Sunday, December 04, 2011

Games I attended in 2011

Photos of these games are on BORO70 Facebook page (or will be soon):


9/09 - Delsea at Kingsway - nice win for Kingsway and major disappointment for Delsea

9/10 - Glassboro at Penns Grove - showdown at high noon ended up as a romp by PG!

9/16 - Pennsville at Woodstown - Woodstown held their own against tough pennsville

9/17 - Glassboro at Salem - BORO wins but not like in past - and Delaware State at Delaware - Delawar rommps with 4 South Jersey starters

9/23 - Gloucester at Glassboro - BORO runs off 40 straight points

9/24 - Woodbury at Haddon Heights - Heights gets big win!

9/30 - Glassboro at Pitman - usual romp

10/01 - Holy Spirit at St. Joe's - SJ wins the big one in a big way!

10/07 - Woodstown at Glassboro - nice win for the BORO

10/08 - Winslow Twp. at Pennsauken - got to see jsut how good Pennsauken is!!!!!!!

10/14 - Camden Catholic at Delsea - CC escapes with win!

10/15 - Palmyra at Florence - Pals just aren't themselves this year

10/21 - Woodrow Wilson at Delsea - a very exciting game!

10/22 - Schalick at Glassboro - tighter gamne than expected.

10/28 - Pennsville at Glassboro - showdown for #1 seed won by PV

11/05 - Camden at Glassboro - BORO bounces back

11/11 - playoffs: (Salem at Glassboro) - BORO survives!

11/12 - playoffs (PG at Paulsboro) - PG finally gets to beat Paulsboro!

11/18 - playoffs (Haddon Heights at Glassboro) - BORO controlled 2nd half as Corey Clement breaks school season rushing record

11/19 - playoffs (Triton at Pennsauken) - Pennsauken dominated this game

11/23 - Glassboro at Deptford - a mismatch

11/24 - Gloucester Catholic at Gloucester - enjoyable game

11/26 - Hammonton at St. Joe's - St. Joe's showed why I should rank them #1

12/02 - playoffs @ Rowan (Group 4) - Pennsauken vs Millville. Great QB and receiver for Pennsauaken, Great Running back for Millville!

12/03 - playoffs @ Rowan (Groups 1, 2 and 3) - only watched the Group 1 game as Glassboro overwhelmed Pennsville. Corey Clemnt shattered the South Jersey rushing record.

Update: 12/04/11

Group 1 -  #14 Glassboro beats #12 Pennsville 41-13 - this was another case of Glssboro playing thier best game of the year in the finals.  If teams were ranked based on overcoming adversity, Glassboro would be #1!!!  If teams were ranked based on disappointment, PV would be under consideration for #1.

Group 2 -  #7 West Deptford beats #3 Haddonfield  22-14 -  in another revenge game, the 2nd seed and team from Gloucester County wins.

Group 3 - #6 Timber Creek beats #15 Hammonton 33-7 - good enough to move TC up to #2 and an undefeted season!

Group 4 - #4 Pennsauken beats #5 Millville 55-34 - oustanding offensive game

Central Jersey Group 1 -  #13 Florence loses to Asbury Park 42-18 - good run for the Flashes, but met their match.

Non-Public Group 1 - #1 St. Joe's beats St. Mary 51-0 in a game not worthy of being called a playoff game.

Non-Public Group 2 - #16 Holy Spirit beats #3 Camden Catholic 51-7 in the biggest surprise margin of victory of the playoffs.



My top 5 for each public group: One wild card makes rankings unless one group does not have 5 worth ranking in which case a second wildcard gets ranked. This week there will be 2 wildcards

after 12/03 - revised 12/10

Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (11-1)

2. Millville (11-1)

3. Williamstown (8-2)

4. Shawnee (7-3)


5. Triton (8-3)

Possible wildcards: (2 may get in this week)

Washington Twp. (7-4)

Atlantic City (6-4)


Group 3:

1. Timber Creek (12-0) – only undefeated team in Group

2. Woodrow Wilson (7-4)


3. Hammonton (9-3) – losses are to Group 4 team, #1 team and Group Champion, but no offense in final games.

4. Moorestown (7-4)

5. Northern Burlington (9-2) – feel apart in semi’s!

Possible wildcard

Burlington Twp. (7-3)


Group 2:

1. West Deptford (11-1)

2. Haddonfield (11-1)

3. Bridgeton (6-4)

4. Cinnaminson (8-3)

5. Woodstown (6-4)


Group 1:

1. Glassboro (10-2)

2. Pennsville (10-2)

3.  Penns Grove (7-4) – beat #1 and #2

4. Florence (10-2)

5. Haddon Heights (8-3)



Non-Publics (all together): this is easy as #1 beat #2 which beat #3 which beat #4

1. St. Joseph's (10-0)

2. Holy Spirit (8-3) - one loss was forfeit

3. Camden Catholic (10-1)

4. Holy Cross (7-4)

No others qualify for ranking.

2011 - South Jersey overall rankings 12/04/11

2011 - Final South Jersey overall rankings 12/04/11 - revised 12/10/11

Traditional South Jersey only Remember 5 from each public group and non-publics plus one wildcard. Two wildcards this week because non-publics did not qualify 5 teams.

Undefeated teams are ranked first: Winning Group Championship improves rankings: If I just ranked the 6 Champions: Undefeated Champions - St. Joe's, Timber Creek; one loss Champions - Pennsauken; 2 loss Champions - West Deptford, Glassboro, 3 loss champion (even though one was forfeit) Holy Spirit.

One loss finals losers all deserve top ten ranking: Haddonfield, Millville, Camden Catholic. That leaves one more top ten spot and it goes toWilliamstown. I saw 7 of these teams play.

1. St. Joe's (11-0) – Non-Public #1 - good balance of offense and defense

2. Timber Creek (12-0) - Group 3 #1

3. Pennsauken (11-1) – Group 4 #1 - loss to CC keeps them down

4. West Deptford (11-1) – Group - 2 #1

5. Millville (11-1) - Group 4 #2

6. Haddonfield (11-1) – Group 2 #2

7. Glassboro (10-2) - Group 1 #1


8. Holy Spirit (8-3) – Non-Public #1 – one loss was forfeit


9. Camden Catholic (10-1) - Non-Public #2 - despite the having just one loss, they hit the bottom of the top 9 because of the margin of loss in the finals


10. Williamstown (9-2) - Group 4 #3 - best of the non-finalists



So, the top 10 is the top 3 Non-Publics, 3 Group 4, 1 Group 3, 2 Group 2, 1 Group 1; 2 from Atlantic County, 4 from Camden County, 3 from Gloucester County, 0 from Burlington County, 0 from Salem County, 1 from Cumberland County and 0 from Cape May County.

11. Shawnee (7-3) - Group 4 #4

12. Triton (8-3) – Group 4 #5

13. Washington Twp. (7-4) - Group 4 wildcard

14. Pennsville (10-2) – Group 1 #2 - I honestly think that some Group 1 teams can beat Hammonton after what I saw in the last two games

15. Woodrow Wilson (7-4) – Group 3 #2

So, top 15 is the top 3 Non-Publics, 6 Group 4, 1 Group 3, 2 Group 2, 2 Group 1, 2 from Atlantic County, 6 from Camden County, 4 from Gloucester County, 1 from Burlington County, 1 from Salem County, 1 from Cumberland County and 0 from Cape May County.

16.  Atlantic City (6-4) - Group 4 wildcard - beat Hammonton

17.  Penns Grove (7-4) - Group 1 #3

18. Hammonton (9-3) - Group 3 #2

19. Bridgeton (6-4)– Group 2 #3

20. Moorestown (6-4) - Group 3 #4

21. Northern Burlington (8-2) – Group 3 #5

22. Florence (10-2) - Group 1 #4

23. Cinnaminson (8-3) – Group 2 #4

24. Woodstown (6-4) – Group 2 #5

25. Haddon Heights (8-3) - Group 1 #5

26. Holy Cross (6-4) – Non-Public #4


Let me know of any typos please! I am half blind (should be a ref if I didn't have bad knees) and have fumble fingers when I type!

2011 - Group 1 Rankings - 12/04/11

2011 - Group 1 Rankings -12/04/11 1. Glassboro (10-2) - Champion 2. Pennsville (10-2) 3. Penns Grove (7-4 4. Florence (10-2) - Central Jersey Group 1 runner-up 5. Haddon Heights (8-3) 6. Salem (6-4 7. Schalick (6-4 8. Paulsboro (7-3 9. New Egypt (7-3) - Central Jersey Group 1 10. Woodbury (5-5) 11. Cedar Creek (4-5 12. Gloucester (5-5 13. Palmyra (5-5) 14. Gateway (2-8)- beat Audubon 15. Audubon (4-6) 16. Haddon Twp. (2-8 17. Maple Shade (2-8 18. Pitman (3-7) - beat Wildwood, Gateway and Clayton 19. Bordentown (2-8) - in Central Jersey Group 1- beat Riverside 20. Wildwood (2-8) - beat Clayton 21. Clayton (2-8) - beat Newark Academy and Lindenwold 22. Lindenwold (1-9 23. Burlington City (1-9) - in Central Jersey Group 1 - beat Riverside 24. Riverside (1-9) – in Central Jersey Group 1

2011 - Final Tri-County Rankings 12/04/11

2011 - Final Tri-County Rankings 12/04/11

Even though this conference no longer exists for football, I will continue to rank them.

1. Glassboro (10-2) - only member to win Group championship - top running back in South jersey history!


2. Williamstown (8-2)


3. Pennsville (10-2)

4. Kingsway (5-5) - ahead of Delsea because they beat them

5. Delsea (6-4) – best 4 loss team in state?

6. Penns Grove (7-4) - lost to teams below and beat teams above - go figure!

7. Salem (6-4)- beat Woodstown and PG

8. Woodstown (6-4) - beat PG

9. Schalick (6-4)

10. Gloucester (5-5) - faces GC below on T-Day

11. Cumberland (4-6) - will try to even it up with Schalick on T-Day

12. Deptford (4-6)

13. Clearview (2-8) - tougher competition than those below

14. Gloucester Catholic (2-8) - has forfeit win

15. Highland (1-9)

16. Pitman (2-8) - win over Wildwood

17. Wildwood (2-8) - win was over Clayton

18. Clayton (1-8)

2011 - Final Gloucester County Rankings 12/04/11

2011 - Final Gloucester County Rankings - 12/04/11 - some changes.

1. West Deptford (11-1) - Group 2 Champions

2.  Glassboro (10-2) -  Group 1 Champions


3. Williamstown (8-2)


4. Washington Twp. (7-4)


5. Kingsway (5-5)

6. Delsea (6-4)

7. Paulsboro (7-3)

8. Woodbury (5-5)

9. Deptford (4-6)

10. Clearview (2-8)

11. Pitman (3-7)

12. Clayton (1-8) - beat Lindenwold by much larger margin than Gateway did.

13. Gateway (2-8)