BORO70's High School Football Blog Site

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1. Introduction

2. Games I will (have) attended this year

3. Weekly update

4. Overall South Jersey Rankings

5. Group 1 Rankings

6. Tri-County Conference Rankings

7. Gloucester County Rankings

8. Public School Playoff History

9. Largest Margins of Victory

10. Old Posts

Sidebar: Polls, Photos, Links, archives

Ignore the "published" dates and times as these are manipulated to have posts appear in correct order.

Introduction:

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Welcome football fans!

This blog is for South Jersey High School Football. South Jersey is defined as Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties although teams from Ocean County may be included in my Group 1 rankings if they have been placed in Group 1 South and New Egypt is included as they play a Burlington County schedule (although I did not include Trenton Catholic). So South Jersey is defined as the following traditional conferences: Burlco-Olympic, Cape-Atlantic, Colonial, and Tri-County. Although some of these conferences have merged into the West Jersey Football League, the conferences are still intact for other sports and thus they reamin members of their original conferences in my view. I cover only what I know - primarily Group 1, The Tri-County Conference and Gloucester County are my areas of coverage.

Main Sections of this blog:

Rankings are not official until Monday morning

Rankings for 2006, 2007,2008, 2009 and 2010 are posted way below.

2011 rankings will start from where 2010 left off and teams will move up or down as the current season progresses. This is not a projection of where I think that they will finish. It is a progression as they show their stuff. It will balance out in the end. I will begin these rankings after all schools have played at least one game.
(Please note: I am sorry but I removed the sidebar photos to speed up the blog. Many of them have been placed on my BORO70 Facebook page)

1. Group 1 Rankings - 24 teams ranked from top to bottom

2. South Jersey Top 20: This replaced the Small School Rankings (Groups 1 and 2, Public and Non-Public) used until 2009. When the Courier Post changed it's format, I went along with the change. However I still rank all Atlantic County teams even though the CP does not. Therefore I have the only rankings that fairly cover traditional South Jersey. The state and the CP have split traditional South Jersey. I have not and never will! I rank the top 25 based on a poll question in 2009 and I added a wildcard to make it the Top 26.

3. Tri-County Conference rankings - 18 teams ranked from top to bottom

4. Gloucester County rankings - 13 teams ranked from top to bottom

5. Public Schools Playoff History

6. Largest Margins of Victory (60 point margin or higher)

I will be re-arranging the posts after the 2011 season starts.

Rankings:

In 2006, I basically ranked 48 teams in 4 categories.

For 2007: I ranked 52 teams:

2008: 55 schools

For 2009 and 2010: All South Jersey teams are under consideration for the Top 26, but 33 schools were also ranked in the other categories.

For 2009 and 2010: All South Jersey teams are under consideration for the Top 26, but 33 schools were also ranked in the other categories.

For 2011: All South Jersey teams are under consideration for the Top 26, but 34 schools are also ranked in the other categories.

Group 1 (24 schools)

Audubon

Bordentown (Central Jersey Group 1)

Burlington City (Central Group 1)

Cedar Creek - new school and probably just passing through Group 1 as they grow

Clayton

Florence (Central Group 1)

Gateway

Glassboro

Gloucester City

Haddon Heights

Haddon Township

Lindenwold

Maple Shade

New Egypt (Central Group 1)

Overbrook

Palmyra
Paulsboro

Penns Grove

Pennsville

Pitman

Riverside (Central Jersey Group 1)

Salem

Schalick

Wildwood

Woodbury

Additional Tri-County Conference (9 schools)

Delsea

Deptford

Clearview

Cumberland

Gloucester Catholic

Highland

Kingsway

Williamstown

Woodstown - may return to Group 1 in the future

Additional Gloucester County (1 school):

Washington Twp.

Total (80) by Groups:

Group 1 = 24
Group 2 = 17
Group 3 = 15
Group 4 = 16
Non-Public = 8

Total by counties:

Atlantic = 12 (Group 1 = 1, Group 2 = 2, Group 3 = 3, Group 4 = 3, Non-Public = 3)

Burlington = 18 (Group 1 = 6, Group 2 = 4, Group 3 = 3, Group 4 = 4, Non-Public = 1)
Camden = 23 (Group 1 = 5, Group 2 = 5, Group 3 = 5, Group 4 = 4, Non-Public = 4)
Cape May = 4 (Group 1 = 1, Group 2 = 2, Group 3 = 1, Group 4 = 0, Non-Public = 0)
Cumberland = 4 (Group 1 = 0, Group 2 = 1, Group 3 = 1, Group 4 = 2, Non-Public = 0)
Gloucester = 13 (Group 1 = 6, Group 2 = 2, Group 3 = 2, Group 4 = 3, Non-Public = 0)
Ocean = 1 (Group 1 = 1, Group 2 =0, Group 3 = 0, Group 4 = 0, Non-Public = 0)
Salem = 5 (Group 1 = 4, Group 2 = 1, Group 3 = 0, Group 4 = 0, Non-Public = 0)
When I rank teams I stopped including rankings from other sources. Nobody's rankings are perfect, so rank your team as the best that anyone gives you.

This is all just for fun!

Obviously I will never see all of these teams. Help is appreciated. I compare views as per http://www.nj.com/forums/hsfootballs/ and as per e-mails. Newspaper views are irrelevant as I do not view their rankings until after I post mine.
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Please inform me of any typos! I have bad eyes and fumble fingers.

Games I attended in 2011

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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

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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 51-0in 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

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

Traditional South Jersey onlyRemember 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

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2011 - Group 1 Rankings -12/04/111. Glassboro (10-2) - Champion2. Pennsville (10-2) 3. Penns Grove (7-44. Florence (10-2) - Central Jersey Group 1 runner-up5. Haddon Heights (8-3) 6. Salem (6-47. Schalick (6-48. Paulsboro (7-39. New Egypt (7-3) - Central Jersey Group 110. Woodbury (5-5) 11. Cedar Creek (4-512. Gloucester (5-513. Palmyra (5-5) 14. Gateway (2-8)- beat Audubon15. Audubon (4-6) 16. Haddon Twp. (2-817. Maple Shade (2-818. Pitman (3-7) - beat Wildwood, Gateway and Clayton19. Bordentown (2-8) - in Central Jersey Group 1- beat Riverside20. Wildwood (2-8) - beat Clayton21. Clayton (2-8) - beat Newark Academy and Lindenwold22. Lindenwold (1-923. Burlington City (1-9) - in Central Jersey Group 1 - beat Riverside24. Riverside (1-9) – in Central Jersey Group 1

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

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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

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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)

Update: 11/27/11

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This week’s significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams:

1. St. Joe's (9-0) beat Hammonton 32-3 and the game was not that close as SJ dominated. – once again, a shame that they only get one weak playoff game

2. Timber Creek (10-0) beat Triton 13-3 – not as big a margin as Pennsauken dealt Triton, so they will drop in my rankings behind Pennsauken and Millville!

3. Haddonfield (11-0) beat Haddon Heights 35-0 – top seed in Group 2 and playing like it

4. Camden Catholic (10-0) beat Paul VI 35-21 – top seed in Non-Public Group 2

5. Pennsauken (10-1) beat Bishop Eustace 20-6 – top seed in Group 4 and playing like it, but will be ranked below CC

6. Millville (11-0) beat Vineland 34-0 – headed to finals with perfect record!

7. West Deptford (10-1) beat Paulsboro 40-14 – better players headed to WD now-a-days

The next 4 all lost!

8. Triton (8-3) lost to Timber Creek 13-3 – finally lost to someone other than Pennsauken

9. Pennsville (10-1) lost to Penns Grove 27-14 – headed to Rowan anyway, but would have been nice to have a perfect record!

10. Hammonton (9-2) (7-4) beat Moorestown 33-21 – 2nd seed in Group 3 and moving up in rankings

11. Washington Twp. (7-3) lost to Williamstown 26-0 – ouch!

12. Shawnee (7-3) beat Lenape 22-19 – moving way up in rankings

13. Williamstown (8-2) beats Washington Twp. 26- 0 – revenge and Division Championship game - moving back to top 10

14. Atlantic City (6-4) lost to Holy Spirit 28-6 – can’t beat the good teams except for Hammonton which may not be that good

15. Florence (10-1) beat Riverside 47-7 – finalist in Central Group 1

16. Glassboro (9-2) beat Deptford 34-13 – 1st string only played first half – headed to finals

17. Holy Spirit (7-3) beat Atlantic City 28-6 – playing well heading into finals

18. Woodrow Wilson (6-4) beat Camden 36-12 – as expected – using Camden as a barometer, you rank them: CC, G’boro, WW

19. Bridgeton (6-4) – season completed

20. Moorestown (6-5) – season completed

21. Northern Burlington (9-2) beat Allentown 28-14 – finishes on winning note

22. Cinnaminson (8-3) beat Delran 23-20 – close game to end season

23. Woodstown (6-4) lost to Salem 18-9 – outside of top 2, Group 2 has trouble with good Group1 teams!

24. Penns Grove (7-4) beat Pennsville 28-14 – revenge game, but disappointing season ending again

25. Haddon Heights (8-3) lost to Haddonfield 35-0 – Haddonfield is just too good!

26. Holy Cross (6-4) beat Willingboro 14-12 – come from behind win!

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 11/26

Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (10-1)

2. Millville (11-0)

3. Shawnee (7-3)

4. Williamstown (8-2)

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 (11-0) – only undefeated team in Group

2. Hammonton (9-2) – losses are to Group 4 team and #1 team

3. Woodrow Wilson (7-4)

4. Moorestown (7-4)

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

Possible wildcard

Burlington Twp. (7-3)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (11-0)

2. West Deptford (10-1)

3. Bridgeton (6-4)

4. Cinnaminson (8-3)

5. Woodstown (6-4) – maintains this spot even with loss

Group 1:

1. Pennsville (10-1) – loss does not change this

2. Florence (10-1)

3. Glassboro (9-2) – moves over Florence if both win finals

4. Penns Grove (7-4) – beat #1 and #3

5. Haddon Heights (8-3)

Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (9-0)

2. Camden Catholic (10-0)

3. Holy Spirit (7-3) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (7-4)

No others worthy of ranking

Public Schools Playoff History:

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Credits to "Clanfan2" for research.

May he rest in peace.

South Jersey football will greatly miss him.

Group 1:

1974:
Glassboro declared champion as there were no other qualifiers.
1975:

Glassboro 34, Gloucester 18
Palmyra 58, Florence 6

Glassboro 21, Palmyra 14

1976:

Burlington Twp. - bye
Palmyra 34, Gloucester 8

Burlington Twp. 33, Palmyra 6

1977:

Burlington Twp. - bye
Hammonton - bye

Burlington Twp. 45, Hammonton 8

1978:

Palmyra 52, Pt. Pleasant Beach 0
Florence 15, Hammonton 14

Palmyra 38, Florence 0

1979:

Paulsboro 34, Pitman 13
Palmyra 43, Woodbury 22

Paulsboro 51, Palmyra 20

1980:

Paulsboro 20, Pt. Pleasant Beach 0
Glassboro 26, Riverside 7

Paulsboro 16, Glassboro 6

1981:

Glassboro 13, Audubon 6
Bordentown 20, Paulsboro 0

Glassboro 28, Bordentown 7

1982:

Paulsboro 22, Palmyra 6
Audubon 22, Glassboro 20

Paulsboro 34, Audubon 26

1983:

Glassboro 34, Paulsboro 8
Audubon 36, Palmyra 6

Glassboro 16, Audubon 8

1984:

Paulsboro 28, Pleasantville 0
Glassboro 26, Burlington Twp. 19

Paulsboro 40, Glassboro 8

1985:

Florence 17, Audubon 0
Burlington Twp. 7, Glassboro 6

Florence 19, Burlington Twp. 18

1986:

Paulsboro 24, Glassboro 13
Haddonfield 18, Florence 7

Paulsboro 10, Haddonfield 0

1987:

Glassboro 14, Salem 12
Paulsboro 20, Woodbury 15

Glassboro 8, Paulsboro 0

1988:

Woodbury 16, Glassboro 12
Paulsboro 21, Florence 7

Woodbury 32, Paulsboro 6

1989:

Woodbury 28, Burlington Twp. 7
Paulsboro 14, Gloucester 6

Woodbury 27, Paulsboro 20

1990:

Woodbury 39, Maple Shade 32
Gloucester 35, Haddon Heights 13

Woodbury 42, Gloucester 14

1991:

Woodbury 35, Florence 28
Clayton 36, Gloucester 7

Woodbury 37, Clayton 20

1992:

Paulsboro 33, Penns Grove 0
Glassboro 8, Palmyra 0

Paulsboro 32, Glassboro 12

1993:

Paulsboro 32, Gloucester 21
Florence 6, Palmyra 0

Paulsboro 35, Florence 0

1994:

Paulsboro 61, Pt. Pleasant Beach 8
Florence 36, Gloucester 24

Paulsboro 33, Florence 6

1995:

Paulsboro 44, Florence 6
Gloucester 24, Glassboro 20

Paulsboro 50, Gloucester 0

1996:

Paulsboro 48, Burlington City 0
Glassboro 13, Woodbury 12

Paulsboro 9, Glassboro 6

1997:

Paulsboro 20, Glassboro 12
Woodbury 24, Pt. Pleasant Beach 0

Paulsboro 16, Woodbury 12

1998:

Woodbury 21, Maple Shade 14
Glassboro 51, Haddon Twp. 12
Florence 36, Burlington Twp. 18
Paulsboro 28, Pt. Pleasant Beach 0

Woodbury 23, Florence 0
Glassboro 13, Paulsboro 0

Woodbury 21, Glassboro 0

1999:

Glassboro 44, Pitman 13
Florence 15, Salem 14
Woodbury 16, Paulsboro 13
Gloucester 41, Burlington City 26

Glassboro 21, Woodbury 7
Florence 24, Gloucester 12

Glassboro 14, Florence 7

2000:

Paulsboro - bye
Glassboro- bye
Burlington City 47, Bordentown 20
Gloucester 47, Salem 6

Paulsboro 57, Burlington City 13
Glassboro 28, Gloucester 6

Paulsboro 21, Glassboro 15

2001:

Paulsboro 41, Salem 6
Gloucester 13, Pt. Pleasant Beach 7
Woodbury 42, Florence 6
Glassboro 26, Haddon Heights 6

Paulsboro 26, Woodbury 20 - OT
Gloucester 14, Glassboro 6

Paulsboro 55, Gloucester 6

2002:

Paulsboro 45, Lindenwold 20
Florence 20, Burlington City 6
Salem 14, Woodbury 13
Gloucester 15, Schalick 6

Paulsboro 21, Salem 0
Florence 6, Gloucester 0 - OT

Paulsboro 50, Florence 0

2003:

Schalick 7, Salem 0
Woodbury 46, Riverside 20
Gloucester 15, Paulsboro 0
Glassboro 27, Palmyra 13

Schalick 13, Gloucester 6 - 2OTs
Woodbury 27, Glassboro 14

Schalick 21, Woodbury 6

2004:

Schalick 53, Palmyra 6
Paulsboro 20, Salem 6
Gloucester 6, Glassboro 0
Lindenwold 20, Gateway 14 - OT

Schalick 35, Gloucester 7
Paulsboro 14, Lindenwold 0

Schalick 20, Paulsboro 6

2005:

Paulsboro 42, Palmyra 20
Glassboro 21, Salem 0
Schalick 15, Woodbury 12
Gloucester 33, Pennsville 0

Paulsboro 20, Schalick 3
Glassboro 48, Gloucester 0

Paulsboro 17, Glassboro 14 - OT

2006:

Penns Grove 35, Schalick 34 - 2OT
Paulsboro 34, Barnegat 7
Woodbury 20,Maple Shade 7
Glassboro 41, Lindenwold 13

Paulsboro 34, Woodbury 6
Glassboro 14, Penns Grove 7

Paulsboro 20, Glassboro 0

2007:

Glassboro 20, Haddon Heights 14
Schalick 21, Audubon13
Woodbury 26, Gloucester 21
Paulsboro 21, Penns Grove 6

Glassboro 42, Schalick 0
Paulsboro 14, Woodbury 13

Glassboro 24, Paulsboro 7

2008:

Haddon Heights 33, Palmyra 9
Paulsboro 50, Pennsville 7
Glassboro 34, Gloucester 0
Penns Grove 28, Woodbury 21

Glassboro 21, Paulsboro 13
Penns Grove 14, Haddon Heights 0

Glassboro 28, Penns Grove 8

2009:

Glassboro 35, Palmyra 0
Penns Grove 14, Schalick 6
Woodbury 28, Pennsville 21
Paulsboro 29, Haddon Heights 20

Paulsboro 35, Glassboro 0
Woodbury 19, Penns Grove 16

Woodbury 16, Paulsboro 0

2010:

Woodbury 12, Haddon Heights 7
Glassboro 40, Gloucester 6
Pennsville 27, Audubon 25
Paulsboro 21, Schalick 7

Paulsboro 10, Woodbury 0
Glassboro 27, Pennsville 21 - 2 OTs

Glassboro 36, Paulsboro 0

2011:

Pennsville 48, Woodbury 20
Glassboro 28, Salem 24
Haddon Heights 34, Schalick 13
Penns Grove 36, Paulsboro 8

Pennsville vs. Penns Grove
Glassboro vs. Haddon Heights

Group 2:

1974:

Pennsville declared Champion as there were no other qualifiers

1975:

Audubon 34, Burlington City 0
Pleasantville 19, Ocean City 6

Audubon 22, Pleasantville 20

1976:

Delsea 36, Buena 14
Pleasantville 9, Paulsboro 6

Delsea 14, Pleasantville 6

1977:

Pt. Pleasant Boro 21, Haddon Twp. 13
Salem 22, Maple Shade 21

Pt. Pleasant Boro 7, Salem 0

1978:

Pt. Pleasant Boro 20, Salem 18
Maple Shade 15, Penns Grove 0

Pt. Pleasant Boro 21, Maple Shade 16

1979:

Burlington City 21, Salem 0
Haddon Twp. 10. Northern Burlington 0

Burlington City 24, Haddon Twp. 7

1980:

Northern Burlington 43, Hammonton 15
Haddon Twp. 14, Delsea 0

Northern Burlington 12, Haddon Twp. 7

1981:

Pennsville 14, Burlington City 0
Haddon Twp. 7, Northern Burlington 6

Pennsville 6, Haddon Twp. 0

1982:

Delsea 14, Lacey Twp. 0
Salem 40, Hammonton 6

Delsea 20, Salem 12

1983:

Salem 7, Burlington City 6
Hammonton 17, Delsea 14

Salem 37, Hammonton 13

1984:

Delsea 8, Gateway 0
Woodstown 8, Hammonton 3

Delsea 22, Woodstown 6

1985:

Hammonton 18, Oakcrest 14
Haddon Heights 24, Pennsville 20

Hammonton 30, Haddon Heights 20

1986:

Delsea 24, Hammonton 6
Clearview 13, Oakcrest 12

Delsea 16, Clearview 13

1987:

Delran 21, Kingsway 19
Sterling 15, Buena 6

Delran 20, Sterling 0

1988:

Buena 44, Egg Harbor Twp. 8
Salem 22, Woodstown 13

Buena 21, Salem 0

1989:

Delran 25, Pt. Pleasant Boro 0
Delsea 12, Woodstown 7

Delran 28, Delsea 8

1990:

Delran 21, Delsea 12
Hammonton 22, Cinnaminson 0

Delran 20, Hammonton 6

1991:

Cinnaminson 34, Clearview 8
Hammonton 28, Collingswood 8

Cinnaminson 26, Hammonton 16

1992:

Delran 23, Hammonton 19
Sterling 14, Buena 7

Delran 12, Sterling 10

1993:

Hammonton 32, Middle Twp. 12
Salem 20, Buena 7

Hammonton 28, Salem 22

1994:

Hammonton 12, Collingswood 7
Kingsway 28, Delran 7

Hammonton 36, Kingsway 28

1995:

Northern Burlington 27, Hammonton 18
Kingsway 10, Delran 7

Northern Burlington 20, Kingsway 17

1996:

Hammonton 28, Buena 7
Moorestown 21, Deptford 14

Hammonton 14, Moorestown 0

1997:

Bridgeton 14, Moorestown 12
Gloucester 27, Kingsway 19

Bridgeton 20, Gloucester 8

1998:

Deptford 22, Moorestown 19
Gloucester 48, Kingsway 14
Haddon Heights 40, Northern Burlington 7
Delran 23, Hammonton 8

Deptford 18, Haddon Heights 14
Gloucester 34, Delran 3

Deptford 21, Gloucester 0

1999:

Bridgeton 58, Burlington Twp. 0
Hammonton 38, Woodstown 0
Pleasantville 22, Buena 21
Kingsway 35, Haddonfield 12

Bridgeton 25, Pleasantville 24
Hammonton 21, Kingsway 13

Bridgeton 14, Hammonton 7

2000:

Moorestown 35, Collingswood 7
Hammonton 37, Cinnaminson 0
Buena 20, West Deptford 14
Kingsway 26, Haddon Heights 18

Moorestown 27, Buena 7
Hammonton 10, Kingsway 6

Moorestown 24, Hammonton 3

2001:

Kingsway 26, Cinnaminson 20
Hammonton 61, Burlington 0
Sterling 15, Woodstown 0
Haddonfield 34, Pleasantville 7

Kingsway 47, Sterling 14
Hammonton 17, Haddonfield 0

Kingsway 16, Hammonton 14

2002:

West Deptford 14, Pinelands 6
Buena 31, Northern Burlington 14
Sterling 14, Cinnaminson 12
Pleasantville 6, Hammonton 3

West Deptford 21, Sterling 12
Buena 28, Pleasantville 8

West Deptford 21, Buena 20 - OT

2003:

West Deptford 38, Buena 12
Overbrook 34, Delran 14
Pleasantville 27, Sterling 19
Moorestown 39, Haddonfield 7

West Deptford 34, Pleasantville 0
Overbrook 26, Moorestown 14

West Deptford 17, Overbrook 12

2004:

West Deptford 28, Manasquan 12
Pt. Pleasant Boro 25, Manchester Twp. 6
Pinelands 20, Middle Twp. 19
Burlington Twp. 21, Cinnaminson 6

West Deptford 21, Pinelands 14
Pt. Pleasant Boro 30, Burlington Twp. 24

West Deptford 42, Pt. Pleasant Boro 20

2005:

Pt. Pleasnt Boro 20, Pleasantville 6
Camden 24, Sterling 20
West Deptford 52, Burlington Twp. 28
Collingswood 14, Deptford 13

Pt. Pleasant Boro 34, West Deptford 27
Camden 26, Collingswood 21

Pt. Pleasant Boro 43, Camden 0

2006:

Manasquan 28, Delran 0
Haddonfield 20, Deptford 17
West Deptford 39, Pt. Pleasant Boro 21
Bridgeton 26, Lower Cape May 7

Manasquan 51, Bridgeton 7
West Deptford 23, Haddonfield 14

Manasquan 28, West Deptford 0

2007:

Pt. Pleasant Boro 32, Buena 18
Bridgeton 20, Manasquan 14
Burlington Twp. 30, Cinnaminson 15
West Deptford 35, Delran 28

Pt. Pleasant Boro 20, Bridgeton 14
West Deptford 29, Burlington Twp. 10

West Deptford 31, Pt. Pleasant Boro 17

2008:

Delsea - bye
West Deptford - bye
Buena 29, Bridgeton 7
Haddonfield 52, Woodrow Wilson 13

Haddonfield at Delsea 39, Haddonfield 29
West Deptford 39, Buena 21

Delsea 17, West Deptford 14

2009:

Delsea vs Woodrow Wilson
West Deptford 56, Buena 12
Haddonfield 13, Willingboro 8
Bridgeton 28, Cinnaminson 18

Delsea 55, Bridgeton 12
Haddonfield 15, West Deptford 12

Delsea 40, Haddonfield 22

2010:

West Deptford 44, Point Pleasant Boro 13
Willingboro 45, Camden 13
Haddonfield 35, Manchester 6
Barnegat 29, Lower Cape May 28

West Deptford 56, Banegat 7
Haddonfield 38, Willingboro 27

Haddonfield 16, West Deptford

2011:

Haddonfield 56, Willingboro 8
West Deptford 43, Pemberton 0
Barnegat 35, Pt. Pleasant Boro 31
Cinnaminson 14, Woodstown 13

Haddonfield vs. Cinnaminson
West Deptford vs. Barnegat

Group 3:

1974:

Sterling 15, Woodrow Wilson 12

1975:

Moorestown 7, Eastern 6
Sterling 54, Southern 6

Moorestown 22, Sterling 18

1976:

Sterling 24, Eastern 0
Deptford 24, Ocean City 15

Sterling 28, Deptford 13

1977:

Sterling 46, Deptford 6
Cherokee 18, Eastern 13

Sterling 32, Cherokee 27

1978:

Deptford 39, Cherokee 13
Collingswood 22, Delsea 8

Deptford 14, Collingswood 0

1979:

Delsea 26, Pt. Pleasant Boro 7
Eastern 41, Mainland 27

Delsea 42, Eastern 0

1980:

Mainland 43, Cherokee 14
Overbrook 13, Lower Cape May 0

Mainland 15, Overbrook 12

1981:

Cherokee 3, Eastern 0
Deptford 48, Rancocas Valley 14

Cherokee 15, Deptford 8

1982:

Cherokee 21, Toms River South 15
Eastern 42, Moorestown 17

Cherokee 24, Eastern 15

1983:

Toms River South 37, Sterling 12
Eastern 42, Williamstown 26

Toms River South 17, Eastern 14

1984:

Ocean City 15, Deptford 8
Willingboro 40, Woodrow Wilson 24

Ocean City 22, Willingboro 21

1985:

Willingboro 48, Central 0
Deptford 39, Overbrook 21

Willingboro 26, Deptford 14

1986:

Lakewood 20, Woodrow Wilson 13
Bridgeton 6, Absegami 0

Lakewood 7, Bridgeton 6

1987:

Rancocas Valley 22, Willingboro 8
Pt. Pleasant Boro 16, Woodrow Wilson 6

Rancocas Valley 26, Pt. Pleasant Boro 0

1988:

No semi-finals

Lacey Twp. 31, Woodrow Wilson 28

1989:

Extra round due to undefeated teams

Lacey Twp. - bye
Woodrow Wilson 27, Brick Memorial 14
Mainland 28, Highland 21
Ocean City - bye

Lacey Twp. 25, Mainland 16
Woodrow Wilson 20, Ocean City 16

Lacey Twp. 28, Woodrow Wilson 24

1990:

Overbrook 8, Lacey Twp. 0
Brick Memorial 13, Toms River South 7

Overbrook 22, Brick Memorial 19

1991:

Toms River South 14, Brick Memorial 6
Woodrow Wilson 14, Egg Harbor Twp. 7

Toms River South 7, Woodrow Wilson 6

1992:

Egg Harbor Twp. 28, Absegami 0
Lacey Twp. 14, Ocean City 13

Egg Harbor 14, Lacey Twp. 0

1993:

Egg Harbor Twp. 19, Pennsauken 8
Lacey Twp. 15, Central 0

Egg Harbor Twp. 19, Lacey Twp. 14

1994:

Brick Twp. 7, Lacey Twp. 3
Central 13, Ocean City 10

Brick Twp. 28, Central 24

1995:

Mainland 17, Brick Twp. 14
Woodrow Wilson- bye
Ocean City - bye
Deptford 28, Brick Memorial 14

Mainland 21, Ocean City 16
Woodrow Wilson 44, Deptford 6

Mainland 42, Woodrow Wilson 14 (vacated title due to ineligible player)

1996:

Mainland 45, Lakewood 0
Pennsauken 27, Brick Twp. 7

Mainland 14, Pennsauken 7

1997:

Mainland 9, Ocean City 7
Toms River South 17, Pemberton 14

Mainland 21, Toms River South 7

1998:

Ocean City 26, Lakewood 20
Toms River South 48, Central 7
Delsea 38, Williamstown 0
Mainland 31, Egg Harbor Twp. 8

Ocean City 28, Delsea 7
Toms River South 38, Mainland 34

Ocean City 34, Toms River South 18

1999:

Ocean City 40, Lacey Twp. 13
Mainland 49, Central 12
Moorestown 31, Egg Harbor Twp. 28
West Deptford 23, Willingboro 14

Ocean City 20, Moorestown 14
Mainland 28, West Deptford 0

Ocean City 21, Mainland 18

2000:

Delsea 45, Lacey Twp. 20
Ocean City 20, Mainland 0
Egg Harbor Twp. 20, Lakewood 12
Edgewood 48, Toms River South 20

Delsea 17, Egg Harbor Twp. 14
Ocean City 35, Edgewood 34

Delsea 35, Ocean City 22

2001:

Woodrow Wilson 25, Clearview 14
Egg Harbor Twp. 35, Central 0
Willingboro 31, Delsea 21
Ocean City 21, Lacey Twp. 14

Woodrow Wilson 21, Willingboro 13
Egg Harbor Twp. 7, Ocean City 3

Woodrow Wilson 27, Egg Harbor Twp. 14

2002:

Mainland 47, Lakewood 14
Delsea 38, Clearview 7
Kingsway 21, Toms River South 14
Moorestown 31, Deptford 7

Mainland 42, Kingsway 0
Delsea 21, Moorestown 14

Mainland 21, Delsea 7

2003:

Deptford 27, Kingsway 0
Hammonton 21, Pemberton 7
Toms River South 35, Lacey 22
Delsea 28, Camden 14

Deptford 35, Toms River South 6
Hammonton 17, Delsea 14

Deptford 17, Hammonton 14

2004:

Deptford 20, Woodrow Wilson 0
Moorestown 10, Williamstown 7
Pemberton 21, Delsea 6
Hammonton 28, Clearview 14

Deptford 28, Pemberton 13
Moorestown 14, Hammonton 13

Deptford 28, Moorestown 21

2005:

Delsea 42, Woodrow Wilson 20
Lacey Twp. 17, Ocean City 14
Seneca 21, Triton 0
Pemberton 17, Hammonton 7

Delsea 35, Seneca 7
Lacey Twp. 13, Pemberton 7

Delsea 21, Lacey Twp. 0

2006:

Lacey Twp. 28, Pemberton 0
Seneca 38, Toms River South 6
Hammonton 14 Camden 6
Triton 29, Clearview 0

Lacey Twp. 35, Triton 20
Seneca 17, Hammonton 10

Lacey Twp. 12 Seneca 0

2007:

Hammonton 37, Seneca 6
Shawnee 35, Cumberland 7
Winslow Twp. 35, Timber Creek 15
Lacey 23, Delsea 13

Shawnee 12, Hammonton 0
Lacey 38, Winslow Twp. 13

Shawnee 23, Lacey 20

2008:

Shawnee 42, Timber Creek 18
Hammonton 42, Cumberland 21
Lacey 6, Ocean City 0 OT
Triton 28, Brick Twp. 7

Shawnee 35, Triton 0
Hammonton 13, Lacey 6

Shawnee 28, Hammonton 7

2009:

Hammonton 30, Winslow Twp. 0
Timber Creek 12, Moorestown 0
Lacey Twp. 33, Pemberton 14
Seneca 27, Burlington Twp. 7

Hammonton 3, Seneca 0
Timber Creek 13, Lacey Twp. 2

Hammonton 23, Timber Creek 17

2010:

Lacey Twp. 27, Timber Creek 6
Delsea 38, Woodrow Wilson 0
Hammonton 30, Burlington Twp. 14
Winslow Twp. 47, Moorestown 21

Lacey Twp. 34, Winslow Twp. 14
Delsea 16, Hammonton 14

Lacey Twp. 56, Delsea 7

2011:

Timber Creek 23, Lacey Twp. 0
Hammonton 24, Kingsway 7
Moorestown 34, Oakcrest 7
Woodrow Wilson 39, Central 0

Timber Creek vs. Woodrow Wilson
Hammonton vs. Moorestown

Group 4:

1974:

Brick Twp. 21, Camden 20

1975:

Millville 34, Deptford 0
Brick Twp. 9, Pennsauken 7

Millville 22, Brick Twp. 12

1976:

Camden 20, Vineland 12
Toms River South 21, Pemberton 0

Camden 30, Toms River South 13

1977:

Pemberton 25, J. F. Kennedy 15
Rancocas Valley 9, Camden 8

Pemberton 9, Rancocoas Valley 7

1978:

Toms River South 14, Millville 12
Cherry Hill East 21, Vineland 20

Toms River South 16, Cherry Hill East 6

1979:

Toms River North 16, Pennsauken 14
Brick Twp. 10, Vineland 8

Toms River North 15, Brick Twp. 14

1980:

Pennsauken 20, Jackson 14
Willingboro 27, Cherry Hill East 2

Pennsauken 14, Willingboro 0

1981:

Brick Twp. 27, Millville 7
Toms River East 13, Southern 2

Brick 17, Toms River East 0

1982:

Brick Twp. 16, Washington Twp. 13
Pennsauken 35, Toms River East 6

Brick Twp. 10, Pennsauken 7

1983:

Brick Twp. 7, Cherokee 6
Willingboro 16, Pennsauken 13

Brick Twp. 5, Willingboro 0

1984:

Pennsauken 38, Vineland 23
Cherokee 9, Brick Twp. 0

Pennsauken 27, Cherokee 0

1985:

Cherokee 20, Pemberton 15
Pennsauken 28, Toms River South 13

Cherokee 14, Pennsauken 0

1986:

Pennsauken 40, Pemberton 21
Toms River South 14, Camden 12

Pennsauken 29, Toms River South 6

1987:

Washington Twp. 12, Cherry Hill East 6
Toms River South 18, Cherokee 0

Washington Twp. 34, Toms River South 19

1988:

Cherry Hill East 28, Toms River South 8
Brick Twp. 13, Camden 6

Cherry Hill East 36, Brick Twp. 14

1989:

Brick Twp. 34, Toms River East 7
Washington Twp. 13, Cherokee 10

Brick Twp. 13, Washington Twp. 12

1990:

Cherokee 14, Millville 6
Cherry Hill East 31, Toms River North 14

Cherokee 10, Cherry Hill East 7

1991:

Toms River North 10, Washington Twp. 7
Eastern 14, Cherry Hill East 6

Toms River North 24, Cherry Hill East 6

1992:

Washington Twp. 41, Eastern 12
Brick Twp. 17, Shawnee 14

Washington Twp. 20, Brick Twp. 6

1993:

Cherokee 17, Brick Twp. 14
Washington Twp. 48, Pemberton 0

Cherokee 16, Washington Twp. 6

1994:

Toms River North 34, Overbrook 14
Cherokee 29, Washington Twp. 14

Toms River North 28, Cherokee 16

1995:

Washington Twp. 19, Eastern 0
Shawnee 26, Toms River North 24

Washington Twp. 19, Shawnee 7

1996:

Ocean City 45, Washington Twp. 7
Shawnee 38, Eastern 14

Ocean City 27, Shawnee 7

1997:

Toms River North 41, Rancocas Valley 6
Millville 14, Lenape 13

Toms River North 30, Millville 27

1998:

Overbrook 9, Lenape 0
Shawnee 31, Eastern 13
Millville 14, Pennsauken 12
Cherokee 30, Brick Twp. 25

Overbrook 21, Millville 6
Shawnee 22, Cherokee 15

Overbrook 21, Shawnee 14

1999:

Atlantic City 20, Pennsauken 13
Eastern 34, Shawnee 19
Brick Twp. 35, Triton 12
Jackson 10, Washington Twp. 9

Atlantic City 14, Brick Twp. 0
Eastern 13, Jackson 7

Atlantic City 31, Eastern 29

2000:

Jackson 28, Toms River North 8
Shawnee 21, Cherokee 6
Brick Twp. 31, Toms River East 13
Washington Twp. 23, Lenape 14

Jackson 19, Brick Twp. 14
Shawnee 21, Washington Twp. 7

Jackson 21, Shawnee 14 - OT

2001:

Jackson 38, Brick Twp. 14 (Thanks to Shoreconfali for the score)
Cherokee 14, Southern 7
Shawnee 49, Brick Memorial 30
Washington Twp. 34, Toms River North 7

Jackson 24, Shawnee 8
Cherokee 13, Washington Twp. 6

Jackson 24, Cherokee 0

2002:

Shawnee 26, Egg Harbor Twp. 0
Washington Twp. 35, Jackson 20
Toms River North 32, Brick Twp. 6
Winslow Twp. 38, Lenape 13 (Gridiron has different score - probably wrong: 35-0)

Shawnee 24, Toms River North 21
Washington Twp. 17, Winslow Twp. 14

Shawnee 14, Washington Twp. 10

2003:

Eastern 14, Mainland 13
Washington Twp. 21, Shawnee 9
Cherokee 41, Vineland 13
Absegami 30, Toms River East 21

Eastern 50, Cherokee 43 - 2OT
Washington Twp. 49, Absegami 7

Eastern 14, Washington Twp. 7

2004:

Shawnee 21, Southern 7
Washington Twp. 27, Atlantic City 14
Toms River East 24, Absegami 10
Cherokee 14, Eastern 0

Shawnee 20, Toms River East 7
Washington Twp. 14, Cherokee 12

Shawnee 26, Washington Twp. 13

2005:

Cherokee 31, Williamstown 0
Absegami 31, Southern 0
Shawnee 35, Mainland 21
Pennsauken 25, Atlantic City 7

Cherokee 13, Shawnee 10
Absegami 28, Pennsauken 0

Cherokee 32, Absegami 25 - OT

2006:

Toms River East 35 Eastern 3
Pennsauken 20, Atlantic City 7
Absegami 21, Cherry East 20
Cherokee 28, Washington Twp. 20

Cherokee 14, Toms River East 7
Absegami 21, Pennsauken 12

Absegami 27, Cherokee 26

2007:

Toms River North 9, Atlantic City 7
Southern 21, Washington Twp. 7
Mainland 27, Toms River East 24
Eastern 24, Williamstown 20

Toms River North 33, Southern 0
Mainland 17, Eastern 14

Toms River North 22, Mainland 19

2008:

Mainland 42, Eastern 14
Cherokee 34, Egg Harbor 18
Southern 20, Toms River North 9
Washington Twp. 28, Williamsown 24

Mainland 45, Washington Twp. 10
Southern 14, Cherokee 13 OT

Mainland 21, Southern 14

2009:

Cherokee 14, Eastern 3
Egg Harbor Twp. 21, Shawnee 17
Toms River east 28, Washington Twp. 13
Williamstown 21, Toms River North 13

Cherokee 30, Williamstown 21
Egg Harbor Twp. 41, Toms River East 30

Cherokee 14, Egg Harbor Twp. 0

2010:

Cherokee 35, Absegami 14
Oakcrest 38, Williamstown 13
Atlantic City 32, Millville 24
Egg Harbor Twp. 22, Shawnee 7

Cherokee 28, Egg Harbor Twp. 7
Oakcrest 31, Atlantic City 14

Cherokee 33, Oakcrest 6

2011:

Pennsauken 31, Atalntic City 9
Millville 19, Rancocas Valley 0
Washington Twp. 42, Williamstown 23
Triton 26, Southern 7

Pennsauken vs. Triton
Millville vs. Washington Twp.

Glassboro/Paulsboro Playoff History:

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1974: Glassboro is "declared" Champion as there were no other qualifiers in Group 1

1975: Glassboro wins championship

1976, 77 and 78 - neither is in Group 1 playoffs (Paulsboro loses in Group 2 in '76)

1979: Paulsboro wins championship

1980: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 16-6

1981: Glassboro wins championship as Paulsboro is eliminated by Bordentown

1982: Paulsboro wins championship as Glassboro is eliminated by Audubon

1983: Glassboro wins championship and eliminates Paulsboro in semi-finals 34-8

1984: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 40-8

1985: Glassboro eliminated in semi-final by Burlington Twp.

1986: Paulsboro wins championship eliminating Glassboro in semi-finals 24-13

1987: Glassboro wins championship defeating Paulsboro 8-0

1988: Paulsboro loses in championship game and Glassboro eliminated in semi-finals by Woodbury

1989: Paulsboro eliminated in finals by Woodbury

1990 and 91: neither is in playoffs

1992: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 32-12

1993: Paulsboro wins championship

1994: Paulsboro wins championship

1995: Paulsboro wins championship as Glassboro is eliminated in semi-finals by Gloucester

1996: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 9-6

1997: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro in semi-finals 20-12

1998: Glassboro defeats Paulsboro in semi-finals 13-0 but loses in championship game

1999: Glassboro wins championship as Paulsboro loses in quarter-finals to Woodbury

2000: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 21-15

2001: Paulsboro wins championship as Glassboro loses in semi-finals to Gloucester

2002: Paulsboro wins championship

2003: Paulsboro loses in quarter-finals to Gloucester and Glassboro loses in semi-finals to Woodbury

2004: Paulsboro loses in championship game to Schalick and Glassboro loses in quarter-finals to Gloucester

2005: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 17-14 in OT

2006: Paulsboro wins championship defeating Glassboro 20-0

2007: Glassboro wins championship defeating Paulsboro 24-7

2008: Glassboro wins championship and beats Paulsboro in semi-finals 21-13

2009: Paulsboro loses chamionship game and beats Glassboro in semi-finals 35-0

2010: Glassboro wins championship defeating Paulsboro 36-0

Only 5 times has neither appeared in playoffs!

Paulsboro has made 29 appearances = 80.55% of the time

Glassboro has appeared in the playoffs 27 times (not counting 1974 "declared champion") = 75% of the time

They have both been in the playoffs 23 times = 63.9% of the time

Paulsboro is 16-7 in championship games

Glassboro is 8-8 in championship games + 1 championship in 1974 when they were "declared" champions because there were no other qualifiers in the system used that year.
Combined they have been in the finals 39 times which makes 54.17% of the finalists.

Combined, they have won 24 championships (25 counting 1974), which gives them 66.7 % of all on-the-field championships. This does not include Glassboro's "declared championship". If you add Woodbury's 6 championships (Woodbury is 6-2 in championship games and has appeared in the playoffs 15 times), then Gloucester County has all but 6 Championships - Burlington Twp. (2), Palmyra, Florence and Schalick (2) - for 83.33% (83.78% if you count 1974).

Paulsboro is 7-3 against Glassboro in championship games

Paulsboro is 3-3 against Glassboro in semi-finals

It's a BORO thing - you wouldn't understand!

Let me know if I goofed!

Update: 11/20/11

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This week’s significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. St. Joe's (8-0) (10-1) did not play – a shame that they only get one weak playoff game

2. Timber Creek (10-0) (5-5) beat Woodrow Wilson 21-12 – top seed in Group 3 and playing like it!

3. Haddonfield (10-0) (11-1) beat Cinnaminson 43-0 – Top seed in Group 2 and playing like it

4. Camden Catholic (9-0) (5-5) beat Holy Cross 41-7 – top seed in Non-Public Group 2

5. Pennsauken (9-1)(6-4) beat Triton 52-16 – top seed in Group 4 and playing like it

6. Millville (10-0) (6-4) beat Washington Twp. 42-41 – headed to finals!

7. West Deptford (9-1) (11-1) beat Barnegat 49-10 – shutout streak ends

8. Triton (8-2) (3-7) lost to Pennsauken 52-16 – Pennsauken is just too much for them.

9. Pennsville (10-0) (9-2) beat Penns Grove 21-14 – headed to Rowan!

10. Washington Twp. (7-2) (3-7) lost to Millville 42-41 – almost pulled it off!

11. Hammonton (9-1) (7-4) beat Moorestown 33-21 – 2nd seed in Group 3 and moving up in rankings

12. Northern Burlington (7-2) (4-6) lost to Neptune 60-27 – top seed in Central Group 3 loses to 5th seed

13. Shawnee (6-3) (6-4)

14. Williamstown (7-2) (7-3)

15. Atlantic City (5-3) (7-4)

16. Woodrow Wilson (6-4) (6-4) lost to Timber Creek 21-12 – as expected

17. Moorestown (6-5) (7-3) lost to Hammonton 33-21 – finished where expected

18. Holy Spirit (6-3) (12-0) beat Montclair Kimberley 62-13 – 2nd seed in Non-Public Group 2

19. Bridgeton (6-3) (4-5)

20. Cinnaminson (7-2) (5-5) lost to Haddonfield 43-0 – 4th seed in Group 2

21. Woodstown (6-2) (3-7) lost to Cinnaminson 14-7 – never-the-less a good season!

22. Haddon Heights (8-1) (4-6) lost to Glassboro 28-14 – scoreless in 2nd half

23. Florence (8-1) (6-4) beat Shore Regional 23-0 – 3rd seed in Central Group 1

24. Glassboro (7-2) (10-2) beat Haddon Heights 28-14 – controlled 2nd half

25. Paulsboro (7-2) (9-3)

26. Holy Cross (6-4) (8-2) lost to Camden Catholic 41-7 – big difference in level of play!

Shawnee (6-3) (6-4) beat Egg Harbor Twp. 29-7 – 9^th in power points in Group 4 wins the consolation against rival conference

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 11/19

Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (9-1)

2. Millville (10-0)

3. Triton (8-2) – only losses to Pennsauken

4. Washington Twp. (7-3)

5. Shawnee (6-3)

Possible wildcards: (2 may get in this week)

Williamstown (7-2)

Atlantic City (6-3)

Group 3:

1. Timber Creek (10-0) – only undefeated team in Group

2. Hammonton (9-1) – loss was to Group 4 team

3. Woodrow Wilson (6-4)

4. Moorestown (6-4)

5. Northern Burlington (8-2) – feel apart in semi’s!

Possible wildcard

Burlington Twp. (6-3)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (10-0)

2. West Deptford (9-1)

3. Bridgeton (6-3)

4. Cinnaminson (7-3)

5. Woodstown (6-3)

Group 1:

1. Pennsville (10-0)

2. Florence (9-1)

3. Glassboro (8-2) – moves over Florence if both win out

4. Penns Grove (6-4)

5. Haddon Heights (8-2)

Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (8-0)

2. Camden Catholic (9-0)

3. Holy Spirit (6-3) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (6-4)

No others worthy of ranking

Update: 11/13/11

2011-11-13T07:00:00.000-05:00

This week’s significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. St. Joe's (8-0) (10-1) did not play – a shame that they only get one weak playoff game

2. Timber Creek (9-0) (5-5) beat Lacey Twp. 23-0 – top seed in Group 3 and playing like it!

3. Haddonfield (9-0) (11-1) beat Willingboro 56-8 – Top seed in Group 2 and playing like it

4. Camden Catholic (8-0) (5-5) bye – top seed in Non-Public Group 2

5. Pennsauken (8-1)(6-4) beat Atlantic City 31-9 – top seed in Group 4 and playing like it

6. Millville (9-0) (6-4) beat Rancocas Valley 19-0 – rolling along!

7. Triton (8-1) (3-7) beat Southern 26-7 – big tests the next two weeks including a chance to avenge only loss

8. West Deptford (8-1) (11-1) beat Pemberton 43-0 – 5th straight shutout

9. Williamstown (7-2) (7-3) lost to Washington Twp. 42-23 – no defense and another busted season

10. Pennsville (9-0) (9-2) beat Woodbury 48-20 – top seed in Group 1 faces possibly toughest opponent in round 2 and on T-Day

11. Atlantic City (5-3) (7-4) lost to Pennsauken 31-9 – 8th seed in Group 4 and played like it

12. Hammonton (8-1) (7-4) beat Kingsway 24-10 – 2nd seed in Group 3

13. Northern Burlington (7-1) (4-6) beat Middletown South 35-27 – top seed in Central Group 3

14. Washington Twp. (7-2) (3-7) beat Williamstown 42-23 – could surprise Millville in next round

15. Burlington Twp. (6-3) (6-4) lost to Woodbridge 24-21 – #3 seed in Central Group 3

16. Moorestown (5-3) (7-3) beat Oakcrest 34-7 – heading to Hammonton

17. Holy Spirit (5-3) (12-0) bye – 2nd seed in Non-Public Group 2

18. Cinnaminson (7-2) (5-5) Woodstown 14-7 – 4th seed in Group 2

19. Woodstown (6-2) (3-7) lost to Cinnaminson 14-7 – never-the-less a good season!

20. Bridgeton (6-3) (4-5) beat Delran 21-7

21. Paulsboro (7-2) (9-3) lost to Penns Grove 36-8 – game was closer than score

22. Haddon Heights (8-1) (4-6) beat Scahlick 34-13 – spotted Schalick 13 points and then charged to a big win!

23. Florence (8-1) (6-4) beat Shore Regional 23-0 – 3rd seed in Central Group 1

24. Glassboro (7-2) (10-2) beat Salem 28-24 –almost gave this one away

25. Holy Cross (6-3) (8-2) beat Bishop Eustace 14-13 – not a big win, but still a win and a tough task next week!

26. Bishop Eustace (4-5) (4-6) lost to Holy Cross 14-13 – should end up with same record as last year

Other interesting gamesNew Egypt (6-3) (8-3) lost to Point Pleasant Beach 32-14 – easy schedule caught up with them

Cedar Creek 34, Palmyra 20 – CC finishes at 4-5 in first season

Wildwood 38, Riverside 26 – been a long time since Wildwood won 2

Delsea 49, Manchester Twp. 6

Cumberland 35, Cherry Hill West 19 – old Tri-Co beats old Olympic

Woodrow Wilson (6-3) (6-4) beat Central 39-0 – moves back into rankings

Shawnee (6-3) (6-4) beat Egg Harbor Twp. 29-7 – 9^th in power points in Group 4 wins the consolation against rival conference

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 11/12

Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (8-1)

2. Millville (9-0) as only undefeated team in Group, they deserve this ranking for now

3. Triton (8-1) – only loss to Pennsauken

4. Washington Twp. (7-2)

5. Shawnee (6-3)

Possible wildcards: (2 may get in this week)<

Williamstown (7-2)

Atlantic City (6-3)

Group 3:

1. Timber Creek (9-0) – only undefeated team in Group

2. Hammonton (8-1) – loss was to Group 4 team

3. Northern Burlington (8-1) – doing well after opening loss

4. Woodrow Wilson (6-3)

5. Moorestown (6-3)

Possible wildcard

Burlington Twp. (6-3)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (9-0)

2. West Deptford (8-1)

3. Cinnaminson (7-2)

4. Bridgeton (6-3

5. Woodstown (6-3)

Group 1:

1. Pennsville (9-0)

2. Haddon Heights (8-1)

3. Florence (8-1)

4. Glassboro (7-2)

5. Paulsboro (7-2) <

Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (8-0) <

2. Camden Catholic (8-0)

3. Holy Spirit (5-3) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (6-3)

No others worthy of ranking

Update: 11/06/11

2011-11-06T07:00:00.000-05:00

This week’s significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. St. Joe's (8-0) (10-1) beat Egg Harbor Twp. 37-0 – a shame that they only get one weak playoff game. May be hard to keep them here!

2. Timber Creek (8-0) (5-5) beat Highland 28-7 – top seed in Group 3!

3. Haddonfield (8-0) (11-1) beat Woodbury 42-6 – Top seed in Group 2 over 8thseed in Group 1

4. Camden Catholic (8-0) (5-5) beat Bishop Eustace 21-7 – top seed in Non-Public Group 2!

5. Pennsauken (7-1)(6-4) beat Eastern 33-7 – top seed in Group 4!

6. Millville (8-0) (6-4) beat Atlantic City 27-19 – close game could have gone either way!

7. Triton (7-1) (3-7) Woodrow Wilson 33-32 – almost lost this one!

8. West Deptford (7-1) (11-1) beat Overbrook 65-0 – 4th straight shutout!

9. Williamstown (7-1) (7-3) beat Winslow Twp. 49-24 – defense?

10. Pennsville (8-0) (9-2) beat Gloucester Catholic 41-6 – top seed in Group 1

11. Atlantic City (5-2) (7-4) lost to Millville 27-19 – 8th seed in Group 4

Washington Twp. (6-2) (3-7) beat Shawnee 31-7 – will face rival Williamstown in 1st round

12. Hammonton (7-1) (7-4) beat Absegami 41-8 – 2nd seed in Group 3

13. Northern Burlington (7-1) (4-6) Willingboro 14-12 – top seed in Central Group 3 squeaks by 8th seed in South Group 2!

14. Shawnee (5-3) (6-4) lost to Washington Twp. 31-7 – 9th in power points in Group 4

15. Burlington Twp. (6-2) (6-4) did not play – #3 seed in Central Group 3

16. Moorestown (5-3) (7-3) lost to Cherry Hill West 38-35 – still makes 3rd seed in Group 3

17. Holy Spirit (5-3) (12-0) beat St. Augustine 37-0 – 2nd seed in Non-Public Group 2

18. Cinnaminson (6-2) (5-5) beat Hopewell Valley 21-7 – 4th seed in Group 2

19. Woodstown (6-2) (3-7) beat Clayton 48-14 – 5th seed in Group 2

20. Pemberton (4-4) (3-7) lost to Hightstown 35-0 – 7th seed in Group 2

21. Bishop Eustace (4-4) (4-6) lost to Camden Catholic 21-7 – 5th seed in Non-Public Group 2

22. Paulsboro (7-1) (9-3) beat Lindenwold 44-0 – 4th seed in Group 1

23. Haddon Heights (7-1) (4-6) beat Haddon Twp. 48-10 – 3rd seed in Group 1

24. Holy Cross (5-3) (8-2) beat Bordentown 35-0 – 4th seed in Non-Public Group 2

25. Florence (7-1) (6-4) beat New Egypt 16-10 – 3rd seed in Central Group 1

26. New Egypt (6-2) (8-3) lost to Florence 16-10 – 4th seed in Central Group 1

Other interesting games:

Orange 28, Cedar Creek 6 – CC reaches cutoff at 3-5 in first season

Delran (3-2) (5-5) did not play – out of playoffs

Penns Grove (4-3) (8-1) beat Pitman 33-0 – 5th seed in Group 1

Salem (5-3) (5-5) lost to Schalick (5-3) (6-4) 27-18 – Schalick gets 6th seed and Salem gets 7th seed in Group 1

Glassboro (6-2) (10-2) beat Camden 35-0 – 2nd seed in Group 1

Willingboro (4-4) (10-1) lost to Northern Burlington 14-12 – 8th seed in Group 2

Cherokee (5-3) (12-0) lost to Cherry Hill East in OT 57-56 – neither 5-3 team makes playoffs

Group rankings (after 11/05):

Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (7-1)

2. Millville (8-0) as only undefeated team in Group, they deserve this ranking for now

3. Triton (7-1) – only loss to Pennsauken

4. Williamstown (7-1) – only loss to Shawnee

5. Atlantic City (6-2)

possible wildcard:

Washington Twp. (6-2)

Group 3:

1. Timber Creek (8-0) – only undefeated team in Group 3

2. Hammonton (7-1) – loss was to Group 4 team<

3. Northern Burlington (7-1) – doing well after opening loss

4. Burlington Twp. (6-2)

5. Moorestown(5-3)

Possible wildcards:

Woodrow Wilson (5-3)

Oakcrest (5-3)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (8-0)

2. West Deptford (7-1)

3. Cinnaminson (6-2)

4. Woodstown (6-2)

5. Bridgeton (5-3)

Group 1:

1. Pennsville (8-0)

2. Paulsboro (7-1)

3. Haddon Heights (7-1)

4. Florence (7-1)

5. Glassboro (5-2)

other playoff teams:

New Egypt (6-2)

Penns Grove (5-3)

Schalick (5-3)

Salem (5-3)

Woodbury (4-4)

Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (8-0)

2. Camden Catholic (8-0)

3. Holy Spirit (5-3) - one loss was forfeit

4. Holy Cross (5-3)

5. Bishop Eustace (4-4)

No others worthy of ranking

Update: 11/01/11

2011-11-02T07:00:00.003-04:00

This week’s significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. St. Joe's (7-0) (10-1) beat Bridgeton 48-0 – rolling along - a shame that they don’t have much competition on their schedule

2. Williamstown (6-1) (7-3) lost to Shawnee 21-17 – tough to go undefeated in Group 4 this year!

3. Haddonfield (7-0) (11-1) beat Overbrook 1-0 – forfeit win; Best in Group 2

4. Hammonton (6-1) (7-4) lost to Atlantic City 13-9 – another win streak bites the dust!.

5. Timber Creek (7-0) (5-5) beat Seneca 28-7 – moving up to top of Group 3!

6. Camden Catholic (7-0) (5-5) beat Moorestown 21-10 – all they do is win!

7. Pennsauken (5-1)(6-4) beat Washington Twp. 40-8 – moving back to top of Group 4!

8. Millville (7-0) (6-4) beat St. Augustine 26-3 – big matchup with Atlantic City on Friday!.

9. Triton (6-1) (3-7) beat Paul VI 35-6 – not really a Group 4 schedule , but doing well

10. West Deptford (5-1) (11-1) beat Collingswood 46-0 – 3rd straight shutout!

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

11. Washington Twp. (5-2) (3-7) lost to Pennsauken 40-8 - Township is just not on this level.

12. Cherokee (5-2) (12-0) beat Clearview 48-14 – back on track, but probably not good enough to make the finals

13. Shawnee (5-2) (6-4) beat Williamstown 21-17 – Group 4 is all scrambled up!

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

14. Moorestown (5-3) (7-3) lost to Camden Catholic 21-10 – losses are all to highly ranked teams

15. Northern Burlington (6-1) (4-6) beat Delran 40-10 – looking at top seed in Central Group 3!
16. Burlington Twp. (6-2) (6-4) beat Pemberton 24-12 – looking at #2 or #3 seed in Central Group 3

17. Holy Spirit (4-3) (12-0) beat Ocean City 42-6 – 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.)

18. Pennsville (7-0) (9-2) beat Glassboro 55-35 – rolling towards top seed in Group 1

19. Glassboro (5-2) (10-2) lost to Pennsville 55-35 – still heading to 2nd seed

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

20. Paulsboro (6-1) (9-3) beat Gateway 28-15 – schedule strength is low and probably heading to 4th seed

21. Woodstown (5-2) (3-7) beat Pitman 42-12 – probably in the playoffs

22. Penns Grove (4-3) (8-1) lost to Salem 8-6 – a safety killed them!

23. Cinnaminson (6-2) (5-5) beat Hopewell Valley 21-7 – looking at a top 4 seed!

24. Willingboro (4-3) (10-1) beat Bordentown 28-0 – winning some and losing some

25. Holy Cross (4-3) (8-2) lost to Palmyra 39-34 – not a contender this year

26. Haddon Heights (6-1) (4-6) beat Sterling 28-21 – possible 3rd seed

Other interesting games:

Riverside 19, Ewing 6 – Riverside picks up a win!

Haddon Twp. 6, Lindenwold 0 – Lindenwold is only winless team in Group 1, but better than some of the one win teams

Cedar Creek 34, Immaculate Conception 12 – CC needs upset win next week to make playoffs

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 10/31)

Group 4:

1. Pennsauken (6-1) – back on top

2. Millville (7-0) as only undefeated team in Group, they deserve this ranking for now

3. Triton (6-1) – only loss to Pennsauken

4. Williamstown (6-1)

5. Atlantic City (6-1)

Possible wildcard:

Shawnee (5-2) – best 2 loss team?

Group 3:

1. Timber Creek (7-0) – only undefeated team in Group 3

2. Hammonton (6-1) – loss was to Group 4 team

3. Northern Burlington (6-1) – doing well after opening loss

4. Burlington Twp. (6-2)

5. Moorestown (5-3)

Possible wildcard:

Woodrow Wilson (5-2)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (7-0)

2. West Deptford (6-1)

3. Cinnaminson (6-2)

4. Woodstown (5-2)

5. Pemberton (4-3)

Possible wildcard:

Willingboro (4-3)

Group 1:

1. Pennsville (7-0)

2. Paulsboro (6-1)

3. Haddon Heights (5-1)

4. Florence (6-1)

5. New Egypt (6-1)

Possible playoff teams:

Glassboro (5-2)

Penns Grove (4-3)

Salem (4-1) and Schalick (3-2) will meet in game 8. Salem is in and fighting for 5th seed. Schalick must win or is out!

Woodbury (4-3) should be 7th or 8th seed

Palmyra (3-4) needs for Salem to win to be in!

Non-Publics (all together):

1. St. Joseph's (7-0)

2. Camden Catholic (7-0)

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

4. Bishop Eustace (4-3)

5. Holy Cross (4-3)

No others worthy of ranking

Update: 10/23/11

2011-10-23T07:00:00.033-04:00

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.

Update: 10/16/11

2011-10-18T07:00:00.044-04:00

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 2^nd win

Salem 27, Camden 12 – Salem sweeps 2 year series

Deptford 14, Highland 2 – Deptford gets 3^rd 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

Update: 10/09/11

2011-10-09T07:00:00.035-04:00

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.

Update: 10/02/11

2011-10-02T07:00:00.000-04:00

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.

Update: 09/25/11

2011-09-25T07:00:00.000-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. Holy Spirit (2-1) (12-0) beat Bridgeton 38-0 – Showing how strong they are with a nice shutout.

2. Cherokee (2-1) (12-0) lost to Williamstown 35-24 – they let Williamstown get off to a big early lead and just couldn’t come back. Win streak ends!

3. St. Joe's (2-0) (10-1) did not play – will move up to #2 to set up showdown with #1 next week!

4. Haddonfield (2-0) (11-1) beat Haddon Twp. 42-0 – 86-0 in first two games and no reason to bring them down in the rankings

5. West Deptford (2-0) (11-1) beat Audubon 49-0 – WD has scored 105 points in just two games.

6. Moorestown (2-1) (7-3) lost to Timber Creek 30-19 – Moorestown is a good team, so you wonder how good Timber Creek is!

7. Pennsauken (3-0) (6-4) beat Triton 33-13

8. Hammonton (3-0) (7-4) beat Oakcrest 30-0 – 89-7 in first three games

9. Timber Creek (3-0) (5-5) beat Moorestown 30-19 - definitely moving up in the rankings!

10. Williamstown (3-0) (7-3) beat Cherokee 35-24 – perhaps the biggest win in Williamstown history as they declare themselves to be among the best in Group 4.They will jump up very high in the rankings

So, in 3 showdowns of top 10 teams, the lower ranked team won!

11. Shawnee (2-1) (6-4) beat Clearview 39-14 – coming back nicely after opening loss

12. Millville (3-0) (6-4) beat Egg Harbor Twp. 30-6 – rolling towards the playoffs

13. Cherry Hill East (3-0) (1-9) beat Winslow Twp. 41-6 – this team is for real!

14. Willingboro (2-0) (10-1) beat Maple Shade 34-13

15. Pemberton (2-0) (3-7) did not play

16. Penns Grove (2-0) (8-1) did not play
17. Camden Catholic (2-0) (5-5) beat Cherry Hill West 28-0 – waiting for a good opponent

18. Seneca (2-1) (4-6) beat Paul VI 17-6 – nice win against a team heading in the opposite direction

19. Woodrow Wilson (2-0) (6-4) beat Bishop Eustace 6-2 – must have been playing baseball

20. Paul VI (1-2) (8-2) lost to Seneca 17-6 – Paul VI has been disappointing

21. Pennsville (2-0) (9-2) beat Clayton 40-0

22. Paulsboro (1-0) (9-3) beat Overbrook 35-16

23. Cinnaminson (2-1) (5-5) beat Burlington City 28-6

24. Holy Cross (1-1) (8-2) lost to Burlington Twp. 36-33

25. Woodbury (0-1) (9-2) lost to Haddon Heights (2-0) (4-6) 34-12

26. Glassboro (2-1) (10-2) beat Gloucester 40-20 – ran off 40 straight points to put game away after Gloucester scored first. Gloucester’s last two TDs scored against backups.

Other interesting games:

Cedar Creek (1-2) (first season) beat Pleasantville 35-6 for first win in school history!

Woodstown (2-1) (3-7) beat Schalick (2-1) (6-4) 13-7 – can Woodstown make the Group 2 playoffs at 5-3 with an all Group 1 schedule?

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

Atlantic City (3-0) (7-4) beat Absegami 32-27 – tough to leave them out of rankings, but Group 4 is strong and I only put 5 plus a wildcard from each group.

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

New Egypt (2-0) (8-3) beat Riverside 32-6

Delran (1-1) (5-5) beat Robbinsville 25-7

Florence (2-1) (6-4) beat Bordentown 34-7

Washington Twp. (2-1) (3-7) beat Eastern 26-0

Kingsway (2-1) (6-4) beat Highland 43-6

Pitman (1-2) (5-5) beat Wildwood (1-2) (0-9) 33-12

St. Augustine (2-1) (4-6) beat Vineland (2-1) (5-5) 19-8

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 09/24)

Group 4:

1. Williamstown (3-0)

2. Pennsauken (3-0)

3. Millville (3-0)

4. Cherokee (2-1)

5. Shawnee (2-1) – tough loss to Pennsauken puts them above some undefeated teams

Possible wildcards:

Cherry Hill East (3-0)

Atlantic City (3-0)

Group 3:

1. Hammonton (3-0)

2. Timber Creek (3-0)

3. Moorestown (2-1)

4. Seneca (2-1)

5. Woodrow Wilson (2-0)

Possible wildcards:

Kingsway (2-1)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (2-0)

2. West Deptford (2-0)

3. Willingboro (2-0)

4. Pemberton (2-0)

5. Cinnaminson (2-1)

Possible wildcards:

Delran (2-1)

Group 1:

1. Penns Grove (2-0)

2. Pennsville (3-0)

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

4. Paulsboro (2-0)

5. Glassboro (2-1)

Possible wildcards:

New Egypt (2-0)

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

1. Holy Spirit (2-1) - one loss was forfeit

2. St. Joseph's (2-0)

3. Camden Catholic (2-0)

4. St. Augustine (2-1)

Only 4 teams will make the rankings this week.

Not eligible for rankings due to losing records:

Paul VI (1-2)

Holy Cross (1-2)

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

Update: 09/18/11

2011-09-18T07:00:00.003-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Last year’s ranked teams with this and last year’s record:

1. Holy Spirit (1-1) (12-0) beat Absegami 42-14 – Forfeit hasn’t slowed them down. Should I drop them down because of the forfeit or rank them by their on the field record?

2. Cherokee (2-0) (12-0) beat Eastern 20-17 – Closer than last year (39-14). Does that mean that Cherokee is down or Eastern is up or both. Stay tuned!

So they both continue their on the field win streaks!

3. St. Joe's (2-0) (10-1) beat Middle Twp. 51-0 – 45-0 at the half. St. Joe’s deserves a high ranking

4. Haddonfield (1-0) (11-1) beat Collingswood 44-0 - Haddonfield put no doubt to their rankung

5. West Deptford (1-0) (11-1) beat Sterling 56-12 – WD scored on offense and defense and seems to be its usual self.

6. Glassboro (1-1) (10-2) beat Salem 14-0 – where to rank them is my toughest decision

7. Delsea (0-2) (10-2) lost to Timber Creek (2-0) (5-5) 40-7 – season is starting out opposite than expected. This why I rank by on the field results and not speculation. You cannot depend on pre-season polls. The question is how far up do I move Timer Creek?

8. Oakcrest (1-1 ) (9-3) lost to Millville 33-7 – two straight big losses on the field, but they have a forfeit win.

9. Penns Grove (2-0) (8-1) beat Gloucester 42-65 – Gloucester scored first and then PG controlled the game

10. Willingboro (1-0) (10-1) did not play

11. Paul VI (1-1) (8-2) beat Cherry Hill West 13-7 – Another ream not doing as well as pre-season rankings

12. Paulsboro (1-0) (9-3) beat Woodbury 12-7 – game will mean a lot in terms of seeding later

13. Woodbury (0-1) (9-2) lost to Paulsboro 12-7 – early showdown brought early loss, but they will still be in my top 4 for Group 1. My problem is choosing #5.

14. Hammonton (2-0) (7-4) beat Buena 36-0 – will be in my top 6

15. Atlantic City (2-0) (7-4) beat Ocean City 27-18 – AC has a good team again and will be ranked higher - not winning by much, but still winning

16. Winslow Twp. (0-2) (7-4) lost to Shawnee 37-0 - down 79-0 in first two games!

17. Egg Harbor Township (1-1) (6-5) beat Bridgeton 13-10 – Gami won last year also; Bridgeton also 1-1

18. Williamstown (2-0) (7-3) beat Lenape 24-6 – good start for Williamstown and will start with decent ranking

19. Pennsville (2-0) (9-2) beat Woodstown (1-1) (3-7) 32-24 – Both teams looked good.

20. Holy Cross (8-2) lost to Cinnaminson (1-1) (5-5) 29-26 – HC is 50-50 in first two games – nice win for Cinaminson

21. Moorestown (1-0) (7-3) beat Seneca (1-1) (4-6) 38-24 – Moorestown starts off with a good ranking after two wins over decent teams

22. Cumberland (7-3) beat Highland 21-7 – ok win and last week’s loss to TC was not as bad as Delsea’s loss!

23. Millville (2-0) (6-4) beat Oakcrest 33-7 – opens with 2 wins and will move up

24. Camden Catholic (1-0) (5-5) did not play

25. Camden (0-2) (6-4) lost to Deptford (1-1) (3-7) 25-12 - not a good sign for Camden, but nice win for Deptford.

26. Lower Cape May (1-1) (8-3) lost to Cape Henlopen 32-14 - won this game last year 25-3!

Other interesting games:

Wildwood (1-1) (0-9) 28, Clayton (0-2) (1-9) 13 – Wildwood’s first win since beating Clayton in 2008. Ends longest current losing streak in South Jersey!

Haddon Heights (1-0) (4-6) 24, Overbrook 14

Audubon (1-0) (5-5) 10, Lindenwold (0-10 (2-8) 0

Palmyra (1-1) (7-3) 53, Riverside 8 –Pals rebound after bad loss last week

Haddon Twp. 42, Gateway 0

Schalick (2-0) 35, Pitman (0-2) (5-5) 6 – Schalick starts with 2 easy wins – going to be tough to rank Group 1 from 5 down!

Delran (1-1) (5-5) 21, Maple Shade (0-2) (1-9) 7

New Egypt did not play

Burlington City did not play

Delaware Valley 49, Cedar Creek (0-2) 14 – Delaware Valley is a good team that went 8-2 last year

Pemberton (2-0) (3-7) 20, Allentown 14 – Pemberton started out 0-2 last year against the same two teams

Burlington Twp. (2-0) (6-4) 41, Princeton 0

Vineland (2-0) (5-5) 42, Pleasantville 12 – Vineland started off on a 3 game win streak last year

Woodrow Wilson did not play

St. Augustine 38, Mainland 7

Northern Burlington 10, Hopewell Valley 7

Triton (2-0) (3-7) 40, Kingsway 17 – Triton avenges loss form last year

Cherry Hill East (2-0) (1-9) 31, Washington Twp. 27

Pennsauken (2-0) (6-4) 48, Clearview 27 – early showdown settled by only one score

Bishop Eustace (2-0) (4-6) 28, Gloucester Catholic 6

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 09/17)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (2-0)

2. Pennsauken (2-0)

3. Williamstown (2-0)

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

5. Millville (2-0)

Possible wildcards:

Cherry Hill East (2-0)

Atlantic City (2-0)

Triton (2-0)

Vineland (2-0)

Group 3:

1. Moorestown (2-0)

2. Hammonton (2-0)

3. Timber Creek (2-0)

4. Seneca (1-1)

5. Woodrow Wilson (1-0)

Possible wildcards:

Kingsway (1-1)

Cumberland (1-1)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (1-0)

2. West Deptford (1-0) - plays Friday night

3. Willingboro (1-0)

4. Pemberton (2-0)

5. Cinnaminson (1-1)

Possible wildcards:

Bridgeton (1-1)

Delran (1-1)

Group 1:

1. Penns Grove (2-0)

2. Pennsville (2-0)

3. Paulsboro (1-0)

4. Woodbury (0-1)

5. Glassboro (1-1)

Possible wildcards:

Schalick (2-0)

New Egypt (1-0)

Audubon (1-0)

Haddon Heights (1-0)

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

1. Holy Spirit (1-1) - one loss was forfeit

2. St. Joseph's (2-0)

3. Camden Catholic (1-0)

4. Paul VI (1-1)

5. Holy Cross (1-1)

Possible wildcard:

St. Augustine (1-1)

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

Update: 09/10/11 - 09/12/11

2011-09-12T06:22:00.002-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Last year’s ranked teams with last year’s record:

1. Holy Spirit (12-0) beat Oakcrest 41-6 but lter had to forfeit – HS has interesting schedule and no cakewalk through the season.

2. Cherokee (12-0) beat Lenape 27-13 – Cherokee should roll through the season again, but there will be some challenges

So they both continue their win streaks!

3. St. Joe's (10-1) beat Buena 55-7 – St. Joe’s deserves a high ranking

4. Haddonfield (11-1) opens next week

5. West Deptford (11-1) opens next week

6. Glassboro (10-2) lost to Penns Grove 54-0 for worst defeat since 1914; could still gain homefield for playoffs!

7. Delsea (10-2) lost to Kingsway 19-14 - big upset as Delsea was considered a state top 15 team. Good defense by Kingsway – nice win for them and they are looking much improved

8. Oakcrest (9-3) lost to Holy Spirit 41-6 but later received a victory by forfeit – actually closer than last year!

9. Penns Grove (8-1) beat Glassboro 54-0 for biggest most significant win in school history. Will be ranked top of Group 1 when I start my rankings unless strange things happen next week.

10. Willingboro (10-1) beat Cinnaminson 22-7 – W‘boro continues to play well

11. Paul VI (8-2) lost to Moorestown 28-12 – Big showdown with opposite result from last year

12. Paulsboro (9-3) opens next week vs. Woodbury – game will mean a lot in terms of seeding later

13. Woodbury (9-2) opens next week vs. Paulsboro – early showdown

14. Hammonton (7-4) beat Mainland 23-7 – special game with expected result

15. Atlantic City (7-4) beat St. Augustine 13-9 – AC has a good team again

16. Winslow Twp. (7-4) lost to Washington Twp. 42-0 - nice for one Township and horrible start for the other

17. Egg Harbor Township (6-5) lost to Absegami 20-6 – Gami won last year also

18. Williamstown (7-3) beat Eastern 34-13 – good start for Williamstown

19. Pennsville (9-2) beat Pitman 49-0 – Too teams going opposite directions

20. Holy Cross (8-2) beat Florence 24-21 – both teams should have winning seasons

21. Moorestown (7-3) beat Paul VI 28-12 – This separated the men from the boys! Won by Paul VI last year!

22. Cumberland (7-3) lost to Timber Creek 19-0 – Cumberland lost this one last year but still had good record at the end.

23. Millville (6-4) beat Middle Twp. 47-12 – Millville hoping for another winning season

24. Camden Catholic (5-5) plays Gloucester Catholic today – Should be no problem for CC

25. Camden (6-4) beat Gloucester Catholic 55-6. GC will obviously be my lowest ranked Non-Public, but where will I place CC in a highly competitive field?

26. Lower Cape May (8-3) beat Cedar Creek 20-13 - first game for Cedar Creek!

Other interesting games:

New Egypt 24, Maple Shade 12 – NE should be a playoff team again

Robbinsville 14, Palmyra 7 –ouch! Palmyra can’t afford loses without a strong power point schedule

Schalick beat Clayton 38-6 – nothing unusual about this result

Woodstown 40, Gloucester 20 – interesting result and and nice win for the Woodies. Will this be a down year for the Lions?

Burlington City 55, Riverside 20 – no contest!

Bridgeton 54, Pleasantville 7 – Bridgeton may surprise some teams this year!

Pemberton 24, Ewing 6

Burlington Twp. 36, Delran 12

Seneca 35, Cherry Hill West 12 – predictable outcome

Vineland 44, Ocean City 27 – Vineland started off on a win streak last year

Woodrow Wilson 31, Deptford 6 – WW looking good while Deptford continues to struggle

Northern Burlington lost to Princeton 20-14. Princeton was 0-10 last year!

Cherry Hill East 35, Clearview 0 – East looks good, but what about THE VIEW? Will this be a long season for them?

Pennsauken 35, Shawnee 28 – early showdown settled by only one score

Largest margins of victory:

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Learn when to take a knee - please!

Let me know if I missed any that were 60 points or higher or if I have typos or other errors:
Credits to "Clanfan2" for years of research.

These scores are not necessarily a compliment to the winning team. Sometimes you need to know when to "take a knee"!

Woodbury 113, Gloucester 0 - 1922

Woodstown 102, Glassboro 0 - 1913

Pleasantville 106, Ocean City 7 - 1917

Millville 95, Pleasantville 0 - 1917

Woodstown 95, Swedesboro 0 - 1925

Ridley Park, Pa. 94, Gloucester 0 - 1919

Salem 94, Glassboro 0 - 1913 - another source has this score as only 34 - 0

Glassboro 99, Paulsboro 6 - 1921 - Some people have this score as 99-0

Bordentown Military Institute 92, Bristol, Pa. 0 - 1919

Bordentown Military Institute 90, Lambertville 0 - 1923

Palmyra 90, Cape May 0 - 1924

Lakewood 90, Tuckerton 0 - 1926

Atlantic City 88, Camden 0 - 1912

Collingswood 88, Gloucester 0 - 1919

Wenonah Military Academy 84, Pennington Prep 0 - 1927

Wenonah Military Academy 83, Brown Prep (Phila.) 0 - 1927

Burlington 83, Clayton 0 - 1929

Haddon Heights 75, Glassboro 0 - 1913

St. Joseph's - Hammonton 75, St. Augustine 0 - 1996

Vineland 72, Pleasantville 0 - 1927

Pennsville 80, Clayton 8 - 1970

Penns Grove 80, Clayton 8 - 1970

Collingswood 71, Gloucester 0 - 1920

Atlantic City 71, Memorial (West NY, NJ) 0 - 1924

Hammonton 71, Wildwood 0 - 2001

St. Joseph's 70, Lower Cape May 0 - 2011

Wildwood 69, Egg Harbor 0 - 1954

St. Joe's - Hammonton 69, St. Augustine 0 - 1997

Gloucester 68, Clayton 0 - 1970

Salem 68, St. James 0 - 1998

St. Joseph's - Hammonton 68, Princeton 0 - 1996

Penns Grove 67, Belmont School (Del.) 0 - 1913

Willingboro 67, Paul VI 0 - 1998

Collingswood 66, Gloucester 0 - 1922

Palmyra 66, Pemberton 0 - 1924

Haddon Heights 66, Gloucester 0 - 1920

Bridgeton 66, Holy Spirit 0 - 1952

Glassboro 66, Schalick 0 - 1987

Hammonton 66, St. Augustine 0 - 1996

Atlantic City 65, Vineland 0 - 1911

Palmyra 65, Paulsboro 0 - 1917

Burlington 65, NJ School for the Deaf 0 - 1929

Toms River 65, Mt. Holly 0 - 1933

Penns Grove 65, Wildwood 0 - 2009

West Deptford 65, Lindenwold 0 - 2011

Wenonah Military Academy 64, Glassboro 0 - 1907

Ocean City 70, Atlantic City 6 - 1996

Penns Grove 64, Pitman 0 - 2007

Glassboro 64, Pitman 0 - 2007

Penns Grove 64, Wildwood 0 - 2010

Palmyra 63, Gloucester 0 - 1919

Ocean City 63, Wildwood 0 - 1944

Mainland 63, Pleasantville 0 - 1980

Cherokee 63, Chery Hiil East 0 - 1999

Glassboro 63, Salem 0 - 2000

Salem 63, Granville Charter (Trenton) 0 - 2001

Salem 63, Wildwood 0 - 2002

Haddonfield 62, Gloucester 0 - 1920

Woodstown 70, Clayton 8 - 1970

Delsea 62, Clayton 0 - 1971

Burlington Twp. 62, Maple Shade 0 - 2001

St. Joseph's (Hammonton) 62, Lower Cape May 0 - 2007

West deptford 62, Sterling 0 - 2009

Haddon Heights 61, Gloucester 0 - 1919

Boy's Latin HS (Baltimore) 67, Tuckerton 6 - 1955

Penns Grove 62, Salem 0 - 2010

Vineland 61, Notre Dame 0 - 1959

Sterling 61,Woodbury 0 - 1974

Bishop Eustace 67, St. Joe's - Camden 6 - 1974

Kingsway 61, Penns Grove 0 - 1996

Hammonton 61, Burlington Twp. 0 - 2001

Schalick 61, Pitman 0 - 2006

Penns Grove 61, Pitman 0 - 2006

Florence 61, Bordentown 0 - 2006

Woodbury 61, Gateway 0 - 2010

Woodbury 70, Drexel Inst. (Phila.) 10 - 1911

Vineland 60, Penns Grove 0 - 1926

Holy Spirit 60, Tuckerton 0 - 1931

Cape May 67, Middle Twp. 7 - 1943

Florence 60, Pemberton 0 - 1946

Bordentown Military Inst. 60, PMC Prep (Chester, Pa.) 0 - 1955

JFK (Willingboro) 60, Newark Central 0 - 1968

Pemberton 60, Merchantville 0 - 1970

Cinnaminson 60, Palmyra 0 - 1998

St. Joe's - Hammonton 60 - Montclair-Kimberly School 0 - 2001

Glassboro 60, Wildwood 0 - 2008

Penns Grove 60, Pitman 0 - 2010

There is also a 103-0 game - Bordentown Manual Training over Logan Athletic Club (Phila.) in 1922. I am not sure whether to count them as high schools.

Learn when to "take a knee".

Sometimes such scores "can't be helped" as stuff happens, but there are times when you just run toward the tackler and go down. Yes, the 2nd and 3rd string want to score, too. BUT what was the score when you put them in and were you shuffling players in and out early in the game? If the margin is 50 or higher, the coach will hear me yell "That's enough coach!"

Games I attended in 2010

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09/10: Penns Grove at Glassboro - could be the best game I will see as BORO pulls out a one point victory

09/11: Washington Twp. at Winslow Twp. - great win for Winslow

09/17: Glassboro at Schalick - Boro showed offense and defense!

09/18: Haddon Twp. at Paulsboro - Paulsboro looked very good!

09/24: Glassboro at Gloucester - Gloucester showed more than Schalick di the week before

09/25: Deptford at Gloucester Catholic - GC gets a win! Deptford has problems

10/01: Pitman at Glassboro - Pitman showed more than most people expected

10/02: Woodrow Wilson at Gloucester Catholic - Wilson will compete with camden for Division title. Good at the skill positions but needs more line work.

10/08: Glassboro at Woodstown - BOR started off slow and turned in on in the third with a 35-0 lead.

10/09: College game - Maine at Delaware - Delaware is ranked #2 and this team looks like a champion!

10/15: Glassboro at Pennsville - PV is for real!!!

10/16: Collingswood at Paulsboro - Paulsboro turned it on in the 2nd half

10/22: Kingsway at Williamstown - not much defense, but a lot of offense

10/23: Haddon Heights at Woodbury - Woodbury showed that they are a very good team for Group 1

10/29: Camden at Delsea - Delsea got back on track and this game was never in doubt

10/30: Salem at Glassboro (Homecoming) (with Rowan Homecoming across the street)

11/05: Clearview at Cumberland - Cumberland clearly the better team and I am surprised they lost so badly to Kingsway!

11/06: Glassboro at Camden - strategy error cost the Bulldogs

11/12: Group 1 Playoffs (Gloucester at Glassboro) - Glassboro fell behind 6-0 and then ran off 40 straight points

11/13: Group 1 Playoffs (Schalick at Paulsboro) - Schalick played it close for a while

11/19: Group 1 Playoffs (Pennsville at Glassboro) - great game in 2 OTs

11/20: Group 1 Playoffs (Paulsboro at Woodbury) - Paulsboro rebounds after 3 straight losses to Woodbury and sets up a Boro vs. Boro final

11/24: Kingsway at Clearview - Clearview was ahead, but Kingsway scored last 2 TDs

11/25: Deptford at Glassboro - BORO played well in first half and sloppy in 2nd half.

11/26: Willingboro at Holy Cross - Great OT game!

11/27: St. Joe's at Hammonton - tied game going into the 4th

12/04: Playoffs - Group 1 final: Paulsboro at Glassboro - Glassboro totally dominates game

26 high school games and 1 college game

2010 - South Jersey overall rankings - Final - 12/05/10

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2010 - South Jersey overall rankings 12/05/10

Traditional South Jersey only!!!!

My rules: NOTICE THE CHANGES!

1. No more than 6 from any one group or from all Non-Publics - the top 5 from each Group and one wildcard for 26 teams. Group 4 gets the wildcard again this week.

2. I have my own “ratings points” system (similar to power points, but not the same) and it is used to determine rankings of teams with same records that have not met on the field. The ratings have a small factor for large victories which equal having beat an opponent with one more win and the same bonus for an OT loss. There is a much bigger factor for the Group size of the opponent! Beating or losing to a team one Group higher equals adding one win to their record, so if a Group 1 team beats or loses to a Group 2 team with a 5-5 record, then it is like beating a Group 1 team with a 6-4 record. Likewise if a Group 2 team beats a Group 1 team with a 5-5 record, it is like beating a Group 2 team with a 4-6 record.

3. Playoff wins/losses count for more ratings points than regular season wins/losses, so teams advance higher in rankings the deeper they go into the playoffs. I also give more credit for a consolation game win as in most cases it shows the strength against a team of almost equal record from another conference. Although I would like to find a way to give more credit for playing in a tougher conference, this is a start.

4. If teams have same wins/losses and have met on the field, then the result of that game counts. If they met twice and split, then ratings points count. If a 3rd team with same record is between them in ratings points, then I revert to a “gut feeling” as to where to put the 3rd team.

5. In final rankings, no team can be ranked above a team that has 1 more win/1 less loss unless
ratings points are 10% higher and no team can be ranked above a team that has 2 more wins/2 less losses unless ratings points are 25% higher. If a team has 1 less win and same number of losses or same number of wins and 1 more loss, the factor is 5%, However if the two teams have met on the field then the winner may be ranked higher (I have to make that tough call on a “gut feeling”). Similar factors are used for other win/loss variations.

6. Teams that are disqualified from playoffs receive points as if they were in playoffs and beat lower seeded teams and lost to higher seeded teams (with an exception if the higher seeded team was upset by the team that took the disqualified team’s seed). Teams with byes get credit for a win also. Teams disqualified from or not participating in consolations receive same points earned by the team that I speculate played their “would have been” opponent. So, there are assumed wins and losses to be sure that every team has at least a 10 game rating. Playoff teams who made it to the second round have an advantage as they have 11 or 12 games. This ranks them higher, so playoff survival is a big factor and all champions should normally be in the final top ten.

7. Forfeits do not help/hurt opponents. On the field counts, but a small factor (as per rule #2) is given to the team that received the forfeit win and the team that forfeited cannot receive large victory points! If the state used my system, teams that received forfeit wins would not be helped making the playoffs and the teams that beat the forfeiting team would not be punished.

8. Once playoffs begin, I give credit to teams in playoffs in determining their ratings points and that affects their rankings. In all cases I assumed a higher seeded team wins in playoffs, so they can move up or down if the lower seed wins.

9. Beginning in 2011, the ratings will be based on games within the last year. When a team plays it’s first game, the previous year’s game against same opponent no longer counts (or the opponent that was replaced).

All undefeated and one loss teams are in the top 10 as there are only 7. All Group Champions are in the top 6.

1. Holy Spirit (12-0) – Non-Public #1 – way ahead in ratings points if they win the finals.

2. Cherokee (12-0) – Group 4 #1

That ends the undefeated - many of the teams below could beat or lose to a higher ranked team “on any given day”. 5 of the 8 teams (1 Group 1, 2 Group 2, 2 Group 3, 1 Group 4 and 2 Non-Public) I saw Thanksgiving weekend just didn’t seem to have the speed that I see in the top 5 Group 1 teams (that I see frequently) and a couple of Group 2 teams. So, anybody’s rankings are fickle as anything can happen when good teams meet!

3. St. Joe's (10-1) – Non-Public #2 – beat Hammonton more convincingly than Delsea, which helped prove my ratings points system – loss was by 35 points

4. Haddonfield (11-1) – Group 2 #1 – loss was by 3 points and they avenged it

5. West Deptford (11-1) – Group - 2 #2 – loss was by 8 points and they had previously beat that team – highest ranked 1 loss team without a championship – closest loss of Finals losers

6. Glassboro (10-2) - Group 1 #1 – Can’t put them higher with 2 losses – looked very good in finals as they were finally healthy, but overall season counts – losses were by a total of 10 points and they avenged one of the losses – they were ready for anybody in the finals - best line play of season! Two 1000+ yds. running backs!

7. Delsea (10-2) – Group 3 #1 – losses were by 69 points and they avenged one of them – highest ranked 2 loss team without a championship

8. Oakcrest (9-3) – Group 4 #2 – losses were by 87 points

9. Penns Grove (8-1) - Group 1 #2 – best team not in playoffs – a successful 2 point conversion (which they thought they made, but didn’t cry about) in game 1 and a Group Championship (for an undefeated season) would have moved them to #3!

10. Willingboro (10-1) – Group 2 #3 – loss was by 11 points

So, the top 10 is the top 2 Non-Publics, 2 Group 4, 1 Group 3, 3 Group 2 and 2 Group 1. 3 from Atlantic County, 3 from Gloucester County, 2 from Burlington County, 1 from Camden County and 1 from Salem County. Each group has their top 2 except for Group 3.

That ends the 1 loss teams, so they all made the top 10! All 9 finalists are in the top 12.

11. Paul VI (8-2) - Non-Public #3 - misfortune of being in toughest Group in state – big loss to Lenape keeps them out of top 10.

12. Paulsboro (9-3) - Group 1 #3 – the only finalist that I did not place at the top.

13. Woodbury (9-2) - Group 1 #4 – still a strong team for Group 1 and can beat many teams from bigger Groups! Only below Paulsboro because the playoffs count for more than the regular season.

The next 4 could be in order. They are stron teams that could probably beat several teams above them, but with 4 or 5 losses, they can’t be higher than this. AC has the most ratings points, but lost to Hammonton which lost to EHT which lost to AC. All of the next 4 have a lot of ratings points but not enough to jump the 2 loss teams above them as per rule #5. They just all have too many losses to be ranked higher. Hammonton and AC outrank EHT with better win-loss records and Hammonton beat AC. This is where the “gut feeling” is used to place Winslow.

14. Hammonton (7-4) - Group 3 #2 - with 4 losses they land here.

15. Atlantic City (7-4) - Group 4 #3

So, the top 15 is the top 3 Non-Publics, 3 from Group 4, 2 from Group 3, 3 from Group 2 and 4 from Group 1. 5 from Gloucester County, 5 from Atlantic County, 2 from Burlington, 2 from Camden County and 1 from Salem County. Each group has their top 3 except for Group 3 and they are right below.

16. Winslow Twp. (7-4) – Group 3 #3

17. Egg Harbor Township (6-5) – Group 4 #4 – despite 5 losses they had a ton of ratings points!

18. Williamstown (7-3) - Group 4 #5

Weak schedules hurt the next 2 in their ratings

19. Pennsville (9-2) – Group 1 #5 – looked very good until 2nd half of semi-final game and blown out on T-Day – edged out Holy Cross by .25 in my ratings points

20. Holy Cross (8-2) - Non-Public #4 – last of the 2 loss teams

21. Moorestown (7-3) - Group 3 #4

22. Cumberland (7-3) – Group 3 #5

23. Millville (6-4) – Group 4 wildcard

24. Camden Catholic (5-5) - Non-Public #5 – 8th seed

25. Camden (6-4) Group 2 #5

26. Lower Cape May (8-3) - Group 2 #5

8-3 team not under consideration: New Egypt

7-3 team not under consideration: Palmyra

Mainland would be 7-3 if not for forfeits, but would still not be ranked

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!

2010 - Group 1 Rankings - Final - 12/05/10

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2010 - Group 1 Rankings - 12/05/10

1. Glassboro (10-2)

2. Penns Grove (8-1)

3. Paulsboro (9-3)

4. Woodbury (9-2)

5. Pennsville (9-2)

6. New Egypt (8-3) - Central Jersey Group 1

7. Palmyra (7-3) - Now in Central Jersey Group 1!

8. Schalick (6-4)

9. Audubon (5-5)

10. Gloucester (5-5) - losses are to playoff teams

11. Florence (6-4) - Central Jersey Group 1

12. Pitman (5-5) – wins over Wildwood, Woodstown, Salem and Lindenwold

13. Haddon Heights (4-6)

14. Salem (5-5) - wins over Wildwood, Clayton , CAMDEN and Overbrook

15. Overbrook (3-7)

16. Woodstown (3-7)

17. Lindenwold (2-8)

18. Haddon Twp. (2-8)

19. Burlington City (3-7) - in Central Jersey Group 1

20. Maple Shade (1-9)

21. Gateway (1-9)

22. Riverside (0-10) - Central Jersey Group 1

23. Clayton (1-9)

24. Wildwood (0-9)

2010 - Tri-County Rankings - Final - 12/05/10

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2010 - Tri-County Rankings 12/05/10

Even though this conference no longer exists for football, I will continue to rank them at least for this year as they establish themselves in the West Jersey Football League.

1. Glassboro (10-2)

2. Delsea (10-2)

3. Penns Grove (8-1)

4. Pennsville (9-2)

5. Williamstown (7-3) – now gets Township on T-day

6. Cumberland (7-3)

7. Kingsway (6-4) – beat Cumberland, but Cumberland came on strong at end. Cumberland gets edge with 1 more victory and 0.25 more “ratings points” (as explained in overall rankings and smallest margin between any 2 teams). Toughest call in all of my rankings!

8. Clearview (4-6)

9. Schalick (6-4) – easier schedule than those above

10. Gloucester (5-5)

11. Gloucester Catholic (3-7)

12. Deptford (3-7)

13. Pitman (5-5) - beat Salem, Woodstown, Clayton and Wildwood

14. Salem (5-5) – beat Woodstown, Clayton, Wildwood and CAMDEN!

15. Woodstown (3-7)

16. Highland (0-10)

17. Clayton (1-9)

18. Wildwood (0-9)

2010 - Gloucester County Rankings - Final - 12/05/10

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2010 - Gloucester County Rankings: 12/05/10

1. West Deptford (11-1)

2. Glassboro (10-2)

3. Delsea (10-2)

4. Paulsboro (9-3)

5. Woodbury (9-2)

6. Williamstown (7-3)

7. Kingsway (6-4)

8. Clearview (4-6) – despite losing to Washington Township, Clearview had a better overall season and outpointed WT by 5.25 “ratings points” (as explained in the overall SJ rankings). You can also look at it as Clearview beat Winslow and Cherry Hill East which both beat Township which beat the View.

9. Washington Twp. (3-7)

10. Deptford (3-7)

11. Pitman (5-5)

12. Gateway (1-9)

13. Clayton (1-9)

Update: 12/05/10

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This weeks significant/interesting games: All Playoff Finals!

The undefeated:

Holy Spirit 14, St. Joe’s – Montvale 13 - Spirit showed me why I should rank them on top as they beat a perennial state power. This is not to say that others could not have done the same, but they did it and deserve credit.

Cherokee 33, Oakcrest 6 – Crest scored late to avoid shutout

The one loss teams:

Haddonfield 16, West Deptford 8 – Haddonfield pulls the upset and gives Camden County 1 champion

St. Joe’s 40, St. Mary’s 0 – St. Joe’s really had no competition in this group! Atlantic County has 2 champions.

Two loss teams:

Lacey Twp. 56, Delsea 7

Glassboro 36, Paulsboro 0 – Gloucester County has 1 champion

Three loss teams:

Oakcrest mentioned above

Paulsboro mentioned above

My top 5 for each public group: I have started a rating points system which is somewhat explained as to how I use it in 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 Saturday 12/04)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (12-0)

2. Oakcrest (9-3)

3. Atlantic City (7-4)

4. Egg Harbor Township (6-5)

5. Williamstown (7-3)

Possible wildcards:

Millville (6-4)

Shawnee (6-4)

Group 3:

1. Delsea (10-2)

2. Hammonton (7-4)

3. Winslow Twp. (7-4)

4. Moorestown (7-3)

5. Cumberland (7-3)

Possible wildcards:

Kingsway (6-4)

Woodrow Wilson (6-4)

Lacey Twp. is favored to win the playoffs.

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (11-1)

2. West Deptford (11-1)

3. Willingboro (10-1)

4. Camden (6-4)

5. Lower Cape May (7-3)

Group 1: Any of the top 3 could end up my final #1

1. Glassboro (10-2) – bad decision on 4th down cost them game against Group 2 playoff team – one win against a top 4 seed – nice 1st round win and exciting 2nd round come from behind win

2. Penns Grove (8-1) - only loss to Glassboro (by 1 point) and has hammered everybody since – no wins against a top 4 seed – best team not in playoffs – remember that the blowouts are due to not having enough players to put in 3rd string. Very good team with limited number of players – loss to NJSIAA rules hurts – Salem County Champion!

3. Paulsboro (9-3)

4. Woodbury (9-2)

5. Pennsville (9-2)

New Egypt (8-3) just would not be able to hang with the above teams, but they were in the Central semi-finals.

Glassboro and Paulsboro avenged regular season losses on their way to the finals.

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Holy Spirit (12-0)

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

3. Paul VI (8-2)

4. Holy Cross (8-2)

5. Camden Catholic (5-5)

Gloucester Catholic, St. Augustine and Bishop Eustace were not able to contend for these rankings this year.

Update: 11/28/10

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This weeks significant/interesting games:

The undefeated:

Cherokee 19, Seneca 17 – Cherokee survives and Seneca almost beat them again.

Holy Spirit 33, Atlantic City 18 - Spirit showed me why I should rank them on top and I’ll be moving them back to #1. I am also working on my own rating system (similar to power points) and no matter how I play with it, they end up on top.

West Deptford 56, Paulsboro 0 –although Paulsboro had 15 suspended players, this was still and overwhelming win. WD is an excellent team!

The one loss teams:

Delsea has no Thanksgiving game

St. Joe’s 20, Hammonton 8 – game tied going into the 4th!

Haddonfield 27, Haddon Heights 0 as they prepare for the finals

Penns Grove 44, Pennsville 7 - a lot of controversy about the last TD, but no one seems to want to point out that PV came off of a tough game 4 days earlier, while PG was well rested. I still think that PG would have won had they both played last week, but it would have been closer.

Willingboro 35 Holy Cross 34 – OT – Great game!

Two loss teams:

Oakcrest 14, Absegami 13 – Oakcrest survives this week by winning their 8th in a row and heads to the finals.

Glassboro 19, Deptford 7 – Easy first half led to less enthusiasm in the second half as the BORO looks ahead to playing another BORO

Paul VI 13, Camden Catholic 0 – Paul VI had no plans to loss 3 in a row and took a 0-0 after 3 quarters game and came out to win in the 4th.

Woodbury 61, Gateway 0 - so Woodbury gets added to my bad boy list of 60+ point winners by playing a team that was just not on their level. I hope Gateway can rebound a little next year.

Holy Cross mentioned above

Paulsboro mentioned above

Pennsville mentioned above

3 loss teams:

Williamstown 47, Washington Twp. 21 – Williamstown ends on a positive note

Moorestown did not have a T-Day game

Lower Cape May 30, Middle Twp. 6 – although they did not beat any really good teams, LCM has to be happy with the improvement

The 3 loss teams not to have made my rankings:

Cumberland 27, Schalick 23

New Egypt 13, Bordentown 7

Palmyra 42, Burlington City 21

4 loss teams:

Hammonton mentioned above

Winslow Twp. 27, Eastern 7 – the best of the 4 loss teams and will be ranked above the 3 loss teams unless Hammonton wins tomorrow.

Bishop Eustace 12, Pennsauken 7 – Pennsauken drops to 4 losses and BE gets their 4th win

Atlantic City mentioned above

Burlington Twp. did not have a T-day game

4 loss teams not to have made my rankings:

Schalick mentioned above

Florence 60, Riverside 6

Collingswood 39, Sterling 0

Kingsway 40, Clearview 29

Camden 26, Woodrow Wilson 20 – both teams end with 4 losses

Shawnee 31, Lenape 14

Millville 28, Vineland 0 – as Millville ends up with 4 losses and Vineland with 5

Rancocas Valley 24, Pemberton 6

5 loss teams:

Mainland 17, Egg Harbor Twp. 0 as EHT ends up 6-5 (Mainland without forfeits would have been 7-3 instead of 3-7)

Camden Catholic mentioned above:

Vineland mentioned above

Triton 36, Timber Creek 14 - as TC drops to 5 losses

Delran 18, Cinnaminson 15 – as both teams end up 5-5

Mainland 23, Bridgeton 7 – as Bridgeton ends up 4-5

Salem 14, Woodstown 8

Audubon 54, Haddon Twp. 7

Pitman 43, Clayton 12 – an example of a team that is happy to be 5-5

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 Thursday 11/25)

Group 4: The top 2 will still be the top2 no matter who wins in the finals

1. Cherokee (11-0)

2. Oakcrest (9-2)

3. Atlantic City (7-4)

4. Egg Harbor Township (6-5)

5. Williamstown (7-3)

Possible wildcards:

Millville (6-4)

Shawnee (6-4)

Group 3: This will not change regardless of the finals

1. Delsea (10-1)

2. Hammonton (7-4)

3. Winslow Twp. (7-4)

4. Moorestown (7-3)

5. Cumberland (7-3)

Possible wildcards:

Kingsway (6-4)

Woodrow Wilson (6-4)

Lacey Twp. is favored to win the playoffs.

Group 2: The top 2 and the top 2 no matter who wins in finals

1. West Deptford (10-0) - plays Friday night

2. Haddonfield (10-1)

3. Willingboro (9-1)

4. Camden (6-4) - win over Glassboro puts them above LCM, but Group belongs to the top 3 and these 2 will be at the bottom of my overall Top 26.

5. Lower Cape May (7-3)

Group 1: Any of the top 3 could end up my final #1

1. Glassboro (9-2) – bad decision on 4th down cost them game against Group 2 playoff team – one win against a top 4 seed – nice 1st round win and exciting 2nd round come from behind win

2. Penns Grove (8-1) - only loss to Glassboro (by 1 point) and has hammered everybody since – no wins against a top 4 seed – best team not in playoffs – remember that the blowouts are due to not having enough players to put in 3rd string. Very good team with limited number of players – loss to NJSIAA rules hurts – Salem County Champion!

3. Paulsboro (9-2)

4. Woodbury (9-2)

5. Pennsville (9-2)

New Egypt (8-3) just would not be able to hang with the above teams, but they were in the Central semi-finals.

Glassboro and Paulsboro avenged regular season losses and will meet in finals.

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

1. Holy Spirit (11-0)

2. St. Joseph's (9-1)

3. Paul VI (8-2)

4. Holy Cross (8-2)

5. Camden Catholic (5-5)

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

St. Joe’s and Holy Spirit survive to head to different finals – will be easier for St. Joe’s!

Holy Spirit should have an interesting final against St. Joe’s of Montvale (which easily handled CC in opening round)

Update: 11/21/10

2010-11-21T14:05:00.001-05:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Group 4 Playoffs:

Cherokee 28, Egg Harbor Twp. 7 – Cherokee keeps rolling and is the only survivor form Burlington County

Oakcrest 31, Atlantic City 14 – Oakcrest keeps moving up and AC keeps moving down

Group 3 Playoffs:

Lacey Twp. 34, Winslow Twp. 14 – Winslow, the team of upsets cannot upset this team!

Delsea 16, Hammonton 14 – after a missed 2 point attempt almost cost them the game, a FG wins it for Delsea.

Group 2 Playoffs:

West Deptford 56, Barnegat 7 – WD just too much for Barnegat – Barnegat probably gaining a great dislike for trips to Gloucester County!

Haddonfield 38, Willingboro 27 – 3 straight scores in 2nd half wins it for the Haddons and another Burlington County team fall to a Colonial.

Group 1 Playoffs:

Paulsboro 10, Woodbury 0 – everyone had Woodbury winning this one, but the Prideboro showed their pride and pulled the second round upset for the second year in a row.

Glassboro 27, Pennsville 21 – 2 OTs – PV showed how tough they are, but Glassboro finally wakes up in the second half and advances

Non- Public Playoffs:

Holy Spirit 34, Pope John XXIII 27 – Holy Spirit was down 27-20 heading into the 4th

St, Joe’s 50, St. Anthony 7 – total domination by St. Joe’s as no one in this group can match up with them

St. Mary-Rutherford 32, Holy Cross 22 – another Burlington County team falls to outside competition

So, this week and last week against outside competition:

old Tri-County (18 teams) = 11-4 (2 teams played in-conference last week and 2 this week) with 2 byes last week

Colonial (12 teams) is 8-3 (2 teams played in-conference last week and same this week) (2-3 vs. Classic/Diamond)

CAL (16 teams) = 9-10 with 1 bye last week (2 teams played in-conference this week)

Old Burlco/Olympic (33 teams) = 6-20 (10 teams played in-conference) with 1 bye last week

Gloucester County (13 teams) = 10-3 last week and 2-0 this week

Salem County (5 teams) = 3-1 with 1 bye last week and 0-1 this week

Atlantic County (10 teams) = 7-3 last week and 2-2 this week

Cumberland County (4 teams) = 2-1 with 1 bye last week with no games this week

Camden County (23 teams) = 8-13 (2 teams played in-county) last week and 1-1 this week

Burlington County (19 teams) = 4-12 (2 teams played in-county) with 1 bye last week and 1-2 this week

Cape May County (4 teams) = 0-3 with 1 bye last week with no games this week

I only cover 1 team outside these counties (New Egypt) and they won last week and lost this week.

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 11/20)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (10-0)

2. Oakcrest (8-2) – nice wins in playoffs

3. Pennsauken (6-3) – played well against tough New Brunswick in 1st round

4. Atlantic City (7-3) – disappointing 2nd half of season after big start

5. Egg Harbor Township (6-4)

Possible wildcard:

Williamstown (6-3)

Cherokee should cruise through playoffs!

Group 3:

1. Delsea (10-1) – avenged their only loss!

2. Hammonton (7-3) - losses to Holy Spirit and EHT which are really nice teams

3. Winslow Twp. (6-4)

4. Moorestown (6-3)

5. Burlington Twp. (6-3) - should I move them down and move someone else up?

Possible wildcard:

Cumberland (6-3) nice win over Seneca and very improved since loss to Kingsway

Lacey Twp. is the top seed for playoff and will be favored to win final.

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (10-0)

2. Haddonfield (9-1)

3. Willingboro (9-1)

4. Camden (5-4) - win over Glassboro puts them above LCM, but Group belongs to the top 3

5. Lower Cape May (6-3)

Group 1: Big shuffle this week

1. Glassboro (8-2) – bad decision on 4th down cost them game against Group 2 playoff team – one win against a top 4 seed – nice 1st round win and exciting 2nd round come from behind win

2. Penns Grove (7-1) - only loss to Glassboro (by 1 point) and has hammered everybody since – no wins against a top 4 seed – best team not in playoffs

3. Pennsville (9-1) - only undefeated team in Group – one win against a top 4 seed – big scare in 1st round nad tough loss in second round

4. Paulsboro (9-1) – beat Schalick by 14 compared to Glassboro beating them by 40 and PG beating them by 54

5. Woodbury (8-2) – only loss to Group 2 team - wins against 2 teams in top 4 seedings for their Groups – closer first round game than expected – drops to 5th after poor showing in playoffs

New Egypt (7-3) just would not be able to hang with the above teams, but they are in the Central semi-finals.

Glassboro and Paulsboro avenged regular season losses and will meet in finals.

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Holy Spirit (10-0)

2. St. Joseph's (8-1)

3. Paul VI (7-2)

4. Holy Cross (8-1) - weak schedule showed itself in playoffs

5. Camden Catholic (5-4)

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

St. Joe’s and Holy Spirit survive to head to different finals – will be easier for St. Joe’s!

Holy Spirit should have an interesting final against St. Joe of Montvale (which easily handled CC in opening round)

Update - 11/14/10

2010-11-14T14:05:00.001-05:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Holy Spirit 42, Bishop Ahr 0 – a great win in the first round

Cherokee 35, Absegami 14 – compare to Holy Spirit’s 42-7 win over Gami

Holy Cross 41 – HC is top seed in Non-Public Group 2/1 and has a bye!

West Deptford 44, Point Pleasant Boro 13 – top seed in Group 2 and showed why – 24-0 before PPB scored

Willingboro 45, Camden 13 – showing the strength of the top 2 teams in Group 2!

St. Joe’s – gets a bye

Woodbury 12, Haddon Heights 7 – much closer than expected

Seton Hall Prep 47, Paul VI 13 – greatly overmatched in this game

Delsea 38, Woodrow Wilson 0 – avenged their only loss with a big bang!!!!!

Hammonton 30, Burlington Twp. 14 – 16-14 at the end of the 3rd

So far my top ten has survived although Paul VI has a tough road trip today and could fall.

Pennsville 27, Audubon 25 – PV gets a nice come from behind win and stays undefeated

Winslow Twp. 47, Moorestown 14 – Winslow beating good teams lately

Oakcrest 38, Williamstown 13 – My #17 easily handles my #13 and will grab that spot or higher

Atlantic City 32, Millville 24– AC avenges a loss after losing 2 in a row

Penns Grove - lost in court and is best team not in playoffs

Egg Harbor Twp. 22, Shawnee 7 – WJFL Group 4 showing weakness against CAL teams – WJFL has the best team, but CAL has the next 3 remaining in playoffs

St. Joe’s Montvale 42, Camden Catholic 20

Haddonfield 35, Manchester 6 – easy time for the Haddons

Glassboro 40, Gloucester 6 - Bulldogs roll off 40 straight points after falling behind 6-0 as if they got a wake-up call!

Paulsboro 21, Schalick 7 – Schalick kept it close

Barnegat 29, Lower Cape May 28 -and Barnegat advances in Group 2

Lacey Twp. 27, Timber Creek 6 – Delsea had beaten TC by 9 early in the season

North Brunswick 36, Pennsauken 33 – see saw battle with NB scoring last

Sayreville 53, Rancocas Valley 21

New Egypt 21, Florence 14 – NE avenges a loss and moves forward

Keyport 35, Palmyra 20 – move to central still did not help Pals in playoffs

Interesting consolations:

Gloucester County teams (not in Group 4) won all of their Friday consolations and only lost one on Saturday:

Deptford 20, Buena 17

Pitman 36, Lindenwold 20 – and consider that Pitman lost 60-0 last week to PG!

Gateway 37, Riverside 34 –and consider that Gateway had to forfeit last week!

Clearview 20, Triton 13

Kingsway 54, Pinelands 15 – and to think that Pinelands though they were unjustly left out of the playoffs

Haddon Twp 28, Clayton 6

Vineland 20, Washington Twp. 7 – as CAL shows more dominance over WJFL Group 4!

So, Gloucester County is 10-3

Woodstown 29, Maple Shade 6

Cumberland 34, Seneca 28 – old Tri-County wins 3 consolations and one playoff game against old Olympic-Burlco

Only old Tri-County teams to lose to a non Tri-Co team on Friday were Williamstown and Highland!

On Saturday Clayton (as expected) and Schalick lost.

Central Regional 21, Highland 20 – well Highland got close to a win

Gloucester Catholic 48 Cardinal McCarrick 8

Salem 33, Overbrook 22

Wildwood does not have a consolation
CAL gets mixed reviews:

St. Augustine 35, St. John Vianney 10

Mainland 20, Southern Regional 13

Brick Twp. 27, Ocean City 20

Sterling 26, Middle Twp. 6

Lakewood 42, Pleasantville 14

Bridgeton does not have a consolation

Collingswood 34, Cinnaminson 7

Burlington City 42, Point Pleasant Beach 39 – as both PPBs have bad nights

Bordentown 18, Voorhees 0 – Bordentown gets their 2nd win

Toms River North 31, Lenape 14 – another loss for old Burlco/Olympic Groups 3 and 4

Somerville 54, Northern Burlington 29 – ditto

So, this week against outside competition:

old Tri-County (18 teams) = 10-4 (2 teams played in-conference) with 2 byes

Colonial (12 teams) is 7-3 (2 teams played in-conference) (2-3 vs. Classic/Diamond; 5-0 against the rest)

CAL (16 teams) = 7-8 with 1 bye

Old Burlco/Olympic (33 teams) = 5-17 (10 teams played in-conference) with 1 bye

Gloucester County (13 teams) = 10-3

Salem County (5 teams) = 3-1 with 1 bye

Atlantic County (10 teams) = 7-3

Cumberland County (4 teams) = 2-1 with 1 bye

Camden County (23 teams) = 8-13 (2 teams played in-county)

Burlington County (19 teams) = 4-12 (2 teams played in-county) with 1 bye

Cape May County (4 teams) = 0-3 with 1 bye

I only cover 1 team outside these counties (New Egypt) and they won.

My top 5 for each public group:

(after Saturday 11/13)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (9-0)

2. Oakcrest (7-2) – nice win over Williamstown

3. Atlantic City (7-2) – avenged last week’s loss

4. Egg Harbor Township (6-3)

5. Pennsauken (6-3) – played well against tough North Brunswick

Possible wildcards:

Williamstown (6-3)

Shawnee (5-4)

Millville (5-3)

Cherokee should cruise through playoffs!

Group 3: toughest Group to rank!

1. Delsea (9-1) – avenged their only loss!

2. Hammonton (7-2) - losses to Holy Spirit and EHT which are really nice teams

3. Winslow Twp. (6-3)

4. Moorestown (6-3)

5. Burlington Twp. (6-3) - should I move them down and move someone else up?

Possible wildcard:

Cumberland (6-3) nice win over Seneca and very improved since loss to Kingsway

Lacey Twp. will be top seed for playoffs and will be favored to beat all these teams.

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (9-0)

2. Willingboro (9-0)

3. Haddonfield (8-1)

4. Camden (5-4) - win over Glassboro puts them above LCM, but Group belongs to the top 3

5. Lower Cape May (6-3)

Look for WD and W’boro to meet in finals with WD winning on home field

Barnegat is a semi-finalist from Ocean County and plays WD next

Group 1:

1. Woodbury (8-1) – only loss to Group 2 team - wins against 2 teams in top 4 seedings for their Groups – closer first round game than expected

2. Pennsville (9-0) - only undefeated team in Group – one win against a top 4 seed – big scare in 1st round

3. Penns Grove (7-1) - only loss to Glassboro (by 1 point) and has hammered everybody since – no wins against a top 4 seed – best team not in playoffs

4. Glassboro (7-2) – bad decision on 4th down cost them game against Group 2 playoff team – one win against a top 4 seed – nice 1st round win

5. Paulsboro (8-1) – big defeat to Woodbury has them at #6 – no wins against a top 4 seed – beat Schalick by 14 compared to Glassboro beating them by 40 and PG beating them by 54

New Egypt (7-2) just would not be able to hang with the above teams, but they are in the Central semi-finals.

Glassboro hopes to avenge loss to PV on home field. Winner nust face a rested Woodbury in finals with Woodbury the highly favored winner of this group as PG lost their case and loses chance to prove themselves.

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Holy Spirit (9-0)

2. Holy Cross (8-0) - bye

3. St. Joseph's (7-1) - bye

4. Paul VI (7-1)

5. Camden Catholic (5-4)

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

Look for St. Joe’s and Holy Cross to meet in finals on neutral field – should be very interesting game!

Holy Spirit should have an interesting final against St. Joe’s of Montvale (which easily handled CC in opening round)

Update - 11/07/10

2010-11-07T14:05:00.002-05:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee 33, Cherry Hill West 14 – another solid win

Holy Spirit 34, St. Augustine 7 – also a solid win

Lenape 35, Paul VI 20 – ouch: this hurts them, but consider that they beat Winslow and Moorestown

Holy Cross 41, Bordentown 0 – HC is top seed in Non-Public Group 2/1 and gets a bye!

Winslow Twp. 34, Williamstown 27 – Williamstown’s defense shows some weakness but Winslow has beaten both Williamstown and Shawnee – hard to figure out Winslow with losses to Clearview and Pennsauken both of which lost to Township and Shawnee.

West Deptford 42, Overbrook 8 – top seed in Group 2 – will weak schedule hurt them as it did last year, but they were impressive against Woodbury

Willingboro 40, Northern Burlington 11 – an “ok” win

Delsea 38, Deptford 17 – Deptford scores first and then later controls the 4th quarter  All Delsea in-between!

Moorestown 20, Camden Catholic 13 – CC led at the half

Woodbury 22, Collingswood 14 – can’t figure Collingswood out as they played this closer than expected

That covers my previous top 10 teams

Hammonton 7, Absegami 3 – much closer than expected as Hammonton had to score in the 4th to win

Millville 26, Atlantic City 6 – AC loses 2 in a row

Pennsville 37, Gloucester Catholic 20 – PV gets their only taste outside of Group 1 – trailed 14-7 after 1st, but came on strong in 2nd.

Shawnee 35, Washington Twp. 34 – much closer than expected

St. Joe’s 20, EHT 7 – another very good showing for SJ and they will move up again as EHT slips down

Notre Dame 27, Burlington Twp. 7 – BT runs into some serious competition!

Camden 9, Glassboro 7 - Bulldogs lose again on the road and without the James brothers – should have won this game anyway, but going for it on 4th and failing cost them the game – a punt would have sealed a victory!

Penns Grove 60, Pitman 0 – despite 1st game loss to Glassboro, they manhandled all of the common opponents!

Oakcrest - bye

Haddonfield 1, Gateway 0 - forfeit

Paulsboro 21, Lindenwold 6 – Lindenwold scored first

Camden Catholic 21, Bishop Eustace 7 – no surprise here, but it was 7-7 at the half

Cinnaminson - bye

Woodrow Wilson 25, Triton 15 – WW beats another weak team and trailed at the half

Lower Cape May 44, Pleasantville 25 – LCM heading towards playoff slot, but P’ville is winless and LCM has no impressive wins!

Cumberland 24, Clearview 7 – but Cumberland still fails to make playoffs!

Pennsauken 34, Eastern 7 – Pennsauken rebounds, but do I bring them back into the rankings?

Hamilton 24, Rancocas Valley 23 – RV loses 2 close ones in a row, but still makes playoffs in Central Group 4

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 11/06)

Group 4: Top 3 belong to WJFL

1. Cherokee (8-0)

2. Williamstown (6-2)

3. Shawnee (5-3)

4. Oakcrest (6-2) - looks solid for playoffs

5. Atlantic City (6-2) – just can’t see them ahead of Shawnee

Possible wildcards:

Egg Harbor Township (5-3)

Millville (5-3) – beat AC lost to EHT which lost to AC!
Absegami also makes playoffs but only because of forfeit win and kicks Ocean County teams out of South playoffs!

Rancocas Valley (5-2) – both losses are to teams that we are not familiar with

Pennsauken (5-2) - losses to Shawnee and Washington Township, but beat Winslow (Central Jersey for playoffs)

TRN from Ocean County and EHT should join this group for playoffs. Maybe Mainland or Southern or who knows whom too?

Cherokee should cruise through playoffs!

Group 3: toughest Group to rank!

1. Delsea (8-1)

2. Moorestown (6-2) losses are to Top Ten teams – won but not by big margin so they are #2 - Hammonton has higher playoff seed

3. Hammonton (6-2) - losses to Holy Spirit and EHT

4. Winslow Twp. (5-3) – wins when they shouldn’t and lose whent hey shouldn’t – tough team to figure out

5. Burlington Twp. (6-2) - losses are to undefeated teams

Woodrow Wilson (6-2) – only one impressive win and 2 losses are to teams 8 and 9 in power points

Timber Creek (5-3) also under consideration for wildcard – 8th seed and beat WW

Cumberland (5-3) nice win over Clearview, but not enough power points

Kingsway (4-4) – losses are all to very tough teams – beat Cumberland which beat WW – must depend upon residuals and is unlikely for playoffs

Seneca (4-4) – must depend upon residuals and is unlikely for playoffs

Delsea beat TC and Cumberland which both beat WW which beat Delsea. TC also lost to Moorestown

Lacey Twp. will be top seed for playoffs and will be favored to beat all these teams.

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (8-0)

2. Willingboro (8-0) - but should be 1st seed in playoffs

3. Haddonfield (7-1)

4. Camden (5-3) - win over Glassboro puts them above LCM

5. Lower Cape May (6-2) – welcome to the rankings and the playoffs!

Cinnaminson (5-3) has only lost to ranked teams and it is tough to leave them out of rankings, but they are in the playoffs and could move back up as others also lose in first round

2 Ocean County teams will be in playoffs.

Look for WD and W’boro to meet in finals with WD winning on home field.

Look for Barnegat to possibly knock off LCM in round 1

Group 1:

1. Woodbury (7-1) – only loss to Group 2 team - wins against 2 teams in top 4 seedings for their Groups

2. Pennsville (8-0) - only undefeated team in Group – one win against a top 4 seed

3. Penns Grove (7-1) - only loss to Glassboro and has hammered everybody since – no wins against a top 4 seed

4. Glassboro (6-2) – bad decision on 4th down cost them game against group 2 playoff team – one win against a top 4 seed

5. Paulsboro (7-1) – big defeat to Woodbury has them at #6 – no wins against a top 4 seed

New Egypt (6-2), Palmyra (6-2) and Florence (5-3) just would not be able to hang with the above teams, but they are in the central playoffs.

Schalick, Audubon, Gloucester and Haddon Heights are also playoff bound

Glassboro should avenge loss to PV on home field and face a rested Woodbury in finals with Woodbury the highly favored winner of this group unless PG wins their case and changes everything.

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Holy Spirit (9-0)

2. Holy Cross (8-0)

3. St. Joseph's (7-1)

4. Paul VI (7-1)

5. Camden Catholic (5-3) – three close losses in a row, but should have 8th seed in playoffs

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

Look for St. Joe’s and Holy Cross to meet in finals on neutral field – should be very interesting game!

Paul VI should lose in 1st round as the competition is just too much in their group.

Holy Spirit should have an interesting final against St. Joe’s of Montvale (which should handle CC in opening round)

Update - 10/31/10

2010-10-31T14:05:00.000-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee 43, Clearview 14 – another solid win

Holy Spirit 34, Ocean City 0 – also a solid win

Paul VI 40, Triton 13 – no problem here

Holy Cross 51, Palmyra 6 – everyone expected HC to win, but not this big!

Williamstown 27, Shawnee 21 – a one score difference seems about right for these two teams – might not drop Shawnee down

Washington Twp. 7, Pennsauken 6 – Few expected this! Pennsauken will take a drop, but how far down do I take them?

Hammonton 21, Atlantic City 14 –the bubble bursts for AC but they will still be in the palyoffs

Nottingham 26, Rancocas Valley 24 –and the bubble also bursts for RV

Moorestown 20, Camden Catholic 13 – CC led at the half

That covers my top 10 teams

West Deptford 62, Sterling 3 – one point shy of my bad boy list

Woodbury 26, Paulsboro 0 – who would have thought that the margin would be that big – Woodbury moves up a lot and Paulsboro drops a lot

Willingboro 40, Bordentown 0 – 33-0 at the half

Pennsville - bye

St. Joe’s 51, Bridgeton 0 – a very good showing for SJ

Haddonfield 35, Collingswood 0 – now Haddonfield has biggest win over C’wood!

Cumberland 40, Woodrow Wilson 28 – now last week’s upset of Delsea seems more like just an upset

Delsea 44, Woodrow Wilson 14 – Delsea back on track and will move way up!

Burlington Twp. 34, Pemberton 8 – strong win

Glassboro 33, Salem 8 – Bulldogs bounce back from an unexpected loss just as Delsea did.

Penns Grove - bye

Cinnaminson at Hopewell Valley today

Bishop Eustace 7, Cherry Hill West 0 – BE finally gets their 2nd win and CHW has no wins!

Lower Cape May 6, Buena 0 – LCM heading towards playoff slot!

St. Augustine 38, Millville 23 – St. A finally gets a win and Millville is on the edge of a playoff slot!

Pitman 20, Woodstown 6 – Pitman must upset PG to make playoffs

Oakcrest 42, Pleasantville 8 – Oakcrest makes a strong bid to enter my rankings and they seem headed towards the playoffs and possibly a high seed!

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 10/29 – with 2 unknown scores)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (7-0)

2. Williamstown (6-1) – only loss to Cherokee

3. Atlantic City (6-1) – lost to Group 3 Hammonton and should psoosibly be below Shawnee, but Shawnee has 3 loses. I’ll put a team below a team in the same group that has 1 more loss, but not 2 more.

4. Shawnee (4-3) - losses to Cherokee, Winslow and Williamstown

5. Egg Harbor Township (5-2)

Possible wildcards

Oakcrest (5-2) - looks solid for playoffs

Rancocas Valley (5-2) – both losses are to teams that we are not familiar with

Pennsauken (5-2) - losses to Shawnee and Washington Township, but beat Winslow (Central Jersey for playoffs)

TRN from Ocean County and EHT should join this group for playoffs. Maybe Mainland or Southern or who knows whom too?

Group 3: toughest Group to rank!

1. Delsea (7-1) – moves back up

2. Moorestown (5-2) losses are to Top Ten teams – won but not by big margin so they go down to #2 as Delsea gets back on track after being slapped last week

3. Hammonton (5-2) - losses to Holy Spirit and EHT

4. Burlington Twp. (6-2) - losses are to undefeated teams

5. Woodrow Wilson (5-2) – loss to Cumberland brings them down

Timber Creek (4-3) also under consideration for wildcard – looks ok for playoffs

Winslow Twp. (4-3) under consideration for wildcard – has bye week – has shot at playoffs even if they lose to Williamstown

Cumberland (4-3) can pick up 19 power points plus residuals if they beat Clearview, but that might not be enough – it will be tight

Kingsway (4-4) – losses are all to very tough teams – beat Cumberland which beat WW – must depend upon residuals and is unlikely for playoffs

Seneca (4-4) – must depend upon residuals and is unlikely for playoffs

Delsea beat TC and Cumberland which both beat WW which beat Delsea. TC also lost to Moorestown

Lacey Twp. will be top seed for playoffs and will be favored to beat all these teams.

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (7-0)

2. Willingboro (7-0) - but should be 1st seed in playoffs

3. Haddonfield (6-1)

4. Cinnaminson (5-3) has only lost to ranked teams

5. Lower Cape May (5-2) – welcome to the rankings and the playoffs!

Collingswood (4-3) – took WD to the limit, but could only play one half against Paulsboro and almost lost to Lindenwold – must play Woodbury and see what happens to Manchester

Camden (4-3) - could make playoffs with win over Glassboro

Bridgeton (4-4) is long shots for playoffs as they must depend upon residuals

2 Ocean County teams will be in playoffs.

Group 1:

1. Woodbury (5-1) – big win over Paulsboro moved them to the top

2. Pennsville (7-0) - bye week

3. Glassboro (6-1) – nice win over Salem – only loss to PV

4. Penns Grove (6-1) - only loss to Glassboro – bye week

5. Paulsboro (6-1) – big defeat!

Palmyra (5-2) and New Egypt (both 6-1) just would not be able to hang with the above teams.

Schalick, Gloucester and Haddon Heights are also playoff bound

Salem, Audubon and Pitman are long shots

Non-Publics (all together): tough decisions on the top 2! Put them in whatever order you like!

1. Holy Spirit (8-0)

2. Paul VI (8-0)

3. Holy Cross (7-0)

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

5. Camden Catholic (4-3) – three close losses in a row, but should have 8th seed in playoffs

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

Editorial: bullying and fighting in general

2010-10-31T09:02:00.000-04:00

A lot is being said now about bullying.

In my high school days, the strongest did not bully. In fact they were the protectors of those who would be bullied by others. The bullies were the strong but not so strong. They were the back-ups on the sports teams. The strongest had nothing to prove. The back-ups seemed to have to prove themselves by preying on the non-athletes. But there was very little bulling in my day. Would be "punks" got a little bullying, but that was it. No one got bullied who didn't deserve it by his own actions.

Then attitudes changed and the intensive bullying began and even the girls bullied each other (and maybe more so than the boys).

Now kids will be kids and fighting off the bullies is part of growing up and learning to be stronger both mentally and physically, but now we have teen suicides at a much higher rate than ever before.

I am calling on the strong and tough to put an end to the bullying. Be the protectors of the weak and "different". Be the student police of your school and neighborhoods. Show the others that you are men and not punks. Real men don't bully, only punks need to do that! Real men protect the people who are unable to protect themselves. I have stopped many a fight in my time. Even fights between guys much bigger than I.

As for the on the field fighting and the subsequent disqualifications: Well, the rules have become stricter and you need to adapt. When you fight, you cost your team and yourself. Keep your cool and don't let others intimidate you into a fight. It is an old trick to try to get the best on the other team to fight and get kicked out of the game. Don't be a sucker. Learn to walk away and get ready for the next play.

Update - 10/24/10

2010-10-24T14:05:00.000-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee 29, Shawnee 15 – another solid win against a good team

Holy Spirit 28, Hammonton 7 – also a solid win against a good team

Williamstown 49, Kingsway 21 – not much defense in this game

Paul VI 34, Winslow Twp. 18 – 14 fourth quarter points put this game away

Holy Cross 37, Maple Shade 13

Woodrow Wilson 42, Delsea 21 – upset of the week and Delsea will take a big fall in the rankings

Pennsauken 15 Camden Catholic 14 – CC loses another close one!

Atlantic City 15, Vineland 12 – AC is for undefeated, but the going gets tougher next week

Rancocas Valley 48 Lawrence 7

Moorestown 41 Highland 13 – actually I am surprised that it was that close

Paulsboro 41, Overbrook 16

West Deptford 41 Audubon 6

Willingboro 14 Pemberton 12

Pennsville 35, Gloucester 24

Burlington Twp. 14, Hopewell Valley 0

Haddonfield 42, Haddon Twp. 0

Woodbury 34, Haddon Heights 0 – HH will be a playoff team, but Woodbury and Paulsboro are on a different level.

St. Joe’s 43, Pleasantville 0 – a pleasant win for SJ

Glassboro - bye week (and needed)

Penns Grove 44, Clayton 0

Cinnaminson 25, Northern Burlington 14

Collingswood 17, Lindenwold 14 – Lindenwold had a pass bounce off the receiver’s hands in the end zone (intercepted by the Colls) with 18 seconds left

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 10/23)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (6-0)

2. Williamstown (5-1) – only loss to Cherokee

3. Shawnee (4-2) - losses to Cherokee and Winslow

4. Pennsauken (5-1) - only loss to Shawnee, but beat Winslow (Central Jersey for playoffs)

5. Atlantic City (6-0) – big test next week

Rancocas Valley (5-1) - under consideration for wildcard (Central Jersey for playoffs)

Oakcrest (4-2) looks solid for playoffs

TRN from Ocean County and EHT should join this group for playoffs. Maybe Mainland or Southern or who knows whom too?

Group 3: toughest Group to rank!

1. Moorestown (4-2) losses are to Top Ten teams – perhaps is really the best team here and with 2 losses they move to the top

2. Woodrow Wilson (5-1) – finally beat a winning team

3. Delsea (6-1) – drops down

4. Burlington Twp. (5-2) - losses are to undefeated teams

5. Hammonton (4-2) - losses to Holy Spirit and EHT

Winslow Twp. (4-3) under consideration for wildcard

Timber Creek (4-2) also under consideration for wildcard

Delsea beat TC which beat WW which beat Delsea. TC also lost to Moorestown

Lacey Twp. will be top seed for playoffs and will be favored to beat all these teams.

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (6-0)

2. Willingboro (6-0)

3. Haddonfield (5-1)

4. Collingswood (4-2) – took WD to the limit, but could only play one half against Paulsboro and almost lost to Lindenwold

5. Cinnaminson (4-3) has only lost to ranked teams

2 Ocean County teams will be in playoffs.

This is a tough Group to figure for playoffs!

Group 1: Paulsboro/Woodbury winner will be #1 and the loser will be #3 next week as PV will take a bye

1. Paulsboro (6-0)

2. Pennsville (7-0)

3. Woodbury (5-1) - only loss to top team in Group 2

4. Glassboro (5-1) – bye week

5. Penns Grove (6-1) - only loss to Glassboro – bye next week

Palmyra and New Egypt (both 5-1) just would not be able to hang with the above teams.

Schalick, Gloucester and Haddon Heights are also playoff bound

Non-Publics (all together): tough decisions on the top 2! Put them in whatever order you like!

1. Holy Spirit (7-0)

2. Paul VI (7-0)

3. Holy Cross (6-0)

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

5. Camden Catholic (4-2) – two close losses

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

Editorial: PG and the NJSIAA (10/02/10)

2010-10-17T14:04:00.000-04:00

Penns Grove's elimination from the playoffs is a sad thing. No one wants a good team sitting out. You want to beat the good teams. No team should have "what-ifs" attached to a championship.

But, the rules are the rules, like it or not.

You can talk all you like about self-control and how the coaches should have stopped it or if they could have stopped it and lack of discipline and all of that, but my focus is on the NJSIAA.

"No appeal"!!!! In America????????

I understand the reason for the "no appeal" rule because if an incident happens just before the playoffs, it is a mess waiting for a verdict, but this happened in game #3 and all of the disqualifications happened in one incident. This is not a "series of incidents".

Now the NJSIAA id under fire and may itself be disqualified. Will they appeal? It seems that there were at least 3 incidents of improper behavior on the list of infractions: excessive reimbursement for mileage, extravagant gifts, excessive salaries, etc. (I saw no mention of the frequent accusation by refs that certain refs get favoritism for the playoffs.) They are easily comparable to the DRPA. Why is the Governor not making a big deal here?

I have always objected to the $6.00 playoff tickets, not because of the price, but because the participating schools get none of it. Yet they incur expenses to participate. The NJSIAA is nothing but greed and they dare to make rules for others.

Now the NJSIAA has done a lot of good, but they show incompetence in many areas also. "Northing" in a state where geographic regional lines are not drawn in straight lines. Florence belongs in South Jersey and Ocean County teams belong in Central Jersey. The North should be Northeast and Northwest. True, this created some inequality in size of schools in groups and some regional adjustments were need to create more equality, but there has to be a better way!

I do not think that they should be dissolved, but given some strong oversight and that brings me pack to Penns Grove. Perhaps the games where the incident occurred should be forfeited, but not an entire season. Had PG had to forfeit their 62-0 win, then a strong message would have been sent. Forfeiting the future is a little extreme. In fact it is a childish way of enacting discipline. Discipline should be conducted in a manner that seeks improvement in behavior. I am not sure what to do for teams with violations in a losing game.

I do think it is strange that a team which wins with an ineligible player gets punished, but what of the team which uses an ineligible player in a loss? Are they punished equally as a team that wins. A violation is a violation regardless of outcome.

Teams with problems (disqualifications, ineligible players, etc.) should be put on a probationary status while a review of the program is conducted. Recommendations should be made for correcting problems. If the recommendations are not followed, then enact some kind of punishment. "Oversight" means more than just a hard hand. Now the NJSIAA gets the hard hand instead of "oversight". As you sow, so shall you reap.

The NJSIAA's misbehavior is conducted by adults who are placed in well paid poaitons of responsibilty. I would be fired for such recklessness. PG's misbehavior was conducted by high school kids who still have a lot to learn and lack emotional control. The players are in an educational setting and should be taught things. The NJSIAA staff is supposed to already be educated and should be held to a higher standard. The players are playing a game and thier behavior should not be treated as a crime. Misuse of public funds is a crime!

Weekly Update - 10/17/10

2010-10-17T14:03:00.000-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee 35, Cherry West 6 – 28-0 at the half

Holy Spirit 42, Mainland 0 – HS waiting for some serious competition

Williamstown 41, Cherry Hill East 7 -one long run kept it from being a shutout

Paul VI 20, Eastern 14 – Eastern had 14-6 lead at the end of 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Holy Cross - bye week

Delsea 17, Camden Catholic 14 – last play FG was the difference; is CC that good or is Delsea not as good?

Shawnee - bye week

Pennsauken - bye week

Atlantic City 20, Egg Harbor Twp. 7 – AC is for real and may move up again!

Hammonton 28, Ocean City 15 – closer than I expected

Burlington Twp. 14, Northern Burlington 3 - Largest margin of loss for 2-3 NB

Moorestown 52, Kingsway 20 – 14-14 at one point, Moorestown scores 28 in 3rd! Compare this road win to Delsea beating Kingsway 48-25 at home – Moorestown may deserve to move up!

Paulsboro 28, Collingswood 6 - Colls had 6-0 lead at the half

West Deptford 52, Gateway 0 – easy game for WD against one of the weakest teams in South Jersey

Pennsville 21, Glassboro 12 – this will change things!!!!! But Glassboro still has first seed if they win out and possibly if they lose another – Glassboro seeded above PV regardless, but PV moves up in rankings and Glassboro down

Haddonfield 13, Lindenwold 0 – not an impressive win

Willingboro 56, Delran 0 - should they be ranked on top in Group 2?

Penns Grove 64, Wildwood 0 - this is a game that should not be scheduled!

Woodbury 35, Overbrook 0 - Herd keeps thundering along

Timber Creek 32, Woodrow Wilson 25 - WW finally played a decent team

St. Joe’s 41, Lower Cape May 10 – SJ beats an undefeated team (that had not much previous competition)

Salem 14, Camden 6 - upset of the week!!!!!

New Egypt 19, Allentown 0 – now NE has given Palmyra and Allentown their only losses

Palmyra 30, Florence 14 – Pals got to 4-1

Robbinsville 35, Burlington City 23 – City is just not competitive this year

Winslow Twp. 29, Lenape 19 – Winslow has 4 wins but two top ten opponents coming up

Seneca 21, Gloucester Catholic 13 – Seneca unimpressive

Washington Twp. 24, Clearview 21 – probably kills any hope for Clearview, but Clearview has done alright in their first year in group 4 – they will learn from this

Deptford 28, Highland 0 - Deptford has a winning streak!

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 10/16)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (5-0)

2. Williamstown (4-1) – only loss to Cherokee

3. Shawnee (4-1) - only loss to Winslow – bye week

4. Pennsauken (4-1) - only loss to Shawnee, but beat Winslow – bye week

5. Atlantic City (5-0) – great win this week and I may move them up

Rancocas Valley (4-1) - under consideration for wildcard – bye week

Group 3:

1. Delsea (6-0)

2. Moorestown (4-2) losses are to Top Ten teams – perhaps is really the best team here, but with 2 losses, I have to leave them 2nd

3. Hammonton (4-1) - loss to EHT looks worse now as EHT will be unranked

4. Burlington Twp. (4-2) - losses are to undefeated teams

5. Winslow Twp. (4-2) is waiting in the wings if WW loses today

Woodrow Wilson (4-1) - drops out of rankings as wins are against weak teams

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (5-0)

2. Willingboro (5-0) - strong case to be ranked higher

3. Haddonfield (4-1)

4. Collingswood (3-2) – took WD to the limit – had Pulsboro worried for a half

5. Cinnaminson (3-3) has only lost to ranked teams

Camden (3-2) - drops out after surprise loss

Group 1: Glassboro drops 2 slots, So PG moves down 1

1. Paulsboro (4-0) - plays today

2. Pennsville (6-0)

3. Woodbury (4-1) - only loss to top team in Group 2

4. Glassboro (5-1)

5. Penns Grove (5-1) - only loss to Glassboro

Non-Publics (all together): tough decisions on the top 3! Put them in whatever order you like!

1. Holy Spirit (6-0)

2. Paul VI (6-0)

3. Holy Cross (5-0) – bye week

4. Camden Catholic (4-1) – lost a close one and does not move down here

5. St. Joseph's (4-1)

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

Weekly Update - 10/03/10

2010-10-03T14:04:00.000-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee 41, Washington Twp. 0 - it wasn't even that close as Cherokee had a 34-0 halftime lead and then called off the first string.

Williamstown 30, Moorestown 14 - big game against Cnext week!

Paul VI 36, Bishop Eustace 7 - Paul VI gets on rolling along - started out slowly and then dominated the game

Holy Spirit 35, St. Joe's 0 - is Holy Spirit that good? or is St. Joe's overrated? or both or what? basically ST. Joe's made a lot of errors and Holy Spirit jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the half after two SJ fumbles and a 5yd. punt. Hard to judge either team based on that.

Atlantic City - bye - keep in mind their opponents are a combined 2-9, but I like to keep them ranked high until they falter

Delsea 35, Highland 8 - Delsea back on track and had a 35-0 lead.

Hammonton - bye -

Clearview 19, Winslow Twp. 13 - great upset for THE VIEW!

Shawnee 27, Seneca 12 - Shawnee led 27-0 at half and at end of 3rd.

Paulsboro 13, Audubon 6 - these two terams are getting to be tough to predict

West Deptford 31, Haddonfield 25 - FG at end of game wins it - these 2 may meet again

Absegami 10, Vineland 0 - Vineland's bubble bursts, but it was a nice run for them

Glassboro 20, Pitman 7 - Pitman came to play!

Penns Grove 34 Woodstown 0 - playoffs - don't talk about playoffs

Holy Cross 45, Delran 7 - slow start, but HC turns it on in the 3rd.

Camden Catholic 15, Camden 12 - extra points make the difference

Willingboro 26, Maple Shade 0 - nice win for W'boro

Willingboro 6 Burlington Twp. 0 - not much scoring here

Woodbury 42, Haddon Twp. 7 - first chance to compare a Woodbury score with a Paulsboro score and the scores were close as Paulsboro had beat HT 40-0

Woodrow Wilson 38, Gloucester Catholic 21 - WW and Camden will compete for division title

Pennsville 25, Salem 14 - PV played without their star player

Collingswood 14, Haddon Heights 7 - nice win for the Colls

New Egypt 20, Palmyra 19 - another game determined by extra points

Bridgeton 20, Buena 17 - both teams needed this to get on track, but Bridgeton prevails

Burlington City 6. Maple Shade 0 - City playing close games and MS keeps losing - not a good sign for either

Timber Creek 35, Kingsway 20 - well that settles that and Kingsway can't beat a decent team - both came in with thioer losses being to very good teams

Schalick 26, Gloucester 12 - major impact on second tier Group 1 seedings for playoffs

EHT 24, St. Augustine 0 - EHT needs to get rady for hammonton next week and St. A. is 0-4!

I will adjust the rankings below after after today's games, so check back.

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 10/02)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (3-0)

2. Williamstown (3-0) - big showdown with Cherokee coming up!

3. Atlantic City (3-0)

4. Shawnee (3-1)

5. Vineland (3-1) - perhaps they should drop out of the top 5, but who is worthy of moving up here? EHT also lost to Absegami, but Gami has two losses (to very good teams)

Egg Harbor Twp. (3-1) - under consideration for wildcard

Group 3:

1. Delsea (4-0)

2. Hammonton (3-0)

3. Winslow Twp. (3-1)

4. Moorestown (2-2) lost but are still probably better than WW

5. Woodrow Wilson (3-0) - hasn't beaten a winning team

Group 2:

1. West Deptford (3-0)

2. Haddonfield (2-1)

3. Willingboro (3-0)

4. Collingswood (3-0)

5. Camden (2-1) - tough loss to CC - considering moving them up despite loss

Delran (3-1) - under consideration for wildcard

Lower Cape May - 3-0 after but against weak competiton - plays 2-2 Bridgeton next week

Group 1:

1. Paulsboro (3-0)

2. Glassboro (4-0)

3. Penns Grove (3-1) - plays today

4. Woodbury (2-1) - only loss to top team in Group 2

5. Pennsville (4-0) - plays today

Non-Publics (all together): tough decisions on the top 3! Put them in whatever order you like!

1. Holy Spirit (4-0) - moved them up, but not because of this week's big win, because St. Joe's gave away the game. they have just played a stronger schedule than Paul VI

2. Paul VI (4-0) - Undefeated and keep the ranking from last year, but it will be tougher competion for this spot this year!

3. Holy Cross (4-0) - strong win gives them a good argument for the top spot

4. Camden Catholic (3-0)

5. St. Joseph's (2-1)

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

Weekly Update: 09/25/10

2010-09-25T19:05:00.001-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee - bye

Williamstown 35, Lenape 14 - keep in mind that Cherokee beat Lenape by 35-21: not much difference there!

Delsea 8, Cumberland 7 - much closer than expected - could affect Delsea's ranking!

Hammonton 17, Oakcrest 6 - much closer than expected! - could affect their ranking also!

Paul VI 26, Seneca 21- Paul VI keeps on winning - 26-7 going into the 4th

Holy Spirit 39, Bridgeton 6

St. Joe's - bye

Winslow Twp. 33, Cherry Hill East 7

West Deptford 28, Woodbury 6 - WD will move up a little (but not into top 10)and Woodbury down, but Woodbury losttheir second game last year (to Haddonfield by 28-7)and still won Group 1!

Paulsboro 41, Sterling 21 - 41- 0 at one point! But they will drop out of top ten because of strong showing by big schools below

Atlantic City 20, Absegami 6 - surprised that so many people picked Absegami to win! Hope AC has proven themselves to everyone now! They are a top 10 team!!!!

Shawnee 44, Clearview 7 - too high a level of play for Clearview; Shawnee will also move into the top 10

Moorestown 41, Timber Creek 34 - Moorestown is beating good teams and only lost to highly regarded Paul VI

Haddonfield 20, Audubon 0 - Another shutout for the Haddons

Vineland 28, St. Augustine21 - Clan is having a season taht should be making Clanfan smile from way above!

Holy Cross 40, Burlington Twp. 20 - Holy Cross moves up and BT moves down

Glassboro 56, Gloucester 22 - BORO's weak schedule can be boring and it shows!

Penns Grove 62, Salem 0 - another boring schedule

Camden Catholic 21, Cherry Hill West 0 - CC gets their 2nd shutout in two games

Woodrow Wilson 24, Bishop Eustace 15 - I'll take a look at WWW next week

Camden - bye

Willingboro 26, Maple Shade 0 - nice win for W'boro

Delran 30, Robbinsville 13

Pennsville 56, Clayton 8 - another boring schedule (until they face Glassboro)

Lower Cape May 47, Pleasantville 6 - LCM is undefeated!!!! and they get Wildwood next!

Gloucester 21, Deptford 7 - someone had to win, but they both needed it!

I will adjust the rankings below after after today's games, so check back.

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 09/25)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (2-0)

2. Williamstown (2-0)

3. Atlantic City (3-0)

4. Shawnee (2-1)

5. Vineland (3-0) - this one is for Clanfan and they are showing they deserve it!

Group 3:

1. Delsea (3-0)

2. Hammonton (3-0)

3. Winslow Twp. (3-0)

I switched the next two, but WW could be a factor

4. Moorestown (2-1)

5. Woodrow Wilson (2-0)

under consideration for Wildcard - Burlington Twp. (2-1)

Group 2:

1. Haddonfield (2-0) - beat WD in last year's re-match and most recent game counts!

2. West Deptford (2-0)

3. Willingboro (2-0) - moves up

4. Camden (2-0)

5. Delran (2-1)

under consideration for Wildcard - Collingswood (2-0)

Group 1:

1. Paulsboro (2-0) - looking good!

2. Glassboro (3-0)

3. Penns Grove (2-1)

4. Woodbury (1-1) - Group champion! beat Paulsboro twice last year

5. Pennsville (3-0)

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Paul VI (3-0) - Undefeated and keep the ranking from last year, but it will be tougher competion for this spot this year!

2. Holy Spirit (3-0)

3. St. Joseph's (2-0)

4. Holy Cross (3-0)

5. Camden Catholic (2-0)

Weekly Update: 09/21/10

2010-09-18T19:05:00.010-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Cherokee 39, Eastern 14 - last year's top team keeps on winning and will keep that ranking until they lose or they are unimpressive

Williamstown bye - last year's #2 in my rankings palying on a different level of competion this year - likewise I don't drop this team down until they lose or they are unimpressive

Egg Harbor Twp. 26, Bridgeton 16 - unimpressive - may drop down!

Delsea 33, Timber Creek 14 - Change in schedule doesn't seem to affect them

Hammonton 30, Buena 0 - Last year's Group 3 champion starts off with 2 big wins

Paul VI 35, Cherry Hill West 6 - Paul VI keeps on winning

Mainland 10, St. Augustine 6 - St. A. is not the team they were!

Woodbury 47, Lindenwold 7 - They maintain thier top Group 1 ranking

St. Joe's 55, Middle Twp 0 - back to their old ways it seems

Moorestown 28, Seneca 26

Cherry Hill East 19, Washington Twp. 6 - Township starts off with 2 losses!!!

Paulsboro 40, Haddon Twp. 0 - looked very good!!!!!

Haddonfield 35, Sterling 0 - They start off looking good

West Deptford 38, Haddon Heights 7 - just cruising as normal

Winslow Twp. 12, Shawnee 7 -Good D by WT

Allentown 17, Pemberton 15 - Pemberton starts off with 2 losses

Burlington Twp. 42, Princeton 7 - looking good!

Holy Spirit 42, Absegami 7 - Spirit could make a big jump in my rankings!

Penns Grove 60, Gloucester 6 - The Grove bounces back nicely!

Glassboro 47, Schalick 7 - now on cruise control until game 8

Bishop Eustace 31, Gloucester Catholic 8 - GC loses first 2 against new competition

Pennsville 38, Woodstown 14 - The Ville is the biggest threat to Glassboro and PG, but not quite on the same level

Holy Cross 41, Cinnaminson 6 - Cinnaminson starts out with 2 losses, but HC looks very good and should be back in the rankings!

Palmyra 39, Riverside 6 - Palmyra looks good amongst thier own, but what will happen come playoff time?

Florence 21, Robbinsville 14 - a win is a win, but Flo has been unimpressive

Clayton 14, Wildwood 12 - closer than people expected!

Audubon 37, Gateway 0 - Audubon should be a decent team

Pennsauken 35, Clearview 24 - welcome to the big time View - but a decent showing for an improving team

Kingsway 26, Triton 23 - Kingswat bounces back nicely

Atlantic City 26, Ocean City 6 - AC will get some serious consideration!

Vineland 35, Pleasantville 0 - 2 nice wins for our dearly departed Clanfan's team

Camden 8, Deptford 6 - much closer than expected!

Pitman 14, Salem 8 - kind of an upset!

Lower Cape May 25, Cape Henlopen 3 - LCM gets a win!!!!

I will adjust the rankings below after after Monday's game, so check back.

My top 5 for each public group: Remember that I keep last year's top teams where they left off unless they are unimpressive

(after Saturday 09/18)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (2-0)

2. Williamstown (1-0)

3. Atlantic City (2-0)

4. Shawnee (1-1) - even with the loss, I put them here as the other 1-1 teams less impressive

5. Vineland (2-0) - this one is for Clanfan!

dropped out:

Egg Harbor Twp. (1-1)

Washington Twp. (0-2)

Group 3:

1. Delsea (2-0) - re-enters Group 3 on top!

2. Hammonton (2-0)

3. Winslow Twp. (2-0)

4. Burlington Twp. (2-0)

5. Moorestown (1-1)
under consideration for Wildcard - Woodrow Wilson (1-0)

Dropped out:

Seneca (1-1)

Pemberton (0-2) and they also drop down to Group 2
Group 2: Delsea moves up to Group 3

1. Haddonfield (1-0) - beat WD in last year's re-match and most recent game counts!

2. West Deptford (1-0)

3. Camden (2-0) - tighter win than expected against Deptford!

4. Willingboro (1-0) - bye

5. Delran (1-1)

dropped out:

Bridgeton (0-2)

Cinnaminson (0-2)

Group 1:

1. Woodbury (1-0) - Group champion! beat Paulsboro twice last year

2. Paulsboro (1-0) - looking good!

3. Glassboro (2-0)

4. Penns Grove (1-1)

5. Pennsville (2-0)

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Paul VI (2-0) - Undefeated and keep the ranking from last year, but it will be tougher competion for this spot this year!

2. Holy Spirit (2-0)

3. St. Joseph's (2-0)

4. Holy Cross (2-0)

5. Camden Catholic (1-0) - bye this week

Bishop Eustace (1-1) - under consideration for wildcard

Dropped out:

Gloucester Catholic (0-2)

St. Augustine Prep (0-2)

Weekly Update: 09/12/10

2010-09-12T06:58:00.000-04:00

This weeks significant/interesting games:

Glassboro 13, Penns Grove 12 - a great game with the winner favored for the Diamond Division titlte and a higher seed in the playoffs. A game that was all it was expected to be with great defense and big plays by the players that you expect to make them. Extra points count - same as last year's game -2 TDs each and extra points make difference!

Atlantic City 26, St. Augustine 24 - An upset and a close game. St. A. did not lose to a South Jersey team last year!

Absegami 17, EHT 13 - Gami takes down last year's Group 4 finalist and re-establishes itself as a contender.

Clearview 46, Cherry Hill East 23 - Clearview surprised a lot of people with this one!

Winslow Twp. 32, Washington Twp. 13 - much bigger margin than anyone expected!

Cherokee 35, Lenape 21 -last year's top team keeps on winning

Williamstown 34, Eastern 16 - last year's #2 in my rankings stepped into a different level of competion and proved their worth!

Delsea 48, Kingsway 25 - Last year's Group 2 champion moves back to Group 3 and what looks like a tougher schedule

Hammonton 27, Mainland 3 - Last year's group 3 champion starts off with a big win

Paul VI 41 Moorestown 30 -Paul VI wins a big game and establishes themselves as a top team in South Jersey for this year

I will adjust the rankings below after all teams have played at least one game, so check it next week.

My top 5 for each public group:

(last year's rankings)

Group 4:

1. Cherokee (11-1)

2. Williamstown (10-1) -Williamstow lost to Cherokee by 6 and EHT lost by 14

3. Egg Harbor Twp. (11-1)

4. Washington Twp. (8-2)

5. Shawnee (6-4)

Playoffs:

Cherokee (1) 14, Eastern (8) 3

Egg Harbor Twp. (2) 21, Shawnee (7) 17

Toms River East (3) 28, Washington Twp. (6) 13

Williamstown (4) 21, Toms River North (5) 13

2nd round:

Cherokee (1) 30, Williamstown (4) 21

Egg Harbor Twp. (2) 41, Toms River East (3) 30

Final:

Cherokee (1) 14, Egg Harbor Twp. (2) 0

Group 3:

1. Hammonton (11-1) - squeaked out 2 wins on FGs, but won Group 3!

The next 4 could be in any order as TC beat Seneca and Pemberton but lost to BT and Pemberton beat BT, but my sidebar poll ranked TC higher and TC and Seneca won in the first round. TC made it to the finals and Seneca upset Cherokee; Seneca lost to hammonton by 3 and TC lost by 6, so Seneca would get the #2 slot if they had not lost head to head against TC!

2. Timber Creek (9-3) - loss to BT hurts, but stays ahead of Seneca because they beat them

3. Seneca (8-3)

4. Pemberton (6-4)

5. Burlington Twp. (7-3) - 40-0 loss to Pemberton keeps them below them

Playoffs:

Hammonton (1) 30, Winslow Twp. (8) 0

Timber Creek (2) 12, Moorestown (7) 0

Lacey Twp. (3) 33, Pemberton (6) 14

Seneca (4) 27, Burlington Twp.(5) 7

2nd round:

Hammonton (1) 3, Seneca (4) 0

Timber Creek (2) 13, Lacey Twp. (3) 2

Final:

Hammonton (1) 23, Timber Creek (2) 17

Group 2:

1. Delsea (11-1) - Group Champions - easily!

2. Haddonfield (10-2) - beat Wd in most re-match and most recent game counts!

3. West Deptford (9-2) - bad end to season

4. Bridgeton (7-4)

5. Cinnaminson (7-3) - clearly 5th after loss to Bridgeton

Playoffs:

Delsea (1) 56, Woodrow Wilson (8) 18

West Deptford (2) 52, Buena (7) 12

Haddonfield (3) 13, Willingboro (6) 8

Bridgeton (5) 28, Cinnaminson (4) 18

Next Round:

Delsea (1) 55, Bridgeton (5) 12

Haddonfield (3) 15, West Deptford (2) 13 (re-match with different result)

Final:

Delsea (1) 40 Haddonfiled (3) 18

Group 1:

1. Woodbury (11-1) - Group champion! beat Paulsboro twice

2. Paulsboro (10-2)

3. Penns Grove (9-2) - they beat Glassboro and deserve to be ranked here

4. Glassboro (9-2) - they drop after big loss

5. Pennsville (7-3) - they have shown that they deserve this ranking

Playoffs:

Glassboro (1) 35, Palmyra (8) 0

Penns Grove (2) 14, Schalick (7) 6

Woodbury (3) 28, Pennsville (6) 21

Paulsboro (4) 29, Haddon Heights (5) 0

2nd round:

Paulsboro (4) 35, Glassboro (1) 0

Woodbury (3) 19, Penns Grove (2) 16

Visiting teams won - omen for finals?

Final:

Woodbury (3) 14 Paulsboro (4) 0

Florence was 6th seed in Central Group 1 and lost to Highland Park 8-7.

Burlington City did not have enough power points.

Non-Publics (all together):

1. Paul VI (9-1) - T-Day win moves them up

2. St. Augustine Prep (9-1) - Close T-Day win moves them down a slot

3. St. Joseph's (8-3)

4. Holy Spirit (8-3)

5. Gloucester Catholic (8-3)

Bishop Eustace (8-2) - gets wildcard!

Playoffs:

Non-Public Group 4:

Don Bosco (1) 55, Red Bank Catholic (8) 7 - Bosco is best team in state and nationally ranked

Bergen Catholic (7) 45, Notre Dame (2) 13

St. Peter's Prep (6) 47, Paul VI (3) 10

Seton Hall Prep (5) 49, St. Augustine (4) 14

2nd round:

Don Bosco (1) 54, Seton Hall Prep (5) 7

St. Peter'sPrep (6) 42, Bergen Catholic (7) 24

Final:

Don Bosco (1) 35, St. Peter's Prep (6) 15

Bosco wins it all again!

Non-Public Group 3:

Pope John (1) 28, Delbarton (8) 21

St. Joe's (Montvale) (2) 42, Bishop Ahr (7) 6

Holy Spirit (6) 28, DePaul (3) 21

Immaculata (4) 42, Bishop Eustace (5) 7

2nd round:

Immaculata (4) 25, Pope John (1) 20

St. Joe's (Montvale) (2) 45, Holy Spirit (6) 19

Final:

St. Joe's (Montvale) (2) 14, Immaculata (4) 0

Non-Public Group 2:

St. Joe's(Hammonton) (1) 41, Pingry (4) 0

Gloucester Catholic (2) 33, Morris Catholic (3) 7

Final:

St. Joe's(Hammonton) (1) 28, Gloucester Catholic (2) 14

There are no South Jersey teams in Non-Public Group 1.

Games I attended in 2009:

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Sept. 11th - Gloucester Catholic at Clearview

Sept. 12th - Glassboro at Salem

Sept. 18th - Schalick at Glassboro

Sept. 13th - Delaware State at Delaware

Sept. 25th - Cumberland at Glassboro

Sept. 26th - Delsea at Gloucester Catholic (1st half only) and Salem at Penns Grove

Oct. 2nd - Haddon Heights at West Deptford - finally looking at the Colonial

Oct 3rd - Kingsway at Gloucester Catholic - I have now seen 4 of the 8 Royal Division teams against GC and will probably see them against Williamstown, but probably not see them against Highland, Cumberland and Deptford

Oct. 9th - Glassboro at Gloucester

Oct. 10th - Paulsboro at Audubon - another look at the Colonial

Oct. 16th - Woodstown at Glassboro

Oct. 23rd - Pennsville at Glassboro

Oct. 24th - Pemberton at Timber Creek

Oct. 30th - Gloucester Catholic at Williamstown

Oct. 31st - Glassboro at Penns Grove

Nov. 6th - Kingsway at Glassboro

Nov. 7th - Hofstra at Delaware

Nov. 13th - playoff quarterfinal: Palmyra at Glassboro

Nov. 14th - playoff quarterfinal: Schalick at Penns Grove

Nov. 20th - playoff semifinal:- Paulsboro at Glassboro

Nov. 21st - playoff semifinal: - Woodbury at Penns Grove

Nov. 26th - Glassboro at Deptford

Nov. 27th - Delsea at Williamstown

Nov. 28th - St. Joe's at Hammonton

Dec. 4th - Group 3 finals - Timber Creek at Hammonton

Dec. 5th - Group 1 Finals - Paulsboro at Woodbury

25 1/2 high school games and two Univ. of Delaware games -not my biggest year, but still a busy one.

Editorial:

Fans need to not be such wimps about the weather! The players do not get a choice of clothing. As a fan you can prepare and bring layers to put on or take off. Sad to see fans hanging out in the men's rooms to keep warm during the finals. Heck, I remember finals being played in much worse weather. Are we becoming a "soft" society? - YES!

Go out and buy some clothes in which you can watch games in a blizzard with a temp below zero! You want your team to be ready for the finals, so you be ready too! Can't complain about your team's performance if your performance as a fan was sub-par!

2009 South Jersey Overall Rankings - Final

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Traditional South Jersey only!!!!

My rules: No more than 6 from any one group or from all Non-Publics - the top 5 from each Group and one wildcard for 26 teams. Non-Publics get the wildcard this week again.

Thanks to everyone who answered the poll questions.

first the undefeated (oops - there are none!):

Next the one loss teams:

1. Cherokee (11-1) - Group 4 #1 - (power points = 166) - beat Williamstown and EHT

Williamstown lost to Cherokee by 9 and EHT lost by 14; Williamstown beat Delsea by 15 and Delsea broke the scoring record for South Jersey. Hammonton had some close games, but showed the ability to win the close ones!

2. Williamstown (10-1) - Group 4 #2 - (148)

3. Egg Harbor Twp. (11-1) - Group 4 #3 - (158)

4. Delsea (11-1) - Group 2 #1 - (160)

5. Hammonton (11-1) - Group 3 #1 - (142)

The top 5 matched the CP's rankings released 4 days later.

6. Paul VI (9-1) - Non-Public #1 - (156) - CP # 10

7. St. Augustine Prep (9-1) - Non-Public #2 - (156) - CP #6

8. Woodbury (11-1) - Group 1 #1 - (118) last of the one loss teams and last of the 11 win teams - CP #13

The two and three loss teams get scrambled

9. St. Joe's (9-2) - Non-Public #3 - (118) - Non-Public Group 2 champion! lost to Hammonton by 2 compared to TC's lsoing by 6 - CP # 15

That gives us all of the Group Champions

10. Timber Creek (8-3) - Group 3 #2 - (131) - CP #8

11. Seneca (8-3) - Group 3 #3 - (122) - played a very good 2nd half of season - behind TC due to on-the-field 1st game result - CP #11

12. Washington Twp. (8-2) - Group 4 #4 - (125) - CP #12

13. Paulsboro (10-2) - Group 1 #2 - (105) - beat WD by 8 and Haddonfield beat WD by 2 - CP #16

14. Haddonfield (10-2) - Group 2 #2 - (107) - CP #7

15. West Deptford (9-2) - Group 2 #3 - (129) - CP #17

2 four loss teams slip in!

16. Shawnee (6-4) - Group 4 #5 - (109) - CP #19

That gives us the top 2 from Group 1 plus the top 3 in Groups 2, 3 and Non-Public plus all 5 from Group 4

17. Pemberton (6-4) - Group 3 #4 - (111) - CP not ranked

18. Burlington Twp. (7-3) - Group 3 #5 - (123) - CP not ranked

That gives us all of the top 5 from Group 3

Possibly the best 19th, 20th and 21st teams in history! All down here due to results on the field and not based on talent which should have them higher.

19. Holy Spirit (8-2) - Non-Public #4 - (129) - CP #9

20. Penns Grove (8-2) - Group 1 #3 - (121) - CP #20

21. Glassboro (8-2) - Group 1 #4 - (135) - a top 10 team that ran out of steam and dropped down to here. In mid-season form could have beaten anyone from #5 down - CP #18

22. Gloucester Catholic (8-3) - Non-Public #5 - (112) - CP not ranked

23. Bishop Eustace (8-2) - wildcard pick - Non-Public - (113 ) - CP #14

24. Pennsville (7-2) - Group 1 #5 - (89) - CP not ranked

Group 2 is top heavy and 4 and 5 land here.

25. Bridgeton (6-3) - Group 2 #4 - (97) - CP not ranked

26. Cinnaminson (6-3) - Group 2 #5 - (105) - CP not ranked

The top teams according to power points (teams with 100 or more power points):

1. Cherokee - 166 -won their Group

2. Delsea - 160 -won their Group

3. EHT - 158

4. and 5. (tie) St. Augustine and Paul VI - 156

6. Williamstown - 148

7. Hammonton - 142 - won their group

8. Glassboro - 135

9. Timber Creek - 131

10. and 11. (tie) West Deptford and Bishop Eustace - 129

12. Washington Twp. - 125

13. Burlington Twp. - 123

14. Seneca - 122

15. Penns Grove - 121

16. and 17. (tie) St. Joe's and Woodbury - 118 - both won their Groups!

18. Holy Spirit - 113

19. Gloucester Catholic - 112

20. Pemberton - 111

21. Shawnee - 109

22. Haddonfield - 107

23. and 24. (tie) Cinnaminson and Paulsboro - 105

25. Eastern - 103

26. Mainland - 102

27. Moorestown - 100

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!

2009 Group 1 Rankings - Final

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Until they lose, the defending Group Champions are always ranked #1. The team most likely to take over the championship will be #2. Since PG beat Glassboro, they are ranked #1 and Glassboro is #2 and still favored to win championship.

Top contenders to take the championship away from Glassboro = Woodbury, Paulsboro and Penns Grove

I am not listing the computer rankings as I think that their bogusness has been well proven. I may add at the end of the season.

Fina

1. Woodbury (11-1) - holds top spot with 2 wins over #2 and one win over #3 - 3rd seed with 118

2. Paulsboro (9-2) - bigger win over #4 than PG had, but lost by more to #1, so I add up the scores 9using the most recent game against Woodbury and the game against Glassboro and come up with Paulsboro 35-14 and PG 30-31 - 4th seed with 105

3. Penns Grove (9-2) - tough playoff loss - 2nd seed in playoffs - 121 power points

4. Glassboro (9-2) – Defending Group 1 South Champions - ran out of stream! - 1st seed with 135 power points

5. Pennsville (7-3) - 6th seed with 89

6. Schalick (7-3) - 7th seed with 88

7. Haddon Heights (6-4) - 5th seed with 97

8. Florence (6-4) - 6th seed in Central - 88

9. Palmyra (6-4) - 8th seed with 72

10. Burlington City (5-5) - 69

11. Audubon (5-5) - 50

12. Haddon Twp. (5-5) - 56

13. Maple Shade (4-6) - 56

14. Gloucester (3-7) - 55

15. Lindenwold (2-8) - 56 - drops with consolation loss

16. Pitman (4-6) - both wins are over Wildwood! - 35

17. Clayton (3-4) - 28 - beat Salem and Riverside but short on power points due to number of games played

18. Salem (2-8) - 45

19. New Egypt (2-8) - 34

20. Gateway (0-10) - 27

21. Riverside (0-10) - 19

22. Wildwood (0-8) - 21

Playoffs:

Palmyra at Glassboro - minor problem for the BORO, but came on strong in 2nd half!

Schalick at Penns Grove - re-matches are always scary, But Schalick came in believing in themselves - PG won but Schalick almost revenged the first round match-up of 2006

Pennsville at Woodbury - exciting match-up won by Woodbury but they almost let PV come onto their field to win just like PG did last year!

Haddon Heights at Paulsboro - a re-match and very few beat Paulsboro at Paulsboro in the playoffs and that is how it came out!

2nd round:

Paulsboro at Glassboro - Paulsboro played their best game in 3 years and Glassboro played their worst game in 3 years as Glasboro ran out of steam late in the season and Paulsboro improved as the season progressed.

Woodbury at Penns Grove - it was a great game, but Woodbury turned the tables on last year's outcome!

So it was an all Colonial final after an all Tri-County the year before and after one from each for the previous 5 years!

Final:

Paulsboro at Woodbury - I favored Paulsboro to avenge their ealier loss, but that was not to be!

Woodbury shut down Paulsboro and dominated the game!

Woodbury 16, Paulsboro 0

Note to the fans: Why be such chumps in the bad weather? You have stood (or sat) in worse weather before!!!! AND the players had to deal with it with no clothing options!

2009 Tri-County Rankings - Final

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Rankings are on my Tri-County Blog

http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/

Please answer poll questions on the Tri-County blog!

There are 7 playoff teams: Glassboro, Penns Grove, Pennsville and Schalick in Group 1; Delsea in Group 2; Williamstown in Group 4; Gloucester Catholic in Non-Public Group 2

Only Delsea survives, but Williamstown is the best!

2009 Gloucester County Rankings - Final

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7 playoff teams: Glassboro, Paulsboro and Woodbury in Group 1; Delsea and West Deptford in Group 2; Washington Twp. and Williamstown in Group 4;

2 won their Groups!

I am not listing the computer rankings as I think that their bogusness has been well proven. I may get back to at the end of the season.

Several changes!!!

1. Williamstown (10-1) last year #3

2. Delsea (11-1) last year #5 -Group 3 Champions

3. Woodbury (11-1) - Group 1 Champions and proved that the first win over Paulsboro was not a fluke!

4. Washington Twp. (8-2)

5. Paulsboro (10-2)

6. West Deptford (9-2) last year #6 - gets ranked above Glassboro based on margin against one common opponent

7. Glassboro (9-2) – defending Classic Division and Group1 South Champions - last year #1 - ran out of steam this year!

8. Kingsway (5-5)

9. Clearview (3-7)

10. Pitman (4-6) - beat Clayton

11. Clayton (3-4)

12. Deptford (0-10)

13. Gateway (0-10)

Games I attended in 2008:

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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:

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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

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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

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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

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Tri-County Rankings are on my Tri-County Blog

http://boro70tc.blogspot.com/

2008: Gloucester County Rankings

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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:

2008-11-29T05:51:00.000-05:00

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

2008-11-23T04:55:00.004-05:00

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

2008-11-16T11:51:00.002-05:00

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

2008-11-09T14:17:00.003-05:00

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

2008-11-02T16:39:00.002-05:00

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

2008-10-26T13:40:00.002-04:00

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

2008-10-19T08:44:00.022-04:00

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

10/12/08

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Subject to proof-reading

Glassboro (5-0) beats Schalick 33-0; last year they won 26-0; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 240-12; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 180-12 compared to 173-26 last year against the same teams; 17 game win streak (longest in South Jersey) – last loss in 2006 to Paulsboro – record indicates slightly, but not significantly better than last year

Washington Twp. (4-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 138-51; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 105-44 compared to 83-86 last year against the same teams; 5 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Southern – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Williamstown (4-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 135-15; they have outscored their 2 returning opponents 67-0 compared to 51-13 last year against the same teams; 5 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Eastern – record indicates slightly, but not significantly better than last year

Paulsboro (5-0) beats Audubon 35-0; last year they won 16-0; 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

West Deptford (5-0) beats Overbrook 42-0; last year they di 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; 5 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to Paulsboro – record indicates significant improvement over last year

Penns Grove (4-0) did not play; they have outscored their first 4 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, but similar to last year in scoring

Haddonfield (4-0) did not play; they have outscored their 4 opponents 135-39; they have outscored their returning 3 opponents 101-32 compared to 56-35 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak - last loss in 2007 to West Deptford – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Palmyra (4-0) beats Maple Shade 40-0; last year they won 33-0; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 154-12; they have outscored their 4 returning opponents 132-6 compared to 98-42 last year against the same teams; 6 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to New Egypt – record indicates significant improvement from last year

New Egypt (4-0) beats Woodrow Wilson 30-24 OT; Last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 92-64 they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 62-40 compared to 89-26 last year against the same teams; 5 game win streak – last loss in 2007 to South River – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Camden Catholic (4-0) beats Holy Cross 27-0; last year they lost 21-0; they have outscored their 3 opponents 115-23; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 88-16 compared to 90-33 last year against the same teams; 5 game win streak – last lost in 2007 to St. Peter’s Prep – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Gloucester Catholic (4-0) 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

Buena (4-0) beats Millville 21-15; last year they won 28-14; they have outscored their first 4 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

Holy Spirit (4-1) loses to Mainland 24-0; last year they won 19-0; 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

Burlington Twp. (4-1) beats Paul VI 20-14; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 109-62; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 26-20 compared to outscoring 75-36 last year against the same teams – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year despite having a better record at this stage of the season.

Holy Cross (3-1) loses to Camden Catholic 27-0; last year they won 21-0; they outscored their first 4 opponents 62-53; 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 (3-1) beats Burlington City 37-8; last year they won 42-0; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 104-56; they have outscored their 2 returning opponents 58-22 compared to 88-0 last year against the same team; 1 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Woodrow Wilson in OT – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Cumberland (3-1) beats Deptford 28-14; last year they won 12-7 they have outscored their first 4 opponents 124-61; they have outscored by their 3 returning opponents 91-61 compared to 56-37 last year against the same teams; 2 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Delsea – record indicates slightly, but not significantly better than last year

Clearview (3-1) beats Pleasantville 41-27; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 124-110; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 70-69 compared to 45-21 last year against the same teams; 2 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Gloucester Catholic – record indicates slightly, but not significantly better than last year

Gloucester (3-1) beats Salem 49-8; last year they won 13-6; they have outscored their 4 opponents 145-33 compared to 121-46 last year against the same teams; 2 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Penns Grove – record indicates significant improvement from last year

Pennsville (3-1) beats Middle Twp. 27-26; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 107-91; they are been outscored by their first 2 returning opponents 62-33 compared to outscoring 41-34 last year against the same teams; 2 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Glassboro – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

St. Joe's (3-2) loses to Phillipsburg 24-0; last year they 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

Delsea (3-2) beats Absegami 21-12; last year they did not play; they have outscored their first 4 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); 1 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Clearview – record indicates similar scoring margins (but more scoring) as last year

Haddon Twp. (3-2) beats Lindenwold 14-6; last year they lost 25-12; they have outscored their first 5 opponents 68-51; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 46-34 compared to 74-45 last year against the same teams; 1 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Woodbury – record indicates some improvement over last year

Delran (3-2) beats Bishop Eustace 17-14; last year they lost 21-20; 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; 2 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Palmyra – record indicates similar scoring margins as last year

Schalick (2-2) lost to Glassboro 33-0; last year they lost 26-0; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 81-54; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 81-14 compared to 60-34 last year against the same teams; 1 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Salem – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Bishop Eustace (2-2) lost to Delran 17-14; last year they won 21-20; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 70-51; they have been outscored by their first 3 returning opponents 45-42 compared to 70-47 last year against the same teams; 1 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Cinnaminson – record indicates significant improvement in scoring margin from last year

Woodbury (2-2) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 92-80; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 78-45 compared to outscoring the same teams 39-33 last year; 1 game win streak – last loss in 2008 to Paulsboro – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Haddon Heights (2-2) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 66-57; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 60-32 compared to 55-24 last year against the same teams; 2 game win streak – last lost in 2008 to Woodbury – record indicates similar to last year in scoring

Audubon (2-3) loses to Paulsboro 35-0; last year they lost 16-0; they have been by outscored their first 5 opponents 131-69; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 131-35 compared to 96-77 last year against the same teams; 1 game winning streak – last loss in 2008 to Lindenwold – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Woodrow Wilson (2-3) loses to New Egypt 30-24 OT; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 92-85; they have been outscored by their 2 returning opponents 26-20 compared to being outscored 48-12 last year against the same teams; 2 game winning streak – last lost in 2008 to Burlington Twp. – record indicates some improvement over last year

Maple Shade (2-3) loses to Palmyra 40-0; last year they lost 33-0; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 96-43 compared to 137-20 last year against the same teams; 1 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Riverside – record indicates some improvement over last year

Bridgeton (2-3) beats Highland 21-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 117-69; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 117-48 compared to outscoring 130-50 last year against the same teams; 1 game win streak – last lost in 2008 to Buena – record indicates significantly down from last year

Pemberton (1-3) did not play; they have outscored their first 4 opponents 96-40; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 69-33 compared to 83-34 last year against the same teams; 3 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Willingboro – record indicates a small amount of improvement over last year

Sterling (1-3) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 96-55 compared to outscoring 59-50 last year against the same teams; they reversed a win and loss; 2 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Haddon Twp. – record indicates significantly down in scoring margin from last year

Bordentown (1-3) loses to Riverside 25-15; last year they won 24-12; they have been outscored by their first 3 opponents 104-41; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 66-45 compared to 80-42 last year against the same teams; 1 game win streak – last lost in 2008 to Palmyra – record indicates a small amount of improvement over last year

Collingswood (1-3) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 101-30; they were outscored by their 3 returning opponents 88-14 compared to 55-21 last year; 2 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Lindenwold – record indicates some improvement over last year

Gateway (1-3) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 90-52 compared to 130-70 last year against the same teams; 3 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Sterling – record indicates some improvement over last year

Pitman (1-3) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 135-40; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 88-28 compared to 141-19 last year against the same teams; 2 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Salem – record indicates some improvement over last year

Kingsway (1-4) loses to Egg Harbor Twp. 36-16; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 132-102; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 96-86 compared to 86-56 last year against the same teams; 4 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Highland – record indicates some improvement over last year

Woodstown (1-4) loses to Gloucester Catholic 42-7; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 153-34 compared to being outscored by their first 5 opponents 95-75 last year against different teams in a different division; 4 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Deptford – record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

Middle Twp. (1-4) loses to Pennsville 27-26; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 150-49 (they won their first game by forfeit to a team that they did not play last year); they have been outscored by their first 3 returning opponents 123-23 compared to 94-27 last year against the same teams; 4 game losing streak – last non-forfeit win in 2007 over Lower Cape May – record indicates slightly down in scoring margin from last year

Willingboro (1-4) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 105-38; they have been outscored by their 1 returning opponent 35-6 compared to 36-12 last year against the same opponent; 2 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Cinnaminson – no wins in 2007 – record indicates similar to last year, but not enough to really compare

Highland (1-4) loses to Bridgeton 21-0; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 159-29; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 138-29 compared to 80-55 last year against the same teams; 1 game losing streak – last win in 2008 over Deptford

Deptford (1-4) loses to Cumberland 28-14; last year they lost 12-7; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 78-43; they have been outscored by their 4 returning opponents 71-37 compared to 64-34 last year against the same teams; 1 game winning streak – last win in 2008 over Kingsway – record indicates similar in scoring margin to last year

Lindenwold (1-4) loses to Haddon Twp. 14-6; last year they won 25-12; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 115-86; they have outscored their 3 returning opponents 52-51 compared to 52-51 last year against the same teams; 2 game losing streak – last lost in 2008 over Audubon

Overbrook (0-5) plays loses to West Deptford; they did not play last year; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 163-20 compared to 149-6 last year against different teams in a different conference; 5 game losing streak – last won in 2007 over Highland – lost 21 of last 24 – record indicates nothing as the level of competition is vastly different than last year

Riverside (1-3) beats Bordentown 25-15; last year they lost 24-12; they have been outscored by their 4 opponents 74-54 compared to 117-72 last year against the same teams; 8 game losing streak – 16 if you discount forfeit win in 2007 over Trenton Catholic – last on the field win in 2006 over Bordentown – record indicates some improvement over last year

Wildwood (1-3) beats Clayton 24-18 3OT; they lost 14-0 last year; they have been outscored by their 4 opponents 165-27; they have outscored their 1 returning opponent 24-18 compared to being outscored 14-0 last year – record indicates some improvement over last year

Pleasantville (0-4) loses to Clearview 41-27; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 176-43; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 135-16 compared to 99-41 last year against the same teams; 7 game losing streak – last won in 2007 over Lower Cape May – lost 13 of last 14 – record indicates significantly down from last year

Lower Cape May (0-4) loses to Vineland 26-6; 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

Burlington City (0-4) loses to Florence 37-8; last year they lost 42-0 ; they have been outscored by their 4 opponents 116-30; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 75-22 compared to 107-22 last year against the same teams; 10 game losing streak – last won in 2007 over Riverside – record indicates significantly down from last year

Camden (0-5) loses to Timber Creek 13-7; last year they did not play; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 88-33; they have outscored by their 2 returning opponents 47-14 compared to 69-12 last year against the same teams; 6 game losing streak – last win in 2007 over Lower Cape May - lost 12 of last 13 – record indicates very slight improvement over last year

Cinnaminson (0-4) did not play; they have been outscored by their first 4 opponents 89-43; they have been outscored by their 3 returning opponents 63-21 compared to outscoring 54-37 last year against the same teams – record indicates significantly down from last year

Salem (0-5) loses to Gloucester 49-8; last year they lost 13-6; they have been outscored by their first 5 opponents 160-41 compared to 143-51 last year against the same teams; 9 game losing steak – last win in 2007 over Pitman – lost 16 of last 18 – record indicates significantly down from last year

Clayton (0-5) loses to Wildwood 24-18 3OT; last year they won 14-0; they have been outscored by their 4 opponents (they forfeited their first game to a team that they did not play last year) 161-30 compared to 142-27 last year against the same teams; 5 game losing streak – last won in 2007 over Pitman – lost 52 of last 56