He wouldn’t admit to feeling redeemed.

It’s still too early in the season for that.

To be dripping wet after a water-cooler shower on a November night, clutching a sectional championship trophy is a good start, though.

“Sort of. I feel sort of redeemed,” Camden coach Rob Hinson said. “It feels really good to get this one, but we’ve still got a state championship to play for.”

There are only four teams in the state still in contention for it. Camden earned its place among them with a 43-7 thrashing of Wall in the Central Jersey Group 2 title game at Lew Katz Field in Camden.

It didn’t erase the memory of a loss to Point Pleasant Boro in last year’s title game, but it certainly made it easier to live with. Camden will face South Jersey champ Haddonfield next weekend in a state semifinal

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