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<p>Now that the dust has settled, we are on to football's second season - the state playoffs. With consolation games sprinkled in, here were the top performers from the first week of the playoffs.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Quarterbacks</h2>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1543887' first='Ryan' last='Moye'], 2026, Pingry: 15-20, 347 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int , 9 carries, 42 yards, 2 TD in 35-0 victory vs. Riverdale Day (NY)</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1054424' first='Ahmad' last='Jones'], 2026, Camden: 15-19, 340 yards, 5 TD in 53-0 victory vs. Voorhees</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1922139' first='Matthew' last='Rossi'], 2026, Point Pleasant Beach: 14-19, 282 yards, 4 TD in 42-14 victory at Riverside</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1538176' first='Gabe' last='Miles'], 2026, Passaic County Tech: 12-14, 210 yards, 4 TD, 5 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD, 1 reception, 2 yards in 41-8 victory vs. Morristown</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1524429' first='Al-Naiquan' last='Boseman'], 2027, Carteret: 25 carries, 312 yards, 6 TD in 49-31 victory vs. JFK Iselin</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1357858' first='Brody' last='Nugent'], 2026, Old Bridge: 9-19, 115 yards, 27 carries, 309 yards, 4 TD, 3 tackles (1 solo) in 38-31 victory vs. Freehold Township</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1183272' first='Chance' last='Fischer'], 2026, Bayonne: 22 carries, 305 yards, 5 TD, 1 solo tackle, 1 tackle for loss, 1 Int in 44-14 victory at Elizabeth</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1514626' first='Jio' last='Kabiri'], 2026, Jackson: 24 carries, 272 yards, 4 TD, 8 tackles (5 solo), 1 for loss, 1 FR (1 TD) in 42-27 victory vs. Raritan</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1569333' first='Jayden' last='Gatyas'], 2026, Saddle Brook: 7 receptions, 209 yards, 2 TD, 3 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD in 40-7 victory vs. Tenafly</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1703268' first='Rynal' last='Wortman'], 2026, Colonia: 11 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD, 7 tackles (2 solo), 1 Int (1 TD) in 20-19 victory at Ridge</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1069013' first='Grant' last='Lorentzen'], 2026, JFK Iselin: 6 receptions, 204 yards, 2 TD, 12 tackles (2 solo), 1 Int (1 TD), 1 Punt Return TD. in 49-31 defeat at Carteret</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1880339' first='Zamarr' last='Raiford'], 2028, JP Stevens: 11 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD, 6 tackles (5 solo) in 18-12 defeat vs. Manchester Township</p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='1556353' first='Jack' last='Sullivan'], 2027, Point Pleasant Boro: 1-1 PAT, 1-1 FG, 42-yard long in 14-10 defeat at Rumson-Fair HAven</p>
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<p>John Devir, 2026, Don Bosco: 4-4 PAT, 1-1 FG, 41-yard long, 1 carry, 31 yards in 31-6 victory vs. St. Peter's Prep</p>
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<p>Basit Raimi, 2026, Shabazz: 5-5 PAT, 1-2 FG, 38-yard long in 46-7 victory vs. Lyndhurst</p>
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<p>Zach Sole, 2026, Mountain Lakes: 6-6 PAT in 42-0 victory vs. Brearley</p>
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Now that the dust has settled, we are on to football's second season - the state playoffs. With consolation games sprinkled in, here were the top performers from the first week of the playoffs.
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