{
  "id": 18650478,
  "title": "Football playoff roundup for Big Central Conference, local Central NJ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/football-playoff-roundup-for-big-central-conference-local-central-nj",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:58:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/football-playoff-roundup-big-central-055833693.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Big Central Conference's local Central NJ football playoff roundup includes several sectional semifinals. In North 1 Group 5, Piscataway defeated West Orange 38-35 in a dramatic final, with Junior Patrick Novak making a crucial 29-yard field goal with one second left. Rancocas Valley swept Elizabeth 42-0 in Group 5's second-seed vs. third-seed matchup, while Wayne Hills edged out North's Somerville 28-11 in Group 3. In Group 2, Hoboken beat Bernards 35-14, and in Group 1, Pennsville claimed a surprising 38-0 victory over Immaculata. Immaculata will face No. 4 Donovan Catholic in the quarterfinals. In the Metro League, Pingry returned to the final with a 20-0 win over Rye Country Day, while Waldwick/New Milford fell short of a third straight sectional final, losing to New Providence 27-7.",
  "summary": "Playoff roundup, with Week 10 football results in the Big Central Conference and Central Jersey, public semis and non-public openers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}