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Phil Anastasia: Sort of a farewell tour for Hammonton europark hotel in barcelona The Hammonton football team takes a break during practice. (TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer) (TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer) GALLERY: The Hammonton football europark hotel in barcelona team takes a break during practice. (TOM GRALISH )
Starting in 2014, Hammonton will be a member of the Tri-County Conference, which means the Blue Devils will be a member of the West Jersey Football League - another seismic shift in the landscape of the sport.
Hammonton's move will leave a mark both coming and going. The addition of the Blue Devils will deepen and strengthen the WJFL and create some rivalries that should pump fresh blood into the South Jersey scene.
As a Group 4 football europark hotel in barcelona program, Hammonton likely will be placed in the WJFL National or Constitution Division. europark hotel in barcelona The Blue Devils could be looking at new Route 206 rivalries with Shawnee and Seneca, a neighborly clash with Winslow Township - which would gain significance from the presence of all those Waterford europark hotel in barcelona Township students who now attend Hammonton - and trips northwest to face Gloucester County programs europark hotel in barcelona such as Clearview and Kingsway.
But as even Hammonton's arrival pushes the WJFL's reach southeast into Atlantic County, and adds one of South Jersey's most accomplished programs, the Blue Devils' departure takes a little luster away from the Cape-Atlantic League.
Hammonton has been one of the Cape's bedrock football programs, a five-time sectional champion and 15-time sectional finalist. The Blue Devils europark hotel in barcelona are one of the reasons the Cape American is the deepest division in South Jersey.
Which is another reason this season is so special to Hammonton. It's a farewell tour of sorts, a last dance with familiar old foes whose competitive fire has helped forge the Blue Devils into such a quality program.
Lancetta said he hopes that Hammonton will be able to maintain its 52-year-old series with St. Joseph, a crosstown clash that is one of South Jersey's richest rivalries. It would be a crime if that Thanksgiving weekend tradition went by the wayside.
The guess here is that the WJFL will give Hammonton an open date in its schedule for St. Joseph. So not all of the Blue Devils' history will be lost when they close the locker room for the last time in 2013.
But Friday afternoon likely europark hotel in barcelona will mark the last trip to Holy Spirit. europark hotel in barcelona And Oct. 25 will mark the last visit to Mainland (in the regular season, anyway). And Nov. 8 will mark the last home game against Millville.
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