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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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<p>#8 Paul VI at #1 DePaul</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>Paul VI</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1267592' first='Daulton' last='Phalines'], 2026, QB<br><br>85-144, 1351 yards, 11 TD, 2 Int<br>9 carries, 28 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1160592' first='Anthony' last='Jackson'], 2027, DL<br><br>59 tackles (55 solo), 11 TFL, 7 sacks, 1 FR, 1 scoop & score</td></tr><tr><td>DePaul</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='396564' first='Nolan' last='James'], 2025, RB<br><br>181 carries, 1399 yards, 14 TD<br>22 receptions, 265 yards, 2 TD<br>11 tackles (8 solo), 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558123' first='Logan' last='Nagle'], 2026, DL<br><br>39 tackles (17 solo), 7.5 sacks, 1 FF</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>#5 St. Thomas Aquinas at #4 Holy Spirit</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. Thomas Aquinas</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1013479' first='Ca'si' last='Thomas'], 2028, RB<br><br>31 carries, 495 yards, 7 TD<br>1 reception, 10 yards<br>17 tackles (12 solo), 1TFL, 1 FF, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1532329' first='Omar' last='McFarlane'], 2027, DL<br><br>31 tackles (20 solo), 11 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FR</td></tr><tr><td>Holy Spirit</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558126' first='Ty' last='Constabile'], 2026, QB<br><br>70-152, 956 yards, 11 TD, 5 Int<br>17 carries, 71 yards</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558127' first='Freddy' last='Marczyk'], 2027, DL<br><br>36 tackles (15 solo), 3.5 TFL, 5.5 sacks</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>#6 Pope John at #3 Paramus 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>Pope John</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1034488' first='Prince' last='Joshua'], 2026, WR<br><br>33 receptions, 378 yards, 1 TD<br>5 carries, 27 yards<br>8-9, 90 yards, 1 Int<br>6 tackles</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558128' first='Sam' last='Conetta'], 2026, LB<br><br>78 tackles (51 solo), 9 TFL, 2.5 sacks</td></tr><tr><td>Paramus Catholic</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='842159' first='Nehki' last='Martin'], 2027, WR<br><br>46 receptions, 484 yards, 2 TD<br>13 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1233050' first='Maxamillion' last='McMillan'], 2025, LB<br><br>90 tackles (21 solo), 3 TFL, 1 sack, 3 FF</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>
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<p>#10 St. Jonh Vianney at #2 Red Bank 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>St. John Vianney</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558130' first='Zach' last='LaBarca'], 2026, QB<br><br>120-199, 1650 yards, 13 TD, 6 Int<br>58 carries, 678 yards, 4 TD</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1558131' first='Thomas' last='Foley'], 2026, DL<br><br>38 tackles, 13 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 FF<br>5 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD</td></tr><tr><td>Red Bank Catholic</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1524374' first='Daniel' last='Zabora'], 2026, WR<br><br>32 receptions, 523 yards, 7 TD<br>50 tackles (27 solo), 1 FF, 1 Int</td><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1022241' first='Jamie' last='Gutridge'], 2025, LB<br><br>76 tackles (43 solo), 7 TFL, 5 sacks, 3 FF, 2 FR<br>22 carries, 100 yards, 3 TD<br>6 receptions, 45 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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