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GMC football Top 10, division standings, Week 10 results, Week 11 schedule

Greg Tufaro
Courier News and Home News Tribune
Hillsborough at South Brunswick football in Central Group V quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017.

1. Piscataway (7-2): Juwon Jackson scored three touchdowns in the first quarter, setting the tone for a 45-6 drubbing of Bayonne in the opening round of the North 2 Group V playoffs. Next: Bridgewater-Raritan, Saturday, 1 p.m.

2. South Brunswick (8-1): Felix Quinones rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and completed 3 of 4 passes for 61 yards including a 29-yard touchdown in a 42-7 victory over Hillsborough in a Central Group V first-round game. Next: Old Bridge, Friday, 7 p.m.

3. St. Joseph (9-1): Paul Cocozziello completed 11 of 19 passes for 172 yards in a season-ending 35-7 loss to Paramus Catholic in the Non-Public Group IV quarterfinals.

4. Old Bridge (7-2): Anthony Imbimbo rushed for two touchdowns, Chancellor Cooper scored another and Calogero Caruso booted a field goal in a 24-6 win over Trenton in the opening round of the Central Group V playoffs. Next: at South Brunswick, Friday, 7 p.m.

5. Sayreville (6-4): The battle-tested Bombers proved the rigors of playing in the Red Division prepared them for the postseason as they rolled to a 31-0 North 2 Group IV first-round victory over Colonia in which Connor Holmes rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Next: at North Hunterdon, Friday, 7 p.m.

6. Colonia (7-3): The Patriots were limited to four first downs and 19 rushing yards in a season-ending 31-0 loss to defending sectional champion Sayreville in the opening round of the North 2 Group IV playoffs.

7. North Brunswick (6-3): Myles Bailey rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns in a 17-13 loss to Freehold Township in the opening round of the Central Group V playoffs. Next: at South Brunswick, Nov. 22, 5 p.m.

8. Carteret (4-5): Zamar Brake completed 20 of 33 passes for 279 yards and also rushed for 51 yards on 11 carries in a 21-7 Central Group III first-round playoff loss to Monmouth Regional. Next: at Perth Amboy, Nov. 23, 11 a.m.

9. South River (9-1): The Rams' undefeated season, which included South River’s first division title since 2013 and its first unblemished regular-season mark in 17 years, ended with a 28-7 loss to Hillside in the opening round of the Central Group II playoffs.

10. Middlesex (8-1): The Blue Jays cruised to 28-6 Central Group I playoff victory over Shore, which they needed overtime to defeat in the regular-season, as John Kressbach rushed for a touchdown and threw for a score. Next: at Burlington City, Friday, 7 p.m.

GMC STANDINGS

Red Division

South Brunswick (8-1) 6-1

Piscataway (7-2) 6-1

Old Bridge (7-2) 5-1

Sayreville (6-4) 4-3

Edison (2-7) 2-5

New Brunswick (2-8) 2-5

East Brunswick (2-7) 1-5

Monroe (2-8) 1-6

White Division

St. Joseph (9-1) 8-0

Colonia (7-3) 7-1

North Brunswick (6-3) 6-2

Carteret (4-5) 4-3

Perth Amboy (3-6) 3-4

South Plainfield (4-5) 3-5

J.P. Stevens (3-6) 2-6

Woodbridge (3-7) 2-6

J.F. Kennedy (2-8) 0-8

Blue Division

South River (9-1) 6-0

Middlesex (8-1) 4-1

Spotswood (5-5) 4-2

Dunellen (3-6) 3-2

Bishop Ahr (2-8) 2-4

Highland Park (0-9) 0-5

Metuchen (1-8) 0-6

NJSIAA PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL SCHEDULE

FRIDAY

Central Group I

Middlesex at Burlington City, 7 p.m.

Central Group V

Old Bridge at South Brunswick, 7 p.m.

North 2 Group IV

Sayreville at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

North 2 Group V

Bridgewater-Raritan at Piscataway, 1 p.m.

NJSIAA PLAYOFF QUARTERFINAL RESULTS

Central Group I

Middlesex 28, Shore 6

Central Group V

Freehold Township 17, North Brunswick 13

Manalapan 42, Perth Amboy 0

Old Bridge 24, Trenton 6

South Brunswick 42, Hillsborough 7

North 2 Group IV

Sayreville 31, Colonia 0

Non-Public Group IV

Paramus Catholic 35, St. Joseph 7

Central Group II

Hillside 28, South River 7

Central Group III

Monmouth 21, Carteret 7

North 2 Group V

Piscataway 45, Bayonne 6

NJSIAA REGIONAL CROSSOVER RESULTS

J.F. Kennedy 41, Belleville 0

J.P. Stevens 45, New Brunswick 25

Passaic 47, Edison 41 (2OT)

South Plainfield 21, Hamilton West 17

Lincoln 44, Spotswood 0

Hunterdon Central 28, East Brunswick 24

Monroe 41, Notre Dame 19

Riverside 42, Highland Park 22

Woodbridge 19, Barringer 6

Brearley 31, Dunellen 20

Bernards 49, Metuchen 14

Pingry 7, Bishop Ahr 6