What’s at stake
Winner plays Morris Knolls or Summit in Round 2, Fri Nov 6; 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
Woodbridge
Northern Highlands
Strength Index
65.02No. 132 in NJ
85.52No. 21 in NJ
Overall rank
No. 14in North Group 4
No. 3in North Group 4
Seed
No. 7in North 1 · Group 4
No. 2in North 1 · Group 4
Season so far
Woodbridge- Aug 27vs Bridgewater-RaritanL7–28
- Sep 4at EdisonW14–8
- Sep 11at RahwayL21–42
- Sep 18at PlainfieldW15–8
- Sep 25at ColoniaW28–21
- Oct 2vs WestfieldW13–7
- Oct 8at SummitL21–42
- Oct 16vs LindenW41–14
- Oct 23vs FranklinL40–49
Northern Highlands- Aug 28vs Toms River NorthL14–17
- Sep 4vs Wayne HillsL15–21
- Sep 10at HackensackW39–13
- Sep 18vs Wayne ValleyW42–7
- Sep 25at RidgewoodW23–14
- Oct 2at RamapoW27–17
- Oct 16vs Old TappanL24–30
- Oct 23vs Pascack ValleyW42–21
Before kickoff
KickoffFri 6:15 PM
SeedsNo. 7 Woodbridge (5-4) at No. 2 Northern Highlands (5-3)
NextWinner plays Morris Knolls or Summit in Round 2, Fri Nov 6.
The lineNorthern Highlands by 20.5, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (65.02 vs 85.52).