Wrestling: NJSIAA sectional semifinal matchups

Semifinal matches will be contested on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Winners advance to Friday's sectional championships at the gym of the higher seed.

All 1 and 2 seeds are still remaining, while six No. 5 seeds and four No. 6 seeds advanced with wins on Monday.

High Point (13-2) was among four No. 1 seeds from the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area to advance on Monday -- 60-10 over No. 8 Ramsey in the North 1, Group 2 quarterfinals. The Wildcats, who have won a Sussex County-best 26 sectional titles, are seeking three straight championships for the first time since winning five in a row from 2010-14.

Newton (13-6), the No. 2 seed which rolled to a 68-9 win over No. 7 Pascack Hills, will host No. 3 Jefferson in Wednesday's North 1, Group 2 semifinals at Henry Boresch Memorial Gym. Coach Eric Bollette's Braves, who handed the Falcons a 44-16 loss on Jan. 3, are seeking the program's third sectional title and first since going back-to-back in North 1, Group 1 in 2009-10.

Also in Sussex County, No. 2 Kittatinny cruised to a 58-12 win over No. 7 Cresskill. The Cougars will next face No. 6 North Warren, which scored a 42-31 upset-victory over No. 3 Pompton Lakes in North 1, Group 1. Pope John (Non-Public B), which was idle on Monday, has won eight sectional titles in its history and is seeking its second straight.

Phillipsburg (15-2) and North Hunterdon (19-2) both advanced with ease to the North 2, Group 4 semifinals. The top-seeded Stateliners rolled to a 66-9 win over No. 8 Linden, while the second-seeded Lions were 62-9 winners over No. 7 Middletown South.

Hunterdon Central (20-1), ranked No. 4 in the New Jersey Writers Top 20 Poll and the top seed in Central Jersey, Group 5, moved into the semifinals with a 66-12 thumping of New Brunswick.

Voorhees seeks the program's 18th sectional title.

In the lone all-local matchup, No. 5 Voorhees scored a 32-25 win over No. 4 Warren Hills in the North 2, Group 3 quarters, avenging a 37-19 loss to the Blue Streaks, who won 10 bouts in that matchup on Dec. 19.

Delaware Valley, a No. 1 seed, advanced with an 81-0 win over No. 8 Secaucus in North 2, Group 1, while No. 7 Belvidere dropped a 52-21 decision to No. 2 Whippany Park in the bottom half of the draw. Senior Quinn Melofchik (24-1) became the County Seaters' all-time wins leader with his 132nd victory in his team's loss.

The 10 teams from the Open Mike area still standing are in bold below:

NORTH 1

Group 5

5-West Orange (13-6, 26.50) at 1-Passaic Tech (15-2, 29.30)
6-Livingston (10-8, 26.20) at 2-Clifton (16-7, 28.00)

Group 4

5-Fair Lawn (13-6, 28.40) at 1-Roxbury (10-8, 35.30)
3-Mount Olive (16-2, 29.90) at 2-Wayne Valley (16-4, 31.10)

Group 3

4-Pascack Valley (13-7, 27.60) at 1-Montville (13-6, 31.20)
6-Paramus (12-7, 26.00) at 2-Old Tappan (18-7, 28.40)

Group 2

4-Westwood (18-8, 29.50) at 1-High Point (13-2, 36.80)
3-Jefferson (17-5, 30.90) at 2-Newton (13-6, 31.50)

Group 1

4-Butler (17-3, 28.50) at 1-Emerson-Park Ridge (15-5, 31.40)
6-North Warren (11-10, 26.40) at 2-Kittatinny (14-7, 31.10)

NORTH 2

Group 5

4-Ridge (15-7, 26.90) at 1-Watchung Hills (13-1, 29.80)
3-Piscataway (11-9, 27.50) at 2-Westfield (11-4, 28.10)

Group 4

4-Cranford (14-4, 28.90) at 1-Phillipsburg (15-2, 36.80)
3-Middletown North (12-7, 32.40) at 2-North Hunterdon (19-2, 36.60)

Group 3

5-Voorhees (20-5, 28.90) at 1-Mendham (14-3, 32.60)
3-West Essex (18-4, 29.90) at 2-West Morris (10-6, 34.40)

Group 2

4-Verona (14-7, 26.40) at 1-Hanover Park (11-6, 35.40)
3-Lodi (14-6, 26.50) at 2-Bernards (14-9, 27.40)

Group 1

4-Bound Brook (5-11, 26.40) at 1-Delaware Valley (11-6, 28.50)
3-Roselle Park (14-5, 26.70) at 2-Whippany Park (14-7, 28.30)

CENTRAL

Group 5

4-Sayreville (25-0, 29.00) at 1-Hunterdon Central (20-1, 38.60)
3-Monroe Township (14-5, 29.70) at 2-Manalapan (21-4, 33.00)

Group 4

4-Long Branch (16-3, 30.70) at 1-Jackson Memorial (14-4, 33.70)
3-Brick Memorial (13-5, 31.40) at 2-Colts Neck (15-3, 31.50)

Group 3

5-Wall Township (12-5, 26.80) at 1-Ocean Township (13-7, 32.40)
3-Rahway (14-2, 27.30) at 2-Hopewell Valley (17-5, 30.10)

Group 2

5-Delran (22-6, 29.10) at 1-South Plainfield (21-2, 35.10)
3-Rumson-Fair Haven (12-5, 31.30) at 2-Raritan (14-5, 34.20)

Group 1

4-Spotswood (13-7, 26.10) at 1-Shore Regional (23-1, 30.70)
3-Manville (17-4, 26.50) at 2-Point Pleasant Beach (20-4, 28.40)

SOUTH

Group 5

4-Cherokee (16-8, 29.70) at 1-Southern (16-4, 38.60)
3-Toms River North (17-3, 35.80) at 2-Howell (23-0, 36.10)

Group 4

4-Cherry Hill West (22-3, 30.00) at 1-Kingsway (13-8, 33.70)
3-Highland (12-8, 30.50) at 2-Clearview (20-2, 32.60)

Group 3

4-Lakewood (16-10, 26.70) at 1-Lacey Township (16-2, 31.80)
6-Seneca (15-10, 26.30) at 2-Delsea (13-10, 30.30)

Group 2

4-Clayton-Glassboro (14-8, 27.20) at 1-West Deptford (22-4, 31.10)
3-Oakcrest (14-5, 27.50) at 2-Haddonfield (19-4, 27.90)

Group 1

4-Pennsville (16-6, 27.70) at 1-Paulsboro (19-1, 34.40)
3-Buena (15-6, 29.60) at 2-Woodstown (11-5, 29.70)

NON-PUBLIC

North A

4-St. Peter's Prep (18-4, 30.13) at 1-Delbarton (13-2, 36.10)
3-St. Joseph-Montvale (12-3, 31.60) at 2-Bergen Catholic (11-2, 34.00)

North B

4-Pingry (4-13, 21.90) at 1-Pope John (12-2, 35.70)
3-Bishop Ahr (13-6, 26.70) at 2-DePaul (10-4, 29.60)

South A

5-Christian Brothers Academy (3-14, 23.20) at 1-St. Augustine (14-4), 31.00
3-Red Bank Catholic (8-12, 25.10) at 2-St. John Vianney (8-3, 27.30)

South B

4-St. Joseph-Hammonton (4-20, 21.50) at 1-Camden Catholic (18-2, 31.40)
3-Donovan Catholic (10-15, 23.60) at 2-Holy Spirit (8-18, 25.80)