What’s at stake
Winner plays Roxbury or Middletown South 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
Morris Knolls
Northern Highlands
Strength Index
91.04No. 11 in NJ
85.52No. 21 in NJ
Overall rank
No. 5in North Group 4
No. 3in North Group 4
Seed
No. 3in North 1 · Group 4
No. 2in North 1 · Group 4
Season so far
Morris Knolls- Aug 29at HamiltonW49–7
- Sep 4vs RoxburyL20–28
- Sep 10vs Warren HillsW49–6
- Sep 18vs MorristownW41–13
- Sep 25vs Mount OliveW42–13
- Oct 2at West MorrisW34–25
- Oct 9vs RandolphW42–21
- Oct 17vs ImmaculataW57–15
- Oct 24at ChathamL21–28
- Oct 30vs SummitW42–21
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
- Oct 30vs WoodbridgeW35–6
Before kickoff
KickoffFri
SeedsNo. 3 Morris Knolls (8-2) at No. 2 Northern Highlands (6-3)
NextWinner plays Roxbury or Middletown South in the sectional final, Fri Nov 13.
The lineMorris Knolls by 5.5, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (91.04 vs 85.52).