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01.29.05 Saturday

Top 10 stayed pretty much the same, with Delbarton and SHP switching places, but the Beard-CBA tie and the Southern Red/White shakeup both had plenty of implications on the latter half of the poll.

 

Top 20 (records as available through 1/28/05)

  1—CBA (14-2-2, 13-2-1 Gordon) Last Week – 1

         This Week: 2/2 vs. PJ

         Colts tie Beard but remain in line for the top seed in the Gordon Cup

  2—Delbarton (10-1-6, 8-1-5 Gordon) Last Week – 3

         This Week: 2/1 vs. SPP, 2/5 @ SHP

         Still just the early-December loss to CBA, but you’d expect more wins.

  3—Seton Hall Prep (8-3-3, 7-3-3 Gordon) Last Week – 2

         This Week: 1/29 vs. BC, 1/31 vs. SJV, 2/5 vs. Del

         4-3 loss to Pope John hurt.

  4—Don Bosco Prep (9-5-1, 9-3-1 Gordon) Last Week – 4

         This Week: 2/2 @ Hill, 2/4 vs. BC

         Ironmen torched by Lawrenceville but remain near the top of the Gordon.

  5—Bergen Catholic (7-5-2, 5-4-2 Gordon) Last Week – 5

         This Week: 1/29 @ SHP, 1/30 vs. SPP, 2/2 vs. SJV

         Crucial week for the Crusaders as they try to climb the ladder.

  6—Randolph (10-2, 6-1 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 6

         This Week: 1/29 vs. Cha, 2/2 vs. MKA, 2/5 vs. MB

         Rams hope to take control of the state’s most interesting division this week.

  7—St. Peter’s Prep (6-5-3, 3-5-3 Gordon) Last Week – 7

         This Week: 1/30 @ BC, 2/1 @ Del, 2/4 @ PJ

         Marauders trying to lock up the sixth and final Gordon Cup berth.

  8—Chatham (13-1, 7-1 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 8

         This Week: 1/29 vs. Ran, 2/5 vs. Mtgry

         Cougars looking for biggest win in a month today.

  9—Ridge (8-3, 5-2 Central Red) Last Week – 9

         This Week: 1/29 vs. WE, 2/2 @ Pin, 2/3 vs. Cra, 2/5 vs. MKA

         Busy week should produce four Red Devil wins.

10—Bayonne (14-1-2, 7-0-2 Northern Red) Last Week – 10

         This Week: 2/2 vs. TRN, 2/4 vs. Sum

         Interesting intersectional game Wednesday for Northern Red frontrunners.

11—Morristown-Beard (9-2-3, 6-1-2 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 14

         This Week: 1/31 vs. BE, 2/4 vs. Mor, 2/5 vs. Ran

         Great tie against CBA and a diverse schedule, but the jury’s still out.

12—Morris Knolls (8-1-3, 4-1-2 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 18

         This Week: 1/29 vs. MH, 2/2 vs. Men, 2/5 vs. MidN

         Stock rose thanks to MB-CBA tie, but Golden Eagles have plenty to prove.

13—Middletown North (10-4-2, 8-2-1 Southern Red) Last Week – 13

         This Week: 1/30 vs. MidS, 2/1 @ Vern, 2/5 @ MK

         Good scheduling mix this week for the Lions.

14—Bishop Eustace (10-3, 9-1 Southern Red) Last Week – 15

         This Week: 1/31 @ MB, 2/4 vs. MidS

         Another close win over St. Augustine has Eustace on a roll.

15—St. John Vianney (3-9-3, 3-8-3 Gordon) Last Week – 17

         This Week: 1/31 @ SHP, 2/2 @ BC, 2/4 vs. Bri

         They play competitive with everybody, but only Shore A play will tell.

16—Red Bank Catholic (14-3, 8-3 Southern White) Last Week – 12

         This Week: 2/4 vs. RFH

         Caseys are one of the state’s hardest teams to figure out.

17—St. Augustine Prep (6-5-2, 6-3-1 Southern Red) Last Week – 16

         This Week: 1/29 @ MalP, 2/1 @ Mtgry, 2/4 vs. SJHam

         Hermits should have no trouble with two Southern Red foes this week.

18—Monsignor Donovan (9-2-1, 6-2 Southern White) Last Week – NR

         This Week: 1/31 @ RFH, 2/1 SB, 2/3 @ TRS

         Griffins make their debut after 4-0 shutout of TRN.

19—Toms River North (12-2-1, 8-1-1 Southern White) Last Week – 11

         This Week: 2/1 vs. PPB, 2/2 @ Bay

         Mariners drop but remain Northern White leaders.

20—Middletown South (9-5-1, 4-3-1 Southern Red) Last Week – 19

         This Week: 1/30 @ MidN, 1/31 @ ML, 2/4 @ BE

         Eagles remain in the middle of the Southern Red/White mess.

 

Dropped out:

No. 20 Mountain Lakes (9-5-2, 5-5-1 MCSSIHL Halvorsen)

 

Best of the Rest (ranks 21-32, alphabetically)

Bridgewater-Raritan

Clifton

Fair Lawn

Hopewell Valley

Indian Hills

Mendham

Morris Hills

Notre Dame

Pope John

Ramsey

Rumson/Fair Haven

St. Joseph’s Metuchen

 

Previous Polls: Dec. 18  |  Jan 1  |  Jan. 8  |  Jan. 17  |  Jan. 22

 

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