Timber Creek Football Team Tied for Second in Group IV Standings

The Timber Creek High School and Shawnee football teams are tied for second place in South Jersey Group IV, according to the power points posted Monday on nj.com.

Triton is tied for fourth in the group and Highland is one point out of playoff contention.

Timber Creek and Shawnee are both 6-0 with 93 points. They are one point behind Hammonton (6-1, 94 points) which remains in first place despite suffering its first loss of the season this weekend.

Triton (4-2) and Winslow (2-5) each have 57 points.

Kingsway (3-3, 56 points), Absegami (2-4, 53 points) and Clearview (2-4, 49 points) round out the top eight.

In South Jersey Group III, Highland dropped out of playoff contention after having its two-game winning streak snapped by Camden Catholic. The Tartans (2-5, 38 points) are now one point behind eighth-place Seneca (2-4, 39 points).

The top eight teams in each group after the first eight games of the season qualify for the playoffs. Only a team’s seven best wins of their first eight games count toward qualifying for the playoffs.

Power points are calculated based on the size of the schools a team has defeated, and the number of wins that team has.

To view the full power points standing throughout the state, visit nj.com.