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Collingswood Football Team Hits Road To Start Playoffs Friday

Collingswood is the No. 8 seed in Central Jersey Group 2.

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ — The Collingswood High School football team begins its playoff journey on the road this weekend.

Collingswood is the No. 8 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 2 playoffs, according to Gridiron New Jersey. The Panthers will visit top-seeded Pleasantville in the quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m. The winner will play the winner of the game between No. 4 Camden and No. 5 Lincoln in the semifinals.

On the other side of the bracket, No. 2 Cedar Creek hosts No. 7 Point Pleasant Boro, and No. 3 Bernards hosts No. 6 Delaware Valley in the quarterfinals.

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Collingswood is 5-4 this season and is coming off a 6-0 win over Sterling following back-to-back losses. The Panthers earned 8.11 power points and have a strength index of 53.56.

Pleasantville is 7-1, earned 16.88 power points and has a strength index of 76.37. For an explanation of the new playoff system, visit nj.com.

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