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I touched on my difficulties with some of the rankings this week in Sunday’s blog entry. The 3-5 and 10-14 spots are particularly congested. Southern Red stock is up after Red Bank Catholic’s performance against St. John Vianney. As a result, Northern Red and NBIAL stock is down. Morris County is a mixed bag thanks to differing schedules and non-league results.
Top 20 (records as
available through 1/22/06)
1 — Seton Hall Prep (10-0-2, 9-0-2 Gordon) Last Week – 1
This Week: 1/23 vs. PDS, 1/28 vs. Del
Pirates continued their solid play at the top of the state with wins over Don Bosco Prep and CBA.
2 — Don Bosco Prep (7-4-1, 5-4-1 Gordon) Last Week – 2
This Week: 1/25 @ Wyoming Seminary (Pa.), 1/27 vs. SJV, 1/29 @ BC
Ironmen held off St. Peter’s Prep but will need to be sharper Friday against St. John.
3 — Delbarton (8-4-1, 6-3-1 Gordon) Last Week – 3
This Week: 1/28 @ SHP
This was my toughest decision of the week, but Delbarton has the edge with two wins over CBA.
4 — Morristown-Beard (12-2, 7-2 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 4
This Week: 1/23 vs. Men, 1/26 vs. MK
Crimson have almost no easy games the rest of the way, so we’ll soon find out if they’re for real.
5 — St. John Vianney (8-4-1, 4-3-1 Gordon) Last Week – 5
This Week: 1/27 @ DBP, 1/29 @ PJ
A pair of chances for a high-profile road win for the Lancers, who have relied on goaltending in other big games.
6 — CBA (3-5-5, 1-5-5 Gordon) Last Week – 7
This Week: 1/25 vs. SPP, 1/27 @ Ran
The Colts are a young team getting better as the season goes on, but sooner or later they’ll need some Ws.
7 — Pope John (4-3-4, 1-3-4 Gordon) Last Week – 6
This Week: 1/24 @ Rmpo, 1/27 vs. BC, 1/29 vs. SJV
Another team rocked by tragedy, the Lions have not won a game in a month.
8 — St. Peter’s Prep (6-4-2, 1-4-2 Gordon) Last Week – 9
This Week: 1/23 vs. BE, 1/25 @ CBA, 1/27 vs. Rmpo
Interesting week for the Marauders in non-league contests, but they badly need a win Wednesday.
9 — Morris Knolls (12-2, 8-1 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 8
This Week: 1/26 vs. MB, 1/28 vs. Cha, 1/29 @ IH
Golden Eagles did not convince in emotional win over Randolph but can prove themselves with a clean sweep this week.
10 — St. Augustine Prep (9-1, 8-1 Southern Red) Last Week – 10
This Week: 1/24 vs. RBC, 1/27 @ PDS
No referees for Friday’s scheduled game against Ramapo; that’s gotta be embarrassing.
11 — Red Bank Catholic (7-6-1, 5-3 Southern Red) Last Week – 14
This Week: 1/24 @ SA, 1/26 @ MD, 1/27 vs. MidS
Caseys have been on the rise and gave St. John Vianney quite a scare; we’ll see how they handle two toughies in three days.
12 — Bergen Catholic (1-7-4, 1-6-2 Gordon) Last Week – 12
This Week: 1/27 @ PJ, 1/29 vs. DBP
I know they have one win. I don’t care. They played right with three top-six teams in the last month.
13 — Randolph (10-3-1, 7-2 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 13
This Week: 1/27 vs. CBA
Rams played very well against Morris Knolls, and Friday should be an interesting test for them.
14 — Bishop Eustace (8-4-1, 5-2-1 Southern Red) Last Week – 15
This Week: 1/23 @ SPP, 1/25 @ Malvern Prep (Pa.), 1/27 vs. TRN
I’m not wild about moving teams up after a tie with a lower-ranked team, but they can earn it against a tough schedule.
15 — Montgomery (12-1, 7-0 Central White) Last Week – 17
This Week: 1/24 vs. West, 1/27 @ BR
Cougars reap benefits of Hillsborough’s win over Bridgewater, but they’ll have to do the same Friday.
16 — Hillsborough (15-1, 9-0 Central Blue) Last Week – NR
This Week: 1/27 vs. WO, 1/28 @ Rid
Alright, they’re for real. (EDIT:) Second Blue Division team I’ve ever ranked, and they’ll have to stay sharp against bad competition.
17 — Toms River North (10-4, 5-4 Southern Red) Last Week – NR
This Week: 1/23 vs. OB, 1/25 @ BR, 1/27 @ BE
Mariners could win or lose all three games this week, but a season-series win over MonDon merits this spot.
18 — Monsignor Donovan (6-6-1, 5-4-1 Southern Red) Last Week – NR
This Week: 1/26 vs. RBC
Griffins are still a borderline case, but tying Eustace deserves some props.
19 — Bridgewater-Raritan (11-2-1, 8-0-1 Central Red) Last Week – 11
This Week: 1/25 vs. TRN, 1/27 vs. Mtgry, 1/28 @ WE
Chatham win the only thing keeping the Panthers in the Top 20 this week.
20 — Chatham (12-3, 6-2 MCSSIHL Mennen) Last Week – 16
This Week: 1/23 vs. MH, 1/25 @ Pin, 1/28 vs. MK
Cougars really only have one standout win on the year, and they’ll have to defend that on Saturday.
Dropped Out:
No. 18 Ramapo (11-1-2, 11-1-1 NBIAL)
No. 19 Paramus Catholic (9-1-4, 4-0-4 Northern Red)
No. 20 Clifton (9-2-3, 4-2-2 Northern Red)
Best of the Rest (ranks 21-32, alphabetically)
Clifton
Indian Hills
Notre Dame
Paramus Catholic
Princeton
Ramapo
Ramsey
Ridge
Ridgewood
St. Joseph Metuchen
St. Joseph Montvale
Steinert
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