Absegami High School Football Team Drops In Rankings Despite Win

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, NJ — Things are backwards for the Absegami High School football team this season. After opening the season with a loss, the Braves just barely made the top eight in the initial NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 power points standings.

Then, Absegami went and won a game. Instead of reaping the benefits of its 49-6 win over Lower Cape May, though, Absegami dropped in the rankings. Lower Cape May is a Group 2 team that has yet to win a game. Here's why that matters.

A team earns six points for a win, plus between one and five points, depending on what group the team it defeated is in, and a residual point for each win that team has. A team’s first eight games count toward its final point total, but the lowest point total among these games is dropped, so seven total games count toward the final tally. The top eight teams in each group qualify for the playoffs at the end of the season.

Below are the full standings for NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 and, as posted on nj.com:

1. Central Regional (2-1) 25;
2. Hammonton (2-1) 25;
3. Burlington Township (2-0) 24;
4. Moorestown (2-0) 21;
5. Pennsauken (1-1) 13;
6. Shawnee (1-1) 13;
7. Bridgeton (1-2) 12;
8. Highland (1-1) 11;
9. Toms River South (1-1) 10;
10. Winslow (1-1) 9;
11. Absegami (1-1) 8;
12. Mainland (0-2) 2;
13. Clearview (0-2) 1;
14. Toms River East (0-2) 1;
15. Cherry Hill West (0-2) 0.

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