North Jersey football: Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after Week 1
Passaic Tech and Bergen Catholic, respectively, remain atop the North Jersey Public Top 20 and Big Six rankings after the opening weeks of the regular season.
Passaic Tech, last year's NJSIAA Group 5 runner-up, and Bergen Catholic, the two-time defending Non-Public A champion, each opened this season with a pair of victories.
Passaic Tech is followed in the Public Top 20 by No. 2 Northern Highlands, No. 3 Westwood and No. 4 Ramapo, which opened its season in Week 1 with a controversial final-play win over New York powerhouse Somers.
Bergen Catholic is followed in the non-public Big Six rankings by No. 2 St. Joseph, No. 3 Don Bosco, No. 4 DePaul and No. 5 Paramus Catholic, which at 2-0 has already equaled last year's win total.
All season long, the Varsity Aces will rank the Top 20 public-school teams and the Big Six non-public teams in North Jersey. Here are the rankings after Week 1.
Public Top 20 rankings
20. Glen Rock (0-1)
Last game: Lost to Waldwick/Midland Park, 26-0
Next game: Friday vs. Rutherford (1-0)
19. Teaneck (0-0)
Last game: Did not play
Next game: Friday at Pascack Hills (1-0)
18. Pompton Lakes (1-0)
Last game: Beat Hasbrouck Heights, 30-6
Next game: Friday at North Arlington (0-1)
17. Hawthorne (1-0)
Last game: Beat North Arlington, 35-29
Next game: Saturday at St. Mary (1-1)
16. Wood-Ridge (1-1)
Last game: Lost to Butler, 28-17
Next game: Friday vs. Park Ridge (1-0)
15. Butler (1-0)
Last game: Beat Wood-Ridge, 28-17
Next game: Friday at Wallington (0-1)
14. Lakeland (2-0)
Last game: Beat Sparta, 21-14
Next game: Friday vs. Ramsey (0-2)
13. Pascack Valley (1-0)
Last game: Beat Ramsey, 34-21
Next game: Friday vs. Paramus (1-1)
12. Passaic Valley (1-0)
Last game: Beat West Milford, 43-6
Next game: Friday at West Essex (0-2)
11. Waldwick/Midland Park (1-0)
Last game: Beat Glen Rock, 26-0
Next game: Friday vs. Secaucus (0-1)
10. Eastside (1-1)
Last game: Lost to Rancocas Valley, 31-14
Next game: Friday vs. Columbia (1-0)
9. Clifton (1-1)
Last game: Beat East Orange Campus, 30-12
Next game: Friday at Ridgewood (1-0)
8. Park Ridge (1-0)
Last game: Beat St. Mary, 40-12
Next game: Friday at Wood-Ridge (1-1)
7. Ridgewood (1-0)
Last game: Beat Hackensack, 21-7
Next game: Friday vs. Clifton (1-1)
6. Old Tappan (1-0)
Last game: Beat Paramus, 35-13
Next game: Friday at Northern Highlands (2-0)
5. Rutherford (1-0)
Last game: Beat Lodi, 37-6
Next game: Friday at Glen Rock (0-1)
4. Ramapo (1-0)
Last game: Beat Somers (N.Y.), 38-34
Next game: Friday at Wayne Hills (0-2)
3. Westwood (2-0)
Last game: Beat West Essex, 21-0
Next game: Thursday vs. Dumont (1-0)
2. Northern Highlands (2-0)
Last game: Beat Wayne Valley, 20-17
Next game: Friday vs. Old Tappan (1-0)
1. Passaic Tech (2-0)
Last game: Beat Union City, 13-6
Next game: Friday vs. Passaic (1-1)
Others receiving votes: Dumont (1-0), Hackensack (0-1), Lyndhurst (1-0), Paramus (1-1), River Dell (0-1), Wayne Valley (0-2).
Big Six rankings
6. St. Peter’s Prep (0-2)
Last game: Lost to St. Joseph Prep (Pa.), 42-0
Next game: Friday vs. DePaul (0-1)
5. Paramus Catholic (2-0)
Last game: Beat Hudson Catholic, 55-0
Next game: Friday vs. Pope John (2-0)
4. DePaul (0-1)
Last game: Lost to Bishop McDevitt (Pa.), 46-42
Next game: Friday at St. Peter’s Prep (0-2)
3. Don Bosco (1-1)
Last game: Beat Erasmus Hall (N.Y.), 31-6
Next game: Saturday at St. Joseph (2-0)
2. St. Joseph (2-0)
Last game: Beat Cass Tech (Mich.), 49-14
Next game: Saturday vs. Don Bosco (1-1)
1. Bergen Catholic (2-0)
Last game: Beat Iona Prep (N.Y.), 38-7
Next game: Friday at Chaminade-Madonna (Fla.) (2-0)
Jim McConville contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: North Jersey football: Public Top 20, Big Six rankings - Week 1
