Timber Creek High School Football Team Reclassified For 2017

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — There will be a new NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 high school football champion at the end of the 2017 season. This is because two-time reigning champion Timber Creek has been reclassified by the state’s sanctioning body for high school sports.

Timber Creek will be in NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3, according to nj.com. Wall, who won the South Jersey Group 3 title last season, has also been reclassified, but Delsea remains. Delsea won four consecutive Group 3 titles before last year’s championship game loss.

Manchester, Sterling, Jackson Liberty and Woodrow Wilson join Timber Creek as additions to the group, while Burlington Township, Camden, Hamilton West and Steinert are all out.
Triton remains in Group 3. Highland remains in Group 4.

Timber Creek won its second consecutive South Jersey Group 4 title in 2016 with a 31-10 win over Lenape. The Chargers were undefeated, and quarterback Devin Leary set a state record for passing yards in a single season with 3,688.

To see the full list of 2017 football classifications, visit nj.com.

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