December 3, 2005 Absegami NJ, - The Cherokee High School Chiefs
won the NJSIAA
South Jersey Group IV football championship over the Absegami
Braves, 32 - 25 in overtime!
The Braves scored 3 touchdowns in the first quarter to take a
19-0 lead. The Chiefs Mike Salvatico returned a kickoff for a TD,
defensive tackle Mike Kerbaugh caught a tipped pass and ran it back for a TD,
and Cherokee linebacker Shane Bothel intercepted a pass and scored on Absegami's
next possession to tie the score at 19-19, within about 3 minutes of the game
clock.
Absegami scored first in the second half, but the Chiefs tied
the game at 25. The Chiefs scored a TD and an extra point in OT, and then
stopped the Braves on the 2 yard line by forcing a fumble and recovering the
ball to win the game. Congratulations Chiefs!
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Absegami's Erick Torres (27) intercepts a pass in the first quarter.
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Cherokee's Jason Liberti (#44) is leveled by Absegami's Ryan
Flannery (#10) at the end of a big run up the middle in the 4th quarter.
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Absegami's Quarterback Mike Isgro (#1) fumbles as he is hit.
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Cherokee's Chris Cowan (#4) and Shane Kelly (#29) force a fumble in overtime to win the game.
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In OT, Absegami running back Steve Hevalow loses the ball after a
big hit.
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Cherokee linebacker Chris Henderson recovers the fumble to seal the
victory!
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Chris Henderson has the ball. |
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More pictures of the game in the
NJSIAA High School Football
Photo Album.
2005 NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4
Football Playoffs
Saturday December 3rd - Cherokee wins Championship Game at Absegami
High School in Overtime!
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Semifinals |
Championship |
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(1) Shawnee - 35 |
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Shawnee - 10 |
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(8) Mainland - 21 |
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Cherokee 32 |
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(5) Williamstown - 0 |
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Cherokee - 13 |
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(4) Cherokee - 31 |
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Cherokee |
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Absegami
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Absegami - 28 |
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(6) Southern Regional - 0 |
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Absegami 25 |
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(7) Atlantic City - 7 |
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Pennsauken - 0 |
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(2) Pennsauken - 25 |
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High School Athletics in New Jersey are organized and overseen
by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. North Jersey
and South Jersey have separate groups and leagues. Some sports have a
state championship, but for football, the north and south jersey champions do
not compete for an overall state championship (what a bummer, eh?). For high school football,
schools are divided into 4 groups, based on the size of the school.
Shawnee (despite losing 900 students to Seneca) is classified as a Group IV
school.
2005-2006 South Jersey Football Group
Classifications
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Group I Range (187 - 523) |
Group II Range (539 - 823) |
Group III Range (845 - 1140) |
South Group IV Range (1147
- 2257) |
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School - Total Attendance |
School - Total Attendance |
School - Total Attendance |
School - Total Attendance |
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Clayton 220 |
Audubon 539 |
Central Regional 1140 |
Absegami 1147 |
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Gateway 511 |
Bridgeton 660 |
Clearview 996 |
Atlantic City 1559 |
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Glassboro 490 |
Buena 690 |
Cumberland 101 |
Cherokee 1847 |
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Gloucester City 417 |
Burlington Township 753 |
Delsea 954 |
Cherry Hill East 1758 |
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Haddon Heights 520 |
Camden 800 |
Hammonton 926 |
Cherry Hill West 1580 |
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Haddon Township 523 |
Cinnaminson 671 |
Kingsway 965 |
Eastern 1203 |
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Lindenwold 457 |
Collingswood 629 |
Lacey 933 |
Egg Harbor 1650 |
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Maple Shade 456 |
Delran 554 |
Lower Cape May 1078 |
Lenape 1399 |
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Palmyra 321 |
Deptford 823 |
Moorestown 854 |
Mainland 1457 |
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Paulsboro 375 |
Haddonfield 664 |
Oakcrest 919 |
Millville 1217 |
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Penns Grove 414 |
Highland Regional 815 |
Ocean City 1094 |
Pennsauken 1469 |
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Pennsville 431 |
Manchester Township 787 |
Pemberton 1020 |
Rancocas Valley 1414 |
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Pitman 364 |
Middle Township 785 |
Seneca 984 |
Shawnee 1616 |
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Riverside 334 |
Overbrook 656 |
Timber Creek 903 |
Southern Regional 1179 |
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Salem 387 |
Pinelands 806 |
Toms River South 965 |
Toms River East 2111 |
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Schalick, Arthur P. 482 |
Pleasantville 612 |
Triton 1116 |
Toms River North 1308 |
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Wildwood 187 |
Point Pleasant Boro 673 |
Wilson, Woodrow 1118 |
Vineland 1718 |
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Woodstown 482 |
Sterling 705 |
Winslow Township 845 |
Washington 1963 |
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West Deptford 772 |
Woodbury 258 |
Williamstown 2257 |
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