HS football picks: Predicting winners all 5 public, group championship games

Aidan Heaney of Old Tappan (6) reacts after running for a touchdown against West Morris during the NJSIAA Group 3, football semifinal in Somerset on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
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What is it football coaches always say? Competition is a good thing?

This fall, the six NJ.com football writers will have their own “friendly” competition. The six writers will all make picks on every New Jersey high school football game every week from the Battle at the Beach to the NJSIAA Group championships in December.

Including this weekend’s game NJ.com football reporters have predicted winners in 1,371 games in 2022.

So keep scrolling and see how the NJ.com football writers think your favorite team will do this week, Dec. 3-4, in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Public Group Championships at Rutgers Stadium.

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Bill Evans covers the West Jersey Football League. He can be reached at bevans@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BEvansSports

Mike Kinney covers the Big Central Conference and Super Football Conference. He can be reached at mkinney@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MikeKinneyHS

Joe Zedalis covers Shore Conference football for NJ.com. He can be reached at jzedalis@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @Josephzedalis

Kevin Minnick covers the West Jersey Football League. He can be reached at kminnick@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @kminnicksports

Ryan Patti covers the Super Football Conference and NJIC. He can be reached at rpatti@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @ryanwpatti

Luis Torres covers the Super Football Conference and NJIC. He can be reached at ltorres@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ByLuisTorres

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