Passaic Tech is the unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in the North Jersey Public Top 20 football rankings after closing its regular season with an unbeaten record.
The reigning North Group 5 regional champion Bulldogs registered their third shutout of the season with a 30-0 victory over Eastside that clinched outright the Super Football Conference Freedom Blue Division title.
Heading into the public playoffs, unbeaten Westwood remains No. 2 after securing its fourth shutout, 35-0, over Ridgefield Park, while unbeaten Ramapo holds at No. 3 on the strength of a 28-7 victory over Ridgewood.
Bergen Catholic remains No. 1 in the Big Six non-public rankings following a 37-7 win over St. Peter’s Prep, and St. Joseph stays at No. 2 after a 30-21 victory over Seton Hall Prep in Week 8. The Non-Public regular season concludes this coming week.
All season long, the Varsity Aces will rank the Top 20 public-school teams and Big Six non-public teams in North Jersey. Here are the rankings after Week 8.
PUBLIC TOP 20 RANKINGS
20. Teaneck (6-1)
Last game: Beat Fair Lawn, 42-7
Next game: SFC Ivy playoffs: TBA
19. Pascack Hills (7-1)
Last game: Beat Hopatcong, 20-13
Next game: SFC Ivy playoffs: TBA
18. Wayne Valley (4-5)
Last game: Lost to Mount Olive, 28-0
Next game: North 2, Group 4: Friday at Mount Olive (8-1)
17. Lakeland (6-3)
Last game: Beat High Point, 35-6
Next game: North 2, Group 2: Friday at Pequannock (6-2)
16. Paramus (6-3)
Last game: Beat River Dell, 27-13
Next game: North 1, Group 3: Friday at Old Tappan (7-1)
15. Ridgewood (4-4)
Last game: Lost to Ramapo, 28-7
Next game: North 1, Group 5: Friday vs. Union (4-5)
14. Hasbrouck Heights (6-2)
Last game: Beat Becton, 28-6
Next game: North 1, Group 1: Friday vs. Wallkill Valley (3-6)
13. Hawthorne (6-2)
Last game: Beat Lyndhurst, 20-13
Next game: North 1, Group 1: Friday vs. New Milford (3-5)
12. Mahwah (6-2)
Last game: Beat Dumont, 27-13
Next game: North 2, Group 2: Friday vs. Sussex Tech (6-3)
11. Passaic Valley (5-2)
Last game: Beat Millburn, 41-0
Next game: North 2, Group 3: Friday at Vernon (8-1)
10. Park Ridge (6-2)
Last game: Lost to Rutherford, 26-7
Next game: North 1, Group 1: Friday vs. North Arlington (3-5)
9. Waldwick/Midland Park (6-2)
Last game: Lost to Butler, 42-14
Next game: North 2, Group 1: Friday vs. Glen Ridge (5-4)
8. Pascack Valley (6-2)
Last game: Beat Bergenfield, 21-14
Next game: North 1, Group 3: Friday vs. West Morris (4-5)
7.Butler (7-1)
Last game: Beat Waldwick/Midland Park, 42-14
Next game: North 2, Group 1: Friday vs. Verona (2-7)
6. Northern Highlands (7-2)
Last game: Beat Wayne Hills, 35-7
Next game: North 1, Group 4: Friday vs. Randolph (5-4)
5. Rutherford (8-0)
Last game: Beat Park Ridge, 26-7
Next game: North 1, Group 2: Friday vs. Lenape Valley (4-5)
4. Old Tappan (7-1)
Last game: Beat Demarest, 40-0
Next game: North 1, Group 3: Friday vs. Paramus (6-3)
3. Ramapo (8-0)
Last game: Beat Ridgewood, 28-7
Next game: North 1, Group 4: Friday vs. Rahway (3-6)
2. Westwood (8-0)
Last game: Beat Ridgefield Park, 35-0
Next game: North 1, Group 2: Friday vs. Dumont (4-4)
1. Passaic Tech (9-0)
Last game: Beat Eastside, 30-0
Next game: North 1, Group 5: Friday vs. Bayonne (5-4)
Others receiving votes: Hackensack (5-3), Weehawken (7-0), Wood-Ridge (6-3).
BIG SIX RANKINGS
6. Paramus Catholic (3-6)
Last game: Lost to Don Bosco, 35-14
Next game: Friday vs. Bergen Catholic (7-1)
5. St. Peter’s Prep (1-7)
Last game: Lost to Bergen Catholic, 37-7
Next game: Saturday at Seton Hall Prep (2-6)
4. DePaul (3-5)
Last game: Lost to Delbarton, 28-0
Next game: Friday vs. Don Bosco (4-4)
3. Don Bosco (4-4)
Last game: Beat Paramus Catholic, 35-14
Next game: Friday at DePaul (3-5)
2. St. Joseph (6-2)
Last game: Beat Seton Hall Prep, 30-21
Next game: Saturday at Delbarton (7-1)
1. Bergen Catholic (7-1)
Last game: Beat St. Peter’s Prep, 37-7
Next game: Friday at Paramus Catholic (3-6)
Jim McConville contributed to this report.
2023-10-23 08:15:01
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