North Group 5 · Public
Phillipsburg Stateliners
5-22-1 in the American Silver · Coach Frank Duffy
Playoff statusChecked Tue 7:40 PM
99%
First-round home game
No. 1 seed: 2%.
- Waiting on
- vs Hunterdon Central, Fri 7:00 PM.
- Seed
- After Friday: No. 1 to No. 4.
- Can pass us
- Friday: 4 teams. See who ↓
Last game
Next game
For coaches
Phillipsburg is in. Here's what's next.
Updated Tue, Oct 20, 7:40 PM · refreshed after every final
Home game99%The top 8 in North Group 5 host a first-round game.
No. 1 seed2%The top 2 are the No. 1 seeds and host every section game.
This weekvs Hunterdon Central: a win makes a No. 1 seed 2%, a loss 0%.
- Root for Wayne Valley over Ramapo · No. 1 seed +10
- Root for Montclair over West Orange · +7
- Root for Somerville over Elizabeth · +5
Who to scout
Most likely playoff opponents.
First round
- Union34%
- Ridgewood20%
- Bayonne19%
- Union City17%
- Perth Amboy5%
- Bridgewater-Raritan2%
Second round, if you win
- Ramapo18%
- East Orange18%
- West Orange14%
- Ridgewood12%
- Elizabeth11%
- Piscataway7%
Before the cutoff · Friday, Oct 23
Who can still pass Phillipsburg?
Best caseNo. 1 seedWorst caseNo. 4 seedFavorites winNo. 3 seed
Piscataway7-1 · 5th todayCan pass us whether they win or lose, with help from other results.
East Orange5-2 · 6th todayCan pass us if they beat Newark Central and other results go their way. With a loss, passes us if we lose to Hunterdon Central, Columbia beats Passaic Tech, Watchung Hills beats Bridgewater-Raritan and Irvington beats Seton Hall Prep.
Irvington5-3 · 9th todayPasses us if they beat Seton Hall Prep and we lose to Hunterdon Central.
Passaic Tech5-3 · 7th todayOnly if they beat Columbia, we lose to Hunterdon Central and other results go their way.
Can’t pass Phillipsburg: everyone else in North Group 5, 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 | Beat the line by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Aug 28 | vs Parkland (PA) | W28–21 | ||
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs Emmaus (PA) | W24–10 | ||
| 2 | Sep 11 | vs Freedom (PA) | L31–32 | ||
| 3 | Sep 18 | at Hillsborough | W35–7 | ||
| 4 | Sep 28 | at St. Joseph-Metuchen | W42–31 | ||
| 5 | Oct 2 | at Ridge | L13–14 | ||
| 7 | Oct 16 | vs Bridgewater-Raritan | W35–14 | ||
| Still to play · lines as of today | |||||
| 8 | Oct 23 | vs Hunterdon Central | Fri 7:00 PM | Phillipsburg by 23 | |
| — | Nov 26 | vs Easton (PA) | Nov 26 | Out of state | |
The line is who we favored before kickoff, and by how much.
Still to play
vs Hunterdon CentralPhillipsburg by 23Fri 7:00 PM
vs Easton (PA)Out of stateNov 26
Lines are today's Strength Index gap and move every week.
The numbers
How the ratings work →Strength Index after each week
Started the season at 74.37 · locks after Week 7
| After | SI | Δ |
|---|---|---|
| Season start | 74.37 | |
| Week 0 | 77.17 | up +2.80 |
| Week 1 | 77.95 | up +0.78 |
| Week 2 | 79.46 | up +1.51 |
| Week 3 | 81.07 | up +1.61 |
| Week 4 | 81.02 | down −0.05 |
| Week 5 | 78.80 | down −2.22 |
| Week 7 | 83.32 | up +4.53 |
What if?
Pick the result against Hunterdon Central. The seed has every other game going to the favorite; the rest holds other teams where they are.
If Phillipsburg wins by 10NowThenChange
Seed, favorites win elsewhereNo. 2No. 3down 1
Strength Index83.3283.32locked
Power points13.2912.75−0.54
Opponent strength rank3rd3rdno change
Power rank (UPR)3.44.2worse
History
Our records so far cover the 2025 season.
7-12025 record273–94points for and against
Record book →Last meeting with this year's opponents