What’s at stake
Winner plays Old Tappan or West Morris in the sectional final, Fri Nov 13; the loser’s season is over.
The field is set, so there are no playoff odds to move: the winner moves on and the loser is done.
See the bracket →
Tale of the tape
Strength Index
87.32No. 16 in NJ
71.64No. 95 in NJ
Overall rank
No. 5in North Group 3
No. 4in North Group 3
Seed
No. 3in North 1 · Group 3
No. 2in North 1 · Group 3
Season so far
Shabazz- Aug 27at Atlantic CityW32–19
- Sep 4at Passaic TechW13–0
- Sep 18vs West OrangeL6–13
- Sep 28at BayonneW20–0
- Oct 3at IrvingtonW14–0
- Oct 10at Hudson CatholicW36–0
- Oct 16vs SnyderW60–6
- Oct 23vs West SideW34–0
- Oct 30vs Wayne ValleyW42–19
Cranford- Sep 4at BernardsW31–24
- Sep 10vs Scotch Plains-FanwoodW40–14
- Sep 18vs SummitW29–0
- Sep 25at RahwayW14–7
- Oct 2vs MontgomeryW13–12
- Oct 9at South PlainfieldW14–0
- Oct 16at CarteretW24–12
- Oct 23vs HillsideL3–14
- Oct 30vs MatawanW34–27
Before kickoff
KickoffFri
SeedsNo. 3 Shabazz (8-1) at No. 2 Cranford (8-1)
NextWinner plays Old Tappan or West Morris in the sectional final, Fri Nov 13.
The lineShabazz by 15.7, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (87.32 vs 71.64).