Sunday, December 07, 2008

Championships:

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

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

Who should be #1?

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

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

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

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

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

So, I rank the Champions:

1. Mainland

2. Shawnee

3. Glassboro

4. Delsea

5. Holy Cross

Amongst non-champions:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Mainland 12-0

2. Shawnee 12-0

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

4. Glassboro 12-0

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

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

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

8. Paulsboro 9-1 - lost to Glassboro

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

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

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