COVID-19 Week 4 Update
COVID-19 continues to make an impact on the New Jersey high school football scene. As Week 4 approaches, 19 football teams will be shut down. Games are being dropped and added on a daily basis. Two teams, Clearview and Ridgefield…
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Continue ReadingCOVID-19 continues to make an impact on the New Jersey high school football scene. As Week 4 approaches, 19 football teams will be shut down. Games are being dropped and added on a daily basis. Two teams, Clearview and Ridgefield Park, have been unable to take the field yet due to the virus. A total of 18 games have been cancelled this week, and eight games have been added. Let’s take a look at the impact COVID-19 will have on Week 4.
Bayonne: Bayonne will be unable to play against Clifton this Friday after an assistant coach tested positive. A return to the field remains up in the air at this point. Clifton will instead play Montclair.
Belleville: Belleville had to cancel its game against West Side this Friday after a player tested positive for the virus. The program is in its second week of its shutdown. West Side added a game against Hudson Catholic.
Butler: Butler continues to quarantine and will be unable to play against Cresskill Friday night.
Delran: Delran will not meet Sterling as originally planned this week. Athletics continue to be shut down due to COVID-19.
Gloucester Catholic: Gloucester Catholic had to cancel its game against Cumberland this Saturday after a number of players need to self-quarantine. Extracurricular activities are on hold until Monday.
Hanover Park: Hanover Park is in its second week of its shutdown. The Morris County school will not play Parsippany this week.
Hamilton West: Hamilton West has cancelled all sports through Nov. 2 due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Immaculata: Immaculata will not meet Hudson Catholic this week. The Somerset County school’s sports teams remain in shutdown.
Iselin Kennedy: Iselin Kennedy will be shut down until Oct. 29. As a result, the team will not play Scotch Plains-Fanwood this week.
Kinnelon: The Morris County program remains shut down due to COVID-19. The team will next play against Whippany Park on Nov. 6. Kinnelon was slated to play Pequannock this week.
Livingston: A positive test keeps Livingston away from the field this week. The Lancers will not play Montclair, and Montclair takes on Clifton instead.
Nottingham: Exposure to someone who tested positive forces Nottingham to quarantine this week, and it will miss this week’s game against Notre Dame. Notre Dame now takes on Pemberton this week.
Park Ridge: Park Ridge will not meet St. Mary (Ruth.) this week. Sports teams will resume activities on Oct. 27.
Ramapo: Athletic teams are shut down until Halloween after several positive tests. Ramapo won’t play Bergenfield this week as originally scheduled.
Secaucus: Secaucus has to cancel this week’s game against Becton as it continues its shutdown.
Trenton: Trenton has cancelled the next two games after playing against Nottingham. Trenton will not play Pemberton this Saturday. Pemberton will meet Notre Dame as a replacement.
Wallington: Wallington will not meet Wood-Ridge this week due to COVID-19. Wood-Ridge will play against Roselle Park this Friday.
West Essex: West Essex will not meet Parsippany Hills this week after the team is in its second week of a shutdown after three students at the school tested positive. Parsippany Hills will play at River Dell in replacement.
Westwood: Westwood’s game at Pascack Hills will be cancelled. Athletic programs will be shut down for two weeks.