Group II Playoff Performers to Watch in Round 2

<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>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North I, Group II</h2>   <p>#5 Shabazz at #1 Westwood</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Shabazz</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='345433' first='Romelo' last='Tables'], 2025, QB<br><br>32-64, 674 yards, 10 TD, 1 Int<br>38 carries, 229 yards, 3 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551122' first='Asaad' last='Reynolds'], 2027, LB<br><br>64 tackles (16 solo), 11 TFL</td></tr><tr><td>Westwood</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='311366' first='Steve' last='Klein'], 2026, RB<br><br>117 carries, 1068 yards, 13 TD<br>8 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD<br>76 tackles (21 solo), 9 TFL, 1 FF, 2 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='774926' first='Luke' last='Biello'], 2025, DL<br><br>52.5 tackles (6 solo), 5 TFL, 6.5 sacks, 1 FR, 1 safety</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <p>#3 Pequannock at #2 Bernards</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Pequannock</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466365' first='Angelo' last='Cundiff'], 2025, RB<br><br>136 carries, 1215 yards, 18 TD<br>2 receptions, 25 yards<br>2 tackles (1 solo)</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551124' first='Braydon' last='Van Lenten'], 2026, DB<br><br>49 tackles (14 solo), 3 Int</td></tr><tr><td>Bernards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551126' first='Nolan' last='Walsh'], 2027, QB<br><br>88-140, 1661 yards, 16 TD, 5 Int<br>28 carries, 84 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1550113' first='Terrence' last='Hanratty'], 2025, LB<br><br>98 tackles (26 solo), 5 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FF, 3 FR, 1 Int<br>13 carries, 50 yards, 4 TD<br>3 receptions, 24 yards, 1 TD</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">North II, Group II</h2>   <p>#4 High Point at #1 Glen Rock</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>High Point</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1522216' first='Jerron' last='Martress'], 2026, RB<br><br>239 carries, 1573 yards, 24 TD<br>8 receptions, 116 yards<br>62 tackles (36 solo), 5.5 TFL, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 scoop & score<br>2, two-point conversions</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551131' first='Giovoughni' last='Dureny'], 2026, LB<br><br>37 tackles (23 solo), 5 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FF<br>2, two-point conversions</td></tr><tr><td>Glen Rock</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1454042' first='Nick' last='Atme'], 2025, QB<br><br>81-141, 1366 yards, 15 TD, 5 Int<br>83 carries, 489 yards, 13 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1530307' first='Peter' last='Lagemann'], 2025, DL<br><br>64 tackles (27 solo), 20.5 TFL, 9 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 safety</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <p>#3 Ramsey at #2 Hanover Park</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Ramsey</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1105220' first='Joey' last='Korcak'], 2026, WR<br><br>39 receptions, 534 yards, 4 TD<br>21-24 PAT<br>1, two-point conversion</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1466373' first='David' last='Larsen'], 2025, LB<br><br>106 tackles (59 solo), 16 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 FR, 2 Int</td></tr><tr><td>Hanover Park</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1002361' first='Joey' last='Borrello'], 2025, QB<br><br>89-121, 1285 yards, 14 TD, 4 Int<br>102 carries, 379 yards, 8 TD<br>2 tackles</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1021111' first='Hector' last='Lopez'], 2025, LB<br><br>81 tackles, 8 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FF, 2 FR, 1 scoop & score</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Central, Group II</h2>   <p>#4 Delran at #1 Rumson-Fair Haven</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Delran</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1225963' first='Justin' last='Mary'], 2026, WR<br><br>21 receptions, 309 yards, 5 TD<br>28 tackles (23 solo), 1 TFL, 1 Int<br>9 Kickoff Returns 194 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551132' first='Giovanni' last='Marshall-Edwards'], 2027, LB<br><br>63.5 tackles (44 solo), 10 TFL 5.5 sacks</td></tr><tr><td>Rumson-Fair Haven</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='545577' first='Owen' last='O'Toole'], 2025, QB<br><br>118-162, 1974 yards, 21 TD, 2 Int<br>21 carries, 98 yards, 3 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1524368' first='Toby' last='Najenson'], 2026, LB<br><br>38.5 tackles (12 solo), 5.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <p>#3 Haddonfield at #2 Wall</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Haddonfield</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551133' first='Van' last='Lefakis'], 2026, QB<br><br>73-130, 994 yards, 11 TD, 11 Int<br>1 rush TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551134' first='Dan' last='Keenan'], 2027, DB<br><br>76 tackles (17 solo), 1 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 3 FF, 1 FR, 1 Int<br>1-1 FG, 29-yard Long<br>24-24 PAT</td></tr><tr><td>Wall</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='814179' first='Mason' last='Adam'], 2025, RB<br><br>92 carries, 455 yards, 5 TD<br>11 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD<br>29 tackles (22 solo), 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1453901' first='Thomas' last='Plisky'], 2026, LB<br><br>49 tackles (27 solo), 3 TFL, 3 sacks, 3 FF, 1 FR</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">South, Group II</h2>   <p>#5 Willingboro at #1 Camden</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Willingboro</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551135' first='Mekhi' last='Cottle'], 2026, RB<br><br>153 carries, 870 yards, 10 TD<br>7 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1001358' first='Kaseem' last='Hall'], 2028, LB<br><br>20 tackles (2 solo)</td></tr><tr><td>Camden</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1021187' first='Christian' last='Braxton'], 2026, RB<br><br>142 carries, 1007 yards, 9 TD<br>8 receptions, 45 yards, 3 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551140' first='Talib' last='Shakir'], 2026, DB<br><br>47 tackles (40 solo), 3 Int</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>   <p>#3 Manchester Township at #2 Point Pleasant Boro</p>   <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Offense</td><td>Defense</td></tr><tr><td>Manchester Township</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1259091' first='Marquis' last='Goins, Jr.'], 2025, WR<br><br>25 receptions, 623 yards, 6 TD<br>40 carries, 167 yards, 1 TD<br>24 tackles (19 solo), 1 TFL, 3 Int<br>2 Punt Returns, 97 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1551142' first='Aidan' last='Phillips-Frazee'], 2026, DB<br><br>39 tackles (27 solo), 2 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR, 1 Int</td></tr><tr><td>Point Pleasant Boro</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='801499' first='Dylan' last='Reitmeyer'], 2025, RB<br><br>136 carries, 824 yards, 14 TD<br>86 tackles (39 solo), 1 sack</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='675568' first='Louis' last='DiBiase'], 2025, DL<br><br>53 tackles (18 solo), 8 TFL, 5 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

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.