All sectional semifinal matches will be contested on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Winners will then advance to Friday's championships at the gym of the higher seed. All 1 and 2 seeds are still remaining, while 11 No. 5 seeds and four No. 6 seeds advanced with first-round wins on Monday.
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| High Point eyes its county-best 28th sectional title. |
In the bottom bracket, No. 3 seed Newton moved on with a 34-30 win over No. 6 Lakeland. The victory moved coach Eric Bollette (250-196-1) into a tie with the legendary Henry Boresch (250-44-8 in 38 seasons from 1926-64) for the program wins mark. The Braves will travel to No. 2 Westwood on Wednesday.
Also in Sussex County, No. 2 seed Kittatinny cruised to a 60-12 win over No. 7 Cresskill, which also dropped a 58-12 decision when the teams met in last season's opening round in North 1, Group 1. The Cougars will next face No. 3 seed North Warren, which scored a 42-30 win against No. 6 Hawthorne. Pope John (Non-Public B), which was idle on Monday, has won nine sectional titles in its history and is seeking its third straight.
Phillipsburg (14-2) took its next step toward the program's 41st sectional finals appearance with a 76-0 waxing of Millburn in the first meeting between the schools. The second-seeded Stateliners, who have won an HWS-best 38 sectional titles, will face Middletown North for the fourth time in the last five postseasons in the North 2, Group 4 semifinals. Middletown North lost to P'burg in three of the previous four sectional finals -- 45-16 in 2016, 36-27 in '17 and 32-30 in '18 -- and was ousted by North Hunterdon in last year's semifinal round.
Hunterdon Central (12-9), which is the No. 2 seed in Central Jersey, Group 5 and is sitting on 997 wins as a program, moved into the semifinals with a 49-24 win over South Brunswick. Junior Colton Washleski (28-3 at 145), a two-time state qualifier, recorded his 90th career win for the Red Devils, who will take on No. 3 seed Monroe on Wednesday.
Delaware Valley, also a No. 1 seed, advanced with a 79-0 victory over No. 8 New Providence. The Terriers (16-7), who won the North 2, Group 1 title last season, have won 18 championships overall, which is the second most in the county behind Hunterdon Central (22). Senior Gage Crater picked up his 100th career victory -- the 13th wrestler to do so for Del Val, which will host Secaucus in the semis.
DV 79, New Providence 0— Del Val Wrestling (@DVRWrestling) February 11, 2020
Win #791
Gage Crater changed the number for earning his 100th win tonight. Congrats Gage!! pic.twitter.com/In5VLcVC4F
Hackettstown (North 2, Group 2) and Warren Hills (North 2, Group 3) also reached the semifinals with first-round wins. The Tigers (14-6), who will next travel to No. 2 Elmwood Park, scored a 47-20 victory over Governor Livingston, while the Blue Streaks (19-6) are set to host No. 3 seed Mendham following a 42-24 win over Garfield.
The 12 teams from the Open Mike area still standing are in bold below:
NORTH 1
Group 5
4-Bloomfield (22-5) at 1-Passaic Tech (18-2)
6-West Orange (11-6) at 2-Clifton (21-4)
Group 4
4-Morris Knolls (13-4) at 1-Mount Olive (16-2)
3-Kearny (13-9) at 2-Fair Lawn (17-8)
Group 3
5-Paramus (13-14) at 1-Montville (15-2)
3-Sparta (15-9) at 2-River Dell (19-6)
Group 2
4-Jefferson (17-5) at 1-High Point (11-4)
3-Newton (12-9) at 2-Westwood (18-5)
Group 1
4-Butler (16-3) at 1-Emerson (14-10)
3-North Warren (14-8) at 2-Kittatinny (13-5)
Group 5
4-Piscataway (12-8) at 1-Westfield (15-2)
6-Bridgewater-Raritan (11-12) at 2-Watchung Hills (14-4)
Group 4
4-Cranford (13-4) at 1-North Hunterdon (19-0)
3-Middletown North (18-1) at 2-Phillipsburg (14-2)
Group 3
4-West Morris (9-10) at 1-West Essex (18-4)
3-Mendham (12-5) at 2-Warren Hills (19-6)
Group 2
5-Hanover Park (9-6) at 1-Caldwell (16-5)
3-Hackettstown (14-6) at 2-Elmwood Park (20-5)
Group 1
5-Secaucus (16-9) at 1-Delaware Valley (16-7)
3-Whippany Park (18-3) at 2-Bound Brook (8-11)
CENTRAL
Group 5
5-Sayreville (18-8) at 1-Manalapan (23-3)
3-Monroe Township (18-4) at 2-Hunterdon Central (12-9)
Group 4
5-Colts Neck (12-7) vs. 1-Brick Memorial (15-3)
3-Long Branch (18-3) at 2-Jackson Memorial (11-8)
Group 3
4-Rahway (14-4) at 1-Wall Township (14-4)
3-Hopewell Valley (18-4) at 2-Ocean Township (14-6)
Group 2
5-Raritan (13-9) at 1-South Plainfield (16-7)
3-Rumson-Fair Haven (14-3) at 2-Point Pleasant Boro (15-3)
Group 1
5-Spotswood (8-10) at 1-Point Pleasant Beach (17-4)
3-Manville (18-5) at 2-Shore Regional (13-8)
SOUTH
Group 5
4-Williamstown (17-4) at 1-Howell (23-1)
3-Southern (16-1) at 2-Toms River North (17-4)
Group 4
4-Clearview (14-13) at 1-Kingsway (15-3)
6-Moorestown (15-4) at 2-Highland (16-7)
Group 3
4-Seneca (19-6) at 1-Lacey Township (16-6)
3-Absegami (19-6) at 2-Delsea (13-10)
Group 2
4-Collingswood (20-4) at 1-West Deptford (18-7)
3-Lower Cape May (22-3) at 2-Haddonfield (17-8)
Group 1
5-Pennsville (9-14) at 1-Woodstown (14-5)
3-Buena (15-7) at 2-Paulsboro (17-2)
NON-PUBLIC
North A
5-St. Joseph-Montvale (11-4) at 1-Seton Hall Prep (17-1)
3-Bergen Catholic (17-2) at 2-Delbarton (15-3)
South A
5-St. John Vianney (7-6) at 1-St. Augustine (16-3)
6-St. Joseph-Metuchen (15-6) at 2-Christian Brothers Academy (9-13)
North B
4-DePaul (3-18) at 1-Pope John (9-7)
3-Pingry (5-12) at 2-St. Thomas Aquinas (22-9)
South B
5-St. Rose (3-17) at 1-Camden Catholic (19-2)
3-Holy Spirit (10-18) at 2-Donovan Catholic (11-8)
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