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West Essex Knights

7-12-0 in the Patriot Red · Coach Dan Fulton

Playoff statusChecked Sun 8:30 PM

Clinched

First-round home game

No. 1 seed: 67%.

Waiting on: vs Nutley, Fri 6:30 PM.

Last game

Final · Saturday, Oct 17vs West MorrisW19–16

Next game

Next · Friday, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM · Homevs Nutley3-5The lineWest Essex by 20Playoff oddsSafe either way

If the season ended todayNo. 1 seed, Section BHosts Parsippany Hills (5-3) in the first round.Playoff spotClinchedHome gameClinchedNo. 1 seed67%Full bracket →

For coaches

West Essex is in. Here's what's next.

Updated Sun, Oct 18, 8:30 PM · refreshed after every final

Home gameClinchedThe top 8 in North Group 3 host a first-round game.

No. 1 seed67%The top 2 are the No. 1 seeds and host every section game.

This weekvs Nutley: a win makes a No. 1 seed 72%, a loss 1%.

Root for Hillside over Cranford · No. 1 seed +85
Root for Old Tappan over Montville · +67
Root for Shabazz over West Side · +67

Who to scout

Most likely playoff opponents.

First round

Second round, if you win

Schedule and results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Result	The line
0	Sep 1	at Montville	W27–14
1	Sep 5	at Chatham	W24–14
2	Sep 11	at Hanover Park	W31–0
3	Sep 18	at Sparta	W28–0
4	Sep 25	vs Weequahic	W29–8
5	Oct 2	vs Caldwell	L28–32
6	Oct 8	at Newark Central	W13–2
7	Oct 17	vs West Morris	W19–16
Still to play · lines as of today
8	Oct 23	vs Nutley	Fri 6:30 PM	West Essex by 20

The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.

Wvs West MorrisOct 17 · 19–16 ›

Wat Newark CentralOct 8 · 13–2 ›

Lvs CaldwellOct 2 · 28–32 ›

Wvs WeequahicSep 25 · 29–8 ›

Wat SpartaSep 18 · 28–0 ›

Wat Hanover ParkSep 11 · 31–0 ›

Wat ChathamSep 5 · 24–14 ›

Wat MontvilleSep 1 · 27–14 ›

Still to play

vs NutleyWest Essex by 20Fri 6:30 PM

Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.

If it ended today

Full bracket →

North Group 3 · Section B · first round, higher seed hosts

1West Essex 7-1a lock

8Parsippany Hills 5-394%

4Holmdel 5-3a lock

5Montville 6-2a lock

3River Dell 6-2a lock

6Somerville 5-3a lock

2Wayne Hills 7-1a lock

7Weequahic 4-3a lock

The numbers

How the ratings work →

How close we are±0.5Our opponent strength vs the official NJSIAA listWhy? →

Strength Index after each week

Started the season at 71.66 · locks after Week 7

After	SI	Δ
Season start	71.66
Week 0	73.08	up +1.42
Week 1	74.96	up +1.89
Week 2	82.44	up +7.47
Week 3	85.06	up +2.62
Week 4	86.69	up +1.63
Week 5	86.02	down −0.67
Week 6	83.35	down −2.66
Week 7	83.32	no change −0.03

What if?

Pick the result against Nutley. Everything else stays fixed, so other teams’ games will move these numbers too.

If West Essex wins by 10NowThenChange

Seed in North Group 322no change

Strength Index83.3283.32locked

Power points16.2515.78−0.47

Opponent strength rank3rd3rdno change

Power rank (UPR)3.03.0no change

History

Our records so far cover the 2025 season.

2-12025 record132–91points for and against

Record book →

Last meeting with this year's opponents

NutleyW 55–20 (2025)Next: Fri, Oct 23