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Where are the Cherry Hill High School Football Teams Ranked Ahead of the Cutoff Date?

The final games that count toward playoff seeding are this weekend.

Saturday is the cutoff date for high school football teams looking to qualify for this year’s playoffs.

Teams ranked in the top eight in their group qualify following Saturday’s games qualify for the playoffs. Matchups are set on Sunday, and the playoffs begin Nov. 13.

Teams earn points based on the group classification of each team they beat throughout the season (5 points for defeating a Group 5 team, 4 points for beating a Group 4 team, etc.) plus one point for each win by that team. Power points are based on the best seven of a team’s first eight games in a season. The top eight teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. To read the NJSIAA’s full football playoff policy, click here.

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Below are the rankings for South Jersey groups 4 and 5 for this week.

Group 4:

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  1. Hammonton (7-1) 137;
  2. Shawnee (5-2) 106;
  3. Bridgeton (5-3) 102;
  4. Timber Creek (5-2) 101;
  5. Central Regional (5-3) 83;
  6. Winslow (5-3) 77;
  7. Toms River South (4-3) 75;
  8. Highland (3-5) 66;
  9. Mainland (3-4) 66;
  10. Absegami (2-5) 54;
  11. Clearview (2-5) 53;
  12. Lacey (1-7) 49;
  13. Cherry Hill West (2-5) 46;
  14. Cumberland (0-7) 32;
  15. Toms River East (0-8) 32

Group 5:

  1. Williamstown (7-1) 133;
  2. Toms River North (7-1) 132;
  3. Lenape (6-1) 131;
  4. Cherokee (5-2) 129;
  5. Kingsway (4-3) 101;
  6. Washington Township (5-3) 98;
  7. Rancocas Valley (4-3) 86;
  8. Millville (4-3) 80;
  9. Howell (3-5) 67;
  10. Southern (3-5) 63;
  11. Egg Harbor (3-4) 59;
  12. Vineland (3-4) 59;
  13. Cherry Hill East (2-5) 55;
  14. Atlantic City (1-6) 40;
  15. Eastern (0-8) 28.

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