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NJVarsity.com Top 30 for 2009 | NJVarsity.com | last sorted on 11/25/2009

Ready or not, the playoffs in New Jersey are here! The first weekend of playoff action saw a number of top games and a few surprises. Check out the latest edition of the NJVarsity.com Top 30 to see which teams have staked their claim at the top and which teams are fighting for respect!

	Team	City	State	Record	Pvs.	Next Game	Prev Game
1	Don Bosco Prep	Ramsey	NJ	10-0	1	@ #9 St. Joseph's-Montvale (11/26)	vs #18 Seton Hall Prep (54-7)
	It's redundant to say, but once again Bosco proved that they are definitely the cream of the crop in the Garden State by their performance against a quality Seton Hall Prep team.
2	Cherokee	Marlton	NJ	10-0	2	@ Seneca (11/26)	vs #9 Williamstown (30-21)
	Cherokee has taken a number of punches this season, but has also come out victorious each time. The battle against Williamstown was no different.
3	Wayne Hills	Wayne	NJ	10-1	3	vs Ramapo (12/5) N1 Group 3 Championship	vs Sparta (41-38 OT)
	With the help of Michael Quinn's five touchdown passes, Hills was able to beat off Sparta's upset bid.
4	Middletown South	Middletown	NJ	10-0	4	vs Middletown North (11/26)	vs Neptune (17-6)
	South pulled out their second hard fought victory of the season against Neptune in the state semifinals.
5	Egg Harbor Township	Egg Harbor Township	NJ	10-0	5	vs Mainland Regional (11/26)	vs #13 Toms River East (41-30)
	While they gave up a season high in points against Toms River East, the offense pulled out the win and set up a battle against #2 Cherokee for the state title in two weeks.
6	St. Peter's Prep	Jersey City	NJ	8-2	6	@ Hoboken (11/27)	vs #7 Bergen Catholic (42-24)
	Behind a powerful running attack, the Marauders wore down Bergen Catholic and defeated the Crusaders for the second time this season.
7	Delsea Regional	Franklinville	NJ	10-0	8	@ #11 Williamstown (11/26)	vs Bridgeton (55-12)
	As opposed to most teams who have a championship game next weekend, Delsea still has to deal with a very important game at Williamstown this week.
8	Bergen Catholic	Oradell	NJ	8-3	7	vs SEASON COMPLETE	@ #6 St. Peter's Prep (24-42)
	Despite cruising through a majority of their schedule, the Crusaders had no answer this season to either St. Peter's Prep or Don Bosco Prep.
9	St. Joseph's	Montvale	NJ	8-2	14	vs #1 Don Bosco Prep (11/26)	vs #24 Holy Spirit (45-19)
	The Green Knights will attempt to derail the Don Bosco locomotive this week, before setting their sights on another state championship next weekend.
10	Roxbury	Succasunna	NJ	10-1	15	vs East Orange (12/5) N1 Group 4 Championship	vs Fair Lawn (42-7)
	Roxbury has cruised through the first two rounds of the playoffs by a combined score of 84-14.
11	Williamstown	Williamstown	NJ	9-1	9	vs #7 Delsea (11/26)	@ #2 Cherokee (21-30)
	Williamstown may have answered more critics during their loss at Cherokee than they had in most of their victories this season. And although they are out of the playoffs, they can make another statement against #7 Delsea this week.
12	Phillipsburg	Phillipsburg	NJ	9-1	16	@ Easton-PA (11/26)	vs #27 Westfield (35-7)
	The state title game is obviously important for the Stateliners, but their rivalry game against Easton never takes a back seat.
13	Immaculata	Somerville	NJ	10-1	17	@ #9 St. Joe's-Montvale (12/5) Non-Public Group 3	@ Pope John (25-20)
	While St. Joe's slugs it out with Don Bosco Prep this week, the Spartans have two weeks to prepare for the state title game.
14	Sayreville War Memorial	Parlin	NJ	9-2	10	vs SEASON COMPLETE	vs East Brunswick (8-13)
	After starting the season off at 8-0, the Bombers lost two of their final three and find their season over sooner than expected.
15	Hunterdon Central	Flemington	NJ	9-1	12	vs SEASON COMPLETE	vs SEASON COMPLETE
	Losing in the playoffs is never easy, but it's especially tough when you lose your first game of the season in the first round.
16	Toms River East	Toms River	NJ	9-1	13	vs #22 Toms River North (11/26)	@ #5 Egg Harbor Township (30-41)
	East must quickly regroup after their first loss of the season, because their rivalry game against North is quickly approaching.
17	Hammonton	Hammonton	NJ	9-1	21	@ St. Joseph's-Hammonton (11/26)	vs Seneca (3-0)
	The Blue Devils had to quickly prepare for their cross-town rival after their epic defensive battle against Seneca.
18	Summit	Summit	NJ	11-0	20	vs Orange (12/3)	vs Madison (23-14
	Despite watching their offense score a season low in points, Summit still managed to claw it's way to the state title game at Giants Stadium.
19	Monroe Township	Monroe Twp	NJ	9-1	25	@ Bishop Ahr (11/25)	vs Ocean Township (31-21)
	Monroe is quietly having one of the more surprising seasons in the state.
20	Howell School	Farmingdale	NJ	8-2	11	@ Freehold Township (11/26)	vs Brick Memorial (28-31)
	Losing two of their last four games, Howell's playoff run came to an abrupt end against Brick Memorial.
21	Matawan	Matawan	NJ	9-1	29	@ St. John Vianney (11/25)	vs Raritan (46-7)
	The Huskies have definitely hit their stride in the playoffs, winning their two games by a combined score of 83-20.
22	Toms River North	Toms River	NJ	7-2	22	@ #16 Toms River East (11/26)	@ DID NOT PLAY
	The Mariners will have had almost two weeks to prepare for their Thanksgiving rivalry game against East.
23	Manasquan	Manasquan	NJ	9-1	NR	@ Wall (11/26)	@ #23 Rumson-Fair Haven (23-11)
	It should come as no surprise to anyone that Manasquan will be playing for yet another state title in two weeks.
24	Seton Hall Prep	West Orange	NJ	9-2	18	vs SEASON COMPLETE	@ #1 Don Bosco Prep (7-54)
	While the game against Bosco obviously didn't go as they had hoped, the Pirates have a strong junior class returning in 2010.
25	West Morris Central	Chester	NJ	9-2	NR	vs Passaic Valley (12/4) N2 Group 3 Championship	@ Nutley (42-0)
	Behind the superb play of senior Michael Burton, the Wolfpack have steamrolled their two playoff opponents by a combined score of 92-7.
26	St. Augustine	Richland	NJ	8-1	26	@ Buena (11/25)	vs DID NOT PLAY
	Record-breaking senior QB Dustin Thomas will have one more chance to showcase his talents against Buena this week.
27	Haddonfield Memorial	Haddonfield	NJ	9-1	NR	@ Haddon Heights (11/26)	@ #19 West Deptford (15-13)
	Haddonfield was able to avenge an earlier loss to West Deptford, by handing the Eagles their first loss of the season in the state semifinals.
28	West Deptford	Westville	NJ	9-1	19	@ Paulsboro (11/28)	vs Haddonfield (13-15)
	The Eagles' playoff run came to a surprising end with their loss to Haddonfield.
29	Ramsey	Ramsey	NJ	9-1	NR	@ Mahwah (11/27)	@ West Essex (14-11)
	Ramsey is only a one-point overtime loss away from being undefeated
30	Timber Creek	Sicklerville	NJ	8-2	30	vs Triton (11/26)	vs #30 Lacey (13-2)
	After relying on their offense for most of the regular season, the Chargers defense has played amazingly well in winning their two playoff games by a combined score of 25-2.