What’s at stake
Winner plays Wayne Hills or Parsippany Hills 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
Strength Index
76.23No. 70 in NJ
78.24No. 54 in NJ
Overall rank
No. 11in North Group 3
No. 6in North Group 3
Seed
No. 6in North 2 · Group 3
No. 3in North 2 · Group 3
Season so far
Somerville- Aug 27vs South PlainfieldW40–21
- Sep 4at PiscatawayL14–28
- Sep 10at North HunterdonW54–6
- Sep 18vs Watchung HillsW55–24
- Sep 25at MontgomeryL35–38
- Oct 2vs St. Thomas AquinasW42–26
- Oct 9vs SayrevilleL16–23
- Oct 16at Hunterdon CentralW20–0
- Oct 23at ElizabethL14–29
Holmdel- Aug 27vs HightstownW45–14
- Sep 3vs Red BankW48–7
- Sep 10vs Rumson-Fair HavenL28–40
- Sep 22vs St. John VianneyW28–14
- Sep 25at Red Bank CatholicL7–36
- Oct 3at Middletown SouthW12–0
- Oct 9at WallL13–14
- Oct 16vs RaritanW49–26
- Oct 23vs ManalapanW15–12
Before kickoff
KickoffFri
SeedsNo. 6 Somerville (5-4) at No. 3 Holmdel (6-3)
NextWinner plays Wayne Hills or Parsippany Hills in Round 2, Fri Nov 6.
The lineHolmdel by 2.0, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (76.23 vs 78.24).