Wrestling: HWS schedule for Feb. 9-14

Monday, Feb. 9

(All matches 6 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Hopatcong-Lenape Valley at Newton, 7 p.m.
Mendham at North Warren

Independent

Kittatinny at Phillipsburg, 6:30 p.m.
North Brunswick at Delaware Valley

Tuesday, Feb. 10

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Independent

Hunterdon Central at Emerson-Park Ridge
North Warren at South Hunterdon, 5

Wednesday, Feb. 11

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Kittatinny at Sparta

Skyland Conference

Watchung Hills at Delaware Valley, 6 p.m.
Warren Hills at Voorhees, 6:30 p.m.
Somerville at Belvidere

Independent

Hackettstown at West Essex
Wallkill Valley at Lakeland, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 12

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Morris Hills at Newton

Skyland Conference

Manville at Voorhees, 6:30 p.m.

Independent

Hunterdon Central at Montville
Warren Hills at Liberty (Pa.)

Friday, Feb. 13

(All matches 6 p.m.)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Wallkill Valley at Parsippany

Independent

North Warren at Waldwick-Midland Park
Belvidere at Mendham

Saturday, Feb. 14

(All events 9 a.m.)

Tris and quads

Hackettstown, Becton, Morristown at Randolph
Wallkill Valley, Demarest at Newton
Hopatcong-Lenape Valley, Northern Highlands, Wayne Hills at Kinnelon
Warren Hills, Manasquan, Parsippany Hills at Sparta
South Hunterdon, Cherry Hill East, South River at West Windsor North

Wrestling: HWS area schedule for Feb. 2-7

Monday, Feb. 2

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Newton at Hackettstown, 6 p.m.
Roxbury at Hopatcong-Lenape Valley
Mountain Lakes at Vernon, 5 p.m.

Skyland Conference

South Hunterdon at Voorhees, 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, Feb. 4

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Hopatcong-Lenape Valley at Jefferson, 6 p.m.
Hanover Park at Pope John
Pequannock at Wallkill Valley, 6 p.m.

Skyland Conference

Delaware Valley at Hillsborough
Hunterdon Central at Ridge, 6 p.m.
Watchung Hills at North Hunterdon
Phillipsburg at Immaculata
Manville at South Hunterdon, 6 p.m.
Belvidere at Bound Brook

Independent

Hackettstown at Wayne Valley, 6:30 p.m.
North Warren at Lakeland, 6:30 p.m.
Clifton at Sparta

Thursday, Feb. 5

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Sparta at High Point
Dover at Newton, 6 p.m.

Skyland Conference

Warren Hills at Ridge

Independent

Belvidere at Pen Argyl (Pa.), 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 6

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Wallkill Valley at Hopatcong-Lenape Valley

Skyland Conference

Voorhees at North Hunterdon, 6 p.m.

Independent

Hackettstown at Warren Hills
Newton at New Milford, 5:30 p.m.
North Warren at Hoboken, 6 p.m.
Delaware Valley at Hopewell Valley, 6 p.m.
Phillipsburg at Don Bosco Prep, 6 p.m.
Belvidere at Wilson (Pa.)

Saturday, Feb. 7

(All events 9 a.m., unless noted)

Tris and quads

Kittatinny, Montclair, Nutley at Rutherford
North Warren, Immaculata, West Essex at Randolph, 10 a.m.
Wallkill Valley, Teaneck at Cresskill
Hunterdon Central, Montgomery, Steinert at Bridgewater-Raritan, 10 a.m.

South Hunterdon, Carteret, West Windsor-South at Willingboro

Wrestling: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex standings

(Through Saturday's matches)

Skyland Conference
Delaware Division
		Overall	Division
Phillipsburg		(6-4)	(2-0)
Immaculata		(10-3)	(1-0)
w-North Hunterdon		(8-7)	(1-1)
Bridgewater-Raritan		(11-6)	(1-2)
Watchung Hills		(6-6)	(0-2)
Raritan Division
		Overall	Division
Delaware Valley		(14-0)	(2-0)
Warren Hills		(6-7)	(2-0)
Ridge		(13-5)	(1-1)
Hillsborough		(5-10)	(0-2)
Hunterdon Central		(2-10)	(0-2)
Valley Division
		Overall	Division
Montgomery		(10-5)	(3-0)
Somerville		(4-3)	(2-1)
Bernards		(3-6)	(1-1)
Franklin		(8-8)	(1-2)
Voorhees		(1-12)	(0-3)
Mountain Division
		Overall	Division
Manville		(17-0)	(3-0)
Bound Brook		(3-7)	(2-1)
South Hunterdon		(5-7)	(2-1)
Belvidere		(3-8)	(1-2)
Pingry		(1-6)	(1-2)
Rutgers Prep		(2-11)	(0-3)
Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference
Freedom Division
		Overall	Division
x-High Point		(9-10)	(4-0)
Hackettstown		(13-2)	(2-1)
Kittatinny		(5-8)	(2-2)
Newton		(5-7)	(0-2)
Hopatcong-Lenape V		(3-6)	(0-3)
American Division
		Overall	Division
Pope John		(7-2)	(4-0)
w-Mount Olive		(8-2)	(3-1)
West Morris		(10-4)	(2-1)
Morris Hills		(7-5)	(1-2)
Morris Knolls		(7-8)	(1-2)
Sparta		(5-9)	(0-5)
Colonial Division
		Overall	Division
x-Jefferson		(5-9)	(4-0)
Dover		(8-5)	(3-1)
Wallkill Valley		(2-6)	(2-2)
North Warren		(1-12)	(0-3)
Vernon		(0-12)	(0-3)
w-county champion
x-division champion

Wrestling: HWS schedule for Jan. 26-31

Tuesday, Jan. 27

(All matches 7 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Newton at Sparta
North Warren at Vernon, 6 p.m.

Independent

Mount Olive at Warren Hills

Wednesday, Jan. 28

(All matches 6 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Pope John at West Morris, 7 p.m.
Sparta at Jefferson
Hopatcong-Lenape Valley at Morris Hills, 7 p.m.

Skyland Conference

Watchung Hills at Delaware Valley
Hillsborough at Hunterdon Central, 6:30 p.m.
North Hunterdon at Immaculata, 7 p.m.
Phillipsburg at Bridgewater-Raritan
South Hunterdon at Rutgers Prep
Voorhees at Bernards, 7 p.m.
Pingry at Belvidere

Independent

Hackettstown at Somerville
Ridge at Kittatinny

Thursday, Jan. 29

Independent

Belvidere at Parsippany, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30

(All matches 6 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

North Warren at Hackettstown
Morris Hills at Kittatinny
Hopatcong-Lenape Valley at Mountain Lakes, 5:30 p.m.
Jefferson at Newton, 7 p.m.
Butler at Wallkill Valley

Skyland Conference

Phillipsburg at Warren Hills, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 31 

(All events 9 a.m., unless noted)

Tris and quads

High Point, West Deptford at Point Pleasant Boro, 10 a.m.
North Warren, DePaul at West Milford
Sparta, Pompton Lakes at Kearny
Hunterdon Central, Mendham, West Essex at Bernards
North Hunterdon, Ocean City, Paramus Catholic at St. Augustine Prep, 10 a.m.
Cranford, Watchung Hills at Voorhees
Belvidere, Morristown at Dover

Independent duals

Pope John at Pingry, 7 p.m.
Delaware Valley at Warren Hills, 7 p.m.

Wrestling: HWS schedule for Jan. 19-24

Monday, Jan. 19

Independent

Phillipsburg at Rumson-Fair Haven, 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 20

(All matches 6 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Hackettstown at High Point
Newton at Kittatinny
Pope John at Sparta, 7 p.m.
Vernon at Wallkill Valley

Wednesday, Jan. 21

(All matches, 7 p.m., unless noted)

Skyland Conference

Ridge at Delaware Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Hunterdon Central at Phillipsburg, 6:30 p.m.
Bridgewater-Raritan at North Hunterdon
Pingry at South Hunterdon, 4:30 p.m.
Montgomery at Voorhees, 6 p.m.
Belvidere at Manville

Thursday, Jan. 22

(All matches 6 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Hackettstown at Wallkill Valley
Sparta at Hopatcong-Lenape Valley, 7 p.m.

Independent

Warren Hills at High Point

Friday, Jan. 23

(All matches 7 p.m.)

Skyland Conference

North Hunterdon at Warren Hills

Independent

Hackettstown at Belvidere
Kittatinny at Manville

Saturday, Jan. 24

(All events 9 a.m., unless noted)

High Point, Delsea, Lower Cape May, Peddie, Red Bank Catholic, St. Peter's Prep, Washington Township at Shawnee Duals
Newton, Garfield, Hackensack at Tenafly
Voorhees, Westwood at Sparta
Hunterdon Central, Governor Livingston, Ramapo at Dumont
Caldwell, Ramsey at North Warren, 10 a.m.

Independent duals

Cranford at Delaware Valley, 4 p.m.
Easton (Pa.) at Phillipsburg, 6:30 p.m.
New Hope-Solebury (Pa.) at South Hunterdon, 11 a.m.

Wrestling: Delaware Valley at Phillipsburg preview

What: Delaware Valley Terriers at Phillipsburg Stateliners.

Where: Phillipsburg High School, Lopatcong Twp.

When: Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Conference: Skyland cross-divisional.

Records: Delaware Valley 11-0; Phillipsburg 4-2.

State rankings (New Jersey Wrestling Writers): Delaware Valley No. 19; Phillipsburg No. 14.

Coaches: Andy Fitz (316-99, 19th season, 1-14 vs. P'burg); Tim Longacre (39-7, third season, 2-0 vs. Del Val).

Series history: Phillipsburg, which is 40-7 overall dating to 1975, won the previous two meetings, including last season's 39-23 victory in Alexandria Township. Delaware Valley ended a 13-match skid in the series with a thrilling 33-27 win at home on Jan. 30, 2023. Teams did not meet during the 1978-79, 2008-09, 2021 (COVID) and 2021-22 seasons. Del Val's last road victory in the series was 42-9 at The Pit on Feb. 1, 2006. The Terriers' other wins came in 1975, '82, '84, '93 and '05.

Notes: Delaware Valley wrestlers listed first with season records in parentheses. Weight classes reflect two-pound growth allowance.

108 -- Jr. Vincent Rainey (10-7) vs. So. Zack Swingle (11-7) or Fr. Rocco Munzipapa (2-7).

115 -- Jr. Owen Shuey (2-3) or Fr. Jaxon Bingert (2-2) vs. Fr. Jack Flynn (2-6) or Swingle.

122 -- Sr. Tristan Fawthrop (14-4) vs. Jr. Anthony Pettinelli (10-6).

128 -- Sr. Julian Bednar (11-4) or So. Tanner Donaruma (14-8) vs. Fr. Noah Regemann (5-10).

134 -- Donaruma or Bednar vs. So. Matthew Velez (2-9).

140 -- Sr. Tye Falkenstein (15-6) vs. Sr. Massimo Gonzalez (16-2).

146 -- Sr. Michael Hasson (21-1) vs. So. Mason Hawk (13-4).

152 -- Sr. Sebastian Dobak (19-1) vs. Jr. Owen Garriques (17-2).

159 -- So. Hunter Taffera (15-4) vs. Sr. Brad Kisselbach (12-8).

167 -- Jr. Marcus Gary (16-4) vs. Jr. Seth Wolfinger (3-6).

177 -- Sr. Olivier Paul (18-2) vs. Sr. Gavin Geleta (15-2).

192 -- Jr. Matthew Sencher (12-6) vs. Sr. Kevin Buonocore (4-8).

217 -- Sr. Luke Cyphert (15-5) vs. Fr. Ian Jankowski (7-8).

287 -- Sr. Luken Alberdi (12-8) vs. Sr. Ben Ellis (14-4).

Breakdown: Delaware Valley, which is in the midst of its toughest stretch of regular-season dual meets, passed its first big test of the season with a 41-27 road win (No. 888 overall) over North Hunterdon on Tuesday -- the Terriers' second victory in three seasons vs. the Lions, who are 26-33 in that series. Del Val's balanced

P'burg is 235-44-2 all-time vs. Hunterdon-Warren teams

lineup should also present problems for P'burg as the Stateliners, who also beat North (35-30 on Jan. 7), are coming off a 36-28 victory over Watchung Hills (No. 1,068 overall) on Wednesday. Straight up, P'burg is favored at seven weights (106 with Swingle down, 113, 120, 138, 150, 175 and 285, with one tossup (190) and the potential for bonus in at least two of those. Del Val has a big edge at 126 and 132, and will be favored at 144, 157, 165 and 215 (four of those with bonus potential). The Terriers went 3-2 in head-to-head meetings at the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament -- Bednar md. Velez (15-5); Hasson d. Hawk (10-8); Cyphert md. Jankowski (16-5). P'burg picked up wins Gonzalez (6-0 over Falkenstein) and and Ellis (pinned Alberdi in 3:40). Depending where the match starts -- preferable for P'burg to start down low or at 285 -- Del Val, which has more depth, could opt to bump away from Garriques in a clash of state qualifiers at 150, for a greater opportunity to take three of four from 157-190. Fitz also may feel his team can do that straight up and save points at 150 and 175, in potential losses. For P'burg, getting Swingle, who didn't wrestle on Wednesday, back down at 106 will also be key for the best shot at winning three of the first four down low. Hasson vs. Hawk was a tight one here at HWS, so that could be the bout of the night. Del Val is used to winning at 138, 150 and 175 in most duals, but that's a tall order in this one. As a result, I think P'burg saves a few bonus points and gets one as the underdogs (190 could be a swing bout) to escape in what should be another nail-biter.    

Prediction: Phillipsburg, 30-25.

Wrestling: HWS schedule for Jan. 12-17

Monday, Jan. 12

(All matches 6 p.m. unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Jefferson at Kittatinny
Dover at North Warren

Independent

Phillipsburg at Southern, 6:30 p.m.
North Star Academy at South Hunterdon

Tuesday, Jan. 13

Skyland Conference

Delaware Valley at North Hunterdon, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 14

(All matches 7 p.m. unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Hackettstown at Hopatcong-Lenape Valley
Kittatinny at High Point
Morris Knolls at Sparta
Jefferson at Wallkill Valley, 6 p.m.

Skyland Conference

North Hunterdon at Hunterdon Central, 6:30 p.m.
Watchung Hills at Phillipsburg
South Hunterdon at Belvidere, 6 p.m.
Franklin at Voorhees, 6 p.m.
Somerville at Warren Hills

Friday, Jan. 16

(All matches 7 p.m. unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Morris Knolls at Hackettstown
High Point at Newton
Hopatcong-Lenape Valley at Kittatinny, 6 p.m.
Sparta at Morris Hills
Vernon at Jefferson, 6:30 p.m.
Wallkill Valley at Dover

Skyland Conference

Delaware Valley at Phillipsburg, 6:30 p.m.

Independent

Belvidere at North Warren, 6 p.m.
Warren Hills in Jack Welch Duals at Moorestown

Saturday, Jan. 17

(All events 9 a.m. unless noted)

Tris and quads

Sparta, Mendham, Verona at Hackettstown
High Point, DePaul, Northern Burlington at Ocean Township
Boonton, Dover at Hopatcong-Lenape Valley
North Warren, Morris Knolls, Lenape at Newton
Vernon, Kinnelon, West Milford at Butler
Voorhees, JFK-Iselin, North Plainfield at Belvidere
Warren Hills in Jack Welch Duals at Moorestown

Independent duals

Kittatinny at Colonia, 2 p.m.
Caldwell at Delaware Valley, 11 a.m.
Hopewell Valley at Hunterdon Central
North Hunterdon at St. Joseph-Metuchen