The Cedar Creek Pirates championship may have come down to the final play on Saturday night, but this win was a year in the making for head coach James Melody.
Check out this week's candidates for the South Jersey HS Athlete of the Week and be sure to vote below then find out this Friday on 973 ESPN who the winner is
Millville Thunderbolt and Cedar Creek Pirate football fans planning on heading to the Regional Championship games next week must buy tickets online in advance.
The win puts Cedar Creek into the regional championship game, where the Pirates will take on Central Jersey Group 3 winner Woodrow Wilson in the final game of the season.
Here are this week's candidates for South Jersey High School Athlete of the Week from a busy weekend in HS Football as some local teams advanced in the playoffs.