Pairings and seeds were announced on Thursday for the seventh annual Jack Welch Duals to be held Friday and Saturday at Moorestown High School.
Hunterdon Central and Newton (5-8) are the lone Open Mike area teams competing in the 15-team field, which is one squad short of the usual 16 this year.
Brick Memorial, which was supposed to attend, pulled out of the event earlier this week. The Mustangs contacted High Point on Thursday, according to Wildcats coach John Gardner, about attending Saturday's tri-meet in Wantage that includes Bergen Catholic and Bound Brook. Gardner said on Friday he contacted the other two schools about Brick's request to make it a quad, but when 'Cats athletic director Todd Van Orden phoned Brick Memorial to confirm, he was told that the Mustangs would not be attending after all.
Hunterdon Central (7-3) drew the No. 1 seed and will receive a first-round bye. The Red Devils will face the winner of the 8-9 matchup between Steinert and Camden Catholic. The Irish have won this event five years in a row, defeating Long Branch, 33-31, in the 2013 championship match.
Newton (4-6) is the No. 12 seed and will face No. 5 Cherokee in the opening round on Friday. Coach Eric Bollette's Braves teams have finished second twice in six previous appearances at the duals.
Wrestling begins on Friday at 4:30 p.m., with the second round to follow at 6:30. Action resumes at 11 a.m. on Saturday with rounds to follow at 1 and 3 p.m.
Pairings for Friday's opening round:
1-Hunterdon Central, bye
8-Steinert vs. 9-Camden Catholic
5-Cherokee vs. 12-Newton
4-Christian Brothers Academy vs. 13-Holy Cross
3-Long Branch vs. 14-Haddon Township
6-Delran vs. 11-Lower Cape May
7-Moorestown vs. 10-Buena
2-Collingswood vs. 15-Riverside
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