Group IV 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 IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Ramapo at #1 Morris Knolls</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>Ramapo</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557909' first='Liam' last='Hayward'], 2026, RB<br><br>120 carries, 582 yards, 8 TD<br>18 receptions, 176 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557911' first='Alexander' last='Kavallieratos'], 2027, LB<br><br>31 tackles (5 solo), 2 TFL, 3 sacks</td></tr><tr><td>Morris Knolls</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='993115' first='Chris' last='Kaiser'], 2025, QB<br><br>16-35, 319 yards, 4 TD, 1 Int<br>54 carries, 674 yards, 12 TD<br>2, two-point conversions</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557913' first='Jaylin' last='Jones'], 2026, DB<br><br>16 tackles (12 solo), 1 TFL, 1 FR, 3 Int, 1 pick-six, 1 blocked kick<br>3 receptions, 31 yards, 1 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North II, Group IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Northern Highlands at #1 Phillipsburg</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>Northern Highlands</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557916' first='Jack' last='O'Callaghan'], 2026, QB<br><br>66-102, 793 yards, 3 TD, 6 Int<br>7 rushes, 48 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557918' first='Owen' last='Stecker'], 2026, DB<br><br>50 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 Int</td></tr><tr><td>Phillipsburg</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1189148' first='Sam' last='Dech'], 2026, RB<br><br>69 carries, 661 yards, 8 TD<br>2 receptions, 21 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557919' first='Aeden' last='Hywel'], 2026, DL<br><br>42 tackles (27 solo), 7 TFL, 4 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Brick Memorial at #1 Millville</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>Brick Memorial</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557920' first='Kevin' last='Andrews'], 2025, RB<br><br>89 carries, 596 yards, 5 TD<br>3 recepions, 39 yards<br>3 tackles (3 solo), 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1453899' first='Shawn' last='Fowler'], 2027, DB<br><br>35 tackles (25 solo), 3 Int, 2 pick-six</td></tr><tr><td>Millville</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='819147' first='Jamal' last='Wallace, Jr.'], 2025, RB<br><br>92 carries, 663 yards, 9 TD<br>3 receptions, 11 yards<br>50 tackles (6 solo), 5 TFL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='825247' first='Jayden' last='Jones'], 2026, DL<br><br>57 tackles (5 solo), 14 TFL, 4 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR, 1 scoop &amp; score</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Shawnee at #1 Winslow</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>Shawnee</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='819153' first='John' last='Prokapus III'], OL<br><br>18 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557924' first='Lucas' last='Estevez'], 2025, LB<br><br>61 tackles (19 solo), 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 scoop &amp; score, 2 Int</td></tr><tr><td>Winslow</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='389746' first='Cameron' last='Miller'], 2025, WR<br><br>33 receptions, 575 yards, 10 TD<br>24 tackles (22 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557925' first='Jasiah' last='Bullock'], 2025, LB<br><br>62 tackles (50 solo), 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FR, 1 Int</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->