The 2025 New Jersey high school football playoffs kick off this week and there are dozens of intriguing matchups on the schedule. One of those matchups is in North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5, where No. 4 seed Livingston (6-3) faces No. 5 seed Ridgewood (3-5) in the quarterfinals.

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Livingston has won four consecutive games, powered by an offense that averaged 36.3 points in those victories. Running back Abel Paul has been the catalyst for the Lancers’ offense. A junior, Paul has put up Nintendo numbers this season: 173 carries, 1,914 yards and 22 touchdowns. In last week’s 49-39 win over Montclair, Paul ran wild, carrying the ball 27 times for 522 yards and 7 touchdowns.

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