North Jersey football: Our Group 3 first-round playoff predictions; make your picks
Author:
Sean Farrell and Greg Tartaglia, North Jersey Record
No. 5 Lakeland (8-1) at No. 4 Sparta (7-2)
North 1, Group 3 first round
Storyline: If Lakeland wishes to reach a second-straight sectional final, it will have to run through a tougher gauntlet than last year's Group 2 bracket. The Lancers have
2018 N.J. football playoff preview: Upset alerts, final predictions & champion picks
Author:
By HS Football Staff | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
North 1, Group 3
Seeds: 1-Ramapo (9-0); 2-Paramus (9-0); 3-River Dell (6-2); 4-Sparta (7-2); 5-Lakeland (8-1); 6-Pascack Valley (3-5); 7-West Milford (5-4); 8-Demarest (4-5)
Favorite: Ramapo
Contenders: River Dell; Paramus
Darkhorse: Sparta
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A team by team look at the biggest & best football conference in the country: The SFC
Author:
Pat Lanni, JJ Conrad & Andrew Koob
Lakeland Lancers
Head coach: Tom McCormack, 61-25 in eight seasons at Lakeland
Last year: 10-2, lost to Newton in the North 1, Group 2 final, 28-14
2018 classification: North, Group 3
Division: American Red
Divisional opponents: Dumont, Fort L