Group I Playoff Performers to Watch in the Sectional Final

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the calendar turns to November, the second season begins: playoff football. Below I review each matchup in this specified region within this article's title, highlighting one offensive and one defensive player from each team that I anticipate rising to the occasion when everyone's record resets this week, again, to 0-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North I, Group I</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Mountain Lakes at #1 Butler</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Mountain Lakes</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556607' first='Billy' last='Barrett'], 2026, RB<br><br>81 carries, 443 yards, 3 TD<br>1 reception, 3 yards<br>7 tackles (1 solo)</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556608' first='Romano' last='Deconciliis'], 2026, Edge<br><br>43 tackles (23 solo), 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FF</td></tr><tr><td>Butler</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1305459' first='Yadi' last='Perez'], 2026, RB<br><br>74 carries, 544 yards, 8 TD<br>1 reception, 14 yards<br>3 tackles (2 solo)<br>1, two-point conversion</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556617' first='Mikey' last='Henehan'], 2025, LB<br><br>52 tackles (24 solo), 4 TFL, 2 FR, 2 Int</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North II, Group I</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 New Providence at #1 Cedar Grove</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>New Providence</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556618' first='Jack' last='Fitzgerald'], 2026, WR<br><br>13 receptions, 198 yards, 2 TD<br>34 tackles (24 solo), 3 TFL, 1 Int, 1 blocked kick<br>1-1 FG, 30-yard long<br>30-35 PAT</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1538276' first='Mike' last='Petses'], 2026, LB<br><br>107 tackles (62 solo), 5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 Int, 1 safety</td></tr><tr><td>Cedar Grove</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1540895' first='Nick' last='Russo'], 2025, WR<br><br>59 receptions, 648 yards, 10 TD<br>46 tackles (34 solo), 5 TFL, 2 sacks 1 FF, 2 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1540902' first='Jerry' last='Targia'], 2026, LB<br><br>64 tackles (41 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group I</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Shore at #1 Woodstown</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Shore</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556631' first='Cole' last='Torres'], 2027, RB<br><br>81 carries, 686 yards, 7 TD<br>2 receptions, 61 yards<br>7 solo tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1054650' first='Michael' last='Marotta'], 2026, LB<br><br>31 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 Int, 1 FR, 1 FF<br>1 carry, 3 yards<br>4 receptions, 23 yards</td></tr><tr><td>Woodstown</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556633' first='Garrett' last='Leyman'], 2025, QB<br><br>16-27, 270 yards, 4 TD, 3 Int<br>35 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD<br>20 tackles (11 solo), 6 Int, 1 pick-six</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1040433' first='Bobby' last='Donahue'], 2025, LB<br><br>50 tackles (22 solo), 2 TFL, 2 sacks<br>23 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD<br>4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group I</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Schalick at #1 Glassboro</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Schalick</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='995082' first='Reggie' last='Allen'], 2025, RB<br><br>106 carries, 607 yards, 7 TD<br>6 receptions, 148 yards, 1 TD<br>77 tackles (12 solo), 8 TFL, 1 sack</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1556638' first='Dylan' last='Sheehan'], 2026, LB<br><br>51 tackles (5 solo), 1 TFL, 2 FR, 5 Int<br>5 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD</td></tr><tr><td>Glassboro</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='967081' first='Kenny' last='Smith'], 2025, RB<br><br>95 carries, 1095 yards, 16 TD<br>6 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1271465' first='DayShaun' last='Day'], 2025, DB<br><br>66 tackles (39 solo), 12 TFL, 2 sacks, 3 FF, 3 FR, 1 scoop &amp; score, 1 Int, 1 pick-six, 2 blocked kicks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->