Morris Knolls girls soccer is one win away from a sectional semifinal. The No. 6 Golden Eagles play at No. 3 Tenafly in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, at 2 p.m., according to the NJSIAA tournament bracket posted on MaxPreps.
Morris Knolls, the Morris Hills Regional District high school that serves Denville students, opened its state run at home on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a 6-2 win over No. 11 River Dell. Tenafly advanced the same afternoon by beating No. 14 West Essex 2-0.
The Golden Eagles bring an 8-7-1 record into Friday and have won two straight, starting with a 7-6 overtime win over Dover on Oct. 30. Tenafly enters the game at 12-4-1.
The quarterfinal winner moves on to the sectional semifinals. Top seed Wayne Valley, a 6-0 first round winner over Garfield, sits in the same bracket.
It is a big Friday for Morris Knolls athletics. That night, the football team visits Northern Highlands for its own sectional semifinal at 6:15 p.m. Our football semifinal preview has the details, and our recap of the 42-21 win over Summit shows how the Golden Eagles got there.
The National Weather Service forecast for our area calls for rain on Friday until about 4 p.m. Fans planning the trip to Tenafly should check the team’s MaxPreps schedule for any weather changes before they leave.
Featured image: Laura Rincón via Pexels (stock photo).
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