South Jersey Football Games of the Week

by Marc Narducci | Sep 8, 2025

This is the first full week of division play in South Jersey, and these games will start defining the contenders.

Thursday

West Deptford (2-0, 0-0 WJFL Patriot) at Collingswood (2-0, 0-0), 6 p.m. West Deptford hasn’t been challenged in beating Cooper Kipp Academy and Pennsville by a combined 93-21 score. Last year West Deptford beat Collingswood, 46-6, so the Eagles will be the solid favorite. Collingswood is coming off a 27-14 win over Overbrook. Senior Caden Luby has rushed for 173 yards and two scores in the Panthers’ two wins.

Friday

Bergen Catholic (2-0) at Winslow Township (1-1), 6 p.m. This could be for the No. 1 spot in the state. Bergen Catholic has two quality non-conference wins, opening with a 22-21 victory over East St. Louis, Illinois, in a game matching nationally ranted teams at Ocean City’s Battle At the Beach. Last week the Crusaders won, 21-14 at West Boca Return. Senior safety Jordan Thomas, an Ohio State commit, is the defensive leader for Bergen Catholic. Winslow Township opened with a 35-14 loss to nationally ranked IMG Academy in the Battle at the Beach. Last week the Eagles routed Highland, 47-0 as junior Jalen Parker threw three touchdown passes.

Millville (0-2, 0-0 WJFL American) at Mainland (1-1, 0-0), 6 p.m. Millville was a preseason Top 10 South Jersey team, but the Thunderbolts have lost to two quality teams, 33-14 to Rancocas Valley and 26-21 last week to Atlantic City. Mainland opened with a 25-8 loss to Atlantic City before beating Hammonton, 42-7. Last week as Jake Blum scored three touchdowns – on a 5-yard touchdown reception, a 3-yard scoring run and a 33-yard TD on an interception.

Cherokee (2-0. 0-0 WJFL American) at St. Augustine (2-0, 0-0), 6 p.m. St. Augustine opened with a 24-14 win at Ohio’s Canton McKinley and then last week shut out Paul VI, 26-0 as junior Roman Coney rushed for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Cherokee opened with a 27-26 win over Middletown South before beating Lenape, 42-21 last week. Junior Brendan Markovsky has already rushed for 385 yards and six touchdowns. This will be a battle of the running games.

Haddonfield (1-1, 0-0 WJFL Continental) at Willingboro (1-1, 0-0), 7 p.m. Haddonfield rebounded from an opening 36-20 loss to defending state Group 1 champ Glassboro by beating Woodbury, 41-0 last week. Both Haddonfield and Willingboro are considered contenders along with Paul VI and Seneca in the competitive Continental Division. Willingboro has played two close games, beating Rahway, 35-33 before losing last week to Camden Eastside, 14-7.

Washington Township (2-0, 0-0 WJFL Classic) at Delsea (2-0, 0-0), 7 p.m. Washington Township is among the top teams in South Jersey and wasn’t tested in opening wins over Hillsborough and Pennsauken. Last year Washington Township beat Delsea, 28-6. Delsea has two convincing wins, defeating Vineland and Woodstown by a combined 70-7 score, but this will be a major test against the defending Central Jersey Group 5 sectional champions.

Saturday

Rancocas Valley (2-0, 0-0 WJFL Colonial) at Camden Eastside (2-0, 0-0), 1

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After opening with a 33-14 win over Millville, Rancocas Valley beat Pleasantville, 20-8 last week. QB Sayvien Adams has rushed for two TDS and thrown two TD passes. Eastside’s strength has been its defense, having beaten Triton, 21-7 and last week, Willingboro, 14-7. Last year Rancocas Valley beat Eastside, 42-6 and the Red Devils remain the favorite in this year’s meeting.

Photo: Collingswood's Caden Luby No. 9 / Marc Narducci

Author: Marc Narducci

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