Wrestling: New Jersey Writers Association Top 20

Phillipsburg is the lone representative in this week's New Jersey Wrestling Writers Top 20. The Stateliners (7-1) are holding steady in the No. 5 spot with a showdown against No. 2 Bound Brook looming on Wednesday night at The Pit.

Lenape Valley and Delaware Valley, which wrestle on Friday night, were among the others to receive votes this week, along with Hunterdon Central.

 (Records through Jan. 18)

Rank	School	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Bergen Catholic	(6-1)	320	1
2	Bound Brook	(9-1)	304	2
3	St. Peter's Prep	(14-3)	288	3
4	Howell	(15-0)	268	4
5	Phillipsburg	(7-1)	258	5
6	DePaul	(11-1)	236	8
7	Brick Memorial	(9-1)	221	6
8	Delbarton	(9-0)	191	7
9	Paulsboro	(11-0)	181	9
10	Jackson Memorial	(11-2)	153	10
11	Don Bosco Prep	(5-2)	136	11
12	St. Augustine	(8-5)	124	14
13	Clearview	(10-0)	112	15
14	Christian Brothers	(12-2)	108	16
15	Brick Township	(12-2)	91	17
16	Hanover Park	(3-4)	81	18
17	Long Branch	(11-2)	42	NR
18	Paramus	(5-3)	38	NR
19	South Plainfield	(14-5)	34	19
20	Parsippany	(10-1)	30	NR

Others receiving votes: Toms River South 25; Southern 17; Lenape Valley 14; Pequannock 13; Delaware Valley 7; Roxbury 5; Hunterdon Central 2; Monroe Township 1.

NJWWA voting members (in alphabetical order): Donald J. Brower (MorrisCountyHSWrestling.com); Frank D'Esposito (TheShoreConference.com); Steve Falk (Asbury Park Press of Neptune and Hitting the Mats); Brian Fortner (Express-Times); Harry Frezza (Courier News of Bridgewater); Screwy Louie Lazzari (New Jersey Wrestling Historian); Ron Mazzola (On the Mat); Tom McGurk (Courier Post of Cherry Hill); John Lewis (Burlington County Times); John O'Kane (The Press of Atlantic City); Anthony Spaulding (New Jersey Herald); Greg Tufaro (Home News Tribune of East Brunswick); Mike Weilamann (Open Mike/Mugs Media); Sean Miller (Trenton  Times); Brad Wilson (Express-Times); Josh Friedman (The Mat Pack and Daily Journal of Vineland).