FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Mid-State 37 playoff semifinal results

North 2 Group III

Voorhees 24, Parsippany Hills 19: Colin Tong rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback George Eberle ran for a score and kicked a 26-yard field goal, as third-seeded Voorhees overcame an early deficit to pull ahead and then held off a fierce rally in the final seconds to advance to the North 2 Group III final, the Vikings first championship-game berth since winning the Central Group II crown in 1995.

Second-seeded Parsippany Hills led 7-3 at halftime and 13-3 early in the third quarter, before Voorhees scored two touchdowns in the third quarter and another early in the fourth quarter to take a 24-13 lead. But Par Hills scored on a 37-yard pass to pull within 24-19, and was knocking on the door for the would-be game-winner before the Voorhees defense came up with a stop at the 1-yard line as time expired to secure the victory.

Voorhees will face top-seeded West Essex for the championship on Dec. 2.

West Essex 28, Rahway 14: Zion Pendleton scored on a 33-yard run in the first quarter and Dashon Moore scored on a 56-yard pass from Jakir Robinson in the second, but fifth-seeded Rahway couldn’t hold off the top seed, falling the semifinals to finish its season 6-4.

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North 2 Group IV

Phillipsburg 21, Irvington 20: Jack Staggard threw a touchdown pass and ran for another, and Joe Green added a scoring run, while Ray Poremba caught one, and top-seeded and undefeated Phillipsburg preserved its playoff run by successfully defending a 2-point conversion pass with 1:20 remaining to advance to the final and a meeting with North Hunterdon.

North 2 Group I

Shabazz 27, Roselle Park 6: Dyland Camillo scored on a 42-yard run in the third quarter, but seventh-seeded Roselle Park was eliminated.

Weequahic 34, Belvidere 3: Nicholas Rosania’s 17-yard, second-quarter field goal accounted for the lone points for fourth-seeded Belvidere, which fell to the No. 1 seed. The County Seaters finish their season 7-4.

SATURDAY

Non-Public Group II

St. Joseph-Hammonton 64, Immaculata 26

Central Group II

Hillside at A.L. Johnson, 7 p.m.