NJ Advance Media's six football reporters, plus host Dan Long, are back on The Jersey Blitz. In the debut episode of Season 2, our crew breaks down all five leagues and previews Week 0 action. 0:00: Intro & Big Central preview 7:16: NJIC preview 17:15: SFC preview 37:07: Shore preview 44:28: WJFL preview 57:30: Previewing Week 0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our final episode for the 2024 season, our six football reporters — along with host Dan Long — analyze and review the seven state championship games before talking final thoughts and takeaways from the 2024 season. State championship recap: Non-Public A: Bergen Catholic 25, Don Bosco Prep 7 Non-Public B: DePaul 33, Pope John 21 Group 5: Toms River North 41, Union City 14 Group 4: Winslow 35, Phillipsburg 0 Group 3: Old Tappan 28, Mainland 16 Group 2: Rumson-Fair Haven 26, Shabazz 24 Group 1: Glassboro 56, Cedar Grove 14 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our high school football reporters, along with host Dan Long, preview the seven football state championship games that are scheduled between Nov. 29 and Dec. 4 at MetLife Stadium and SHI Stadium at Rutgers University. From key storylines, a 1 vs. 2 showdown and plenty more, our crew analyzes it all and also offers up their picks for the best Thanksgiving Day games this year. The rundown of our finals previews: Non-Public B: DePaul vs. Pope John Group 5: Toms River North vs. Union City Group 1: Glassboro vs. Cedar Grove Non-Public A: Bergen Catholic vs. Don Bosco Prep Group 3: Old Tappan vs. Mainland Group 2: Shabazz vs. Rumson-Fair Haven Group 4: Phillipsburg vs. Winslow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the final two weekends of the high school football season approach, our NJ.com football reporters are here to preview all of the action slated for this weekend. But before a look ahead to the 14 state semifinals on the schedule, our crew analyzes two games that could go down as Game of the Year: Union City's wild come-from-behind win over Passaic Tech and Phillipsburg's miraculous win on the leg of a 46-yard field goal as time expired. Led by host Dan Long, our staff previews the state semifinals in this order: NON-PUBLIC A Bergen Catholic vs. St. Joseph (Mont.) Don Bosco Prep vs. St. Augustine NON-PUBLIC B DePaul vs. Holy Spirit Pope John vs. St. John Vianney GROUP 5 Union City vs. East Orange Toms River North vs. Washington Township GROUP 4 Phillipsburg vs. Ramapo Millville vs. Winslow GROUP 3 Old Tappan vs. Pascack Valley Somerville vs. Mainland GROUP 2 Shabazz vs. Hanover Park Point Pleasant Boro vs. Rumson-Fair Haven GROUP 1 Cedar Grove vs. Butler Glassboro vs. Woodstown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Long is joined by Joe Zedalis, Bill Evans, Kevin Minnick and Mike Kinney to preview all 10 of the sectional finals in South and Central Jersey this weekend. We're breaking down: Central Jersey, Group 5: Washington Township vs. Atlantic City South Jersey, Group 5: Toms River North vs. Rancocas Valley Central Jersey, Group 4: Millville vs. Brick Memorial South Jersey, Group 4: Winslow vs. Shawnee Central Jersey, Group 3: Somerville vs. Delsea South Jersey, Group 3: Mainland vs. Seneca Central Jersey, Group 2: Rumson-Fair Haven vs. Wall South Jersey, Group 2: Camden vs. Point Pleasant Boro Central Jersey, Group 1: Woodstown vs. Shore South Jersey, Group 1: Glassboro vs. Schalick The episode concludes with our reporters analyzing and identifying the top storylines and games from the Non-Public playoffs this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Long is joined by Mike Kinney, Luis Torres and Ryan Patti to break down all 10 of the North Jersey sectional finals slated for this weekend. We're breaking down: North 1, Group 5: East Orange vs. West Orange North 2, Group 5: Union City vs. Passaic Tech North 1, Group 4: Morris Knolls vs. Ramapo North 2, Group 4: Phillipsburg vs. Northern Highlands North 1, Group 3: Pascack Valley vs. River Dell North 2, Group 3: Old Tappan vs. West Essex North 1, Group 2: Bernards vs. Shabazz North 2, Group 2: Glen Rock vs. Hanover Park North 1, Group 1: Butler vs. Mountain Lakes North 2, Group 1: Cedar Grove vs. New Providence The podcast wraps up with our three reporters' biggest games and storylines to watch in this weekend's Non-Public playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're breaking down a wild opening weekend of the public school playoffs, led by a handful of underdog teams that turned in surprising upsets. NJ.com beat reporters Luis Torres, Ryan Patti, Mike Kinney, Joe Zedalis, Kevin Minnick and Bill Evans — along with host Dan Long — also break down the sectional semifinals ahead and identify the brackets that could be the most exciting this weekend. Our crew also examines, analyzes and debates the seeds for the Non-Public brackets. We're talking what the committee got right, what they got wrong and how we would have handled it. Teams mentioned in this episode (listed alphabetically): Atlantic City, Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Cranford, Delran, Delsea, East Orange, Haddonfield, Hillsborough, Holmdel, Holy Spirit, Hopewell Valley, Jackson Memorial, Mainland, Manchester Township, Morris Knolls, Mount Olive, Ocean City, Old Tappan, Pequannock, Piscataway, Ramapo, Ridge, Ridgewood, River Dell, Rumson-Fair Haven, Seneca, St. Augustine, St. Peter's Prep, St. Thomas Aquinas, Wall, Washington Township, West Essex, West Morris, West Orange, Woodbury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luis Torres, Ryan Patti and Mike Kinney — along with host Dan Long — analyze all 10 state playoff brackets in North Jersey. From heavy favorites that have legitimate state championship aspirations to brackets filled with multiple title contenders, our crew breaks down all the intriguing storylines and things to know before the playoffs begin. Teams mentioned in this episode (listed alphabetically): Bayonne, Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, Butler, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Chatham, Cranford, East Orange, Elizabeth, Glen Rock, Hanover Park, Hasbrouck Heights, High Point, Lakeland, Lyndhurst, Madison, Mendham, Montclair, Montville, Morris Knolls, Mount Olive, Mountain Lakes, New Providence, Northern Highlands, Old Tappan, Pascack Valley, Passaic, Passaic Tech, Passaic Valley, Pequannock, Phillipsburg, Piscataway,, Plainfield, Rahway, Ramapo, Ramsey, Ridge, Ridgewood, Shabazz, Snyder, Sparta, Summit, Union City, Watchung Hills, Wayne Valley, West Essex, West Morris, West Orange, Westfield, Westwood, Woodbridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Evans, Kevin Minnick and Joe Zedalis — along with host Dan Long — analyze all 10 state tournament brackets in South and Central Jersey. From heavy favorites that have legitimate state championship aspirations to underdogs ready to upset a bracket, our crew breaks down all the intriguing storylines and things to know before the playoffs begin. Teams mentioned in this episode (listed alphabetically): Allentown, Atlantic City, Brick Memorial, Cherry Hill East, Delsea, Eastern, Glassboro, Haddon Township, Holmdel, Mainland, Manchester Township, Middletown North, Millville, Rancocas Valley, Riverside, Rumson-Fair Haven, Shore, Southern, Toms River North, Wall, West Deptford, Winslow, Woodbury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The playoffs are nearly here and NJ.com's high school football reporters are here to break down all the action — and what's to come. In this week's episode of The Jersey Blitz, we dive into all of the playoff projections, from the games that matter the most on cutoff weekend to the sections that will be the best come November. We also recap last weekend's chaos with a couple of ranked teams going down and look ahead to this weekend's championship game in the NJIC and a couple of marquee showdowns involving non-public teams. Teams mentioned in this episode (listed alphabetically): Atlantic City, Becton, Bergen Catholic, Bishop Eustace, Bridgeton, Butler, Caldwell, Camden, Cedar Grove, Chatham, Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Colonia, Cranford, Delbarton, Delsea, DePaul, Freehold Township, Glen Rock, Hanover Park, High Point, J.P. Stevens, Kingsway, Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy, Lenape Valley, Linden, Livingston, Lyndhurst, Madison, Matawan, Mendham, Middletown North, Millville, Montclair, Montville, Morris Knolls, Mount Olive, Newton, Northern Highlands, Old Tappan, Paramus Catholic, Pascack Valley, Passaic Valley, Pequannock, Phillipsburg, Pinelands, Plainfield, Point Pleasant Boro, Rahway, Ramapo, Rancocas Valley, Randolph, Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank Regional, Ridge, Rumson-Fair Haven, Rutherford, Schalick, Shabazz, Snyder, Sparta, St. Augustine, St. Joseph (Mont.), Summit, Toms River North, Waldwick, Wall, Wallkill Valley, Washington Township, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley, Weequahic, West Essex, West Morris, West Orange, Westfield, Winslow, Woodbridge, Woodbury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ.com's high school football reporters break down a wild Week 6, highlighted by reaction of a Top 5 showdown between Don Bosco Prep and St. Joseph (Mont.). Rumson-Fair Haven joined the conversation as one of the state's top public school teams with a convincing win over Shore Conference rival Red Bank Catholic. Also discussed were burning questions from around N.J. as the regular season winds down ahead of another monster showdown this weekend between Bergen Catholic and Delbarton and the NJIC playoffs. Teams mentioned in this episode (listed alphabetically): Becton, Bergen Catholic, Brick Memorial, Burlington Township, Butler, Central Regional, Cherry Hill East, Delbarton, Delsea, Don Bosco Prep, Glen Rock, Holmdel, Hopewell Valley, Immaculata, Mainland, ManalapanMiddletown North, Ocean Township, Phillipsburg, Pleasantville, Point Pleasant Boro, Rancocas Valley, Red Bank Catholic, Rumson-Fair Haven, Shore, Snyder, Somerville, St. Joseph (Met.), St. Joseph (Mont.), St. Mary (Ruth.), Wall, Washington Township. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ.com's high school football reporters react and analyze a wild Week 5 in N.J. football. Two teams ranked in the Top 15 went down, while Paramus Catholic and DePaul each earned nail-biting victories to remain strong in the Super Football Conference. Also discussed were other close calls in the Shore Conference, a couple of surging teams in the Big Central Conference and we wrap up the show by analyzing three monstrous games coming in Week 6. Teams mentioned this week (listed alphabetically): Barringer, DePaul, Don Bosco Prep, Holmdel, Holy Spirit, Jackson Memorial, Johnson, Manalapan, Marlboro, Middletown North, Morris Knolls, New Egypt, Newark Collegiate, Paramus Catholic, Passaic Tech, Pennsauken, Phillipsburg, Plainfield, Ramapo, Red Bank Catholic, Roselle, Rumson-Fair Haven, Shore, Somerville, St. Augustine, St. John Vianney, St. Joseph (Met.), St. Joseph (Mont.), St. Thomas Aquinas, Summit, Wall, Wayne Hills, West Side, Woodbridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ.com's high school football reporters break down all of the action from Week 4 and look ahead to Week 5 in this week's Episode of the Jersey Blitz. We're recapping Bergen Catholic's big win over Don Bosco Prep and Winslow's triumph over Millville. In other news: Ferris ends a five-year losing skid, two players in the Big Central have monster touchdown performances and Toms River North survives a war with Point Pleasant Boro. Teams mentioned in this week's podcast (listed alphabetically): Atlantic Tech, Bergen Catholic, Bridgeton, Caldwell, Camden, Cedar Grove, Central Regional, Cherry Hill East, Colonia, Delbarton, DePaul, Deptford, Don Bosco Prep, Egg Harbor, Ferris, Hanover Park, Holy Spirit, Manalapan, Middletown North, Millville, Montville, Mount Olive, New Egypt, Paramus Catholic, Passaic Tech, Pequannock, Phillipsburg, Point Pleasant Boro, Rahway, Red Bank Catholic, Ridge, Rumson-Fair Haven, Sayreville, Shore, Southern, St. Augustine, St. John Vianney, St. Joseph (Met.), St. Thomas Aquinas, Toms River North, Triton, Union City, Watchung Hills, West Morris, Westfield, Winslow, Woodbridge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ.com's high school football reporters analyze all the action from Week 3, including the teams that have been the biggest surprises so far this season. Chaos in two conferences headlined the past week and the crew looks ahead to a pair of major games involving Top 10 teams, led by Bergen Catholic vs. Don Bosco Prep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ.com's high school football reporters recap Week 2, talk about the debate for the No. 1 public school team in New Jersey and discuss shocking early season coaching news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking down the first two weeks of the high school football season in New Jersey, NJ.com's six football reporters analyze the play from all five conferences so far in 2024. Led by host Dan Long, The Jersey Blitz is the ultimate stop for wall-to-wall football coverage in the Garden State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices