is easy to rank Clearview ahead of Delsea.

Gloucester (3-2) lost to Glassboro 35-13; last year they lost 34-7; they have outscored their 4 opponents 158-68 compared to 128-80 last year against the same teams; record indicates significant improvement from last year

Gloucester and Pennsville have common opponents Glassboro, Pitman and Salem. Gloucester outscored them 83-43 and Pennsville was outscored by them 75-69. No problem ranking Gloucester above PV.

I have watched both Gloucester and Florence and based on observation only, I have to rank Gloucester above Florence. Gloucester lost to teams with a combined record of 10-2 and Florence lost to a team with a record of 3-3.

Haddon Heights (3-2) beats Gateway 42-25; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 99-91; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 60-32 compared to 55-24 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year in scoring

Schalick (3-2) beats Clayton 56-14; last year they won 66-8; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 110-95; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 95-70 compared to outscoring 100-61 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

St. Joe's (3-2) did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 119-53; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 119-29 compared to 68-69 last year against the same teams– record indicates significant improvement from last year despite more losses at this stage of the season

St. Joe’s and undefeated Buena have common opponents Bridgeton, Middle Twp. and Pleasantville. St. Joe’s beat them 110-6 and Buena beat them 114-39. So, St. Joe’s gets the edge over undefeated Buena.

Woodbury (3-2) beat Overbrook 41-7; last year they did not play; they have outscored by their first 5 opponents 121-99; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 78-45 compared to outscoring the same teams 39-33 last year; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Haddon Heights and Woodbury have common opponent Paulsboro. HH lost 33-0 and Woodbury lost 38-13. Woodbury beat Haddon Heights 20-12 So, Woodbury gets the edge.

Bridgeton (3-3) beats Pleasantville 35-14; last year they won 26-15; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 131-83; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 131-83 compared to outscoring 156-65 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down from last year

Bridgeton/Schalick/Delran – none of them has beaten a winning team. I could rank them in any order so I will go with they left off last year (Bridgeton #11, Delran #13 and Schalick #17).

Haddon Twp. (3-3) loses to Haddonfield 21-18; last year they won 18-16; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 86-72; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 67-52 compared to 90-63 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year

Haddon Twp. lost to Woodbury.
They have common opponents with Haddon Heights of Woodbury, Collingswood and Gateway. HT has outscored them 54-31 and HH has outscored them 74-52.
So it is too close to call.
By the end of the season, they will have 3 more common opponents.

Woodrow Wilson (3-3) beats Maple Shade 30-7; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 6 opponents 115-99; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 26-20 compared to being outscored 48-12 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Bishop Eustace (2-3) lost to Paul VI 21-14; last year they lost 26-7; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 84-72; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 66-56 compared to 96-54 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement in scoring margin from last year

Collingswood (2-3) beats Audubon 37-23; last year they lost 28-26; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 124-67; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 111-47 compared to 83-47 last year; record indicates some improvement over last year

Pemberton (2-3) beats Burlington Twp. 20-14; last year they won 32-24 OT; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 88-82; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 75-67 compared to 91-83 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last yearSterling (2-3) beats Lindenwold 27-14; last year they won 21-18; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 110-82 compared to outscoring 80-68 last year against the same teams; they reversed a win and loss; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Audubon (2-4) loses to Collingswood 37-23; last year they won 28-26; they have been by outscored their first 6 opponents 168-92; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 168-58 compared to 122-105 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Maple Shade (2-4) loses to Woodrow Wilson 30-7; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 126-50; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 96-43 compared to 137-20 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Woodstown (2-4) beats Highland 38-19; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 172-72 compared to being outscored by their first 6 opponents 122-75 last year against different teams in a different division; record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

Ranking the 2 win teams:
Bishop Eustace played Holy Cross to OT.
Woodstown has clearly faced the toughest schedule.
Pemberton showed something when they beat Burlington Twp.
Sterling’s loss to Gateway hurts them.
Audubon has lost to good teams, but has not won big against the weaker opponents.
Sterling and Audubon have common opponents Gateway, Lindenwold and West Deptford. Sterling has been outscored by them 72-48 and Audubon has been outscored 96-41.
Maple Shade has lost to good teams, but has not won big against the weaker opponents.
I can put some 1 win teams above them based on level of competition.

Bordentown (1-4) loses to Cinnaminson 35-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 139-41; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 66-45 compared to 80-42 last year against the same teams; record indicates a small amount of improvement over last year

Cinnaminson (1-4) beats Bordentown 35-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 89-78; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 63-21 compared to outscoring 54-37 last year against the same teams – record indicates down from last year based on wins and losses

Gateway (1-4) loses to Haddon Heights 42-25; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 132-77; they have been outscored by their first 4 returning opponents 90-52 compared to 130-70 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Pitman (1-4) loses to Pennsville 36-14; last year they lost 48-0; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 171-54; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 124-42 compared to 189-19 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year

Riverside (1-4) loses to Palmyra 42-0; last year they lost 21-0; they have been outscored by their 5 opponents 116-54 compared to 138-72 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar to last year

Riverside beat Bordentown 25-15.
Cinnaminson beat Bordentown 35-0.
Willingboro beat Cinnaminson 26-23

Wildwood (1-4) loses to Salem 36-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their 5 opponents 201-27; they have outscored their 1 returning opponent 24-18 compared to being outscored 14-0 last year – record indicates some improvement over last year

Wildwood’s only win was to bottom ranked Clayton.
Wildwood lost to Salem 36-0
Salem lost to Pitman 28-14
So, I rank them Pitman, Salem, Wildwood, Clayton

Camden (1-5) beats Northern Burlington 20-14 OT; last year they lost 22-14; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 102-47; they have outscored by their 3 returning opponents 61-34 compared to 91-26 last year against the same teams; record indicates improvement over last year

Camden plays a tough schedule and has not lost by more than 16. They deserve to be ranked the highest of the one win teams.

Deptford (1-5) loses to Gloucester Catholic 30-0; last year they lost 14-0; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 108-43; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 101-37 compared to 78-34 last year against the same teams; record indicates down in scoring margin to last year

Highland (1-5) loses to Woodstown 38-19; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 197-48; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 138-29 compared to 80-55 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down from last year

Kingsway (1-5) loses to Cumberland 23-14; last year they lost 34-22; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 165-116; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 129-100 compared to 80-62 last year against the same teams; record indicates some improvement over last year in scoring, but down in wins

Deptford, Highland and Kingsway took turns beating each other. They have common opponent Cumberland. Deptford lost 23-14. Kingsway lost 23-14. Highland lost 42-13.
Deptford and Kingsway both played GC. Kingsway lost 42-35. Deptford lost 30-0.
Deptford and Highland both played Williamstown. Deptford lost 26-0. Highland lost 41-0.
Deptford and Highland both lost to Woodstown. Deptford lost 7-6 OT. Highland lost 38-19.So, I rank them: Kingsway, Deptford, Highland

Lindenwold (1-5) loses to Sterling 27-14; last year they lost 21-18; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 142-100; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 79-65 compared to 73-69 last year against the same teams; record indicates similar inscoring margin, but down in wins from last year

Gateway/Collingswood/Lindenwold:
Collingswood beat Lindenwold 16-13.
They have all played Audubon. Lindenwold won 26-0. Collingswood won 37-23. Gateway lost 34-28.
They have all played Haddon Twp. Lindenwold lost 14-6. Collingswood won 26-0. Gateway lost 14-6.
Collingswood and Gateway both played Haddon Heights. Collingswood lost 20-7. Gateway lost 42-25.
Lindenwold and Collingswood both played West Deptford. Lindenwold lost 48-20. Collingswood lost 42-7.
I rank them Collingswood, Lindenwold, Gateway.

Middle Twp. (1-5) loses to St. Augustine 49-13; last year they lost 28-14; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 199-62 (they won their first game by forfeit to a team that they did not play last year); they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 172-36 compared to 122-41 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Middle Twp. and Pitman both played Pennsville. Middle Twp. lost 27-26. Pitman lost 36-14.

Salem (1-5) beats Wildwood 36-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 196-41; they have been outscored by their 5 returning opponents 160-41 compared to 143-51 last year against the same teams; record indicates somewhat down from last year

Willingboro (1-5) loses to Camden Catholic 28-6; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 133-44; they have been outscored by their 1 returning opponent 35-6 compared to 36-12 last year against the same opponent; record indicates similar to last year, but not enough to really compare

Burlington City (0-5) loses to Holy Cross 27-6; last year they di not play; they have been outscored by their 5 opponents 143-36; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 75-22 compared to 107-22 last year against the same teams; record indicates better defense than last year

Lower Cape May (0-5) loses to Allentown 28-13; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their 4 opponents 160-26; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 134-19 compared to 181-34 last year against the same teams; 14 game losing streak– last won in 2006 over Middle Twp. – record indicates slightly down from last year

Pleasantville (0-5) loses to Bridgeton 35-14; last year they lost 26-15; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 211-57; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 170-30 compared to 125-54 last year against the same teams; record indicates significantly down from last year

Pleasantville and LCM have common opponents Holy Spirit and Bridgeton. Pleasantville has been outscored by them 91-14. LCM has been outscored 92-19. They play next week, but for now a slight edge to LCM.

Pleasantville scored on Clearview which Overbrook could not do last year.

Clayton (0-6) loses to Schalick 56-14; last year they lost 66-8; they have been outscored by their 5 opponents (they forfeited their first game to a team that they did not play last year) 217-44 compared to 208-35 last year against the same teams; record indicates slightly down from last year based on loss to Wildwood

Overbrook (0-6) loses to Woodbury 41-7; they did not play last year; they have been outscored by their first 6 opponents 204-27 compared to 203-14 last year against different teams in a different conference; record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year