There were some scary good playoff games to close out the weekend on Halloween. Grab your candy and check back for the highlights throughout the night!
Piscataway 20 Bayonne 7 | North 1 Group 5 Quarterfinal
Zaire Young had 141 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns to reach 22 for the season and the Piscataway defense produced four turnovers to give the Chiefs (8-2) a spot in the section semifinals and a trip to second seed West Orange. Young ran a fake punt on the opening drive to set up his first score from short range. Landon Pernell connected with Colby Cotton on a 32-yard score followed by Young’s second TD to make it a 20-0 game. Bayonne got a late second quarter TD pass as Talon Carr and Drew Haynes found the end zone from 25 yards out to make it 20-7 but there would be no scoring in the second half and the Bees finish the year 6-4. Piscataway was eliminated by Bayonne in last year’s state playoffs – the Chiefs turned the tables one year later.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Piscataway:
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Chatham 41 Montgomery 20 | North 2 Group 4 Quarterfinal
3-seed Chatham (7-3) made the most of their first home playoff game in 11 years on Saturday, defeating 6-seed Montgomery (6-4) 41-20 in the North 2 Group 4 quarterfinals. Chatham led 35-0 at the half with QB Ryan Hogan throwing three touchdown passes to Ryan Gabriele, Owen Coletta, and Nick Lagunowich. The senior also had a rushing TD and Yuki Stevenson added a pick 6.
The Cougars now advance to the sectional semis where they will host 7-seed Mount Olive.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights and reaction from Chatham:
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Camden Eastside 24 Ocean Twp. 21 | South Jersey Group 2 Quarterfinal
The Tigers fended off a late charge from the Spartans to pick up their eighth-consecutive win and advance to the SJ Group 2 semifinals. Iziah Guzman had a fantastic playoff debut, as the freshman ran for 196 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the victory. Raheem Blackwell tied the game with a pick-six, which was one of three interceptions defensively from third-seeded Camden Eastside (8-1). Jake Garrett went for three total touchdowns, including a 96 kickoff return touchdown for sixth-seeded Ocean Twp. (6-4). Eastside advances to face Haddonfield next week.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Mike Rozier Stadium:
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Audubon 35 Clayton 30 | Central Jersey Group 1 Quarterfinal
After allowing 30 points in the first half, the Green Wave shut the water off for the Clippers and pitched a shutout in the second half. Jude Cotter rushed for a touchdown and threw for three scores in the win. Connor Chester hauled in three TD receptions for Audubon (6-2). Haven Walls had a touchdown catch, while Ny’cere Walls returned a kickoff for a TD for Clayton (6-3) in the loss. Audubon advances to face top-seeded Paulsboro in the sectional semifinals.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction:
