What’s at stake
Winner plays Wayne Hills or Somerville 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
67.66No. 116 in NJ
83.32No. 29 in NJ
Overall rank
No. 10in North Group 3
No. 2in North Group 3
Seed
No. 5in North 2 · Group 3
No. 1in North 2 · Group 3
Common opponent: Sparta. Montville won 42–14 at Sparta (Oct 2). West Essex won 28–0 at Sparta (Sep 18).
Season so far
Montville- Sep 1vs West EssexL14–27
- Sep 4at Pascack ValleyW21–7
- Sep 10vs Passaic ValleyW17–13
- Sep 18vs Parsippany HillsW42–21
- Sep 25vs VernonW32–21
- Oct 2at SpartaW42–14
- Oct 9vs West MilfordW38–20
- Oct 16at MorristownL28–38
- Oct 23vs Old TappanL7–42
- Oct 30at River DellW23–13
West Essex- Sep 1at MontvilleW27–14
- Sep 5at ChathamW24–14
- Sep 11at Hanover ParkW31–0
- Sep 18at SpartaW28–0
- Sep 25vs WeequahicW29–8
- Oct 2vs CaldwellL28–32
- Oct 8at Newark CentralW13–2
- Oct 17vs West MorrisW19–16
- Oct 23vs NutleyW21–14
- Oct 30vs WeequahicW10–6
Before kickoff
KickoffFri
SeedsNo. 5 Montville (7-3) at No. 1 West Essex (9-1)
NextWinner plays Wayne Hills or Somerville in the sectional final, Fri Nov 13.
The lineWest Essex by 15.7, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (67.66 vs 83.32).