What’s at stake
Winner plays St. Peter's Prep or Seton Hall Prep in the state semifinal, Fri Nov 20; 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
St. Joseph-Metuchen
Don Bosco Prep
Strength Index
67.48No. 117 in NJ
97.77No. 1 in NJ
Seed
No. 8in Non-Public A
No. 1in Non-Public A
Common opponent: Delbarton. St. Joseph-Metuchen lost 56–24 at Delbarton (Oct 3). Don Bosco Prep won 42–10 against Delbarton (Oct 30).
Season so far
St. Joseph-Metuchen- Sep 5at Bridgewater-RaritanW43–36
- Sep 11vs WestfieldW28–6
- Sep 18at ElizabethL35–62
- Sep 28vs PhillipsburgL31–42
- Oct 3at DelbartonL24–56
- Oct 9at PiscatawayL14–35
- Oct 16vs UnionW34–19
- Oct 23at St. Thomas AquinasL13–37
- Oct 31vs Donovan CatholicL28–45
Don Bosco Prep- Aug 28Armwood (FL)W38–14
- Sep 4Roman Catholic (PA)W38–14
- Sep 12vs Pope JohnW42–0
- Sep 18vs Paramus CatholicW35–9
- Sep 25vs St. Joseph-MontvaleW23–10
- Oct 3at Bergen CatholicL30–34
- Oct 16vs DePaul CatholicW34–14
- Oct 23at St. Peter's PrepL10–13
- Oct 30vs DelbartonW42–10
Before kickoff
KickoffFri
SeedsNo. 8 St. Joseph-Metuchen (3-6) at No. 1 Don Bosco Prep (7-2)
NextWinner plays St. Peter's Prep or Seton Hall Prep in the state semifinal, Fri Nov 20.
The lineDon Bosco Prep by 30.3, from the two teams’ Strength Index going in (67.48 vs 97.77).