Friday, Oct. 23 · Week 8 · at Bayonne, NJ
Union City wins about 63 times in 100.
What’s on the line
Each team’s biggest open goal, from this week’s run of the season: a playoff spot, then a home playoff game (top 8), then a No. 1 seed (top 2).
The margin
How the final score moves each team’s Strength Index. Union City is expected to win by 4.5, so it gains only by winning by more than that. Bayonne gains with any win.
| Final | Union City | Bayonne |
|---|---|---|
| Union City by 28 | +4.71 | −4.71 |
| Union City by 14 | +1.91 | −1.91 |
| Union City by 7 | +0.51 | −0.51 |
| Bayonne by 7 | −2.29 | +2.29 |
| Bayonne by 14 | −3.69 | +3.69 |
Tale of the tape
| Union City | Bayonne | |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4 | Record | 5-3 |
| 33.4 | Points per game | 19.4 |
| 21.8 | Allowed per game | 8.5 |
| 77.48 · No. 59 in NJ | Strength Index | 73.02 · No. 85 in NJ |
| No. 14 in North Group 5 | Playoff rank | No. 10 in North Group 5 |
| No. 7 seed, at Ramapo | If it ended today | No. 5 seed, at Passaic Tech |
Common opponent: Irvington. Union City lost 27–12 at Irvington (Sep 4). Bayonne lost 6–0 at Irvington (Oct 9).
Common opponent: Passaic Tech. Union City lost 48–26 against Passaic Tech (Oct 9). Bayonne lost 21–14 against Passaic Tech (Sep 11).
Common opponent: Columbia. Union City won 58–0 at Columbia (Oct 16). Bayonne won 41–0 against Columbia (Sep 4).
Season so far
- Aug 28vs TeaneckW40–27
- Sep 4at IrvingtonL12–27
- Sep 11at East OrangeL29–32
- Sep 18at RamapoL20–34
- Sep 24at EastsideW40–6
- Oct 2vs Newark CentralW42–0
- Oct 9vs Passaic TechL26–48
- Oct 16at ColumbiaW58–0
- Aug 27at LivingstonW18–7
- Sep 4vs ColumbiaW41–0
- Sep 11vs Passaic TechL14–21
- Sep 19vs PassaicW35–0
- Sep 28vs ShabazzL0–20
- Oct 3at MorristownW35–14
- Oct 9at IrvingtonL0–6
- Oct 17vs BloomfieldW12–0
For coaches
- Irvington21%
- Phillipsburg17%
- West Orange14%
- West Orange22%
- Phillipsburg19%
- East Orange17%
Once the game kicks off, the live score and the reporters’ and schools’ posts take over this page.