Non-Public Group A Playoff Performers to Watch in Round 1

<!-- 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">Non-Public Group A</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#8 Seton Hall Prep at #1 Bergen Catholic</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>Seton Hall Prep</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1301936' first='Bryce' last='Robbins'], 2026, RB<br><br>125 carries, 462 yards, 2 TD<br>6 receptions, 33 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1022242' first='Justin' last='Cook'], 2025, LB<br><br>65 tackles (18 solo), 3 sacks, 1 FR, 1 scoop &amp; score</td></tr><tr><td>Bergen Catholic</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='284069' first='Najee' last='Calhoun'], 2026, RB<br><br>169 carries, 959 yards, 10 TD<br>1 reception, 3 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='402206' first='DeAndre' last='Orgill'], 2026, DL<br><br>25 tackles (10 solo), 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 1 FF</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#5 St. Peter's Prep at #4 St. Joseph Regional</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>St. Peter's Prep</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='212405' first='Tyler' last='Bell'], 2026, QB<br><br>136-239, 1882 yards, 26 TD, 8 Int<br>63 carries, 329 yards, 6 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1305153' first='Jordan' last='Rodriguez'], 2026, DB<br><br>22.5 tackles (19 solo), 1.5 TFL, 2 FR, 1 Int<br>3 carries, 44 yards<br>7 Kickoff Returns, 207 yards, 1 TD<br>6, two-point conversions</td></tr><tr><td>St. Joseph Regional</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='212398' first='Nate' last='Bailey'], 2026, WR<br><br>38 receptions, 571 yards, 5 TD<br>52 carries, 465 yards, 9 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='909380' first='Jonathan' last='Galette'], 2027, DB<br><br>48 tackles (31 solo), 9 TFL, 3 FF, 1 Int</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#6 St. Augustine Prep at #3 Delbarton</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>St. Augustine Prep</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1085730' first='Julian' last='Turney'], 2025, RB<br><br>170 carries, 981 yards, 10 TD<br>7 receptions, 46 yards<br>9 tackles (3 solo), 2 TFL, 1 sack</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='829432' first='Damari' last='Simeon'], 2026, DL<br><br>38 tackles (9 solo), 8 TFL, 2.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 Int<br></td></tr><tr><td>Delbarton</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1201940' first='Jadon' last='Prinzivalli'], 2025, QB<br><br>126-211, 1948 yards, 16 TD, 7 Int<br>38 carries, 46 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='995369' first='Kyle' last='Checchio'], 2025, LB<br><br>110 tackles (53 solo), 12.5 TFL, 6.5 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>#7 St. Joseph Metuchen at #2 Don Bosco</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>St. Joseph Metuchen</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476965' first='Justin' last='Scaramuzzo'], 2026, QB<br><br>119-195, 1817 yards, 17 TD, 4 Int<br>86 carries, 324 yards, 8 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1476966' first='Tyler' last='Huseth'], 2025, DE<br><br>49 tackles (21 solo), 6 TFL, 7 sacks, 1 FR, 1 safety<br>6-9 FG, 43-yard long<br>30-32 PAT</td></tr><tr><td>Don Bosco</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1524826' first='Dante' last='DeLuca'], 2026, RB<br><br>139 carries, 639 yards, 10 TD<br>10 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='212395' first='Matt' last='Occhipinti'], 2026, LB<br><br>27 tackles (7 solo), 1 TFL, 2 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->