New Jersey High School Football Top 25 Rankings - Oct. 5

New Jersey high school football for the second week in a row sees Don Bosco Prep Ironmen as the top team out of the Garden State.

The remaining teams within the Top 5 along with the Ironmen remained mostly unchanged after last week, as the rest of the teams were able to come away with victories Who else made the cut in the fifth set of the Top 25 rankings out of New Jersey?

The Massey Ratings, officially used during the BCS era, is a model that ranks sports teams by analyzing game outcomes, strength of schedule, and margin of victory.

Here is the latest New Jersey high school football Top 25 rankings, according to Massey as of Oct. 5.

1. Don Bosco Prep Ironmen

For the first time in a long while, there’s a new No. 1 in New Jersey high school football and it’s the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen (4-0). The Ironmen pulled off a thrilling 14-9 win over rival and previous No. 1, Bergen Catholic, a week and a half ago.

Don Bosco Prep opened the season with a 14-10 win over Melissa (TX) and followed it up with another out-of-state team in Monarch (Fla.), defeating the Knights 38-21 at home. The Ironmen soundly defeated St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) a couple few ago, 28-0. The Ironmen last week faced No. 7 ranked DePaul Catholic and came away with a convincing 47-15 victory.

Next up for the top-ranked Don Bosco Prep is a Saturday meeting against Seton Hall Prep. The Ironmen have a great chance of running the table and finishing with a undefeated regular season.

2. Bergen Catholic Crusaders

The Bergen Catholic Crusaders (4-1) have finally been dethroned from the top spot in the state of New Jersey when they fell to rival, Don Bosco Prep (see above). The Crusaders have had themselves a doozy of a regular season opener when they defeated East St. Louis (Ill.) at the Battle at the Beach Classic in Ocean City. Bergen Catholic followed up that with another impressive win down in South Florida, defeating West Boca Raton (Fla.), 21-14. Bergen Catholic are coming off a bye week and take on Paramus Catholic (2-4) this week.

3. Hun School Raiders

The Hun School (5-1) finally dropped their first game of the season in a 30-14 loss to  The St. James Academy on the road. After starting the season off with five straight wins, the Raiders finally see the losing side against one of the DMV’s top programs.

The Raiders recently cruised past Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, 42-0, a week and a half ago soundly defeated winless Mt. Zion Prep, 48-0. Hun School relies on a stout defense, led by a pair of senior defensive ends in Luke Wafle (USC commit) and Seth Clarke (Rice commit).

The Hun School has a bye week before taking on nationally ranked St. Frances Academy.

4. St. Peter’s Prep Marauders

Coming off a narrow victory over No. 5 St. Joseph Regional Green Knights a week and a half ago, St. Peter’s Prep dominated last Friday in a 42-3 rout of Seton Hall Prep.

St. Peter’s Prep had won their previous four games by an average of 32 points and their most recent win before St. Joseph Regional came over a talented Delbarton group, 42-7. The Marauders (5-0) have one of the Garden State’s most talented offenses, which includes a pair of four-star talents in offensive lineman Oluwasemilore Olubobola and running back Abdul Turay.

The Marauders have themselves a bye week before facing off against No. 7 DePaul Catholic.

5. St. Joseph Regional Green Knights

St. Joseph Regional (4-1) finally bumped down a spot after losing a narrow decision to St. Peter’s Prep , 29-28, last week. The Green Knights got things rolling this 2025 season when they traveled down to the nation’s capital to face St. John’s College High coming away with a 34-19 win to kickoff the season and then followed it up with a 48-0 victory over Cardinal Hayes (N.Y.).

The Green Knights feature one of the most talented secondaries around, led by Tennessee commit KJ McClain. St. Joseph Regional looks to bounce back from their first loss of the season when they return to the Gridiron on Saturday night against top-ranked Don Bosco Prep.

New Jersey High School Football Rankings: Nos. 6 – 25

6. Winslow Township (4-2)
7. DePaul Catholic (4-2) 
8. St. Augustine Prep (4-1)
9. Washington Township (7-0)
10. Delbarton (3-3)

11. Red Bank Catholic (6-0)
12. Old Tappan (6-0)
13. Phillipsburg (6-0)
14. Northern Highlands (6-1)
15. Camden (4-2) 

16. Paramus Catholic (2-4)
17. Rumson-Fair Haven (4-1)
18. Ramapo (4-1)
19. Atlantic City (5-1)
20. Kingsway (5-1)

21. Mount Olive (5-0)
22. West Morris Central (6-0)
23. Brick Memorial (4-2)
24. Burlington Township (6-0)
25. Glassboro (6-0)

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