Group IV Playoff Performers to Watch in the Regional Final
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<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>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">North Regional Final</h2>
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<p>#5 Ramapo at #2 Phillipsburg</p>
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<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='1562024' first='Michael' last='Ballan'], 2026, WR<br><br>31 receptions, 455 yards, 4 TD <br>10 tackles (6 solo), 1 TFL, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1562025' first='Carter' last='Cooney'], 2026, LB<br><br>55 tackles (11 solo), 5 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FR</td></tr><tr><td>Phillipsburg</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1189138' first='Matthew' last='Scerbo'], 2025, WR <br><br>43 receptions, 999 yards, 11 TD <br>5 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD 35 tackles (26 solo), 1 TFL, 2 FR, 3 Int, 1 pick-six</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1557919' first='Aedan' last='Hywel'], 2026, DL <br><br>50 tackles (34 solo), 8 TFL, 5 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">South Regional Final</h2>
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<p>#2 Millville at #1 Winslow</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Millville</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1562026' first='Jaden' last='Days'], 2027, WR <br><br>23 receptions, 401 yards, 4 TD <br>2 carries, 8 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476890' first='Darnell' last='Williams'], 2027, DL <br><br>26 tackles (3 solo), 4 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 2 FR, 2 scoop & score, 1 safety</td></tr><tr><td>Winslow</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='402235' first='Nyqir' last='Helton'], 2026, WR <br><br>41 receptions, 792 yards, 12 TD 16 tackles (15 solo), 1 FR, 2 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='212382' first='Ausar' last='Heard'], 2027, LB <br><br>100 tackles (82 solo), 9 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 FF, 1 Int <br>1 reception, 17 yards</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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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.
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