St. Augustine Grabs Top Seed as Football Playoff Fields Set

The Final season of the Cape-Atlantic League season will have nine teams in the NJSIAA playoff field, spanning five different groups.  St. Augustine, the American Conference champion, is the top seed in the non-public Group IV bracket.  Cedar Creek, the National Conference champion, is the No. 3 seed in Group II.

A local game highlights the non-public Group II field when Holy Spirit travels to Hammonton to take on St. Joe's on Saturday afternoon.  Non-public one merged with Non-public II to create this opportunity for two of the top South Jersey programs to meet in the playoffs.

Other Cape-Atlantic League teams looking for state titles include Millville, Mainland, Bridgeton, Oakcrest and Buena.

Meanwhile, former CAL power, Hammonton is the top seed in the Group IV field, they will host Toms River South in the first round.

NON-PUBLIC GROUP IV PAIRINGS
8-St. Joseph (Mont.) at 1-St. Augustine
7-Paul VI at 2-Don Bosco Prep
6-Bergen Catholic at 3-Seton Hall Prep
5-Notre Dame at 4-St. Peter's Prep

NON-PUBLIC, GROUP II PAIRINGS
8-Mater Dei at 1-Montclair Kimberley
7-Holy Spirit at 2-St. Joseph (Hamm.)
6-Holy Cross at 3-Immaculata
5-St. Mary (Ruth.) at 4-Hudson Catholic

GROUP V PAIRINGS
8-Rancocas Valley at 1-Lenape
7-Millville at 2-Cherokee
6-Washington Township at 3-Williamstown
5-Kingsway at 4-Toms River North

GROUP IV PAIRINGS
8-Toms River South at 1-Hammonton
7-Winslow at 2-Shawnee
6-Central Regional at 3-Bridgeton
5-Mainland at 4-Timber Creek

GROUP III PAIRINGS
8-Sterling at 1-Delsea
7-Oakcrest at 2-Pemberton
6-Woodrow Wilson at 3-Camden
5-Seneca at 4-Lakewood

GROUP II PAIRINGS
8-Overbrook at 1-West Deptford
7-Woodstown at 2-Haddonfield
6-Collingswood at 3-Cedar Creek
5-Cinnaminson at 4-Buena