Central Jersey Football schedule for playoffs, regular-season, Week 9

The 2026 football playoffs kickoff this weekend, with 27 Big Central Conference teams qualifying for this year's NUSIAA Tournament. Additionally, local teams are involved in 17 other regular-season games this weekend.Here is the full schedule of games for all our BCC and local squadsMore: Vote for the BCC Readers’ Choice Football Player of Week for Week 8More: Big Central Conference Top 15 football rankings, through Week 8NJSIAA TOURNAMENT ROUND 1Friday, Oct. 30North 1 Group 5 Franklin at Ramapo, 6:30 p.m.Perth Amboy at Irvington, 7 p.m.Union at West Orange, 7 p.m.North 2 Group 5 Bridgewater-Raritan at Passaic Tech, 6 p.m.Linden at Elizabeth, 6 p.m.Ridgewood at Phillipsburg, 7 p.m.Central Group 5 Lenape at Old Bridge, 6 p.m.Vineland at Sayreville, 7 p.m.South Group 5 South Brunswick at Washington Twp, 6 p.m.North 1 Group 4 Woodbridge at Northern Highlands 6:15 p.m.Ridge at Middletown South, 6:30 p.m.Summit at Morris Knolls, 6:30 p.m.Carteret at Roxbury, 7 p.m.North 2 Group 4 Watchung Hills at Middletown North, 7 p.m.Mount Olive at Rahway, 7 p.m.North 1 Group 3 Matawan at Cranford, 7 p.m.North 2 Group 3 Somerville at Holmdel, 7 p.m.North 1 Group 2 Hillside at Rutherford, 6 p.m.North 2 Group 2 Becton at New Providence, 6:30 p.m.Hanover Park at Bernards, 7 p.m.South Group 2 A.L. Johnson at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.North 1 Group 1 Belvidere at New Milford, 6:30 p.m.North 2 Group 1 Dayton at Butler, 7 p.m.Central Group 1 Highland Park at Woodstown, 7 p.m.South Group 1 Gateway at Delaware Valley, 7 p.m.Shore at Manville, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 31North 1 Group 5 Bayonne at Piscataway, noonNorth 2 Group 4 Montgomery at Chatham, 1 p.m.REGULAR SEASONWednesday, Oct. 29Westfield at Colonia, 6 p.m.Thursday, Oct. 29South River at Keansburg 330Hillsborough at Allentown 500Edison at Monroe, 6 p.m.Hightstown at East Brunswick, 6 p.m.Hunterdon Central at Livingston, 6 p.m.J.F. Kennedy at J.P. Stevens, 6 p.m.Middlesex at Metuchen, 6 p.m.New Brunswick at Bound Brook, 6 p.m.North Plainfield at Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 6 p.m.Spotswood at Voorhees, 6 p.m.Whippany Park at Brearley, 6 p.m.North Warren at South Hunterdon, 6:30 p.m.South Plainfield at Raritan, 6:30 p.m.Friday, Oct. 30Seton Hall Prep at Immaculata, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 31Governor Livingston at Mendham, 11 a.m.Donovan Catholic at St. Joseph-Metuchen, 1 p.m.Gloucester Catholic at Dunellen, 1 p.m.This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: Central Jersey Football schedule for playoffs, regular-season, Week 9