The ninth annual Henry Boresch Duals will be contested on Saturday at Newton High School. The event, named in honor of the legendary Braves coach, includes several of New Jersey's top-ranked teams.
Howell, ranked No. 10 in the preseason New Jersey Wrestling Writers Top 20, is the No. 1 seed, while two-time defending Boresch Duals champion and No. 18 South Plainfield, the 2013 Group 3 champion, is the No. 2 seed. No. 16 Raritan, the Duals' two-time runner-up and 2011 champion, is the No. 3 seed, while No. 12 Hanover Park, last season's Group 1 runner-up, is the No. 4 seed.
"We've had some tough teams in the past, but never this deep," said veteran coach Eric Bollette, whose Newton teams have competed in five of the previous seven championship matches, winning four.
Morris Knolls, Caldwell and Waldwick/Midland Park round out the eight-team field.
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 the schedule and seeds (approximate times following the opening round):
Quarterfinals, 9 a.m.
1-Howell vs. 8-Waldwick
5-Morris Knolls vs. 4-Hanover Park
Quarterfinals, 10:30 a.m.
3-Raritan vs. 6-Caldwell
2-South Plainfield vs. 7-Newton
Wrestleback semifinals, noon
Howell-Waldwick loser vs. Hanover Park-Morris Knolls loser
Raritan-Caldwell loser vs. South Plainfield-Newton loser
Semifinals, 1:30 p.m.
Howell-Waldwick winner vs. Hanover Park-Morris Knolls winner
Raritan-Caldwell winner vs. South Plainfield-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
2012 -- South Plainfield 47, Raritan 18
2013 -- South Plainfield 62, Raritan 8
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