It’s the final Friday before the public state playoffs begin and JSZ has you covered with six incredible matchups from around the Garden State. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
St. Peter’s Prep 13 Don Bosco Prep 10 | Super Football Conference
Bradley Abraham kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired to give the Marauders (6-2) an upset win over the #1 team in New Jersey. Don Bosco Prep (6-2) trailed 10-3 in the fourth quarter before Isaiah Alvarez had a 76-yard punt return to tie the game. Fearing another punt to the Rutgers commit, St. Peter’s Prep ran a fake punt with Ty’ire Clark getting a big gain to the 33-yard line. Abraham missed a go-ahead field goal with just over a minute to go but a roughing the kicker penalty gave Abraham a second chance and he delivered the game winner.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Jersey City:
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Washington Twp. 28 St. Augustine 14 | West Jersey Football League
The fifth-ranked Minutemen capped another undefeated run through the regular season by knocking off the eighth-ranked Hermits to clinch the WJFL American Division title. Jalen Parker ran for a touchdown and added two more in the air as the Township QB shined against his former head coach Bill Belton. Isaac Parra broke things open with a 58 yard catch and run for one of his two touchdowns for Washington Township (9-0). Cincinnati commit Roman Coney rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown in the loss for St. Augustine (7-2).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Richland:
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Waldwick/Midland Park 35 Garfield 34 (OT) | NJIC Championship
Waldwick/Midland Park battled back from a 21-7 deficit to force overtime in the NJIC Championship, then came up with the biggest stop of the season. With Garfield going for the win on a two-point conversion in OT, the Warriors stuffed the run at the goal line to seal a wild 35-34 victory and the first NJIC Championship in program history. RB Luciano Mayer led the way with 32 carries for 181 yards and three touchdowns as Waldwick punched its ticket to the state playoffs at 8-1.
JSZ’s Sean Dugan has the full coverage of a thrilling title game in Garfield:
Paramus Catholic 21 DePaul Catholic 7 | Super Football Conference
No. 4 Paramus Catholic (5-4) exacted 10 years worth of revenge on Friday night as they knocked off No. 13 DePaul (4-4) for the first time since 2016 by a final score of 21-7. The Paladins defense was the story of the evening, forcing multiple sacks, two interceptions (Chaz Cusimano, Matthias Belgrave), and a turnover on downs late in the 4th. Offensively, Penn State commit Chu Odoh led the way with 88 rushing yards, a rushing TD, and a 41-yard receiving TD off a screen from QB Walker Snee. Snee also found WR and Temple commit Nehki Martin early in the first for his first TD pass of the night. Snee, however, would not play in the second half due to an ankle injury he suffered late in the first half.
RB Gavin Sblendorio had the lone score for the Spartans in the loss.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has highlights and post-game reaction from Paramus:
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Hillside 14 Cranford 3 | Big Central Conference
Junior quarterback Muwahid Williams accounted for both of Hillside’s touchdowns, including a passing score to Syracuse commit Travis Miles. Despite committing three turnovers, the Comets (8-1) delivered a complete defensive performance to hand Cranford (7-1) its first loss of the 2026 season.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights from Cranford:
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