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Montville Mustangs

6-24-0 in the Liberty Gold · Coach Rick DeBonta

Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM

Clinched

Playoff spot

Home game: 19%. A No. 5 seed today.

Waiting on: vs Old Tappan, Fri 6:30 PM.
Seed: After Friday: No. 3 to No. 6. · No. 4 or better hosts
Can pass us: Friday: 3 teams. See who ↓

Last game

Final · Friday, Oct 16at MorristownL28–38Full breakdown →

Next game

Next · Friday, Oct 23 · 6:30 PM · Homevs Old Tappan7-0The lineOld Tappan by 26Playoff oddsSafe either wayGame preview →

If the season ended todayNo. 5 seed, Section BAt No. 4 seed Holmdel in the first round.Playoff spotClinchedHome game19%No. 1 seedOutFull bracket →

For coaches

Montville is in. Here's what's next.

Updated Tue, Oct 20, 7:40 PM · refreshed after every final

Home game19%The top 8 in North Group 3 host a first-round game.

No. 1 seedOutThe top 2 are the No. 1 seeds and host every section game.

This weekvs Old Tappan: a win makes a home game 100%, a loss 15%.

Root for Mount Olive over West Morris · home game +50
Root for Elizabeth over Somerville · +18
Root for Ramapo over Wayne Valley · +18

Who to scout

Most likely playoff opponents.

First round

Second round, if you win

Before the cutoff · Friday, Oct 23

Who can still pass Montville?

Best caseNo. 3 seedWorst caseNo. 6 seedFavorites winNo. 5 seed

Somerville5-3 · 11th todayPasses us if they beat Elizabeth and we lose to Old Tappan.
Wayne Valley4-4 · 12th todayPasses us if they beat Ramapo and we lose to Old Tappan.
Matawan4-4 · 12th todayOnly if they beat Middletown South, we lose to Old Tappan, South Plainfield beats Perth Amboy, West Morris beats Mount Olive, Madison beats Morris Hills and other results go their way.

Can’t pass Montville: everyone else in North Group 3, whatever happens Friday. Checked against every way Friday’s games can go, and updated as each final comes in.

Schedule and results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Result	The line
0	Sep 1	vs West Essex	L14–27
1	Sep 4	at Pascack Valley	W21–7
2	Sep 10	vs Passaic Valley	W17–13
3	Sep 18	vs Parsippany Hills	W42–21
4	Sep 25	vs Vernon	W32–21
5	Oct 2	at Sparta	W42–14
6	Oct 9	vs West Milford	W38–20
7	Oct 16	at Morristown	L28–38
Still to play · lines as of today
8	Oct 23	vs Old Tappan	Fri 6:30 PM	Old Tappan by 26

The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.

Lat MorristownOct 16 · 28–38 ›

Wvs West MilfordOct 9 · 38–20 ›

Wat SpartaOct 2 · 42–14 ›

Wvs VernonSep 25 · 32–21 ›

Wvs Parsippany HillsSep 18 · 42–21 ›

Wvs Passaic ValleySep 10 · 17–13 ›

Wat Pascack ValleySep 4 · 21–7 ›

Lvs West EssexSep 1 · 14–27 ›

Still to play

vs Old TappanOld Tappan by 26Fri 6:30 PM

Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.

If it ended today

Full bracket →

North Group 3 · Section B · first round, higher seed hosts

1West Essex 7-1a lock

8Parsippany Hills 5-394%

4Holmdel 5-3a lock

5Montville 6-2a lock

3River Dell 6-2a lock

6Somerville 5-3a lock

2Wayne Hills 7-1a lock

7Weequahic 4-3a lock

The numbers

How the ratings work →

How close we are±0.5Our opponent strength vs the official NJSIAA listWhy? →

Strength Index after each week

Started the season at 65.74 · locks after Week 7

After	SI	Δ
Season start	65.74
Week 0	64.32	down −1.42
Week 1	67.31	up +2.99
Week 2	66.41	down −0.90
Week 3	68.81	up +2.40
Week 4	71.18	up +2.37
Week 5	74.82	up +3.63
Week 6	75.01	up +0.19
Week 7	67.66	down −7.35

What if?

Pick the result against Old Tappan. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.

If Montville wins by 10NowThenChange

Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 5No. 3up 2

Strength Index67.6667.66locked

Power points10.8812.33+1.46

Opponent strength rank9th6thup 3

Power rank (UPR)9.06.4better

History

Our records so far cover the 2025 season.

0-22025 record42–68points for and against

Record book →