Shore Teams on the Move in New NJSIAA Football Classifications

The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association released its 2017 football classifications on Tuesday and a handful of Shore Conference teams will find themselves in a new bracket for the upcoming season.

The most notable teams on the move are perennial state title contender Middletown South and reigning South Jersey Group III champion Wall. Middletown South will move back to Central Jersey Group IV from North 2, Group IV while Wall comes back to its usual Central Jersey Group III stomping grounds. Manchester, Jackson Liberty and Toms River East are also in new sections for 2017.

Manalapan didn’t move out of Central Jersey Group V but the section was impacted with defending champion Piscataway moving to North 2, Group V.

The complete list of sections involving Shore Conference teams is below.

North 2, Group IV

Barringer

Colonia

Irvington

Ferris

JFK-Iselin

Linden

Middletown North

Millburn

Montgomery

North Hunterdon

Orange

Phillipsburg

Sayreville

Scotch Plains-Fanwood

Woodbrigde

In: Barringer, Irvington, Ferris, Linden, Orange

Out: Princeton, Summit, West Windsor-Plainsboro North, West Windsor-Plainsboro South, Middletown South.

Central Jersey Group V

East Brunswick

Edison

Franklin

Freehold Township

Hillsborough

Hunterdon Central

Manalapan

Marlboro

Monroe

New Brunswick

North Brunswick

Old Bridge

Perth Amboy

South Brunswick

Trenton

In: Trenton

Out: Piscataway

Central Jersey Group IV

Allentown

Brick Memorial

Brick

Colts Neck

Freehold

Nottingham

Hightstown

Jackson Memorial

Long Branch

Middletown South

Neptune

Northern Burlington

Princeton

West Windsor-Plainsboro North

West Windsor-Plainsboro South

In: Princeton, WWPN, WWPS, Middletown South

Out: Jackson Liberty, Morristown, Pennsauken, Toms River East

Central Jersey Group III

Carteret

Ewing

Hamilton West

Steinert

Hopewell Valley

Lawrence

Matawan

Monmouth Regional

Ocean

Red Bank

Robbinsville

Rumson-Fair Haven

Somerville

South Plainfield

Wall

In: Hamilton West, Steinert, Wall

Out: Cranford, North Plainfield, Rahway

Central Jersey Group II

Clark

A.L. Johnson

Bernards

Bordentown

Delaware Valley

Harrison

Hillside

Holmdel

Lincoln

Manasquan

Metuchen

Point Boro

Raritan

South River

Spotswood

In: Metuchen, South River

Out: Newark Central, New Providence

Central Jersey Group I

Asbury Park

Bound Brook

Burlington City

Florence

Highland Park

Keansburg

Keyport

Manville

Maple Shade

Middlesex

New Egypt

Palmyra

Point Beach

Riverside

Shore

South Hunterdon

In: Middlesex

Out: South River

South Jersey Group V

Atlantic City

Cherokee

Cherry Hill East

Eastern

Egg Harbor Township

Howell

Kingsway

Lenape

Millville

Rancocas Valley

Southern

Toms River North

Vineland

Washington Township

Williamstown

In: Lenape

Out: none

South Jersey Group IV

Absegami

Bridgeton

Burlington Townsip

Central

Cherry Hill West

Clearview

Hammonton

Highland

Mainland

Moorestown

Pennsauken

Shawnee

Toms River East

Toms River South

Winslow

In: Burlington Township, Moorestown, Pennsauken, Toms River East

Out: Cumberland, Lenape, Timber Creek

South Jersey Group III

Cumberland

Delsea

Deptford

Jackson Liberty

Lacey

Lakewood

Manchester

Oakcrest

Ocean City

Pemberton

Pinelands

Seneca

Timber Creek

Triton

Woodrow Wilson

In: Cumberland, Jackson Liberty, Manchester, Sterling, Timber Creek, Woodrow Wilson.

Out: Burlington Township, Camden, Hamilton West, Steinert, Wall

South Jersey Group II

Barnegat

Camden

Cedar Creek

Cinnaminson

Collingswood

Delran

Haddon Heights

Haddonfield

Lower Cape May

Middle Township

Overbrook

Pleasantville

Sterling

West Deptford

Willingboro

In: Camden, Haddon Heights

Out: Manchester, Lindenwold, Sterling

Non-Public Group III (no changes)

Bishop Ahr

Bishop Eustace

Camden Catholic

DePaul Catholic

Donovan Catholic

Pingry

Pope John

Red Bank Catholic

St. John Vianney

St. Joseph (Montvale)

Non-Public Group II (No changes)

Dwight-Englewood

Gloucester Catholic

Holy Cross

Holy Spirit

Hudson Catholic

Immaculata

Immaculate Conception

Marist

Mater Dei Prep

Montclair Kimberley Academy

Morris Catholic

Morristown-Beard

Newark Academy

St. Joseph (Hammonton)

St. Mary’s (Rutherford)

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