Timber Creek Football Team Continues 'Legendary' Pursuit; Highland Wins On 2-Point Conversion

Gloucester Township, NJ -- The Timber Creek Regional High School football team defeated Williamstown, 41-0, on Friday night to keep alive dreams for a “legendary season.”

The win over Williamstown was the sixth time the Chargers surpassed 40 points this season, and have exceeded 50 three times, according to nj.com. The 2011 team, which is the program’s only unbeaten championship squad over a five year span that included three titles and an appearance in every championship game, scored over 40 just twice.

Running back Jerome Gibson tells nj.com he thinks the Chargers might be the best team in the state, and that he and his teammates spoke about being the football program’s best class ever.

Timber Creek is 7-0 and in second place in South Jersey Group 4 with 136 points, 10 points behind first-place Lenape, with one game left before the playoff cutoff.

Highland is in sixth place following its 21-20 win over Oakcrest on Friday, according to nj.com.

Matt McBride returned a punt 30 yards for a score to set up a touchdown by quarterback Brian Cooey. Highland won on a 2-point conversion. The Tartans improved to 6-1, and Oakcrest fell to 5-2.

Timber Creek hosts Cherry Hill East in the final game before the cutoff on Friday night, 7 p.m.

Highland visits Bishop Eustace in the final game before the cutoff date on Friday night, 7 p.m.

To view the standings for the whole state, visit nj.com.

• Lenape (7-0) 146;
• Timber Creek (7-0) 136;
• Central Regional (7-1) 125;
• Cherry Hill West (7-0) 124;
• Shawnee (6-1) 120;
• Highland (6-1) 114;
• Absegami (5-2) 87;
• Clearview (5-2) 84;
• Woodrow Wilson (4-3) 77;
• Hammonton (4-4) 72;
• Toms River South (2-5) 47;
• Winslow (1-6) 40;
• Bridgeton (1-7) 38;
• Cumberland (1-6) 34;
• Mainland (0-7) 26.