Three new teams – including Bernards, shown here during a timeout in a Week 0 home game against Overbrook – are in the Big Central Week 8 Media Poll. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Three new teams joined the Big Central Media Poll for Week Eight, while the to four teams remained the same: Phillipsburg, North Brunswick, St. Thomas Aquinas and North Hunterdon.
The Stateliners again got four of the first place votes, while the Raiders got the fifth.
Of the three ranked teams that lost Friday night, Hillsborough was the only one to remain in the rankings, falling to tenth, tied with newcomer Bernards, which also received votes last week. Previously-No. 7 Sayreville and previously-No. 9 Westfield dropped out. Edison and Colonia rejoin the poll, at eight and nine, respectively.
Below are the full Media Poll rankings for Week Eight:
