Battle At The Beach New Jersey Football Classic Unveils Three Top Tier Matchups For 2025

IMG Academy, Bergen Catholic once again headline a star-studded cast of teams playing in Ocean City, NJ
IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson (#26) weaves his way through Cocoa High defenders on his way to the end zone in the second quarter. The IMG Academy National squad hosted the Cocoa High School Tigers Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 in Bradenton.
IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson (#26) weaves his way through Cocoa High defenders on his way to the end zone in the second quarter. The IMG Academy National squad hosted the Cocoa High School Tigers Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 in Bradenton. / Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK

Though the 2024 high school football season just ended a few weeks ago, organizers of national classics are putting together some good ones for 2025.

On Friday, the Battle at the Beach New Jersey Football Classic unveiled three top-tier matchups that are set for the 2025 season to be played over in Ocean City.

The classic revealed the following matchups will take place:

(Date, time, location are to be determined)

IMG Academy National vs. Winslow Township (New Jersey)

Bergen Catholic (New Jersey) vs. East St. Louis (Illinois)

Millville (New Jersey) vs. Rancocas Valley Regional (New Jersey)

The Ascenders of Bradenton played in the classic last year, facing off against Bergen Catholic. Bergen Catholic won New Jersey's Non-Public A state championship, defeating Don Bosco Prep, 25-7.

Winslow Township won New Jersey's Group 4 state championship in 2024. East St. Louis comes to the classic coming off winning Illinois' Class 6A state championship this past winter.

Millville won its third Central Group 4 sectional title in four years last season, soundly defeating Brick Memorial, 48-7.


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Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.