Group V Playoff Performers to Watch in the Regional 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 Regional Final</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#7 East Orange 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>East Orange</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1199938' first='Alex' last='Hanks'], 2026, WR <br><br>18 receptions, 462 yards, 3 TD <br>34 tackles (9 solo), 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FR, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='783902' first='Darell' last='James'], Jr., 2025, DL <br><br>31 tackles (4 solo), 3 TFL, 2 sacks</td></tr><tr><td>Union City</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='855779' first='Xavien' last='Rodriguez'], 2026, QB <br><br>22-50, 355 yards, 6 TD, 3 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1475739' first='Khalil' last='Sutton'], 2026, DL<br><br>58 tackles (35 solo), 16 TFL, 8 sacks, 3 FF, 1 FR, 1 blocked kick <br>10 receptions, 192 yards, 4 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South Regional Final</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#2 Washington Township 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>Washington Township</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1543950' first='Dashawn' last='Long'], 2025, WR <br><br>47 receptions, 454 yards, 4 TD <br>4 carries, 27 receptions 39 tackles (16 solo), 4.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 6 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1561460' first='Parker' last='Reese'], 2026, WR <br><br>47 tackles (20 solo), 1.5 TFL, 1 FF, 4 Int, 2 pick-six</td></tr><tr><td>Toms River North</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='675012' first='Nasir' last='Jackson'], 2025, WR <br><br>30 receptions, 606 yards, 6 TD <br>12 carries, 163 yards, 1 34 tackles (10 solo), 3 TFL, 1 FR, 1 scoop &amp; score, 6 Int, 2 pick-six <br>9 Kickoff Retruns, 260 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1054132' first='Eddie' last='Slosky'], 2025, LB <br><br>68 tackles (20 solo), 16 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR 2 receptions, 18 yards</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->