An impressive 17-0 shutout of former No. 3 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) pushes DePaul Catholic up three spots to No. 3 in the latest High School Football America New Jersey Top 25 powered by NFL Play Football. In the national rankings, the Spartans moved-up from No. 157 to No. 108 this week.
St. Joseph (Hammonton) makes a five spot leap to No. 11 after beating former No. 9 Cherokee 38-21. This week, the Wildcats will square-off with No. 10 St. Augustine.
There are four new teams in the Top 25 this week, led by Washington Township at No. 20.
The other new teams are: Cedar Creek (No. 21), Woodbridge (No. 22) and Burlington Township (No.25).
High School Football America New Jersey Top 25
| Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Bergen Catholic | (2-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 St. Peter’s Prep | (3-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 DePaul Catholic | (2-0) | 6 |
| No. 4 Delbarton | (2-0) | 5 |
| No. 5 Seton Hall Prep | (3-0) | 7 |
| No. 6 Don Bosco Prep | (1-2) | 4 |
| No. 7 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) | (1-2) | 3 |
| No. 8 Holy Spirit | (2-1) | 8 |
| No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven | (2-0) | 10 |
| No. 10 St. Augustine | (2-1) | 11 |
| No. 11 St. Joseph (Hammonton) | (2-1) | 16 |
| No. 12 Red Bank Catholic | (2-0) | 13 |
| No. 13 Ocean City | (3-0) | 17 |
| No. 14 Northern Highlands | (2-0) | 14 |
| No. 15 Millville | (3-0) | 19 |
| No. 16 Donavan Catholic | (1-1) | 12 |
| No. 17 Williamstown | (1-1) | 18 |
| No. 18 Union | (2-1) | 20 |
| No. 19 Ramapo | (2-0) | 22 |
| No. 20 Washington Township | (2-0) | NR |
| No. 21 Cedar Creek | (3-0) | NR |
| No. 22 Woodbridge | (3-0) | NR |
| No. 23 Cherokee | (1-1) | 9 |
| No. 24 Somerville | (1-1) | 24 |
| No. 25 Burlington Township | (1-0) | NR |
Dropped-out: No. 15 Woodrow Wilson (Camden), No. 21 Rancocas Valley, No. 23 Wall Township, No. 25 Phillipsburg
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
