Wrestling: Power points standings (HWS teams)

Here is the third set of rankings for the 2017-18 season. Tentative pairings and seeds will be released early next week.

The top eight schools in each section qualify for the tournaments that begin on Monday, Feb. 5. The semifinals will be contested on Wednesday, Feb. 7, with the sectional finals slated for Friday, Feb. 9. The five public school and four Non-Public winners advance to the Group championships to be contested on Sunday, Feb. 11 at Pine Belt Arena on the campus of Toms River North High School.

Teams must wrestle wrestle a minimum of 10 dual meets against NJSIAA member schools (70 percent rule also applies) by the cutoff date on Saturday. Any unbeaten or untied team with criteria will be included.

HWS schools in bold:

NORTH 1

Group 3

Sparta (10-3) 27.70; Montville (9-4) 27.20; River Dell (12-3) 26.90; West Milford (9-6) 26.70; Pascack Valley (13-3) 26.40; Garfield (6-7) 25.10; Paramus (5-5) 24.10; Teaneck (7-7) 23.60.

Group 2

High Point (14-1) 32.00; Newton (9-5) 30.70; Jefferson (13-4) 29.20; Kittatinny (7-6) 29.00; Westwood (12-2) 28.60; Hawthorne (10-6) 26.40; Glen Rock (10-4) 26.10; Pascack Hills (11-2) 26.00.

NORTH 2

Group 4

Phillipsburg (6-2) 32.57; Middletown North (12-4) 32.20; North Hunterdon (11-3) 30.20; Sayreville (14-4) 26.80; Scotch Plains-Fanwood (12-4) 26.60; Kearny (9-6) 25.90; Colonia (8-5) 25.50; Woodbridge (7-6) 24.00.

Group 3

Voorhees (12-6) 27.30; Cranford (8-3) 26.90; Morris Hills (10-7) 26.00; Governor Livingston (8-5) 25.10; West Essex (5-6) 24.90; Nutley (5-8) 23.40; Lyndhurst-North Arlington (6-5) 22.80; Warren Hills (3-6) 22.78.

Group 2

Hanover Park (10-2) 30.30; Caldwell (8-4) 26.30; Elmwood Park (11-6) 25.90; Hackettstown (6-8) 25.70; Lodi (9-6) 25.70; Dumont (6-7) 24.60; Madison (6-6) 23.50; Parsippany (5-6) 22.50.

Group 1

Roselle Park (14-1) 28.60; Bound Brook (9-7) 26.30; Manville (8-2) 25.70; Secaucus (9-8) 25.50; Belvidere (6-3) 24.22; Verona (4-7) 22.30; Becton-Wallington (2-6) 21.00; Whippany Park (3-12) 20.80.

CENTRAL

Group 5

Hunterdon Central (12-1) 33.80; Howell (22-0) 32.40; Manalapan (15-2) 28.90; Monroe Township (11-3) 27.50; Old Bridge (8-9) 26.90; Trenton Central (14-3) 26.20; Freehold Township (8-5) 24.90; South Brunswick (4-10) 24.90.

Group 2

Raritan (17-2) 32.90; Robbinsville (16-2) 26.90; Holmdel (17-4) 26.60; Bernards (9-4) 26.20; Middlesex-Dunellen (11-7) 26.00; Delaware Valley (4-10) 25.60; Monmouth (3-15) 23.00; Carteret (3-8) 21.90.

NON-PUBLIC

North B

Pope John (10-1) 30.30; DePaul (6-2) 25.88; Bishop Ahr (2-13) 20.70; Morris Catholic (3-9) 20.60; Pingry (2-7) 20.33; Newark Academy (3-7) 17.10.