The NJSIAA has unveiled its 2024 high school football playoff seeding, and as predicted by Central Jersey Sports Radio on our “Playoff Projection Show” presented by Higgins Speed Lab Saturday night, 28 Big Central Conference schools qualified, with two earning top seeds in their respective sections: Phillipsburg in North 2 Group 4, and Somerville in Central Group 3.
Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko accurately predicted all 80 public school matchups, and all 160 teams in the tournament on the show, which can be heard here, and features interviews with several qualifying schools, including Elizabeth, Hillsborough, Old Bridge, Phillipsburg, Woodbridge, Somerville, Spotswood, Bernards, New Providence and Belvidere.
We have updated the below with dates and times for all games involving Big Central Conference schools. Additional times may be updated as they are announced/become available.
Central Jersey Sports Radio’s coverage will include the following for the opening round:
- Central Jersey Group 1: (6) Woodbury at (3) Middlesex, Friday at 7 pm – LIVE play-by-play with Mike Pavlichko and Justin Sontupe. (Click here to listen live.)
- North 1, Group 4: (7) Rahway at (2) Ridge, Friday at 7 pm – Follow Marcus Borden on Twitter for live coverage, with postgame reaction on cjsportsradio.com.
- North 2, Group 4: (7) Watchung Hills at (2) Woodbridge, Friday at 6 pm – Follow Alec Crouthamel on Twitter for live coverage, with postgame reaction on cjsportsradio.com.
- North 1, Group 5: (6) Bayonne at (3) Piscataway, Saturday at 2 pm – Follow Marcus Borden on Twitter for live coverage, with postgame reaction on cjsportsradio.com.
- North 2, Group 8: (7) Boonton at (2) New Providence, Saturday at 2 pm – Follow Central Jersey Sports Radio on Twitter, with live coverage from Mike Pavlichko and postgame reaction on cjsportsradio.com.
- And, of course, check out our website Friday night and Saturday evening for our Big Central Roundup
Non-public schools have one more week to the regular season, with pairings in Non-Public A and B to be announced next Sunday, November 3rd.
North 2, Group 5
#8 East Side at #1 Union City
#7 Morristown at #2 Elizabeth, 6 pm Friday
#6 Plainfield at #3 Passaic Tech, 7 pm Friday
#5 Irvington at #4 Bridgewater-Raritan, 7 pm Friday
North 1, Group 5
#8 Passaic at #1 Ridgewood
#7 Linden at #2 West Orange, 7 pm Friday
#6 Bayonne at #3 Piscataway, 1 pm Saturday
#5 Montclair at #4 East Orange
Note: a previous version of this story had the sections switched. Union City, the overall No. 1 seed, goes in North 2, while Ridgewood is the top-seed in North 1. However, the teams are not seeded by geography and the brackets and pairings remain the same, just with different names.
Central Group 5
#8 Hunterdon Central at #1 Washington Twp., 6 pm Friday
#7 Eastern at #2 Atlantic City
#6 Cherokee at #3 Old Bridge, 6 pm Friday
#5 Cherry Hill East at #4 Southern
South Group 5
#8 Bridgeton at #1 Toms River North
#7 Edison at #2 Rancocas Valley, 6 pm Friday
#6 Freehold Twp. at #3 Hillsborough, 7 pm Friday
#5 Kingsway at #4 Howell
North 1, Group 4
#8 Colonia at #1 Morris Knolls, 2 pm Saturday
#7 Rahway at #2 Ridge, 7 pm Friday (Follow Marcus Borden on Twitter for updates)
#6 Randolph at #3 Ramapo
#5 Newark Central at #4 Mount Olive
North 2, Group 4
#8 Nutley at #1 Phillipsburg, 7 pm Friday
#7 Watchung Hills at #2 Woodbridge, 6 pm Friday (Follow Alec Crouthamel on Twitter for updates)
#6 Westfield at #3 Northern Highlands, 6:15 pm Friday
#5 Chatham at #4 Wayne Valley
Central Group 4
#8 Red Bank at #1 Millville
#7 Northern Burlington at #2 Brick Memorial
#6 Jackson Memorial at #3 Central
#5 Toms River South at #4 Marlboro
South Group 4
#8 Princeton at #1 Winslow
#7 Steinert at #2 Middletown North
#6 Middletown South at #3 Shawnee
#5 Pennsauken at #4 Manalapan
North 1, Group 3
#8 West Milford at #1 Pascack Valley
#7 River Dell at #2 Mendham
#6 Snyder at #3 Passaic Valley
#5 Sparta at #4 Montville
North 2, Group 3
#8 Weequahic at #1 Old Tappan
#7 Dwight Morrow at #2 West Essex
#6 Wayne Hills at #3 West Morris
#5 Summit at #4 Cranford, 7 pm Friday
Central Group 3
#8 Abesgami at #1 Somerville, 7 pm Friday
#7 Delsea at #2 Burlington Twp.
#6 Triton at #3 Cedar Creek
#5 Allentown at #4 Ocean City
South Group 3
#8 Nottingham at #1 Hopewell Valley
#7 Barnegat at #2 Mainland
#6 Oakcrest at #3 Holmdel
#5 Timber Creek at #4 Seneca
North 1, Group 2
#8 Lakeland at #1 Westwood
#7 Rutherford at #2 Bernards, 7 pm Friday
#6 Madison at #3 Pequannock
#5 Shabazz at #4 Caldwell
North 2, Group 2
#8 Waldwick at #1 Glen Rock
#7 Newton at #2 Hanover Park
#6 Lyndhurst at #3 Ramsey
#5 Becton at #4 High Point
Central Group 2
#8 Spotswood at #1 Rumson-Fair Haven, 7 pm Friday
#7 Haddon Heights at #2 Wall
#6 Hillside at #3 Haddonfield, 7 pm Friday
#5 Delaware Valley at #4 Delran, 6 pm Friday
South Group 2
#8 Middle Twp. at #1 Camden
#7 Gloucester City at #2 Pt. Pleasant Boro
#6 West Deptford at #3 Manchester Twp.
#5 Willingboro at #4 Johnson, 7 pm Friday
North 1, Group 1
#8 Weehawken at #1 Butler
#7 Park Ridge at #2 New Milford
#6 Lenape Valley at #3 Mountain Lakes
#5 Pompton Lakes at #4 Glen Ridge
North 2, Group 1
#8 Wallkill Valley at #1 Cedar Grove
#7 Boonton at #2 New Providence, 2 pm Saturday
#6 Wood-Ridge at #3 Hasbrouck Heights
#5 Belvidere at #4 Verona, 7 pm Friday
Central Group 1
#8 KIPP Cooper Norcross at #1 Woodstown
#7 New Egypt at #2 Shore
#6 Woodbury at #3 Middlesex, 7 PM Friday (LISTEN LIVE)
#5 Pennsville at #4 Burlington City
South Group 1
#8 Pt. Pleasant Beach at #1 Glassboro
#7 Audubon at #2 Schalick
#6 Manville at #3 Paulsboro, 11 am Saturday
#5 Riverside at Haddon Township
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