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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">Non-Public Group A</h2>
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<p>#8 Seton Hall Prep at #1 Bergen Catholic</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>Seton Hall Prep</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558148' first='Matthew' last='Bergwall'], 2025, WR<br><br>28 receptions, 310 yards, 3 TD<br>1 tackle</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558151' first='Nolan' last='Eilander'], 2025, LB<br><br>55 tackles (15 solo), 1.5 sacks, 1 FR, 1 blocked kick</td></tr><tr><td>Bergen Catholic</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='212385' first='Dante' last='Kain'], 2026, RB<br><br>68 carries, 422 yards, 4 TD<br>12 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD<br>2 tackles (1 solo)</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558152' first='David' last='Matesic'], 2025, LB<br><br>41 tackles (17 solo), 17.5 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 Int</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>#5 St. Peter's Prep at #4 St. Joseph Regional</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>St. Peter's Prep</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1543894' first='Andres' last='Perez'], 2025, WR<br><br>36 receptions, 587 yards, 13 TD<br>6 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558154' first='Justin' last='Gonzalez'], 2025, DB<br><br>42 tackles (43 solo), 0.5 TFL, 2 FF, 3 FR, 1 scoop & score, 3 Int, 1 pick-six</td></tr><tr><td>St. Joseph Regional</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='218555' first='Mekhi' last='Rossignol'], 2025, WR<br><br>20 receptions, 471 yards, 6 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1544073' first='AJ' last='Revella'], 2026, LB<br><br>58 tackles (37 solo), 8 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FF, 3 FR, 2 Int</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>#6 St. Augustine Prep at #3 Delbarton</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>St. Augustine Prep</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466297' first='Liam' last='Flynn'], 2026, WR<br><br>20 receptions, 328 yards, 5 TD<br>9 tackles (4 solo), 1 FR, </td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1264830' first='Nick' last='Costa'], 2026, DL<br><br>44 tackles (17 solo), 10 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF<br></td></tr><tr><td>Delbarton</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1031724' first='Brock' last='Dandridge'], 2025, RB<br><br>144 carries, 830 yards, 11 TD<br>20 receptions, 286 yards, 4 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558168' first='Will' last='Trafford'], 2025, DB<br><br>79 tackles (43 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 FR, 1 blocked kick</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>#7 St. Joseph Metuchen at #2 Don Bosco</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>St. Joseph Metuchen</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1041985' first='Javon' last='Hudson'], 2025, RB<br><br>90 carries, 409 yards, 8 TD<br>8 receptions, 65 yards<br>78 tackles (44 solo), 4 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1198277' first='Ashton' last='Irving'], 2025, DB<br><br>40 tackles (22 solo), 1 TFL, 1 FF, 6 Int<br>40 receptions, 621 yards, 6 TD</td></tr><tr><td>Don Bosco</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='852611' first='Isaiah' last='Alvarez'], 2027, WR<br><br>37 receptions, 484 yards, 5 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1259105' first='Aidan' last='O'Neil'], 2027, DL<br><br>16 tackles (8 solo), 1 sack<br><br></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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