Sunday, October 23, 2011

Update: 10/23/11

This week’s significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. Pennsauken (5-1) (6-4) lost to Camden Catholic 42-35 – not much defense here

2. St. Joe's (6-0) (10-1) beat Pleasantville 58-2 – easy win

3. Williamstown (6-0) (7-3) beat Kingsway 21-2 – moving up to #2

4. Haddonfield (6-0) (11-1) beat Paulsboro 35-0 – moving up to #3

5. Hammonton (6-0) (7-4) beat Holy Spirit 37-14 – big game next week!.

6. Timber Creek (6-0) (5-5) beat Woodrow Wilson 34-13 – nice win

7. Shawnee (4-2) (6-4) lost to Cherokee 21-17 – puts both of these teams on the cusp for the playoffs.

8. Millville (6-0) (6-4) beat Lower Cape May 22-7 – as compared to St. Joe’s beating LCM 70-0.

9. Triton (5-1) (3-7) beat Eastern 13-7 – considering moving Township above them in Group 4

10. Camden Catholic (6-0) (5-5) beat Pennsauken 42-35 – moving up!

11. West Deptford (5-1) (11-1) beat Haddon Township 49-0 – easy win

12. Moorestown (5-2) (7-3) beat Highland 48-16 – showdown against Camden Catholic next week!

13. Woodrow Wilson (4-2) (6-4) lost to Delsea 32-31 – should be 5-3 heading into playoffs

14. Northern Burlington (5-1) (4-6) beat Cinnaminson 56-55 in double OT – looking good in Central Group 3

15. Holy Spirit (3-3) (12-0) lost to Hammonton 37-14 – can’t contend with good teams – one loss was forfeit

16. Washington Twp. (5-1) (3-7) did not play

17. Pennsville (6-0) (9-2) beat Gloucester 27-22 – almost caught looking ahead towards next week’s showdown for #1 seed with Glassboro.

18. Paulsboro (5-1) (9-3) lost to Haddonfield 35-0 – just not on same level!

19. Penns Grove (4-2) (8-1) lost Red Lion Christian 21-14 – they almost won, but go down in rankings and power points with 2 losses, however dangerous team in playoffs!

20. Glassboro (5-1) (10-2) beat Schalick 19-12 – perhaps looking ahead towards Pennsville

21. Cinnaminson (5-2) (5-5) lost to Northern Burlington 56-55 in double OT – could move up despite loss!

22. Woodstown (4-2) (3-7) beat Wildwood 27-0 – easy wins heading into playoffs, but will not yield a lot of power points

23. Willingboro (3-3) (10-1) lost to Pemberton 32-7 – should be 4-4 at the cutoff and on the borderline for playoffs

24. Holy Cross (4-2) (8-2) beat Maple Shade 43-19 – fighting with Holy Spirit for 3rd seed.

25. Bishop Eustace (3-3) (4-6) lost to Triton 13-0 – split the next 2 games and they are in the playoffs

26. Haddon Heights (5-1) (4-6) beat Gateway 41-0 – probably looking at 3


Other interesting games:

New Egypt 24, Robinsville 0 – trying for 3rd seed

Florence 35, Burlington City 0 – showdown with New Egypt in 2 weeks, looks like 9 teams contending for Central Group 1 playoffs

Delran 28, Riverside 18 – close game for a team with playoff aspirations against winless team

Bridgeton 29, Middle Twp. 6 – 4-2 with little hope of playoffs

Oakcrest 21, Ocean City 0 – trying for 6

Burlington Twp. 27, Hopewell 10 – a top 3 seed in Central Group 3

Mainland 31, Buena 0 – outside shot at playoffs

Atlantic City 30, Vineland 16 – may not win another game and should miss playoffs

Rancocas Valley 39, Lawrence 18 – can possibly make surge to playoffs if they win next 2 games.

My top 5 for each public group:

Group 4:

1. Williamstown (6-0) – finally at the top!

2. Pennsauken (5-1) - I am moving them down just 1 slot

3. Millville (6-0)

4. Triton (5-1)

5. Washington Twp. (5-1) – big test next week before I move them higher

Possible wildcards: (There will be 2 wildcards this week, both from this Group)

Cherokee (4-2)

Shawnee (4-2)

Rancocas Valley (4-2)

Atlantic City (5-1)

Group 3:

1. Hammonton (6-0) - until they lose

2. Timber Creek (6-0) – I’ll let them prove they are #1 in playoffs

3. Moorestown (5-2)

4. Northern Burlington (5-1)

5. Burlington Twp. (5-2)

Possible wildcards:

Woodrow Wilson (4-2)

Oakcrest (4-3)

All others are 3-3 or worse

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (6-0)

2. West Deptford (5-1)

3. Cinnaminson (5-2)

4. Woodstown (4-2)

5. Willingboro (3-3)

Possible wildcards:

Delran (4-3)

Bridgeton (4-2)

Group 1:

I’ll set up a showdown.

1. Pennsville (6-0)

2. Glassboro (5-1) - getting it together – showdown with Pennsville for #1 seed next week – 5 of 8 opponents heading to playoffs.

3. Paulsboro (5-1)

4. Penns Grove (4-2) - tough out-of-state game keeps them above some one loss teams, 74-22 vs. Glassboro’s 86-38 against common opponent’s since game #1, but lost one of those games.

5. Haddon Heights (5-1)

Possible playoff teams:

New Egypt (5-1) and Florence (5-1) will meet in game 8 and both should be 6-1 going in

Salem (4-2) and Schalick (3-3) will meet in game 8 and both should be 4-3 going in

Woodbury (3-3) has a shot at 4-4


Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (6-0)

2. Camden Catholic (6-0)

3. Holy Spirit (3-3) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (4-2)

No others worthy of ranking, so there will be 2 wildcards this week.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Update: 10/16/11

This week’s significant/interesting games:


Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. Pennsauken (5-0) (6-4) did not play – finally have a common game to compare them with Williamstown.

2. St. Joe's (5-0) (10-1) beat Lower Cape May 70-0 – so they make it to my bad boy list of 60+ margins of victory.  Part of being a good coach is knowing how to keep the score down. Learn to take a knee.  I know it is tough when you lead 56-0 at the half and you want your starters to play a full half.   But 70-0 shows no self-control!

3. Williamstown (5-0) (7-3) beat Cherry Hill East 37-21 – should have no problem with an undefeated regular season.

4. Haddonfield (5-0) (11-1) beat Sterling 35-12 – Best in Group 2, but I am dropping them one rank.

5. Hammonton (4-0) (7-4) beat Ocean City 44-13 – big game next week!.

6. Timber Creek (5-0) (5-5) beat Woodrow Wilson 34-13 – nice win

7. Camden Catholic (5-0) (5-5) Delsea 14-7 – almost lost and I will be lowering their ranking as seeing them in person did not impress me.

8. Shawnee (4-1) (6-4) did not play

9. Millville (5-0) (6-4) beat Absegami 49-34 – should have undefeated regular season.

10. Atlantic City (4-1) (7-4) lost to Egg Harbor Twp. 16-13 – may only win one more game

11. West Deptford (3-1) (11-1) beat Haddon Heights 49-6 – easily handled a decent team!

12. Triton (4-1) (3-7) did not play

13. Woodrow Wilson (4-1) (6-4) lost to Timber Creek 34-13 – finally ran into real competition!

14. Moorestown (4-2) (7-3) beat Kingsway 31-0 – a game that clearly demonstrated the difference in level of play!

15. Burlington Twp. (4-2) lost to Northern Burlington 27-23 – I must have jinxed them by moving them up 2 weeks ago!  Now they continue to drop down!

16. Pennsville (5-0) (9-2) did not play – rolling towards eventual showdowns with Glassboro and Penns Grove.

17. Cinnaminson (5-1) (5-5) beat Maple Shade 42-21 – don’t overlook this team!

19. Delran (3-2) (5-5) lost to Willingboro 34-20 – Delran is sinking!

20. Holy Spirit (3-2) (12-0) beat Mainland 28-14 – one loss is a forfeit, but wins are not as impressive as last year and looked disorganized against St. Joe’s.  (I could write an essay on what I observed.)

21. Paulsboro (5-0) (9-3) beat Sterling 21-7 – a nice win but not like Haddonfield and WD beat them!

22. Penns Grove (4-1) (8-1) beat Wildwood 44-0 – a game they won 64-0 last year!

23. Glassboro (4-1) (10-2) did not play

24. New Egypt (4-1 (8-3) lost to Allentown 31-26 – Did I jinx them by putting them in the rankings?

25. Holy Cross (3-2) (8-2) did not play

26. Paul VI (2-3) (8-2) lost to Eastern 23-7 – Non-Publics might not have 5 teams to rank!


Other interesting games:

Overbrook 26, Gateway 0 – goodbye win streak  L

Florence 40, Palmyra 6 – Palmyra is just not the same

Cedar Creek 26, St. Joseph’s-Metuchen 0 – CC gets 2nd win

Salem 27, Camden 12 – Salem sweeps 2 year series

Deptford 14, Highland 2 – Deptford gets 3rd win, but getting 4 for playoff eligibility will be tough


My top 5 for each public group: I have started a rating points system which will be somewhat explained as to how I use it when I post the overall rankings. Possible wildcards (no more than 2 per Group) have higher ratings points than at least one top 5 from another Group. The one with the highest rating will get the wildcard.



(after 10/15)


Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (5-0) - I am moving them up after watching them and finally seeing a team I like!

2. Williamstown (5-0)

3. Shawnee (4-1) – tough loss to Pennsauken puts them above some undefeated teams

4. Millville (5-0)

5. Triton (4-1)

Possible wildcards:

Atlantic City (4-1)

Washington Twp. (4-1)


Group 3:

1. Hammonton (5-0) - until they lose

2. Timber Creek (5-0) – I’ll let them prove they are #1 in playoffs

3. Moorestown (4-2)

4. Woodrow Wilson (4-1)

5. Northern Burlington (4-1)

Possible wildcard:

Burlington Twp. (4-2)

All others are 3-3 or worse


Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (5-0)

2. West Deptford (4-1)

3. Cinnaminson (5-1)

4. Woodstown (3-2)

5. Willingboro (3-2)

Possible wildcard:

Bridgeton (3-2)


Group 1:

1. Pennsville (5-0)

2. Paulsboro (5-0)

3. Penns Grove (4-1)

4. Glassboro (4-1)

5. Haddon Heights (4-1)

Possible playoff teams:

New Egypt (4-1) and Florence (4-1) will meet in game 8 and both should be 6-1 going in

Salem (4-1) and Schalick (3-2) will meet in game 8 and both should be 4-3 going in

Woodbury (2-3) has a shot at 4-4

Could be tough to have 8 teams in South Group 1!



Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (5-0)

2. Camden Catholic (5-0)

3. Holy Spirit (3-2) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (3-2)

5. Bishop Eustace (3-2)

No others worthy of ranking


Sunday, October 09, 2011

Update: 10/09/11

This week’s significant/interesting games:



Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. St. Joe's (4-0) (10-1) beat St. Augustine 38-0 – but I am debating whether to leave them #1, which would not be a criticism of them, but a compliment to another!
2. Williamstown (4-0) (7-3) did not play – interesting test next week

3. Haddonfield (4-0) (11-1) beat Sterling 35-12 – Best in Group 2, but I am dropping them one rank.

4. Hammonton (4-0) (7-4) beat Egg Harbor Twp. 48-15 – 2 weeks until they get tested.

5. Timber Creek (4-0) (5-5) did not play

6. Pennsauken (4-0) (6-4) beat Winslow Twp. 32-7 – moving up to #2 or #1! Watched them and was very impressed having watched St. Joe’s last week.
7. Camden Catholic (5-0) (5-5) beat Seneca 40-0 – I’ll watch them next week, but hey just hammered a good team.!
8. Shawnee (4-1) (6-4) beat Cherry Hill East 20-16 – nice win
9. Millville (4-0) (6-4) beat Ocean City 33-13

10. Burlington Twp. (4-1) lost to Cinnaminson 27-10 – I must have jinxed them by moving them up!
11. Atlantic City (4-0) (7-4) beat Buena 19-2 – not the same level of victory over Buena as Hammonton and St. Joe’s.
12. Cherry Hill East (3-2) (1-9) lost to Shawnee 20-16 – schedule is getting tougher!

13. Woodrow Wilson (4-0) (6-4) beat Cherry Hill West 25-21 – escaped to stay undefeated
14. Moorestown (3-2) (7-3) beat Eastern 20-14 – back on the winning track
15. West Deptford (3-1) (11-1) beat Haddon Heights 49-6 – easily handled a decent team!
16. Woodstown (3-2) – lost to Glassboro 27-6 – this loss does not mean that they are a bad team. They are a good team!
17. Cinnaminson (4-1) (5-5) beat Burlington Twp. 27-10 – impressive!
18. Willingboro (2-2) (10-1) lost to New Egypt 28-24 – their bubble has burst
19. Pennsville (5-0) (9-2) beat Wildwood 47-6 – rolling towards eventual showdowns with Glassboro and Penns Grove.

20. Haddon Heights (3-1) (4-6) lost to West Deptford 49-6 – big loss!
21. Paulsboro (4-0) (9-3) beat Haddon Twp. 38-6 - power points will not be good to Paulsboro!

22. Penns Grove (3-1) (8-1) beat Schalick 24-2 – a game they won 54-0 last year!
23. Holy Spirit (2-2) (12-0) did not play – one loss is a forfeit.
24. Glassboro (4-1) (10-2) beat Woodstown 27-6 – Corey Clement dominated this game again!
25. St. Augustine (2-1) (4-6) lost to Egg Harbor Twp. 17-14
26. Holy Cross (3-2) beat Burlington City 34-7

Other interesting games:
Triton (4-1) (3-7) beat Delsea 20-19 – shocker for Delsea – big step up for Triton!
Gateway (2-2) (1-9) beat Audubon 24-21 - a win streak for Gateway!


My top 5 for each public group: I have started a rating points system which will be somewhat explained as to how I use it when I post the overall rankings. Possible wildcards (no more than 2 per Group) have higher ratings points than at least one top 5 from another Group. The one with the highest rating will get the wildcard.

(after 10/08)

Group 4:
1. Pennsauken (5-0) - I am moving them up after watching them and finally seeing a team I like!

2. Williamstown (4-0)
3. Shawnee (4-1) – tough loss to Pennsauken puts them above some undefeated teams

4. Millville (4-0)
5. Atlantic City (4-0)

Possible wildcards:

Triton (4-1)

Washington Twp. (4-1)


Group 3:
1. Hammonton (4-0)

2. Timber Creek (4-0)

3. Woodrow Wilson (4-0)
4. Moorestown (3-2)
5. Burlington Twp. (4-1)
Possible wildcard:
Northern Burlington (3-1)


Group 2:
1. Haddonfield (4-0)
2. West Deptford (3-1)
3. Woodstown (3-2)
4. Cinnaminson (4-1)

5. Delran (3-2)


Possible wildcard:
Bridgeton (3-2)


Group 1:
1. Pennsville (5-0)

2. Paulsboro (4-0)
3. Penns Grove (3-1)
4. Glassboro (4-1)

5. New Egypt (4-0)


Possible playoff teams:
Florence (3-1)
Haddon Heights (3-1) - beat Woodbury by more than Paulsboro did.
Schalick (3-2)


Could be tough to have 8 teams in South Group 1!


Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (4-0)
2. Camden Catholic (4-0)

3. Holy Spirit (2-2) - one loss was forfeit
4. Holy Cross (3-2)

5. Paul VI (2-2)
Possible wildcard:

Bishop Eustace (3-2)


St. Augustine and Gloucester Catholic do not seem to be able to contend for these rankings.

Sunday, October 02, 2011

Update: 10/02/11

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. Holy Spirit (2-2) (12-0) lost to St. Joe’s 34-7 – Battle of the top 2 ended as a romp.

2. St. Joe's (3-0) (10-1) beat Holy Spirit 34-7 – will move up to #1!

3. Williamstown (4-0) (7-3) beat Moorestown 41-17 –Williamstown showing that they want the top ranking in Group 4.

4. Haddonfield (3-0) (11-1) beat West Deptford 31-21 – Firmly establishing themselves as top of Group 2!

5. Hammonton (3-0) (7-4) did not play – 89-7 in first three games

6. Timber Creek (4-0) (5-5) beat Kingsway 25-7 – continuing to move up in the rankings!

7. West Deptford (2-1) (11-1) lost to Haddonfield 31-21 – WD has scored 105 points in just two games.

8. Pennsauken (3-0) (6-4) beat undefeated Cherry Hill East 34-14

9. Millville (3-0) (6-4) did not play

10. Cherokee (2-2) (12-0) lost to Washington Twp. 30-29 – Last year’s number 1 could drop out of the rankings!

11. Moorestown (2-2) (7-3) lost to Williamstown 41-17 – Moorestown is a good team losing to really good teams.

12. Cherry Hill East (3-1) (1-9) lost to Pennsauken 34-14 – not ready for the top level of play yet!

13. Shawnee (3-1) (6-4) beat Seneca 42-21 – coming back nicely after opening loss

14. Atlantic City (3-0) (7-4) did not play

15. Willingboro (2-1) (10-1) lost to Burlington Twp. 20-0

16. Pemberton (2-1) (3-7) lost to Northern Burlington 24-14

17. Penns Grove (2-1) (8-1) lost to Woodstown 14-12 – win streak ends!

18. Camden Catholic (4-0) (5-5) beat Camden 48-6 – moving up!

19. Seneca (2-2) (4-6) lost to Shawnee 42-21 – lost to a very good team

20. Pennsville (3-0) (9-2) beat Salem 39-38 – Salem looking good and Salem County is up for grabs!

21. Woodrow Wilson (3-0) (6-4) beat Gloucester Catholic 45-0 – big change from last week’s score!

22. Haddon Heights (2-0) (4-6) beat Collingswood 25-6 – should I put them at top of Group 1?

23. Paulsboro (3-0) (9-3) beat Audubon 10-0 - power points will not be good to Paulsboro!

24. Cinnaminson (3-1) (5-5) beat winless Riverside 42-6

25. St. Augustine (2-1) (4-6) lost to Egg Harbor Twp. 17-14

26. Glassboro (3-1) (10-2) beat Pitman 52-0 – Corey Clement dominated this game as frequently happens that one excellent back dominates against Pitman.

Other interesting games:

Woodbury (1-2) (9-2) finally wins over Haddon Twp. 14-6

Cedar Creek (1-3) (first season) lost to Moore Colic 35-20

New Egypt (3-0) (8-3) beat Palmyra 35-13

Schalick (3-1) (6-4) beat Gloucester 47-45

Delsea (1-2) (10-2) beat Cumberland 37-8 – finally gets win

Deptford (2-1) (3-7) beat Gloucester Catholic 13-6 – and has a winning record!

Holy Cross (2-2) (8-2) beat Delran 20-14

Paul VI (2-2) (8-2) beat Bishop Eustace 7-0


My top 5 for each public group: I have started a rating points system which will be somewhat explained as to how I use it when I post the overall rankings. Possible wildcards (no more than 2 per Group) have higher ratings points than at least one top 5 from another Group. The one with the highest rating will get the wildcard.

(after 10/01)

Group 4:

1. Williamstown (4-0)

2. Pennsauken (4-0)

3. Shawnee (3-1) – tough loss to Pennsauken puts them above some undefeated teams

4. Millville (3-0)

5. Atlantic City (3-0)


Possible wildcards:

Cherry Hill East (3-1)

Washington Twp. (3-1)


Group 3:

1. Hammonton (3-0)

2. Timber Creek (4-0)

3. Burlington Twp. (4-0)

4. Woodrow Wilson (3-0)

5. Moorestown (2-2)


Possible wildcards:

Northern Burlington (2-1)


Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (3-0)

2. West Deptford (2-1)

3. Woodstown (3-1)

4. Cinnaminson (3-1)

5. Willingboro (2-1)


Possible wildcards:

Pemberton (2-1)

Delran (2-2)


Group 1:

1. Pennsville (4-0)

2. Haddon Heights (3-0) - beat Woodbury by more than Paulsboro did.

3. Paulsboro (3-0)

4. Penns Grove (2-1)

5. Glassboro (3-1) - gets 1st seed if they win next 4 games


Possible playoff teams:

New Egypt (3-0)

Schalick (3-1)



Could be tough to have 8 teams in South Group 1!


Non-Publics (all together): This will not change regardless of the finals

1. St. Joseph's (3-0)

2. Camden Catholic (3-0)

3. Holy Spirit (2-2) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (2-2)

5. Paul VI (2-2)


Hanging in:

St. Augustine (2-2)

Gloucester Catholic and Bishop Eustace do not seem to be able to contend for these rankings.