COVID-19 continues to impact HS sports, 20 football teams shut down in Week 4 - NJ.com

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The 2020 high school football season continues to be ever-changing as circumstances related to COVID-19 have impacted the state.

In what will be an abbreviated season, with just six regular-season games, some teams have been behind the eight-ball all year. While some have had no issues, others have had games canceled or postponed.

Two teams - Clearview and Ridgefield Park - have yet to play their first games.

Following is a list of teams currently shut down as well as games for this week that have been cancelled. You’ll also find a list of games added to this week’s schedule.

Check back for updates as the NJ.com football staff receives additional information throughout the week.

TEAMS SHUT DOWN

Bayonne: Athletic programs were set down after an assistant coach tested positive for COVID-19. Bayonne schools have not reopened for in-person instruction and it remains uncertain how long sports will be shut down.

Belleville: The team is in the second week for a shutdown after a player tested positive for COVID-19.

Butler: Out of an abundance of caution, Butler is in the second week of a football quarantine due to COVID-19 concerns.

Delran: The shutdown of athletics continued as additional positive tests for COVID-19 were found.

Gloucester Catholic: It was determined though contact tracing that several players needed to be self-quarantined due to individuals at the school testing positive for COVID-19. All extra-curricular activities have been cancelled until Monday.

Hanover Park: The team is in Week 2 of a shutdown believed to be COVID-19 related.

Hamilton West: The school has canceled all sports though Nov. 2 because of a second positive COVID-19 test within the school.

Immaculata: Sports are in the second week of a shutdown, although athletic director Tom Gambino couldn’t confirm the reason behind cancellations in a memo sent to parents last week.

Iselin Kennedy: The team is in the second week for a shutdown due to COVID-19 circumstances. All sports have been set down until Oct. 29.

Kinnelon: The program has been shut down for two weeks for a second time due to COVID-19 circumstances. The team has not played since losing to Hanover Park on Oct. 9 and is not scheduled to resume play until Nov. 6 at Whippany Park.

Livingston: The team is in its second week of a shutdown due to at least one positive COVID-19 test within the program.

Middlesex: The team will miss a second straight game after a player had tested positive before its Oct. 16 game against South River. Its next game is Oct. 30 against Spotswood.

Nottingham: Due to possible exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, the football team will quarantine for 14 days. It is the only team within the athletic program to quarantine. This is Week 1 of the shutdown.

Park Ridge: All sports teams are sidelined through Oct. 26, athletic director Christopher Brown said. Games will resume Oct. 27. The cancellations wiped out Saturday’s football game against St. Mary (Ruth.).

Ramapo: All athletic teams are shut down until Saturday, Oct. 31 after multiple positive tests were revealed, according to athletic director Ron Anello. The school has shifted to online learning.

Secaucus: All fall sports have been shut down through Oct. 22. The school has haulted in-person learning after individuals tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second week of the shutdown.

Trenton: After playing against Nottingham last Saturday, Trenton has canceled its next two games out of caution.

Wallington: The team is in the second week for a shutdown due to COVID-19 circumstances.

West Essex: The team is in Week 2 of a shutdown after three students among the school’s student body tested positive for COVID-19. The school canceled its entire athletic schedule for two weeks.

Westwood: Athletics will remain shut down for two weeks as the district transitions to remote learning, according to a letter sent to parents on Sunday

CANCELLED GAMES

Friday, Oct. 23

• Westwood at Pascack Hills
• Seacaucus at Becton
• Montclair at Livingston
• Cresskill at Butler
• Hanover Park at Parsippany
• Clifton at Bayonne
• Wallington at Wood-Ridge
• Immaculata at Hudson Catholic
• Iselin Kennedy at Scotch Plains-Fanwood
• West Side at Belleville
• Parsippany Hills at West Essex
• Sterling at Delran
• Pequannock at Kinnelon
• Middlesex at St. Thomas Aquinas

Saturday, Oct. 24

• Trenton at Pemberton
• Notre Dame at Nottingham
• Ramapo at Bergenfield
• Park Ridge at St. Mary (Ruth.)
• Gloucester Catholic at Cumberland

GAMES ADDED

Friday, Oct. 23

• Roselle Park at Wood-Ridge, 6
• Parsippany Hills at River Dell, 6
• Shore at St. Thomas Aquinas, 6
• West Side at Hudson Catholic, 7
• Warren Hills at Parsippany, 7
• Seneca at Sterling, TBA

Saturday, Oct. 24

• Notre Dame at Pemberton, 11
• Clifton at Montclair, 1

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Kevin Minnick covers the West Jersey Football League. He can be reached at kminnick@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @kminnicksports

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