The central coverage guide for football championship weekend
NOTE: Please continue to check back into Friday morning as we add more feature previews.
This is the place to start for everything you need for the 2016 NJSIAA football sectional championships, Friday-Sunday, Dec. 2-4, 2016, at four venues across N.J. - 23 games in all.
We'll add to this collection of videos, previews, logistical info and more all the way through game day, including info on the 13 finals NJ.com will offer as LIVE VIDEO webcasts.
Check back often, as we fill in the gaps!
ESSENTIAL LINKS
• LIVE VIDEO for 13 championship games on NJ.com
• Brackets for every section
• Schedule by day & venue | Parking info
• Full semifinals coverage | Thanksgiving week
• Finals week Top 20 | Next 10
KEY FEATURES
• NFL dopplegangers: The pros these finalists remind us of
• All-Newark state championship revives city football pride
• Year of the tailback? 1,000-yard rushing club has 26 additions
• Will N.J.'s top recruit be back from ACL tear and play the final?
• NJSIAA backtracks on total tailgating ban
• Hospital to MetLife? PC captain Bolds working his way back
• 2,000-yard passing club grows to 20 QBs
• Is Wayne the best football town in N.J.?
• Lucky 13: The last remaining unbeaten teams
• WATCH: Top 10 videos from the semifinals
• A look back at final chat with NJ.com FB writers
INDIVIDUAL GAME FEATURES
• Delsea took different path to fifth consecutive final
• After offseason of work, Paulsboro RB Dehron Holloway is finishing junior year strong
• Graber's miracle work has Allentown back in finals vs. Brick Twp.
• Sophomore QB leads DePaul into NPG3 final
• Wall coach: Beating Delsea will be challenge of the year
• Weequahic downs Shabazz in Soul Bowl, preview of N2G1 final
PREVIEWS (WITH VIDEO), PREDICTIONS & MORE
NON-PUBLIC
• Group 4 - St. Peter's vs. Paramus Cath.: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 3 - DePaul vs. St. Joseph (Mont.): Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 2 - Holy Spirit vs. Mater Dei: Preview & more | 10 things to know
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1
• Group 5 - Passaic Tech vs. Ridgewood: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 4 - Wayne Hills vs. Wayne Valley: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 3 - River Dell vs. Old Tappan: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 2 - Westwood vs. Mahwah: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 1 - Hasbrouck Hts. vs. New Milford: Preview & more | 10 things to know
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2
• Group 5 - Westfield vs. Bridgewater-Raritan: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 4 - Sayreville vs. Middletown North: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 3 - Parsippany Hills vs. Morris Hills: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 2 - Lenape Valley vs. Madison: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 1 - Weequahic vs. Shabazz: Preview & more | 10 things to know
CENTRAL JERSEY
• Group 5 - Piscataway vs. Manalapan: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 4 - Allentown vs. Brick Twp.: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 3 - South Plainfield vs. Rumson-Fair Haven: Preview & more | 10 things
• Group 2 - Manasquan vs. Bernards: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 1 - Asbury Park vs. Keyport: Preview & more | 10 things to know
SOUTH JERSEY
• Group 5 - Toms River North vs. Millville: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 4 - Lenape vs. Timber Creek: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 3 - Delsea vs. Wall: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 2 - Cedar Creek vs. West Deptford: Preview & more | 10 things to know
• Group 1 - Paulsboro vs. Salem: Preview & more | 10 things to know