Monday, January 21, 2019

Wrestling: 'Cats, 'Liners rate in power-point totals

High Point, Phillipsburg and Hunterdon Central are ranked No. 1 in their respective sections in the final set of weekly power points totals before Saturday's cutoff date. 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. Any unbeaten or untied team with criteria will be included.

High Point (7-1), 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. 3, though the Braves, who will take on the 'Cats on Tuesday for the NJAC Freedom Division title, do own a 44-16 win over No. 2 Jefferson and would jump over the Falcons if the final set of points stands as is.

Phillipsburg (10-0) is tied atop North 2, Group 4 with North Hunterdon (10-2), though the Stateliners are technically the No. 1 team by virtue of a 30-24 win over the Lions on Wednesday night. Coach Dave Post's team seeks the program's 38th sectional title and a sixth consecutive Group 4 championship.

Hunterdon Central (13-0) 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.

Also keep an eye on North 2, Group 3, where Voorhees and Warren Hills are the Nos. 4 and 5 teams in that section. The Blue Streaks handed the Vikes a 37-19 loss on Dec. 19, and they would host the rematch by virtue of that victory.

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 (13-1), 27.90; Clifton (9-6), 26.70; Bloomfield (12-3), 26.40; Montclair (9-3), 25.50; Livingston (8-4), 25.50; North Bergen (7-8), 25.30; Morristown (6-7), 24.80; West Orange (6-3), 23.56.

Group 4

Roxbury (8-6), 33.30; Wayne Valley (13-4), 28.40; Mount Olive (10-2), 27.80; Kearny (9-4), 26.90; Fair Lawn (9-3), 26.60; Morris Knolls (10-5), 26.40; Wayne Hills (9-4), 26.30; Morris Hills (7-7), 26.10.

Group 3

Montville (10-3) 27.90; West Milford (9-7), 27.00; Old Tappan (13-4), 26.80; River Dell (10-4), 26.10; Pascack Valley (7-4), 25.50; Sparta (2-12), 23.60; Indian Hills (7-9), 23.30; Teaneck (5-5), 22.30.

Group 2

High Point (7-1) 34.75; Jefferson (14-4) 28.20; Newton (8-4), 28.00; Westwood (9-6), 26.90; Pequannock (8-7), 26.00; Pascack Hills (8-4), 25.40; Mahwah (8-4), 25.00; Dumont (4-7), 23.90.

Group 1

Emerson-Park Ridge (10-3) 29.20; Kittatinny (10-7), 28.90; Butler (13-1), 26.80; Pompton Lakes (10-3), 26.10; Kinnelon (7-8), 25.50; North Warren (7-6), 25.10; Boonton (7-6), 24.40; Hawthorne (6-11), 24.20.

NORTH 2

Group 5

Watchung Hills (4-1), 28.00; Westfield (6-0), 26.83; Piscataway (7-6), 26.20; Plainfield (10-4), 25.90; Ridge (6-5), 25.60; Perth Amboy (5-7), 24.00; Elizabeth (5-8), 23.80; Bayone (7-6), 23.70.

Group 4

Phillipsburg (10-0) 34.00; North Hunterdon (10-2) 34.00; Middletown North (9-6), 30.60; Woodbridge (10-4), 26.10; Cranford (7-2), 26.00; Linden (7-6), 25.20; Middletown South (6-11), 25.10; Scotch Plains-Fanwood (5-10), 24.10.

Group 3

West Morris (8-4), 32.30; Mendham (9-2), 29.70; West Essex (8-4), 27.60; Voorhees (13-4), 27.00; Warren Hills (13-1) 26.90; Nutley (12-2), 26.00; Bogota-Ridgefield Park (7-6), 25.10; Lyndhurst-North Arlington (7-4), 23.30.

Group 2

Hanover Park (7-4) 32.10; Elmwood Park (11-5), 25.80; Lodi (8-3), 25.70; Bernards (7-6), 25.20; Verona (7-4), 24.60; Lenape Valley (5-7), 24.50; Rutherford (5-9), 24.00; Madison (6-6), 23.50.

Group 1

Whippany Park (10-5), 26.90; Delaware Valley (4-5), 25.89; Roselle Park (9-3), 25.50; Belvidere (3-1), 24.00; Bound Brook (3-5), 23.88; Weehawken (6-6), 23.80; Cedar Grove (1-11), 19.10; Hasbrouck Heights (0-16), 18.30.

CENTRAL

Group 5

Hunterdon Central (13-0) 33.50; Manalapan (16-3) 30.90; Monroe Township (11-2) 27.10; Sayreville (18-0), 27.00; Marlboro (11-6), 26.30; New Brunswick (10-7), 25.80; Freehold Township (8-9), 25.80; Edison (7-6), 25.00.

Group 4

Jackson Memorial (9-4), 31.20; Brick Memorial (12-4), 29.50; Colts Neck (11-3), 29.30; Long Branch (12-1), 28.60; Northern Burlington (16-2), 27.90; Hightstown (15-4), 26.70; Freehold Boro (5-8), 24.60; Brick Township (3-12), 24.40.

Group 3

Ocean Township (11-6), 29.40; Hopewell Valley (13-5), 28.70; Lawrence (15-5), 26.30; Allentown (12-8), 25.90; Nottingham (7-13), 25.20; Steinert (7-10), 25.10; Rahway (8-2), 25.00; Wall (6-3), 24.89.

Group 2

Raritan (10-4), 32.50; South Plainfield (15-2), 31.60; Rumson-Fair Haven (10-4), 28.90; Delran (15-5), 27.40; Point Pleasant Boro (8-3), 27.30; Holmdel (17-8), 27.00; Robbinsville (10-8), 26.70; Metuchen (10-2), 26.10.

Group 1

Shore Regional (15-1), 29.00; Point Pleasant Beach (17-3), 27.30; Manville (12-1), 26.10; Spotswood (9-6), 25.70; New Egypt (7-9), 25.00; Keansburg (5-9), 22.20; Highland Park (3-13), 19.40; Burlington City (4-6), 17.10.

SOUTH

Group 5


Southern (10-3), 34.40; Howell (18-0), 33.00; Toms River North (12-2), 32.70; Willamstown (12-4), 28.10; Eastern (11-1), 27.80; Cherokee (8-5), 26.80; Rancocas Valley (10-3), 26.70; Cherry Hill East (12-7), 26.50.

Group 4

Kingsway (8-6), 32.10; Clearview (11-1), 29.30; Highland (7-7), 27.40; Cherry Hill West (15-1), 27.40; Hammonton (11-4), 26.60; Central Regional (9-9), 25.70; Pennsauken (6-10), 24.50; Moorestown (4-8), 23.20.

Group 3

Lacey Township (14-1), 30.20; Delsea (7-7), 27.40; Gateway-Woodbury (12-4), 26.60; Lakewood (13-6), 26.20; Timber Creek (7-13), 26.00; Seneca (9-6), 25.40; Ocean City (6-6), 24.50; Burlington Township (7-6), 23.30; Jackson Liberty (5-8), 23.30.

Group 2

West Deptford (16-4), 29.20; Haddonfield (12-2), 26.20; Barnegat (12-6), 26.10; Collingswood (11-4), 25.80; Clayton-Glassboro (8-5), 25.60; Oakcrest (4-5), 25.56; Haddon Heights (9-3), 25.50; Pemberton (8-9), 24.70.

Group 1

Paulsboro (13-0), 32.20; Buena (6-5), 27.70; Woodstown (5-4), 27.67; Pennsville (10-2), 26.70; Haddon Township (8-4), 25.70; Maple Shade (7-8), 23.90; Gloucester City (7-5), 22.80; Penns Grove (3-6), 21.56; Audubon (4-5), 21.56.

NON-PUBLIC

North A

Delbarton (12-1), 35.00; Bergen Catholic (6-1), 32.33; St. Joseph-Montvale (6-2), 30.83; Seton Hall Prep (9-2), 29.20; St. Peter's Prep (11-0), 28.00; Don Bosco Prep (6-2), 27.75; Paramus Catholic (10-4), 26.60.

North B

Pope John (8-2) 34.71; DePaul (7-3) 28.33; Bishop Ahr (10-4) 26.00; Pingry (1-9), 19.00; Morris Catholic (2-10), 17.00; Newark Academy (3-7), 16.80.

South A

St. Augustine (8-3), 29.50; St. John Vianney (6-2), 26.13; Notre Dame (8-8), 24.70; Red Bank Catholic (6-9), 24.30; St. Joseph-Metuchen (3-9), 20.40; Christian Brothers Academy (2-8), 20.30; Paul VI-Haddonfield (2-10), 19.00.

South B

Camden Catholic (8-2), 28.43; Holy Spirit (5-9), 23.30; Donovan Catholic (5-12), 22.10; St. Joseph-Hammonton (1-13), 17.20; Rutgers Prep (0-6), 15.80; St. Rose (0-17), 15.40; Holy Cross (0-11), 14.50.

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