HS football picks: Predicting winners in every public final, non-public quarterfinal
What is it football coaches always say? Competition is a good thing?
This fall, the six NJ.com football writers will have their own friendly competition. The six writers will all make picks on every New Jersey high school football game every week from the Battle at the Beach to the NJSIAA Group championships in December. Thursdsay, Nov. 10Bill EvansMike KinneyKevin MinnickRyan PattiLuis TorresJoe Zedalis Regional Invitational Tournament South, Group 3 2-Pinelands (7-3) at 1-Wall (3-6), 6WallWallWallWallWallWall South, Group 4 2-Brick Memorial (6-4) at 2-Red Bank Reg. (6-3), 7Brick MemorialRed Bank RegionalRed Bank RegionalRed Bank RegionalRed Bank RegionalRed Bank Regional NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round North 1, Group 4 4-Northern Highlands (7-3) at 2-Ramapo (8-2), 6:30RamapoNorthern HighlandsRamapoRamapoRamapoNorthern Highlands NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round North 2, Group 5 6-West Orange (7-3) at 1-Phillipsburg (10-0), 7PhillipsburgPhillipsburgPhillipsburgPhillipsburgPhillipsburgPhillipsburg Friday, Nov. 11Bill EvansMike KinneyKevin MinnickRyan PattiLuis TorresJoe Zedalis NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round North 1, Group 3 2-Hillside (9-1) at 1-Old Tappan (9-1), 6Old TappanHillsideOld TappanOld TappanOld TappanHillside North 2, Group 1 4-Cedar Grove (9-2) at 2-Weequahic (9-1), 7WeequahicWeequahicWeequahicWeequahicWeequahicCedar Grove North 2, Group 3 3-West Essex (7-3) at 1-West Morris (11-0), 7West MorrisWest EssexWest MorrisWest MorrisWest MorrisWest Morris Central, Group 2 4-Willingboro (5-5) at 3-Gloucester (8-2), 7WillingboroWillingboroWillingboroWillingboroWillingboroWillingboro Central, Group 4 3-Mainland (9-1) at 1-Middletown South (8-1), 7Middletown SouthMiddletown SouthMainlandMainlandMiddletown SouthMiddletown South Central, Group 5 6-Edison (8-3) at 1-Lenape (6-4), 6LenapeEdisonLenapeLenapeLenapeEdison South, Group 2 2-Rumson-Fair Haven (6-4) at 1-Raritan (8-2), 7RFHRaritanRaritanRFHRFHRaritan South, Group 4 2-Millville (8-2) at 1-Hammonton (9-2), 6MillvilleMillvilleMillvilleMillvilleMillvilleMillville South, Group 5 2-Kingsway (7-3) at 1-Toms River North (11-0), 6Toms River NorthToms River NorthToms River NorthToms River NorthToms River NorthToms River North NJSIAA Tournament Quarterfinal Round Non-Public, Group B 5-St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1) at 4-Holy Spirit (7-1), 6Holy SpiritSt. Thomas AquinasHoly SpiritHoly SpiritHoly SpiritSt. Thomas Aquinas 8-Gloucester Cath. (5-3) at 1-Red Bank Cath. (8-1), 7RBCRBCRBCRBCRBCRBC 7-Immaculata (4-5) at 2-DePaul (4-5), 7DePaulDePaulDePaulDePaulDePaulDePaul Saturday, Nov. 12Bill EvansMike KinneyKevin MinnickRyan PattiLuis TorresJoe Zedalis NJSIAA Crossover Game Long Branch (5-4) at Manasquan (4-4), 1ManasquanLong BeranchLong BranchLong BranchManasquanLong Branch Regional Invitational Tournament Final Round North, Group 1 2-Hawthorne (5-5) at 1-Glen Ridge (4-5), 12Glen RidgeHawthorneGlen RidgeGlen RidgeGlen RidgeHawthorne North, Group 3 2-Pascack Valley (4-6) at 2-Summit (5-5), 1SummitSummitSummitSummitSummitSummit North, Group 5 1-Bloomfield (5-4) at 1-Plainfield (4-5), 1BloomfieldPlainfieldBloomfieldBloomfieldBloomfieldBloomfield 2-Union City (9-1) at 1-Passaic Tech (9-2), 4Passaic TechUnion CityPassaic TechUnion CityUnion CityUnion City South, Group 2 2-Roselle (6-4) at 2-Haddon Heights (6-4), 11Haddon HeightsRoselleHaddon HeightsHaddon HeightsHaddon HeightsHaddon Heights NJSIAA Tournament, Final Round North 1, Group 1 4-Brearley (10-0) at 2-Mountain Lakes (9-1), 12Mountain LakesBrearleyMountain LakesMountain LakesMountain LakesBrearley North 1, Group 2 2-Westwood (10-0) at 1-Rutherford (10-0), 12RutherfordRutherfordRutherfordWestwoodWestwoodWestwood North 2, Group 2 2-Newton (10-0) at 1-Caldwell (10-0), 12CaldwellCaldwellCaldwellCaldwellCaldwellCaldwell North 2, Group 4 2-Randolph (9-1) at 1-North Hunterdon (10-1), 12RandolphNorth HunterdonNorth HunterdonRandolphRandolphRandolph Central, Group 1 4-Paulsboro (6-4) at 2-Salem (7-4), 12PaulsboroSalemSalemSalemSalemSalem Central, Group 3 2-Camden (9-1) at 1-Seneca (10-0), 6pmCamdenCamdenCamdenCamdenCamdenCamden South, Group 1 3-Maple Shade (9-2) at 1-Woodbury (8-2), 10:30amWoodburyWoodburyWoodburyWoodburyWoodburyWoodbury South, Group 3 3-Hopewell Valley (10-0) at 1-Delsea (10-0), 7DelseaDelseaDelseaDelseaDelseaDelsea NJSIAA Tournament Quarterfinal Round Non-Public, Group A 5-Seton Hall Prep (5-5) at 4-St. Joseph (Mont.) (6-4), 1St. Joseph (Mont.)St. Joseph (Mont.)St. Joseph (Mont.)St. Joseph (Mont.)St. Joseph (Mont.)St. Joseph (Mont.) 6-Delbarton (5-5) at 3-St. Peter’s Prep (7-3), 1St. Peter’s PrepSt. Peter’s PrepSt. Peter’s PrepSt. Peter’s PrepSt. Peter’s PrepSt. Peter’s Prep 7-Donovan Catholic (6-3) at 2-Bergen Catholic (8-1), 1Bergen CatholicBergen CatholicBergen CatholicBergen CatholicBergen CatholicBergen Catholic 8-St. Augustine (6-4) at 1-Don Bosco Prep (7-2), 12Don Bosco PrepDon Bosco PrepDon Bosco PrepDon Bosco PrepDon Bosco PrepDon Bosco Prep Regular Season Independent Wyoming Seminary (PA) (1-1) at Hun (8-0), 1HunHunHunHunHunHun RecordsBill EvansMike KinneyKevin MinnickRyan PattiLuis TorresJoe Zedalis Last weeek52-2554-2348-2951-2654-2354-23 Overall1,053-3731,033-3931,036-3901,043-3831,040-3861,035-391