Group V 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 V</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#4 East Orange at #2 West Orange</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>East Orange</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558036' first='Tyshawn' last='Taylor'], 2026, RB<br><br>82 carries, 523 yards, 3</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1201349' first='Abdoul' last='Kafando'], LB, 2026<br><br>48 tackles (10 solo), 3 TFL, 1 sack</td></tr><tr><td>West Orange</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='402204' first='David' last='Moore Jr.'], 2026, WR<br>19 receptions, 271 yards, 3 TD<br>9 carries 75 yards, 2 TD<br>1-1, 48 yards, 1 TD<br>21 tackles, 1 FR, 2 Int<br>5 Kickoff Returns, 210 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1216551' first='Darius' last='Brown'], 2025, DL<br><br>44 tackles, 21 TFL, 7 sacks, 1 FR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North II, Group V</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Passaic County Tech at #1 Union City</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>Passaic County Tech</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1187352' first='Ian' last='McDuffie'], 2027, WR<br><br>22 receptions, 425 yards, 6 TD<br>35 carries, 278 yards, 4 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558037' first='Brandan' last='Ramirez'], 2025, DB<br><br>42 tackles (20 tackles), 4 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 Int<br>11 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD</td></tr><tr><td>Union City</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466376' first='Kingston' last='Evans'], 2025, WR<br><br>1 reception, 18 yards, 1 TD<br>17 carries, 235 yards, 6 TD<br>13 tackles (10 solo), 3 TFL, 1 Int<br>3 Kickoff Returns, 232 yards, 2 TD<br>6, two-point conversions</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1031715' first='Jeremiah' last='Hayes'], 2025, LB<br><br>80 tackles (42 solo), 7 TFL, 1 sack, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 Int<br>14 carries, 76 yards, 3 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group V</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Atlantic City at #1 Washington Township</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>Atlantic City</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558038' first='Kevin' last='Entress'], 2026, QB<br><br>8-19, 171 yards, 1 TD<br>12 carries, 52 yards, 2 TD<br>7 tackles (4 solo)</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558042' first='Jarrod' last='Barnes'], 2028, LB<br><br>21 tackles (16 solo), 2 TFL, 1 FF</td></tr><tr><td>Washington Township</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466307' first='Andrew' last='Osborn'], 2026, RB<br><br>23 tackles, 82 yards, 5 TD<br>45 tackles (14 solo), 14 TFL, 7.5 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1543950' first='Dashawn' last='Long'], DB, 2025<br><br>34 tackles (14 solo), 3.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 5 Int<br>4 carries, 27 yards<br>44 receptions, 438 yards, 4 TD<br>8 Punt Returns, 97 Yards, 1 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group V</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Rancocas Valley at #1 Toms River North</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>Rancocas Valley</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1043531' first='Jameer' last='Bellamy'], 2026, RB<br><br>84 carries, 611 yards, 4 TD<br>2 receptions, 36 yards<br>3 Kickoff Returns, 154 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558017' first='Aaron' last='Bright'], LB, 2026<br><br>75 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 3 FR</td></tr><tr><td>Toms River North</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1054128' first='Mordecai' last='Ford'], 2025, RB<br><br>76 carries, 594 yards, 11 TD<br>23 receptions, 306 yards, 4 TD<br>35 tackles (11 solo), 5 TFL, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1530243' first='Jack' last='Baker'], 2027, LB<br><br>77 tackles (22 solo), 17.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->