Official football playoff brackets released

Below are the official 2021 high school football playoff brackets in supersection featuring Big Central Conference teams, calculated and released by Gridiron New Jersey, and confirmed official by the NJSIAA. Big Central teams are in bold.

Overall, 32 BCC teams qualified. Three area teams earned top seeds, including Hillsborough in Central Group 5, Union in North 2 Group 5 and Cranford in North 2 Group 4. Public playoffs are seeded by UPR. Non-public playoffs are seeded by committee. Dates and times of playoff games are TBA.

NORTH 5 SUPERSECTION

North 1 Group 5
8-Elizabeth at 1-East Orange
7-Columbia at 2-Ridgewood
6-Montclair at 3-Passaic Tech
5-Westfield at 4-West Orange

North 2 Group 5
8-Livingston at 1-Union
7-Hackensack at 2-Clifton
6-Union City at 3-Phillipsburg
5-Eastsdie (Paterson) at 4-Bridgewater-Raritan

SOUTH 5 SUPERSECTION

Central Group 5
8-New Brunswick at 1-Hillsborough
7-Egg Harbor at 2-Cherokee
6-Eastern at 3-North Brunswick
5-Williamstown at 4-Southern

South Group 5
8-Lenape at 1-Washington Twp.
7-Edison at 2-Manalapan
6-East Brunswick at 3-Toms River North
5-Old Bridge at 4-Kingsway

NORTH 4 SUPERSECTION

North 1 Group 4
8-Montgomery at 1-Northern Highlands
7-Chatham at 2-Ramapo
6-Ridge at 3-Woodbridge
5-Mt. Olive at 4-Morris Hills

North 2 Group 4
8-Linden at 1-Irvington
7-North Hunterdon at 2-Middletown South
6-Middletown North at 3-Sayreville
5-Colonia at 4-Randolph

NORTH 3 SUPERSECTION

North 1 Group 3
8-Summit at 1-West Morris
7-Wayne Valley at 2-West Essex
6-West Milford at 3-Lincoln
5-Nutley at 4-Old Tappan

North 2 Group 3
8-Demarest at 1-Cranford
7-Vernon at 2-River Dell
6-Warren Hills at 3-Sparta
5-Montville at 4-Pascack Valley

SOUTH 3 SUPERSECTION

South Group 3
8-Absegami at 1-Cedar Creek
7-Hopewell Valley at 2-Wall
6-Ewing at 3-Delsea
5-Rahway at 4-Somerville

Central Group 3
8-Oakcrest at 1-Rumson-Fair Haven
7-Triton at 2-Woodrow Wilson
6-Holmdel at 3-Manasquan
5-Delran at 4-Burlington Twp

SOUTH 2 SUPERSECTION

South Group 2
8-Monmouth at 1-Pt. Pleasant Boro
7-Sterling at 2-Willingboro
6-Haddon Heights at 3-Nottingham
5-New Providence at 4-Delaware Valley

Central Group 2
8-Barnegat at 1-Raritan
7-Bound Brook at 2-Bernards
6-Middle Twp. at 3-Haddonfield
5-Overbrook at 4-Hillside

NORTH 1 SUPERSECTION

North 2 Group 1
8-Butler at 1-Mountain Lakes
7-Cresskill at 2-Cedar Grove
6-Brearley at 3-Boonton
5-Wood-Ridge at 4-Weequahic

North 1 Group 1
8-Shabazz at 1-Park Ridge
7-Wallkill Valley at 2-Hasbrouck Heights
6-Kittatinny at 3-Newark West Side
5-Becton at 4-Wallington

SOUTH 1 SUPERSECTION

South Group 1
8-Maple Shade at 1-Woodbury
7-Burlington City at 2-Shore
6-Middlesex at 3-Woodstown
5-Asbury Park at 4-Penns Grove

Central Group 1
8-South Hunterdon at 1-Paulsboro
7-Keyport at 2-Salem
6-Gateway at 3-Audubon
5-New Egypt at 4-Gloucester City

NON-PUBLIC B

8-Immaculata at 1-DePaul
7-Morris Catholic at 2-Red Bank Catholic
6-St. Thomas Aquinas at 3-St. Joseph-Hammonton
5-Holy Spirit at 4-Hudson Catholic

Note: St. Joseph-Metuchen opted out of the state playoffs.


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