Moorestown Football on the Move in 2012

When Moorestown players step on to the gridiron at the start of September, they'll do in a under a new Group 4 designation.

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) shook up groupings for football teams statewide, adding a new Group 5 to the south and moving teams around based on student population. Moorestown moved from Group 3 to Group 4.

Foes like Cherry Hill West and Toms River South made the move with Moorestown Group 4, while former opponents like Camden, Ocean City and Woodrow Wilson stayed in Group 3.

Eleven Group 4 schools have a larger student population than in the new classification, while three schools are smaller.

The full list of schools in the new Group 4, with enrollment figures:

• Cherry Hill West—1166
• Clearview—1193
• Hammonton—1030
• Kingsway—1034
• Lacey—1073
• Mainland—1100
• Moorestown—1029
• Oakcrest—976
• Seneca—971
• Shawnee—1205
• Timber Creek—1068
• Toms River East—1239
• Toms River South—1105
• Triton—1147
• Winslow Twp.—984

And the remaining groups in South Jersey:

Group 5

• Absegami—1364
• Atlantic City—1496
• Cherokee—1792
• Cherry Hill East—1504
• Eastern—1550
• Egg Harbor—1913
• Jackson Memorial—1291
• Lenape—1449
• Millville—1424
• Rancocas Valley—1392
• Southern Regional—1496
• Toms River North—1713
• Vineland—1966
• Washington Twp.—1986
• Williamstown—1278

Group 3

• Barnegat—736
• Bridgeton—738
• Burlington Twp.—939
• Camden—816
• Central Regional—932
• Cumberland—905
• Delsea—861
• Deptford—755
• Highland—856
• Manchester Twp.—792
• Northern Burlington—884
• Ocean City—942
• Pinelands—841
• Point Pleasant Boro—733
• Woodrow Wilson—867

Group 2

• Buena—606
• Cedar Creek—619
• Cinnaminson—565
• Collingswood—576
• Haddonfield—547
• Lower Cape May—718
• Maple Shade—536
• Middle Twp.—636
• Overbrook—539
• Pemberton—726
• Pleasantville—612
• Sterling—727
• West Deptford—627
• Willingboro—685
• Woodstown—549

Group 1

• Audubon—438
• Clayton—230
• Gateway—390
• Glassboro—466
• Gloucester—465
• Haddon Hts.—487
• Lindenwold—338
• Paulsboro—293
• Penns Grove—376
• Pennsville—375
• Pitman—329
• Salem—283
• Schalick—404
• Wildwood—186
• Woodbury—353