Week 4 South Jersey High School Football: Friday Schedule and Storylines
The short version
- Eight Week 4 South Jersey games all kick off Friday at 6 p.m.
- Vineland and Bridgeton meet for the 89th time with the WJFL Liberty Division lead at stake.
- Washington Twp. QB Jalen Parker, the state record-holder with 107 career TD passes, is eligible after a transfer-rule sit-out.
- Oakcrest (4-0) hosts Hammonton (3-1) with the Memorial Division lead on the line.
Eight Week 4 matchups across the West Jersey Football League highlight the final Friday night slate of September, with several division leads at stake.
The last weekend of September brings a set of Week 4 games that could go a long way toward deciding division races. All eight matchups are scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m.
Vineland (3-1) visits Bridgeton (3-1) in the 89th edition of a rivalry dating to 1896, with first place in the WJFL Liberty Division on the line. Vineland holds a 53-34-1 edge in the series and enters on a three-game run in which it scored 110 points, while Bridgeton has outscored opponents 79-12 during its own three-game streak. Other division showdowns include Hammonton (3-1) at undefeated Oakcrest (4-0) for the Memorial Division lead and Pemberton (3-1) at Clearview (3-1) in a Royal Division clash.
At Washington Twp. (4-0) at Kingsway (0-4), Minutemen quarterback Jalen Parker becomes eligible after sitting out four games under NJSIAA transfer rules. Parker owns the state record with 107 career touchdown passes and has 7,723 career passing yards. Ocean City (3-1) travels to Mainland (1-3) for the Battle of the Bridge, Pleasantville (2-2) plays at Burlington Twp. (3-1), Northern Burlington (3-1) meets Pennsauken (3-1), and Atlantic City (1-3) faces Winslow (3-1).
Predictions from the source: Rimback and McGurk both pick Vineland, Burlington Township, Washington Twp. and Winslow. The two split elsewhere — Rimback tabs Mainland, Hammonton, Clearview and Pennsauken, while McGurk goes with Ocean City, Oakcrest, Clearview and Pennsauken.
