Moorestown Football Team In First Place Ahead Of Cutoff Date

MOORESTOWN, NJ — With one game left before the cutoff date, the Moorestown High School football team is in position to make a playoff appearance. In fact, the Quakers (7-1, 117 points) sits atop NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4, according to the power points standings released on Monday.

A team earns six points for a win, plus between one and five points, depending on what group the team it defeated is in, and a residual point for each win that team has. A team's first eight games count toward its final point total, but the lowest point total among these games is dropped, so seven total games count toward the final tally. The top eight teams in each group qualify for the playoffs. Matchups will be announced next week.

The top three spots in the standings are separated by a total of six points. Second-place Central Regional (6-2) has 115 points, and third-place Burlington Township (6-2) has 111 points. Shawnee (4-3) is in fourth place with 80 points.

In its final game before the cutoff, Moorestown hits the road for a matchup with Triton (3-4, 65 points), who is fighting for a playoff spot in Group 3. That game is Friday night, 7 p.m.

Central and Burlington Township don’t play this week, but can still pick up residual points. Here are this week's NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 power points rankings, as posted on nj.com:

1. Moorestown (7-1) 117;
2. Central Regional (6-2) 115;
3. Burlington Township (6-2) 111;
4. Shawnee (4-3) 80;
5. Absegami (3-4) 66;
6. Hammonton (3-5) 63;
7. Highland (4-3) 62;
8. Bridgeton (3-5) 58;
9. Pennsauken (3-4) 58;
10. Toms River South (2-5) 53;
11. Toms River East (2-6) 50;
12. Winslow (3-4) 46;
13. Mainland (1-6) 39;
14. Clearview (1-6) 33;
15. Cherry Hill West (0-7) 22.

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