Clifton and Fair Lawn clinched Big North division titles Thursday with victories.
Clifton defeated Bergen Tech, 20-25, 25-18, 25-22, to capture the Liberty Division title, one year after the Mustangs and Knights shared the crown.
Fair Lawn repeated as Independence Division champ with a 25-20, 25-20 win over Passaic Valley. If PV had won, there would have been a three-way share for the title that included Wayne Valley.
Below are Big North and NJIC standings:
Volleyball Standings
(Through Thursday, Oct. 17)
BIG NORTH CONFERENCE
UNITED DIVISION
Immaculate Heart        6         0*
Holy Angels     2         3
DePaul 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4
Paramus Catholic         1         4
LIBERTY DIVISION
Clifton 9         0*
Bergen Tech    7         3
Passaic 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
Passaic Tech   5         5
Eastside           2         8
Kennedy         0         10
FREEDOM DIVISION
Paramus          10       0*
Northern Highlands      8         2
Indian Hills      4         6
Ridgewood      4         6
Ramapo          3         6
Hackensack    0         9
INDEPENDENCE DIVISION
Fair Lawn        7         1*
Wayne Valley  6         2
Passaic Valley 4         3
Lakeland         2         6
Wayne Hills     0         7
NATIONAL DIVISION (Final)
Demarest         9         1*
Old Tappan     9         1*
Pascack Valley 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4
Tenafly 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6
Bergenfield      2         8
Teaneck          0         10
PATRIOT DIVISION (Final)
River Dell        6         2*
Mahwah          6         2*
Westwood      6         2*
Pascack Hills   2         6
Ramsey           0         8
AMERICAN DIVISION (Final)
Ridgefield Park 8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0*
Fort Lee          5         3
Cliffside Park   3         5
Dumont           3         5
Dwight Morrow           1         7
NORTH JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC CONFERENCE
COLONIAL DIVISION
Rutherford       11       0
Glen Rock       10       2
Elmwood Park 9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2
Garfield           6         5
Hawthorne      5         6
Eastern Christian          4         8
Manchester     3         8
Mary Help       2         9
Lodi    1         11
MEADOWLANDS DIVISION
Immaculate Conception           11       0
Wood-Ridge   9         2
Becton 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3
Wallington       4         4
St. Mary          4         6
Saddle Brook  4         7
North Arlington           2         8
Weehawken    0         10
LIBERTY DIVISION
Secaucus         11       0
Ridgefield        9         2
Harrison          8         3
Leonia 6         5
Dwight-Englewood      3         8
Lyndhurst        3         8
New Milford   3         8
Queen of Peace           1         10
PATRIOT DIVISION
Bogota 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0
Cresskill          9         2
Waldwick        8         3
Midland Park  7         5
Park Ridge      6         6
Emerson          3         7
Saddle River Day        3         8
Hawthorne Christian    1         8
Palisades Park 0         9
*-Clinched division title.