Wrestling: North, Central among power-point leaders

High Point, North Hunterdon and Hunterdon Central are ranked No. 1 in their respective sections in the third set of weekly power points totals. 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.

North Hunterdon, which is seeking its first sectional title since 2015, is one spot ahead of No. 2 Phillipsburg atop North 2, Group 4. The Stateliners handed the Lions a 30-24 loss on Wednesday night and seek the program's 38th sectional title and a sixth consecutive Group 4 championship.

High Point, the defending Group 2 champion which has won a Sussex County-best 26 sectional titles and will host P'burg on Friday night, 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, and just welcomed back senior Pasquale Vizzoni (145) to the lineup after he missed some time with a back injury.

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 (9-1), 26.30; Clifton (8-5), 26.20; Bloomfield (11-3), 26.00; Montclair (9-3), 25.50; Livingston (8-4), 25.30; Morristown (6-6), 24.70; West Orange (6-2), 23.38; North Bergen (6-5), 22.20.

Group 4

Roxbury (7-5), 31.70; Wayne Valley (9-3), 27.60; Mount Olive (7-2), 27.00; Kearny (9-4), 26.30; Wayne Hills (9-3), 26.00; Ridgewood (6-3), 25.30; Fair Lawn (8-2), 25.00; Randolph (7-7), 24.90.

Group 3

Montville (6-3) 27.44; Old Tappan (9-4), 25.20; River Dell (6-3), 24.78; West Milford (5-6), 24.60; Pascack Valley (5-4), 23.78; Teaneck (3-3), 23.67; Sparta (2-9), 23.20; Paramus (4-5), 22.44.

Group 2

High Point (4-0) 35.00; Newton (5-3) 28.00; Jefferson (13-3) 27.80; Westwood (6-6), 25.50; Pascack Hills (6-1), 25.43; Pequannock (8-6), 25.30; Glen Rock (7-1), 24.63; Mahwah (7-3), 23.10.

Group 1

Emerson-Park Ridge (9-2) 28.20; Kittatinny (7-6), 27.10; Butler (11-0), 26.30; Pompton Lakes (7-2), 24.89; Kinnelon (4-8), 24.30; Boonton (6-4), 22.60; Hawthorne (4-8), 22.10; North Warren (5-6), 21.90.

NORTH 2

Group 5

Watchung Hills (4-0), 28.25; Westfield (4-0), 26.00; Piscataway (4-6), 25.20; Bayonne (7-5), 24.10; Ridge (4-3), 23.57; Plainfield (6-4), 23.10; Perth Amboy (4-7), 22.40; Bridgewater-Raritan (3-4), 21.00.

Group 4

North Hunterdon (10-1) 32.30; Phillipsburg (7-0) 30.71; Middletown North (7-5), 29.00; Cranford (6-2), 25.13; Woodbridge (7-3), 23.70; Middletown South (4-9), 23.00; Scotch Plains-Fanwood (5-8), 22.20; Millburn (5-3), 22.13.

Group 3

Mendham (9-2), 29.20; West Morris (6-4), 29.10; West Essex (7-4), 27.90; Warren Hills (10-1) 26.70; Voorhees (10-4) 26.30; Nutley (12-2), 25.90; Bogota-Ridgefield Park (5-5), 22.60; Garfield (3-4), 22.57.

Group 2

Hanover Park (6-3) 30.67; Lodi (6-2) 25.22; Elmwood Park (8-4), 23.90; Verona (6-4), 23.50; Bernards (5-5), 22.40; Rutherford (4-6), 21.90; Lenape Valley (4-6), 21.70; Madison (3-5), 21.00.

Group 1

Roselle Park (6-1), 25.43; Delaware Valley (4-4), 25.38; Whippany Park (7-3), 24.50; Belvidere (3-1), 23.00; Bound Brook (2-2), 22.00; Weehawken (5-5), 21.30; Cedar Grove (1-10), 18.00; Glen Ridge (2-5), 16.57.

CENTRAL

Group 5

Hunterdon Central (10-0) 31.30; Manalapan (13-2) 28.80; Monroe Township (10-1) 27.10; Sayreville (14-0), 26.60; Marlboro (8-4), 25.10; New Brunswick (7-5), 25.00; Franklin (4-3), 24.86; Edison (4-4), 23.50.

Group 4

Jackson Memorial (7-3), 29.90; Brick Memorial (10-2), 28.20; Colts Neck (11-1), 27.70; Long Branch (7-1), 26.63; Northern Burlington (13-1), 26.50; Hightstown (13-3), 26.10; Brick Township (3-8), 21.80; Freehold (3-5), 21.25.

Group 3

Ocean Township (8-5), 29.00; Hopewell Valley (11-5), 26.90; Lawrence (12-4), 26.00; Rahway (7-1), 26.00; Allentown (8-7), 24.90; Steinert (6-8), 24.50; Nottingham (6-10), 24.30; Wall Township (3-2), 23.60.

Group 2

South Plainfield (14-1), 31.10; Raritan (9-3), 30.50; Rumson-Fair Haven (8-4), 28.00; Delran (10-4), 26.80; Holmdel (11-7), 26.20; Point Pleasant Boro (6-3), 26.00; Robbinsville (6-7), 24.80; Metuchen (9-1), 24.80.

Group 1

Shore Regional (10-0), 27.60; Point Pleasant Beach (14-2), 26.50; Manville (8-1), 25.00; Spotswood (6-4), 22.50; New Egypt (4-7), 19.90; Keansburg (4-6), 18.10; Highland Park (2-10), 17.60; Burlington City (3-4), 17.14.

SOUTH

Group 5

Southern (9-2), 34.00; Toms River North (10-1), 29.60; Howell (11-0), 29.50; Cherokee (6-4), 26.80; Willamstown (9-3), 26.50; Eastern (7-1), 26.00; Rancocas Valley (8-2), 25.40; Cherry Hill East (8-6), 25.30.

Group 4

Kingsway (7-6), 29.80; Cherry Hill West (11-1), 27.80; Clearview (9-0), 27.78; Highland (6-4), 27.40; Hammonton (7-4), 25.40; Central Regional (8-7), 24.00; Moorestown (3-5), 23.50; Pennsauken (4-7), 22.50.

Group 3

Lacey Township (11-1), 27.60; Delsea (4-4), 26.13; Gateway-Woodbury (8-3), 25.80; Timber Creek (6-9), 25.60; Lakewood (10-4), 25.60; Seneca (8-4), 24.90; Ocean City (4-4), 24.43; Absegami (5-3), 23.38.

Group 2

West Deptford (12-3), 28.30; Haddonfield (12-1), 26.11; Barnegat (9-4), 25.80; Oakcrest (3-5), 25.38; Middle Township (3-0), 25.33; Collingswood (9-4), 25.20; Pemberton (7-7), 24.70; Sterling (5-3), 23.50.

Group 1

Paulsboro (12-0), 30.90; Buena (5-2), 27.14; Pennsville (6-2), 26.50; Woodstown (4-4), 25.25; Haddon Township (7-3), 24.70; Gloucester City (6-3), 22.63; Audubon (3-4), 22.14; Maple Shade (5-7), 20.90.

NON-PUBLIC

North A

Delbarton (11-1), 34.56; St. Joseph-Montvale (5-2), 30.40; Bergen Catholic (5-1), 30.00; St. Peter's Prep (11-0), 29.00; Don Bosco Prep (5-1), 27.67; Seton Hall Prep (9-2), 27.60; Paramus Catholic (8-2), 26.30.

North B

Pope John (7-1) 37.00; DePaul (5-2) 28.86; Bishop Ahr (8-3) 24.90; Pingry (1-7), 18.13; Newark Academy (3-7), 16.60; Morris Catholic (1-9), 14.50.

South A

St. Augustine (7-3), 30.43; St. John Vianney (5-1), 26.17; Notre Dame (7-5), 23.40; Red Bank Catholic (4-8), 21.70; Christian Brothers Academy (1-6), 18.86; St. Joseph-Metuchen (1-7), 17.00; Paul VI-Haddonfield (1-7), 16.00.

South B

Camden Catholic (4-2), 26.00; Holy Spirit (5-7), 22.60; Donovan Catholic (4-8), 18.60; Rutgers Prep (0-3), 15.00; Holy Cross (0-11), 14.40; St. Rose (0-15), 14.10; St. Joseph-Hammonton (0-10), 12.50.