NJSIAA releases football reclassifications

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The five public school group classifications for 2012 have been released by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

In past years, public schools played for 16 sectional titles in four groups throughout the state. A fifth group was approved by the NJSIAA's executive committee May 9.

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1

GROUP 5
Bergen Tech, Bloomfield, Clifton, East Orange Campus, Livingston, Montclair, Morris Knolls, North Bergen, Passaic, Passaic Tech, Paterson Eastside, Paterson Kennedy, Randolph, Ridgewood, Union City, West Orange

GROUP 4
Belleville, Demarest, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Montville, Mount Olive, Northern Highlands, Nutley, Old Tappan, Paramus, Passaic Valley, Roxbury, Teaneck, Vernon, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley

GROUP 3
Bergenfield, Garfield, High Point, Indian Hills, Jefferson, Lakeland, Mahwah, Morris Hills, Pascack Valley, Ramapo, Ramsey, River Dell, Sparta, Tenafly, West Essex, West Milford

GROUP 2
Dumont, Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, Hawthorne, Hopatcong, Kinnelon, Kittatinny, Manchester Regional, New Milford, Newton, North Warren, Pascack Hills, Pequannock, Waldwick/Midland Park, Wallkill Valley, Westwood

GROUP 1
Becton, Belvidere, Bogota, Boonton, Butler, Cedar Grove, Cresskill, Emerson Borough, Hasbrouck Heights, Park Ridge, Pompton Lakes, Saddle Brook, Sussex Tech,. Verona, Wallington, Wood-Ridge

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2

GROUP 5
Bayonne, Bridgewater-Raritan, Columbia, Edison, Elizabeth, Franklin, J.P. Stevens, North Hunterdon, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Piscataway, Ridge, Union, Watchung Hills, Westfield

GROUP 4
Barringer, Ferris, Irvington, Kearny, Linden, Memorial (WNY), Mendham, Millburn, Morristown, Newark East Side, Plainfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Warren Hills, West Morris

GROUP 3
Chatham, Cliffside Park, Cranford, Fort Lee, Gov. Livingston, Matawan, Newark West Side, Palisades Park/Leonia, Parsippany, Parsippany Hills, Raritan, Somerville, South Plainfield, Summit, Voorhees

GROUP 2
Bernards, Caldwell, Dover, Englewood, Hackettstown, Hanover Park, Lenape Valley, Lincoln, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Madison, Mountain Lakes, Newark Central, Orange, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford

GROUP 1
Bound Brook, Brearley, Dayton, Dunellen, Glen Ridge, Harrison, Hoboken, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Providence, North Arlington, Ridgefield, Roselle Park, Secaucus, Weehawken, Whippany Park

CENTRAL JERSEY

GROUP 5
Brick Memorial, East Brunswick, Freehold Twp., Hillsborough, Howell, Hunterdon Central, Manalapan, Marlboro, Monroe, Montgomery, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, South Brunswick, Trenton, West Windsor-Plainsboro North

GROUP 4
Brick, Colonia, Colts Neck, Freehold Borough, Hightstown, Iselin Kennedy, Jackson Liberty, Middletown North, New Brunswick, Pennsauken, Princeton, Sayreville, Steinert, West Windsor-Plainsboro South, Woodbridge

GROUP 3
Allentown, Ewing, Hamilton, Holmdel, Hopewell Valley, Lakewood, Lawrence, Long Branch, Manasquan, Middletown South, Neptune. Nottingham, Ocean Twp., Red Bank, Wall

GROUP 2
Bordentown, Carteret, Delaware Valley, Delran, Hillside, Johnson, Monmouth Regional, North Plainfield, Robbinsville, Roselle, Rumson-Fair Haven, Shabazz, Snyder, Spotswood, Weequahic

GROUP 1
Asbury Park, Burlington City, Florence, Haddon Twp., Highland Park, Keansburg
Keyport/Henry Hudson, Manville, New Egypt, Palmyra, Point Pleasant Beach, Riverside, Shore Reg., South Hunterdon, South River

SOUTH JERSEY

GROUP 5
Absegami, Atlantic City, Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Eastern, Egg Harbor Twp., Jackson Mem., Lenape, Millville, Rancocas Valley, Southern Regional, Toms River North, Vineland, Washington Twp., Williamstown

GROUP 4
Cherry Hill West, Clearview, Hammonton, Kingsway, Lacey, Mainland, Moorestown, Oakcrest, Seneca, Shawnee, Timber Creek, Toms River East, Toms River South, Triton, Winslow Twp.

GROUP 3
Barnegat, Bridgeton, Burlington Twp., Camden, Camden Wilson, Central Regional, Cumberland, Delsea, Deptford, Highland Reg., Manchester Twp., Northern Burlington, Pinelands, Point Pleasant Boro, Sterling

GROUP 2
Buena, Cinnaminson, Collingswood, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Lower Cape May, Maple Shade, Middle Twp., Ocean City, Overbrook, Pemberton, Pleasantville, West Deptford, Willingboro, Woodstown

GROUP 1
Audubon, Cedar Creek, Clayton, Gateway, Glassboro, Gloucester City, Lindenwold, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pitman, Salem, Schalick, Wildwood, Woodbury

NON-PUBLIC

GROUP 4

Bergen Catholic, Don Bosco Prep, Notre Dame, Paramus Catholic, Paul VI, St. Augustine, St. Peter’s Prep, St. Joseph (Met.), Seton Hall Prep

GROUP 3

Bishop Ahr, Camden Catholic, Delbarton, DePaul, Msgr. Donovan, Pope John, Red Bank Catholic, St. John Vianney, St. Joseph (Mont.)

GROUP 2

Bishop Eustace, Gloucester Catholic, Holy Cross, Holy Spirit, Immaculata, Marist, Montclair Kimberley Academy, Morris Catholic, Pingry

GROUP 1

Cardinal McCarrick, Hudson Catholic, Immaculate Conception, Mater Dei, Morristown-Beard, Newark Academy, Queen of Peace, St. Anthony, St. Mary (Ruth.), St. Joseph (Hamm.)

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