By Jon Fass
Posted: Saturday, October 25, 2025 8:33 pm
These are Gridiron New Jersey's playoff projections for the 2025 public school sections. Official matchup and playoff brackets will be published on Sunday morning.
GROUP 1:
North 1:
(8) Hawthorne @ (1) Butler
(5) Bogota @ (4) New Milford
(6) Kittatinny @ (3) Wallkill Valley
(7) Park Ridge @ (2) Kinnelon
North 2:
(8) Brearley @ (1) Mountain Lakes
(5) Glen Ridge @ (4) Cedar Grove
(6) Secaucus @ (3) New Providence
(7) Wood-Ridge @ (2) Hasbrouck Heights
Central:
(8) Bound Brook @ (1) Burlington City
(5) Asbury Park @ (4) Manville
(6) Point Pleasant Beach @ (3) Riverside
(7) New Egypt @ (2) Shore
South:
(8) Audubon @ (1) Glassboro
(5) Salem @ (4) KIPP
(6) Schalick @ (3) Pennsville
(7) Woodbury @ (2) Paulsboro
GROUP 2:
North 1:
(8) Newton @ (1) Westwood
(5) Dumont @ (4) Caldwell
(6) High Point @ (3) Ramsey
(7) Waldwick @ (2) Glen Rock
North 2:
(8) Lyndhurst @ (1) Shabazz
(5) Hoboken @ (4) Rutherford
(6) Becton @ (3) Hanover Park
(7) Madison @ (2) Bernards
Central:
(8) Voorhees @ (1) Camden
(5) Johnson @ (4) Manasquan
(6) Point Pleasant Boro @ (3) Rumson-Fair Haven
(7) Bordentown @ (2) Wall
South:
(8) Willingboro @ (1) Haddonfield
(5) Gloucester City @ (4) Lower Cape May
(6) Overbrook @ (3) Delran
(7) Camden Eastside @ (2) West Deptford
GROUP 3:
North 1:
(8) River Dell @ (1) Old Tappan
(5) Montville @ (4) West Milford
(6) Pascack Valley @ (3) Passaic Valley
(7) Sparta @ (2) Wayne Hills
North 2:
(8) Snyder @ (1) West Morris
(5) Cranford @ (4) Roxbury
(6) Mendham @ (3) West Essex
(7) Warren Hills @ (2) Summit
Central:
(8) Cinnaminson @ (1) Holmdel
(5) Neptune @ (4) Hopewell Valley
(6) Ewing @ (3) Seneca
(7) Matawan @ (2) Somerville
South:
(8) Timber Creek @ (1) Burlington Township
(5) Ocean City @ (4) Mainland
(6) Delsea @ (3) Pleasantville
(7) Triton @ (2) Cedar Creek
GROUP 4:
North 1:
(8) Hackensack @ (1) Ramapo
(5) Chatham @ (4) Wayne Valley
(6) Nutley @ (3) Mount Olive
(7) Morris Knolls @ (2) Northern Highlands
North 2:
(8) Newark Central @ (1) Phillipsburg
(5) Colonia @ (4) Ridge
(6) Westfield @ (3) Montgomery
(7) Rahway @ (2) Woodbridge
Central:
(8) Marlboro @ (1) Brick Memorial
(5) Steinert @ (4) Red Bank
(6) Middletown South @ (3) Middletown North
(7) Hamilton @ (2) Manalapan
South:
(8) Cumberland @ (1) Winslow Township
(5) Pennsauken @ (4) Shawnee
(6) Northern Burlington @ (3) Central
(7) Toms River East @ (2) Millville
GROUP 5:
North 1:
(8) Passaic @ (1) West Orange
(5) Ridgewood @ (4) Livingston
(6) Bloomfield @ (3) East Orange Campus
(7) Morristown @ (2) Passaic County Tech
North 2:
(8) Linden @ (1) Bridgewater-Raritan
(5) Irvington @ (4) Union City
(6) Bayonne @ (3) Elizabeth
(7) Plainfield @ (2) Piscataway
Central:
(8) Howell @ (1) Washington Township
(5) Hillsborough @ (4) Rancocas Valley
(6) Freehold Township @ (3) Old Bridge
(7) Trenton @ (2) Sayreville
South:
(8) Cherokee @ (1) Atlantic City
(5) Toms River North @ (4) Cherry Hill East
(6) Eastern @ (3) Kingsway
(7) Williamstown @ (2) Southern
Jon Fass can be reached by emailing jon@gridironnewjersey.com.