With one week to go in the high school football season, The Press Elite 11 rankings continue to evolve.
St. Augustine Prep, the Cape-Atlantic League National Conference champion, joins the rankings at No. 10 this week. Cedar Creek returns to the rankings at No. 11 after its 41-3 defeat of Willingboro in the South Jersey Group II semifinals Saturday.
Kingsway Regional makes the biggest jump in the rankings after beating previously undefeated Lacey Township 42-28 in the S.J. Group III semifinals Saturday. The Dragons move up five spots to No. 6.
The state and S.J. championship games will be played this Friday and Saturday at various locations. The championship schedule and new Elite 11 rankings are listed below.
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The Press Elite 11
A ranking of public schools teams that compete for South Jersey titles and non-public schools that are located in Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Salem and southern Ocean counties. (Last week's rankings in parentheses; UR=unranked last week). Local teams in bold.
1. Williamstown (1) 11-0
2. Timber Creek (3) 9-2
3. St. Joseph (4) 9-1
4. West Deptford (5) 11-0
5. Delsea Regional (6) 10-1
6. Kingsway Regional (11) 8-3
7. Southern Regional (8) 9-2
8. Atlantic City (7) 8-3
9. Penns Grove (10) 11-0
10. St. Augustine Prep (UR) 8-2
11. Cedar Creek (UR) 10-1
Championship game schedule
South Jersey Group V
7 p.m. Friday at Rowan University
Southern Regional vs. Williamstown
South Jersey Group IV
7 p.m. Saturday at Rowan University
Kingsway Regional vs. Timber Creek
South Jersey Group III
4 p.m. Saturday at Rowan University
Northern Burlington vs. Delsea Regional
South Jersey Group II
1 p.m. Saturday at Rowan University
Cedar Creek vs. West Deptford
South Jersey Group I
10 a.m. at Rowan University
Woodbury vs. Penns Grove
State Non-Public I
4 p.m. Saturday at College of New Jersey
St. Joseph Hammonton vs. St. Mary's of Rutherford
State Non-Public II
7 p.m. Saturday at College of New Jersey
Holy Spirit vs. Immaculata
State Non-Public III
1 p.m. Saturday at Rutgers University
St. Joseph Montvale vs. Delbarton
State Non-Public IV
7 p.m. Friday at MetLife Stadium
Paramus Catholic vs. Bergen Catholic
