Showdown time in New Jersey Top 25 as No. 1 Bergen Catholic squares-off with No. 2 Seton Hall Prep

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The top spot in the High School Football America New Jersey Top 25, powered by NFL Play Football, will be up-for-grabs Saturday when No. 1 Bergen Catholic takes-on No. 2 Seton Hall Prep. Both teams are also nationally-ranked. BC is ranked No. 9 in the High School Football America 100 while SHP is No. 103.

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Both teams are coming-off big wins — Bergen Catholic beat former No. 3 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) 21-10 and Seton Hall Prep beat No. 7 Delbarton 34-21.

As far as this week’s new rankings, Red Bank Catholic moves-up a spot to No. 9 after beating Rumson-Fair Haven 21-14. RFH drops two spots to No. 11.

Re-entering the Top 25 this week is Camden’s Woodrow Wilson at No. 24.

In addition to the BC/SHP matchup, there are four other head-to-head matchups in the Top 25:

  • No. 3 Don Bosco Prep vs. No. 5 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)
  • No. 8 St. Augustine vs. No. 22 Shawnee
  • No. 11 Rumson-Fair Haven vs. No. 23 Middletown South
  • No. 15 Holy Spirit vs. No. 25 Winslow Township

High School Football America New Jersey Top 25

TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Bergen Catholic(7-0)1
No. 2 Seton Hall Prep(6-1)4
No. 3 Don Bosco Prep (4-3)5
No. 4 DePaul Catholic(5-2)2
No. 5 St. Joseph Regional (Montvale)(4-3)3
No. 6 St. Peter’s Prep(5-2)6
No. 7 Delbarton (3-4)7
No. 8 St. Augustine(6-1)8
No. 9 Red Bank Catholic(7-0)10
No. 10 Cedar Creek (8-0)11
No. 11 Rumson-Fair Haven(5-1)9
No. 12 Ocean City(7-0)13
No. 13 Northern Highlands(7-0)14
No. 14 Millville(5-1)15
No. 15 Holy Spirit(3-3)12
No. 16 St. Joseph (Hammonton)(6-2)16
No. 17 Donovan Catholic*(3-4)17
No. 18 Union(6-1)18
No. 19 Ramapo(7-0)19
No. 20 Cherokee(4-2)21
No. 21 Somerville(5-1)22
No. 22 Shawnee(4-2)23
No. 23 Middletown South(6-0)25
No. 24 Woodrow Wilson (Camden)(4-2)NR
No. 25 Winslow Township(5-2)24

Dropped-out: No. 20 Woodbridge

* Donovan Catholic forfeited three games due to use of ineligible player

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.