NJ High School Football Opening Round Predictions: North Jersey

The NJSIAA State Football Playoffs begin Friday and there are tons of story lines, big time players, and intriguing matchups. First round games typically see the top seeds advance, but there are some games that we expect to be very close, and we may see some upsets.

Each group in the Non-Public field has at least three teams that we could see taking home the title when it’s all said and done. And the Public brackets are just as loaded in many cases.

Here are some last minute North Jersey first round predictions. Do you agree? Where are we going to be wrong? Comment and let us know.

Other predictions: Non-Public, Central Jersey, South Jersey

North Jersey 1

Group 5

(1) Montclair over (8) Livingston

(5) Ridgewood over (4) Clifton

(3) Union City over (6) North Bergen

(2) Passaic Tech over (7) Bloomfield

Group 4

(1) Old Tappan over (8) Teaneck

(4) Wayne Hills over (5) Morris Hills

(3) Mount Olive over (6) Morris Knolls

(2) West Morris over (7) Northern Highlands

Group 3

(1) Ramapo over (8) Pascack Valley

(4) Sparta over (5) Bergenfield

(3) Demarest over (6) Dwight-Morrow

(2) River Dell over (7) Paramus

Group 2

(1) Westwood over (8) Ramsey

(5) Pequannock over (4) Newton

(3) Manchester Regional over (6) Waldwick

(2) Lakeland over (7) Mahwah

Group 1

(1) New Milford over (8) Wood-Ridge

(5) Hasbrouck Heights over (4) Cedar Grove

(6) Pompton Lakes over (3) Emerson Boro

(2) Wellington over (7) Park Ridge

North Jersey 2

Group 5

(1) Westfield over (8) Ridge

(4) East Orange over (5) Elizabeth

(3) Bridgewater-Raritan over (6) Watchung Hills

(2) Piscataway over (7) Bayonne

Group 4

(1) Phillipsburg over (8) Millburn

(4) Irvington over (5) Linden

(6) Sayreville over (3) Colonia

(2) North Hunterdon over (7) Orange

Group 3

(1) West Essex over (8) Ridgefield Park

(4) Summit over (5) Rahway

(3) Voorhees over (6) Nutley

(2) Parsippany Hills over (7) Cranford

Group 2

(1) Rutherford over (8) Lyndhurst

(4) Lenape Valley over (5) Hanover Park

(3) Mountain Lakes over (6) Hackettstown

(2) Caldwell over (7) Whippany Park

Group 1

(1) Weequahic over (8) Hoboken

(5) Becton over (4) Belvidere

(3) Glen Ridge over (5) Roselle Park

(2) Shabazz over (7) Newark Collegiate