The West Jersey Football League is a 94-school superconference that stretches from

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encompassing schools from the Colonial Valley Conference, the Burlington County Scholastic League, the Olympic Conference (New Jersey), the Tri-County Conference (New Jersey), the Colonial Conference (New Jersey), and the Cape-Atlantic League. The WJFL is made up of 17 divisions: (American, Capitol, Classic, Colonial, Constitution, Continental, Diamond, Freedom, Horizon, Independence, Liberty, Memorial, National, Patriot, Royal, United, and Valley) with divisional alignments based on school size, geography, and a strength-of-program component. The league operates under the auspices of the Leagues and Conferences Committee of the

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. Individually, these teams are strong and successful.

History

The league comprises 94 teams from public and private high schools in

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and is the second-largest high school football league in

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. The league was created in 2010 as a better way to balance teams that had faced imbalances in the size and quality of teams within conferences. While some regretted the loss of old rivalries, the conference made an effort to establish crossover games between teams that had traditions under which they had played each other regularly in the past. With a decline in the number of student athletes playing football at

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, also known as WW-P North, is a four-year public comprehensive high school located in Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grades. ...

that would be inadequate for the school to field a team of its own, the

West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District The West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District is a comprehensive high achieving regional public school district in New Jersey, United States, serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from West Windsor Township (in ...

attempted to combine the teams from the two schools to have them operate as a single co-operative football team for the 2017-18 school year based at

West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, commonly referred to locally as South, is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Princeton Junction in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through ...

. Given that the size of the schools is larger than the threshold established by the state for co-op programs (North is classified as Group 3 and South as Group 4 based on the size of the enrollment of each school), the proposal was rejected in a 76-16 vote by the West Jersey Football League and by the Leagues and Conferences Committee of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, before an appeal of the decision was rejected by the Commissioner of the

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. In August 2017, the district announced that WW-P North would cancel its program. The members of the canceled program will be eligible to play for the North junior varsity football team, but will not be able to play for the South team.Kahn, Lea
"West Windsor-Plainsboro North varsity football season canceled"
CentralJersey.com, August 10, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017. "West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North will not field a varsity football team this season because of a lack of players, according to West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District officials. The varsity football program at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South will continue but players from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North will not be allowed to play for that team."

Divisions

Here is the 2022-23 West Jersey Football League divisional alignment. The new divisions were announced by the WJFL on February 4, 2022. Division alignments change every two years depending on school size. The schools are organized into their 2022-24 NJSIAA group classification. The Horizon Division was added in 2022. ;American Division *

Cherokee High School (New Jersey) Cherokee High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of four high schools of the Lenape Regional High School District in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Th ...

(South, Group 5) * Lenape High School (South, Group 5) * Millville Senior High School (South, Group 4) * Shawnee High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 4) *

St. Augustine Preparatory School :''This article discusses the school in Richland, New Jersey. For other institution of the same name, see St. Augustine's (disambiguation)'' St. Augustine Preparatory School

(Non-Public, Group A) *

Williamstown High School (New Jersey) Williamstown High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school located in the Williamstown section of Monroe Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth g ...

(South, Group 5,) ;Capitol Division * Ewing High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) * Hamilton High School West (South, Group 4) * Hopewell Valley Central High School (South, Group 3) * Notre Dame High School (New Jersey) (Non-Public, Group A) * Nottingham High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) *

Trenton Central High School Trenton Central High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Trenton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Trenton Public Schools. As ...

(South, Group 5) ;Classic Division *

Cherry Hill East High School Cherry Hill High School East (also known as Cherry Hill East or CHE) is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Cherry Hill, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as pa ...

(South, Group 5) *

Florence Memorial High School Florence Township Memorial High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Florence Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondar ...

(South, Group 1) * Haddon Township High School (South, Group 1) *

Holy Cross Preparatory Academy Holy Cross Preparatory Academy is a four-year Catholic high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, located in Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The school is the only Roman Catholic high school ...

(Non-Public, Group B) * Palmyra High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 1) *

Princeton High School (New Jersey) Princeton High School (PHS) is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Princeton, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Princeton Public Schools district, which serves all public school students in P ...

(South, Group 4) ;Colonial Division * Audubon High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 1) * Collingswood High School (South, Group 2) * Deptford Township High School (South, Group 3) *

Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School Gloucester City High School is a comprehensive four-year community public high school that is based in Gloucester City, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The school serves students from seventh through twelfth grade as t ...

(South, Group 2) * Overbrook High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 2) ;Constitution Division * Camden High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) * Camden Catholic High School (Non-Public, Group A) *

Haddonfield Memorial High School Haddonfield Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddonfield, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary scho ...

(South, Group 2) *

Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School, previously known as Haddon Heights High School (HHHS), is a six-year comprehensive public middle school / high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Haddon Heights, in ...

(South, Group 2) *

Sterling High School (New Jersey) Sterling High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from five communities in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from Mag ...

(South, Group 2) * West Deptford High School (South, Group 2) ;Continental Division *

Clearview Regional High School Clearview Regional High School is a regional public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Harrison Township and Mantua Township, two communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as pa ...

(South, Group 4) * Holy Spirit High School (New Jersey) (Non-Public, Group B) *

Kingsway Regional High School Kingsway Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grade from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Kingsway Regional S ...

(South, Group 5) * Vineland High School (South, Group 5) * Washington Township High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 5) ;Diamond Division *

Paulsboro High School Paulsboro High School is a comprehensive community six-year public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade from Paulsboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the sole secondary school of t ...

(South, Group 1) * Penns Grove High School (South, Group 1) *

Salem High School (New Jersey) Salem High School is a comprehensive community four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Salem City, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Salem City School District. Students ...

(South, Group 1) * Woodbury Junior-Senior High School (South, Group 1) * Woodstown High School (South, Group 1) ;Freedom Division * Bordentown Regional High School (South, Group 2) *

Burlington City High School Burlington City High School is a six-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grade in Burlington, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Ci ...

(South, Group 1) *

Cinnaminson High School Cinnaminson High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cinnaminson Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Cinnaminso ...

(South, Group 2) * Maple Shade High School (South, Group 1) * New Egypt High School (South, Group 1) * Pemberton Township High School (South, Group 3) ;Horizon Division * Eustace Preparatory School (Non-Public Group B) *

Gloucester Catholic High School Gloucester Catholic High School is a co-educational six-year Roman Catholic high school located in Gloucester City, in Camden County, New Jersey. The school is managed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. The school serves students in se ...

(Non-Public Group B) * Lindenwold High School (South, Group 2) *

Riverside High School (New Jersey) Riverside High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Riverside Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the R ...

(South, Group 1) * Arthur P. Schalick High School (South, Group 1) *

Wildwood High School Wildwood High School is a comprehensive high school, comprehensive community state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school that serves students in ninth grade, ninth through twelfth grades from Wildwood, New Jersey, ...

(South, Group 1) ;Independence Division * Cedar Creek High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) * Delsea Regional High School (South, Group 3) * Ocean City High School (South, Group 4) * St. Joseph Academy (New Jersey) (Non-Public Group B) * Winslow Township High School (South, Group 4) ;Liberty Division *

Burlington Township High School Burlington Township High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Burlington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Burlington ...

(South, Group 3) *

Delran High School Delran High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Delran Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Delran Tow ...

(South, Group 2) *

Pennsauken High School Pennsauken High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as the lone secondary school of the Pennsauken Pu ...

(South, Group 4) * Willingboro High School (South, Group 2) *

Woodrow Wilson High School (New Jersey) Eastside High School is a four-year public high school in the City of Camden, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Camden City School District. In June 2020, it was annou ...

(South, Group 3) ;Memorial Division * Eastern Regional High School (South, Group 5) *

Hammonton High School Hammonton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Hammonton, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Hammonton ...

(South, Group 4) * Highland Regional High School (South, Group 3) * Rancocas Valley Regional High School (South, Group 5) *

Timber Creek Regional High School Timber Creek Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive community public high school for students in ninth through twelfth grades located in the Erial section in southern Gloucester Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United State ...

(South, Group 3) ;National Division * Cherry Hill High School West (South, Group 4) * Moorestown High School (South, Group 4) * Northern Burlington County Regional High School (South, Group 4) * Paul VI High School (Non-Public, Group A) * Seneca High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) * Triton Regional High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) ;Patriot Division *

Buena Regional High School Buena Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the Buena R ...

(South, Group 1) *

Clayton High School (New Jersey) Clayton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Clayton, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, operating as the lone secondary school of the Clayt ...

(South, Group 1) *

Glassboro High School Glassboro High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Glassboro, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the sole secondary school of the Glassbor ...

(South, Group 1) * Middle Township High School (South, Group 2) * Pleasantville High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 2) ;Royal Division *

Cumberland Regional High School Cumberland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from seven communities in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district ser ...

(South, Group 3) * Gateway Regional High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 1) * Lower Cape May Regional High School (South, Group 2) * Pennsville Memorial High School (South, Group 1) * Pitman High School (South, Group 1) ;United Division *

Absegami High School Absegami High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Galloway Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States The student body comes from Galloway Township.

(South, Group 4) *

Atlantic City High School Atlantic City High School (ACHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It is the lone secondary school of the Atlantic City School District. The current school building opened ...

(South, Group 5) *

Bridgeton High School Bridgeton High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from the city of Bridgeton, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Bridgeton Public ...

(South, Group 5) * Egg Harbor Township High School (South, Group 5) *

Mainland Regional High School (New Jersey) Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school and school district serving students in grades nine through twelve from the communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, ser ...

(South, Group 4) * Oakcrest High School (South, Group 2) ;Valley Division * Allentown High School (South, Group 3) *

Hightstown High School Hightstown High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades three communities in Mercer County and Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the East Win ...

(South, Group 4) * Lawrence High School (New Jersey) (South, Group 3) *

Robbinsville High School (New Jersey) Robbinsville High School is a comprehensive community public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Robbinsville Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of the R ...

(South, Group 3) * Steinert High School (South, Group 4) *

(Co-op program with

) (South, Group 5)

References

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