New Rivals for Ocean City High School Football Team as CAL Joins West Jersey Football League

The Ocean City High School football team will have two new rivals next season.

The Cape-Atlantic League is joining the West Jersey Football League next season, bringing the total number of teams to 95. The West Jersey Football League already consists of the Tri-County, Olympic and Burlington County athletic leagues in South Jersey, as well as leagues from Central and North Jersey. The league stretches from Princeton to Wildwood, and was created to solve the problem of scheduling inequality in the race for the playoffs.

The league announced its new divisions Wednesday morning.

Ocean City was placed in the Independence Division, along with Absegami, Cedar Creek, Mainland, Oakcrest and St. Joseph.

The Red Raiders are currently in the Cape-Atlantic League American Conference. St. Augustine Prep drops off the schedule, as do Millville, Egg Harbor Township, Vineland and Atlantic City. Cedar Creek and Oakcrest are the newest rivals for the Red Raiders.

In all, the Cape-Atlantic League teams were placed into three divisions.

Atlantic City, Bridgeton, Egg Harbor Township, Millville. St. Augustine and Vineland are in the Continental Division.

Buena, Holy Spirit, Lower Cape May, Middle Township and Pleasantville are in the United Division.

For a complete list of divisions, visit sjsportstalk.com.

These alignments are tentative, pending a league meeting later this month, according to the Ocean City Gazette. Crossover games are yet to be determined. The league will attempt to maintain traditional Thanksgiving rivalries.