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  • How many wins might Hillsborough need to reach football playoffs?

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📰 News we're reading

• The road to the playoffs: How many wins to get to the postseason? We look at every Big Central public school's target for 2026 (cjsportsradio.com) — High school football fans in Hillsborough can see how their team stacks up in new playoff projections that use Opponent Strength Index data to estimate how many wins Big Central schools need to reach the postseason. The analysis explains why crossover games against programs like Ridge, Phillipsburg, and Bridgewater-Raritan can affect Hillsborough's playoff math and why tougher schedules sometimes help teams qualify.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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