If The Playoffs Started this Weekend: North  

September 28, 2025 

The first scenario for the playoffs begins this week, since October is almost here. This will change weekly, but it is an appetizer. I will start with the North and follow up quickly with the South. The information I have was taken from gridironnewjersey.com 

Group 1: 

Section 1: 

8 Hawthorne (2-3) at 1 New Providence (4-0) 
5 Glen Ridge (2-2) at 4 Wallkill Valley (3-2)
6 Park Ridge (3-1) at 3 Hasbrouck Heights (4-1) 
7 Verona (2-3) at 2 Kinnelon (5-0)  

Section 2:

8 Boonton (3-1) at 1 Cedar Grove (4-1)
5 Kittatinny (4-1) at 4 Mountain Lakes (3-2)
6 Wood-Ridge (5-0) at 3 New Milford (3-2)
7 Bogota (3-2) at 2 Butler (4-0) 

On the Outside Shoulder: Brearley (2-3), Belvidere (2-3), Secaucus (2-2) 

Group 2: 

Section 1:

8 Newton (2-2) at 1 Shabazz (3-1)
5 Caldwell (1-3) at 2 Rutherford (4-0)
6 Lyndhurst (4-1) at 3 Hanover Park (5-0)
7 Glen Rock (4-1) at 4 Dumont (4-1) 

Section 2: 

8 Lakeland (3-2) at 1 Bernards (5-0)
5 Madison (2-2) at 4 Hoboken (5-0)
6 Ramsey (4-1) at 3 High Point (5-0)
7 Cresskill/Emerson (3-1) at 2 Westwood (4-1) 

On the Outside Shoulder: Waldwick/Midland Park (2-3), Hackettstown (3-2), Vernon (3-2), Mahwah (2-3) 

Group 3:  

Section 1:  

8 Snyder (3-1) at 1 Old Tappan (5-0)
5 Roxbury (3-2) at 4 Weequahic (4-1)
6 West Milford (4-1) at 3 Passaic Valley (3-1)
7 Mendham (3-2) at 2 West Morris (5-0) 

Section 2: 

8 Warren Hills (2-3) at 1 Summit (5-0)
5 West Essex (3-2) at Pascack Valley (3-2)
6 Montville (3-2) at 3 Wayne Hills (5-0)
7 Cranford (2-3) at 2 Sparta (4-1) 

On the Outside Shoulder: River Dell (3-2), South Plainfield (2-3) 

Group 4: 

Section 1:  

8 Colonia (3-2) at 1 Northern Highlands (5-0)
5 Chatham (3-1) at 4 Ramapo (3-1)
6 Millburn (3-2) at 3 Montgomery (4-1) 
7 Westfield (2-3) at 2 Wayne Valley (4-1) 

Section 2: 

8 Morris Knolls (2-3) at 1 Phillipsburg (4-0)
5 Nutley (3-2) at 4 Ridge (2-2)
6 Newark Central (3-2) at 3 Woodbridge (5-0)
7 Hackensack (2-3) at 2 Mount Olive (4-0) 

On the Outside Shoulder: Garfield (3-2), Rahway (3-2), Watchung Hills (2-3), Teaneck (2-3) 

Group 5: 

Section 1: 

8 Columbia (2-2) at 1 Bridgewater-Raritan (4-1)
5 Bloomfield (4-1) at 4 Irvington (3-2)
6 Passaic (2-3) at 3 Elizabeth (2-3)
7 Livingston (2-3) at 2 Passaic Tech (3-2) 

Section 2: 

8 Linden (1-4) at 1 West Orange (4-1)
5 Bayonne (2-3) at 4 Union City (1-3)
6 Morristown (2-3) at 3 East Orange (4-0)
7 Ridgewood (2-3) at 2 Piscataway (4-1)  

On the Outside Shoulder: Montclair (0-5), Paterson Eastside (1-4), Plainfield (2-3)