Group IV Playoff Performers to Watch in Round 2

<!-- 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>#5 Mount Olive 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>Mount Olive</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1043545' first='Tyler' last='Cumming'], 2025, RB<br><br>133 carries, 1036 yards, 11 TD<br>6 receptions, 65 yards<br>70 tackles (16 solo), 8 TFL, 1 Int<br>1, two-point conversion</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1515097' first='James' last='Giammanco'], 2026, DL<br><br>66 tackles (20 solo), 18 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 2 blocked kicks</td></tr><tr><td>Morris Knolls</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552331' first='Justin' last='Hanson'], 2025, RB <br><br>50 carries, 628 yards, 7 TD<br>5 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD<br>4 Kickoff Returns, 163 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552332' first='Jayden' last='Koger'], 2025, DB<br><br>52 tackles (46 solo), 1 TFL, 3 Int, 1 blocked kick<br>1 reception, 3 yards<br>32 carries, 308 yards, 5 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Ramapo at #2 Ridge</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='1552333' first='Salvatore' last='Livoti'], 2026, WR<br><br>38 receptions, 505 yards, 5 TD<br>3 carries, 43 yards<br>2 tackles, 2 TFL</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1092353' first='Zak' last='Darwish'], 2025, LB<br><br>106 tackles (21 solo), 5 TFL, 1 FR</td></tr><tr><td>Ridge</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552339' first='Connor' last='McLachlan'], 2025, QB<br><br>40-68, 889 yards, 9 TD, 4 Int<br>30 carries, 131 yards, 7 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552342' first='Nate' last='Engdahl'], 2026, DL<br><br>45 tackles (23 solo), 4 TFL, 2 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North II, Group IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 Chatham 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>Chatham</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552343' first='Nick' last='Lagunowich'], 2027, WR<br><br>52 receptions, 728 yards, 6 TD<br>10 carries, 51 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552345' first='Tommy' last='Douglas'], 2026, LB<br><br>51 tackles (13 solo), 4.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR</td></tr><tr><td>Phillipsburg</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='855768' first='Jett' last='Genovese'], 2025, QB<br><br>73-110, 1472 yards, 16 TD, 2 Int<br>51 carries, 343 yards, 3 TD<br>31 tackles (20 solo), 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 Int<br>1, two-point conversion</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1189144' first='Jayden' last='Lucas'], 2025, LB<br><br>77 tackles (63 solo), 9 TFL</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Northern Highlands at #2 Woodbridge</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='1552346' first='Chase' last='Calarco'], 2026, RB<br><br>56 carries, 345 yards, 9 TD<br>6 receptions, 68 yards<br>61 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='909412' first='Carter' last='Blattner'], 2027, LB<br><br>45 tackles, 11 TFL, 3 sacks</td></tr><tr><td>Woodbridge</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1054126' first='Jahmir' last='Beal'], 2025, RB<br><br>83 carries, 586 yards, 11 TD<br>1 reception, 40 yards<br>42 tackles (8 solo), 4 TFL, 1 sack</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1532331' first='Tyler' last='Simkovich'], 2025, LB<br><br>62 tackles (22 solo), 4 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FR, 1 Int, 1 blocked kick</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#4 Marlboro 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>Marlboro</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1085723' first='Luke' last='Houston'], 2025, WR<br><br>23 receptions, 436 yards, 2 TD<br>18 carries, 98 yards<br>44 tackles (36 solo), 1 TFL, 2 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552349' first='Nick' last='Diadema'], 2025, LB<br><br>59 tackles (32 solo), 13 TFL, 4 sacks<br>1 reception, 12 yards</td></tr><tr><td>Millville</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='489023' first='Robbie' last='O'Connor'], 2027, QB<br><br>91-167 yards, 1685 yards, 20 TD, 5 Int<br>1, two-point conversion</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552350' first='Octavion' last='Spence'], 2026, DL<br><br>33 tackles (5 solo), 8 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 2 FF</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#6 Jackson Memorial at #2 Brick Memorial</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>Jackson Memorial</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='212391' first='Jonah' last='Glenn'], 2026, RB<br><br>89 carries, 820 yards, 6 TD<br>6 receptions, 51 yards<br>7 tackles (3 solo), 1 FR</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1514626' first='Jio' last='Kabiri'], 2026, LB<br><br>75 (40 solo), 5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 Int, 1 pick-six, 1 blocked kick<br>7 receptions, 59 yards<br>129 carries, 598 yards, 4 TD</td></tr><tr><td>Brick Memorial</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1514622' first='Nyzier' last='Matthews'], 2026, WR<br><br>24 receptions, 619 yards, 7 TD<br>31 tackles (24 solo), 2 TFL, 2 Int, 1 pick-six</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1453896' first='Trey' last='Tallmadge'], 2026, LB<br><br>67 tackles (48 solo), 8 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 Int<br>9 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD<br>5 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD<br>1, two-point conversion</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group IV</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#4 Manalapan 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>Manalapan</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='991749' first='Ryan' last='Dougherty'], 2025, QB<br><br>71-124, 1083 yards, 8 TD, 6 Int<br>40 carries, 209 yards, 3 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552351' first='DJ' last='Corsaro'], 2026, DB<br><br>31 tackles (16 solo), 1 TFL, 1 FF, 3 Int, 1 pick-six<br>2 receptions, 14 yards</td></tr><tr><td>Winslow</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='909525' first='Roman' last='Duckett'], 2027, RB<br><br>83 carries, 521 yards, 13 TD<br>5 tackles (4 solo)</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1515040' first='Ben' last='Carter'], 2027, DL<br><br>68 tackles (56 solo), 14 TFL, 6 sacks, 1 FF</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#3 Shawnee at #2 Middletown 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>Shawnee</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1529500' first='Cole' last='Anderson'], 2028, QB<br><br>26-64, 295 yards, 4 TD, 3 Int<br>140 carries, 811 yards, 12 TD<br>1 reception, 3 yards<br>4 tackles (2 solo), 1 sack<br>1, two-point conversion</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466330' first='Mason' last='Grabowski'], 2025, LB<br><br>98 tackles (19 solo), 2 sacks, 3 FF, 2 FR, 1 Int</td></tr><tr><td>Middletown North</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1524381' first='Jack' last='Viola'], 2026, WR<br><br>41 receptions, 662 yards, 5 TD<br>6 rushes, 52 yards<br>15 tackles (10 solo), 1 TFL, 1 FR<br>2 FG, 29-yard long</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1552352' first='Brody' last='Tooker'], 2025, LB<br><br>56 tackles (17 solo), 11 TFL, 3 sacks<br>1 reception, 1 yard</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->