Ocean City Football Team Seeks First Sectional Title Since 1999

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Ocean City High School football team will look to capture its first NJSIAA South Jersey Group 3 title since 1999 on the road against a team that has established itself as a perennial power in South Jersey high school football.

The Red Raiders enter the playoffs as the No. 5 seed, according to brackets posted on nj.com.

Ocean City (6-2) will visit No. 4 Delsea (6-3) in the quarterfinals on Friday night, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. The winner will face the winner of the game between No. 1 seed Timber Creek (8-0) and No. 8 Seneca (3-5) in the semifinals Nov. 17.

Woodrow Wilson (6-2) is the No. 2 seed and hosts No. 7 Deptford (3-5) in the quarterfinals. The winner of that game plays the winner of the game between No. 3 Lacey (7-2) and No. 6 Lakewood (4-4) in the semifinals.

The championship game is scheduled for Nov. 30, time and location to be determined.

Delsea won four consecutive Group 3 titles before last year's championship game loss to Wall, who was reclassified over the summer. A group title will be difficult to earn, as Timber Creek seeks its third straight sectional title. It won back-to-back titles in Group 4, but was also reclassified over the summer.

Ocean City has won three Group 3 titles, including back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999, and one in 1984, according to maxpreps.com. The Red Raiders also captured the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 title in 1996.

Patch file photo