Friday, January 6, 2012

Boresch Duals highlight weekend mat action

The seventh annual Henry Boresch Duals will be contested on Saturday at Newton High School. The event, named in honor of the legendary Braves coach, has become one of the more popular tournaments on the regular-season calendar in the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area.

South Plainfield, the 2011 Group 3 runner-up, headlines the field and is among four new teams in this year's tournament, along with Morris Knolls, Secaucus and Livingston. Host Newton has competed in five of the previous six championship matches, winning four.

Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for students. Weigh-ins will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wrestling starts at 9 a.m. All times approximate as a new round will begin following the completion of the previous session.

Here is schedule and seeds for each team:

Quarterfinals, 9 a.m.

3-Morris Knolls vs. 6-Newton
5-Boonton vs. 4-Livingston

Quarterfinals, 10:30 a.m.

1-South Plainfield vs. 8-Secaucus
2-Raritan vs. 7-Waldwick

Wrestleback semifinals, noon

South Plainfield-Secaucus loser vs. Livingston-Boonton loser
Raritan-Waldwick loser vs. Morris Knolls-Newton loser

Semifinals, 1:30 p.m.

South Plainfield-Secaucus winner vs. Livingston-Boonton winner
Raritan-Waldwick winner vs. Morris Knolls-Newton winner

Consolation round, 3 p.m.

Fifth and seventh place matches.

Championship round, 4:30 p.m.

First and third place matches.

Memory lane of champions

2006 -- Don Bosco 50, Haddonfield 24

2007 -- Newton 54, Pequannock 9

2008 -- Newton 36, Haddonfield 31

2009 -- Newton 43, Haddonfield 18

2010 -- Newton 34, Don Bosco 32

2011 -- Raritan 41, Newton 24

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