Sunday, October 03, 2010
Weekly Update - 10/03/10
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.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Weekly Update: 09/25/10
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)
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Weekly Update: 09/21/10
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)
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Weekly Update: 09/12/10
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!
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
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.
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Games I attended in 2009:
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
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
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
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:
2009 Tri-County Rankings - Final
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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
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)
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Games I attended in 2008:
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:
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
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
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: Gloucester County Rankings
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