Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Wrestling: 'Cats, 'Liners among power-point leaders

Here is the second set of weekly rankings for the 2018-19 season. The top eight schools in each section qualify for the tournaments that begin on Monday, Feb. 4.

The semifinals will be contested on Wednesday, Feb. 6, and the sectional finals on Friday, Feb. 8. The four public school champions advance to the Group championships on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 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, Jan. 26. Any unbeaten or untied team with criteria will be included.

Phillipsburg, which is seeking its sixth straight Group 4 championship and the program's 38th sectional title, is currently the top-ranked team in North 2, Group 4. North Hunterdon, seeking its first sectional title since 2015, is No. 2.

High Point, the defending Group 2 champion which has won a Sussex County-best 26 sectional titles, is the top-ranked team in North 1, Group 2, while Newton, which is seeking its third sectional title and first since winning back-to-back championships in North 1, Group 1 in 2009-10, is No. 2.

Hunterdon Central is the top-ranked team in Central Jersey, Group 5, while Pope John, which won its first sectional title since 1994 last season, is No. 1 in Non-Public North B.

In all, 14 of the 18 teams from the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area are ranked in the top eight in their respective sections.

HWS schools in bold (Records through Sunday):

NORTH 1

Group 5

Passaic Tech (7-0), 26.29; Bloomfield (6-3), 25.33; Clifton (7-2), 25.22; West Orange (5-1), 24.33; Livingston (5-3), 24.25; Morristown (5-4), 22.33; Montclair (7-2), 22.11; North Bergen (3-2), 21.80.

Group 4

Roxbury (4-3), 31.57; Mount Olive (5-2), 26.57; Wayne Valley (4-3), 26.29; Fair Lawn (3-1), 25.50; Ridgewood (4-1), 25.20; Kearny (6-4), 24.10; Morris Knolls (6-2), 23.88; Wayne Hills (5-2), 23.57.

Group 3

Montville (3-2) 27.60; Pascack Valley (3-2) 25.20; Old Tappan (6-2), 24.14; West Milford (2-4), 23.33; River Dell (2-3), 23.20; Teaneck (1-3), 23.00; Bergenfield (3-1), 22.25; Sparta (2-7), 21.78.

Group 2

High Point (3-0) 35.00; Newton (4-3) 27.00; Jefferson (8-3) 26.50; Lakeland (0-1), 26.00; Glen Rock (3-0), 25.67; Pascack Hills (5-0), 25.60; Pequannock (6-3), 24.56; Dumont (2-2), 24.50.

Group 1

Emerson-Park Ridge (6-1) 28.14; Kittatinny (7-4), 26.80; Pompton Lakes (4-0) 26.00; Butler (8-0), 25.88; Mountain Lakes (2-0), 25.50; Cresskill (4-1), 24.00; Saddle Brook (1-3), 23.75; Boonton (5-3), 23.00.

NORTH 2

Group 5

Watchung Hills (3-0), 28.67; Westfield (3-0), 26.00; Piscataway (4-4), 25.00; Ridge (2-2), 23.50; Plainfield (6-3), 23.00; Perth Amboy (3-5), 22.25; Elizabeth (4-5), 21.89; Columbia (4-2), 21.67.

Group 4

Phillipsburg (5-0) 32.00; North Hunterdon (8-1) 31.00; Middletown North (4-4), 28.00; Cranford (5-2), 25.14; Woodbridge (4-2), 24.50; Linden (5-3) 23.50; Millburn (4-2), 23.33; Middletown South (4-4), 22.88.

Group 3

West Morris (4-3), 29.14; Mendham (4-2), 27.33; West Essex (3-3), 26.67; Voorhees (9-3) 26.30; Garfield (2-0), 26.00; Warren Hills (9-1) 25.80; Nutley (8-1), 24.67; Leonia-Palisades Park (3-3), 21.33.

Group 2

Hanover Park (5-1) 28.00; Lodi (2-1) 25.00; Bernards (4-4), 23.13; Rutherford (1-3), 22.50; Lenape Valley (3-5), 21.63; Hackettstown (4-3), 21.43; Verona (1-4), 21.40; Fort Lee (1-2), 21.00.

Group 1

Whippany Park (5-0) 26.80; Delaware Valley (3-3), 25.50; Roselle Park (4-1), 25.40; Bound Brook (1-1), 23.00; Belvidere (1-1), 20.50; Becton (2-3), 18.40; Glen Ridge (2-3), 17.80; New Providence (1-7), 16.38.

CENTRAL

Group 5

Hunterdon Central (9-0) 32.33; Manalapan (9-1) 27.00; Monroe Township (5-1) 26.83; Sayreville (11-0), 26.70; Franklin (4-2), 26.17; Marlboro (5-2), 23.86; New Brunswick (3-3), 23.83; Edison (3-3), 23.67.

Group 4

Jackson Memorial (4-2), 32.33; Brick Memorial (6-0), 28.50; Colts Neck (6-0), 28.00; Hightstown (10-1), 26.30; Northern Burlington (10-0), 26.10; Long Branch (3-1), 25.25; Brick Township (2-6), 21.25; Freehold (2-5), 20.43.

Group 3

Ocean Township (6-2), 28.25; Hopewell Valley (6-5), 26.70; Rahway (5-1), 26.67; Wall Township (3-1), 24.75; Lawrence (7-3), 23.90; Allentown (7-3), 23.20; Matawan (3-2), 22.67; Nottingham (5-6), 22.20.

Group 2

South Plainfield (8-1), 29.44; Raritan (6-3), 29.22; Rumson-Fair Haven (7-3), 27.80; Point Pleasant Boro (2-2), 27.50; Cinnaminson (1-0), 26.00; Metuchen (7-1), 24.88; Delran (7-2), 24.78; Robbinsville (3-4), 24.00

Group 1

Shore Regional (8-0), 27.13; Point Pleasant Beach (8-2), 26.00; Manville (7-1), 24.75; Spotswood (5-3), 23.75; New Egypt (4-3), 21.29; Keansburg (4-4), 18.88; South River (1-3), 16.25; Burlington City (2-4), 15.83.

SOUTH

Group 5


Southern (6-2), 31.63; Howell (8-0), 30.13; Toms River North (7-1), 29.50; Willamstown (5-2), 27.43; Eastern (2-0), 26.00; Cherokee (3-2), 25.60; Rancocas Valley (5-2), 25.43; Washington Township (0-3), 23.67.

Group 4

Kingsway (5-6), 30.75; Clearview (5-0), 26.80; Cherry Hill West (7-1), 26.38; Toms River East (1-2), 24.33; Highland (3-3), 24.33; Moorestown (2-2), 22.75; Hammonton (3-3), 21.17; Pennsauken (3-4), 21.00.

Group 3

Delsea (3-0), 28.00; Lacey Township (7-1), 26.75; Gateway-Woodbury (6-1), 25.29; Ocean City (2-3), 24.00; Timber Creek (5-4), 24.00; Seneca (5-2), 23.71; Lakewood (7-3), 23.50; Absegami (4-3), 23.29.

Group 2

West Deptford (9-3), 27.90; Haddonfield (8-0), 27.13; Middle Township (2-0), 25.00; Oakcrest (1-4), 24.40; Barnegat (7-2), 23.89; Collingswood (5-2), 23.71; Sterling (2-3), 23.20; Clayton-Glassboro (2-3), 22.40.

Group 1

Paulsboro (7-0), 31.00; Buena (3-1), 30.50; Woodstown (2-2), 28.75; Pennsville (2-1), 27.00; Haddon Township (4-2), 24.83; Penns Grove (1-3), 22.25; Gloucester City (3-2), 20.60; Pitman (3-3), 20.50.

NON-PUBLIC

North A

Delbarton (7-1), 36.20; St. Joseph-Montvale (4-1), 32.67; Seton Hall Prep (6-1), 28.57; Don Bosco Prep (2-0), 28.50; Paramus Catholic (4-1), 26.00; St. Peter's Prep (8-0), 26.00.

North B

Pope John (5-1) 38.67; DePaul (3-0) 26.00; Bishop Ahr (4-2) 24.17; Pingry (1-6), 19.14; Morris Catholic (1-4), 17.40; Newark Academy (1-7), 14.13.

South A

St. Augustine (3-2), 32.20; St. John Vianney (1-1), 25.50; Red Bank Catholic (4-4), 22.38; Notre Dame (5-4), 20.89; St. Joseph-Metuchen (0-4), 18.00; Paul VI (Haddonfield) (1-3), 16.50; Christian Brothers Academy (0-3), 15.33.

South B

Camden Catholic (2-0), 27.00; Holy Spirit (5-4), 22.56; Donovan Catholic (2-4), 19.17; St. Rose (0-11), 13.60; St. Joseph-Hammonton (0-6), 12.00; Holy Cross (0-4), 11.50; Rutgers Prep (0-2), 10.00.

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