Pascack Valley's Dante Dacosta, left, defends a pass intended for Rancocas Valley's Brody Deiter, right, in the football game played in the fourth annual Battle at the Beach Football Classic at Egg Harbor Township High School in Egg Harbor, New Jersey on Saturday, August 31, 2024. Max Milligan/D2 Sports Network
20 teams left throughout North Jersey Sections I and II were crowned New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association public high school football sectional champions last week. This week, the North Jersey I champion and North Jersey II champion in each of the five public groups will battle for a spot in a state final. This week's action features a pair of unbeatens in Group 1, a Super Football Conference Patriot Blue Division Week 8 rematch in Group 3, a Group 4 program looking to make its second straight state final appearance and much more. Here's a look at each of the five North Jersey public state semifinal matchups coming up this weekend: