Middletown South Football Team Ranked Among Northeast's Best: MaxPreps

By ALFRED BRANCH and MICHELLE SAHN (Patch Staff)

The Middletown High School South football team is among the Top 25 teams this week in MaxPreps’ Northeast Regional High School Computer Rankings.

The 2-0 Eagles secured the #25 spot for the second week in a row. Red Bank Catholic also made the list, coming in at number #17 this week.

According to MaxPreps, its regional rankings “are based on the MaxPreps Computer Rankings, presented by the Army National Guard. The Northeast region includes teams from Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont.”

The Eagles’ next game is against the Marlboro High School Mustangs on Friday night. Be sure to check out the Patch High School Football Scoreboard each week for game results and schedules. And for regional games, check out Patch’s Shore Regional Conference Scoreboard.

From MaxPreps:

1. (last week 1) Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.), 2-1, 75.4

2. (2) St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.), 3-0, 73.9

3. (7) Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), 2-1, 68.0

4. (4) Central Dauphin (Harrisburg, Pa.), 3-0, 63.4

5. (6) Xaverian Brothers (Westwood, Mass.), 2-0, 61.3

6. (19) Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, N.Y.), 2-0, 55.2

7. (10) Wilson (West Lawn, Pa.), 2-1, 53.7

8. (13) William Penn (New Castle, Del.), 2-0, 53.3

9. (5) Archbishop Wood (Warminster, Pa.), 3-0, 53.0

10 (TIE). (14) South Fayette (McDonald, Pa.), 3-0, 52.8

10 (TIE). (NR) St. Joseph’s Prep (Philadelphia), 2-1, 52.8

12 (TIE). (12) Maine-Endwell (Endwell, N.Y.), 3-0, 52.5

12 (TIE). (NR) La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pa.), 2-1, 52.5

14. (18) Southington (Conn.), 2-0, 52.2

15. (17) Easton (Pa.), 3-0, 51.9

16. (16) Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 3-0, 51.7

17. (9) Red Bank Catholic (Red Bank, N.J.), 2-0, 51.4

18. (14) DePaul Catholic (Wayne, N.J.), 1-2, 51.1

19. (NR) Penn-Trafford (Harrison City, Pa.), 3-0, 50.6

20. (21) St. Peter’s Prep (Jersey City, N.J.), 2-1, 50.1

21. (20) Coatesville (Pa.), 3-0, 50.0

22. (NR) Darien (Conn.), 1-0, 49.5

23. (3) Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 2-1, 48.6

24. (NR) St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.), 2-0, 48.5

25. (25) Middletown South (N.J.), 2-0, 48.1

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