There are plenty of storylines to watch for Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area schools in the nine district tournaments that involve the 18 local teams on Saturday.
North Hunterdon seniors Logan Wadle (24-2 at 106 pounds), Daniel DeLusant (25-2 at 144), Alex Uryniak (29-1 at 190) and Brendan Raley (26-3 at 215) seek back-to-back District 13 titles at Cranford High School.
Wadle, a two-time state medalist, bids to become only the 19th wrestler to win three or more titles for North (his father, Rudy, won three from 1991-93) and the first since former state placewinner Ryan Pomrinca (2013-15). Wadle, who is 98-17 overall, can also join Uryniak in the Lions' 100-wins club.
Uryniak (102-16), a seventh-place finisher in the 2021 state tournament, became the 13th member of that elite group in the team's sectional final win over Watchung Hills on Friday. He also helped North capture its second Group 4 title in three years on Sunday at Rutgers University.
Phillipsburg, which finished No. 12 overall and the fourth-ranked public school in the final New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association Top 20, has crowed an area-best 367 district champions in the program's illustrious history. Sophomore Gavin Hawk (27-5 at 132), senior Hunter Cleaver (15-8 at 165) and junior John Wargo (28-2 at 285) look to go back-to-back at home in District 10.
Warren Hills, which crowned a program-record 11 champions in District 12 last year, has six returning winners in sophomores Charlie Piccione (26-5 at 113) and Tyler Redfield (23-7 at 120), along with junior Josh Lee (25-6 at 126) and seniors Shawn Redfield (28-3 at 138), Michael Drazek (26-5 at 175) and Jarett Pantuso (28-2 at 215).
Here are Saturday's schedules with times and ticket prices:
District 1
Area teams: High Point.
Rest of the field: Cresskill, Don Bosco Prep, Emerson-Park Ridge, New Milford, Pascack Hills, Pascack Valley, River Dell, Tenafly, Waldwick-Midland Park.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 9:30 a.m.; semifinals to follow; third-place consolations (two mats), approximately 3:30 p.m.; championship finals to follow (one mat).
Ticket prices: $8 adults, $5 students/seniors (all-sessions pass).
At Dumont High School
Area teams: Newton, Pope John, Sparta.
Rest of the field: Dumont, Hawthorne, Lakeland, Mahwah, Pequannock, West Milford.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 9 a.m.; semifinals, third-place consolations and championship finals (side by side) to follow.
Ticket prices: $10 adults, $5 students/seniors (all-sessions pass).
At Kittatinny Regional High School
Area teams: Kittatinny, North Warren, Vernon, Wallkill Valley.
Rest of the field: Butler, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Manchester Regional, Pompton Lakes, Wayne Hills.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals (three mats), 9 a.m.; followed by semifinals (two mats) and third-place consolations and championship finals (two mats).
At Phillipsburg High School
Area teams: Belvidere, Hackettstown, Phillipsburg.
Rest of the field: Columbia, Glen Ridge, Hanover Park, Rutherford, St. Mary's-Rutherford, Verona, Whippany Park.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals (three mats), 10 a.m.; semifinals to follow (two mats); third-place consolations (two mats), 2:30 p.m.; championship finals (one mat) to follow at approximately 4 p.m.
Ticket prices: $13 adults, $9 students/seniors (all-sessions pass, available at door starting at 8:45 a.m.); $5 adults, $3 students/seniors (consolations and finals for entrance starting at 2:30 p.m.).
At Randolph High School
Area teams: Warren Hills.
Rest of the field: Becton-Wood-Ridge, Caldwell, East Orange, Madison, Mendham, Montclair, North Bergen, Randolph, Secaucus.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 9 a.m.; semifinals, 11 a.m. (approximate times after quarters); third-place consolations, 1 p.m., with championship finals to follow.
Ticket prices: $12 adults, $6 students/seniors (all-sessions pass). You can also purchase online.
At Cranford High School
Area teams: North Hunterdon, Voorhees.
Rest of the field: Abraham Clark, Cranford, Elizabeth, Irvington, JFK-Iselin, Millburn, New Providence, Rahway.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries, 9:30 a.m., quarterfinals, 10 a.m.; semifinals, noon; third-place consolations (two mats), 2 p.m.; championship finals (one mat), 3:30 p.m.
Ticket prices: $5 adults, $3 students/seniors (per round). Doors open at 9 a.m. Gym will be cleared after the semifinal round.
District 15
At Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
Area teams: Delaware Valley.
Rest of the field: Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, Colonia, Governor Livingston, Pingry, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Summit-Chatham, Watchung Hills, Weequahic.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries, pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals, 9 a.m.; semifinals and third-place consolations, 1 p.m., championship finals (one mat), 2 p.m.
Ticket prices: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors (all-sessions pass). $10 adults, $5 students/seniors (after quarterfinals); $5 adults, $3 students/seniors (after semifinals).
At Hunterdon Central Field House
Area teams: Hunterdon Central.
Rest of the field: Franklin, Hillsborough, Manville, Montgomery, Princeton, Rutgers Prep, Sayreville, St. John Vianney, West Windsor North.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries, quarterfinals and semifinals, 10 a.m.; third-place consolations and championship finals, 3 p.m.
District 3
At Dumont High School
Area teams: Newton, Pope John, Sparta.
Rest of the field: Dumont, Hawthorne, Lakeland, Mahwah, Pequannock, West Milford.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 9 a.m.; semifinals, third-place consolations and championship finals (side by side) to follow.
Ticket prices: $10 adults, $5 students/seniors (all-sessions pass).
District 4
At Kittatinny Regional High School
Area teams: Kittatinny, North Warren, Vernon, Wallkill Valley.
Rest of the field: Butler, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Manchester Regional, Pompton Lakes, Wayne Hills.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals (three mats), 9 a.m.; followed by semifinals (two mats) and third-place consolations and championship finals (two mats).
Ticket prices: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors (all-sessions pass); $5 adults, $3 students/seniors for consolations and finals only.
At Fair Lawn High School
Area teams: Hopatcong, Lenape Valley.
Rest of the field: DePaul, Dover, Fair Lawn, Hasbrouck Heights, Lodi, Mount Olive, Paramus, Saddle Brook.
Saturday schedule (approximate times after first round): Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 10 a.m.; semifinals, 1 p.m.; third-place consolations, 3 p.m., with championship finals to follow.
District 8
At Fair Lawn High School
Area teams: Hopatcong, Lenape Valley.
Rest of the field: DePaul, Dover, Fair Lawn, Hasbrouck Heights, Lodi, Mount Olive, Paramus, Saddle Brook.
Saturday schedule (approximate times after first round): Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 10 a.m.; semifinals, 1 p.m.; third-place consolations, 3 p.m., with championship finals to follow.
Ticket prices: No information was provided.
District 10
At Phillipsburg High School
Area teams: Belvidere, Hackettstown, Phillipsburg.
Rest of the field: Columbia, Glen Ridge, Hanover Park, Rutherford, St. Mary's-Rutherford, Verona, Whippany Park.
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Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals (three mats), 10 a.m.; semifinals to follow (two mats); third-place consolations (two mats), 2:30 p.m.; championship finals (one mat) to follow at approximately 4 p.m.
Ticket prices: $13 adults, $9 students/seniors (all-sessions pass, available at door starting at 8:45 a.m.); $5 adults, $3 students/seniors (consolations and finals for entrance starting at 2:30 p.m.).
District 12
At Randolph High School
Area teams: Warren Hills.
Rest of the field: Becton-Wood-Ridge, Caldwell, East Orange, Madison, Mendham, Montclair, North Bergen, Randolph, Secaucus.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries and quarterfinals, 9 a.m.; semifinals, 11 a.m. (approximate times after quarters); third-place consolations, 1 p.m., with championship finals to follow.
District 13
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Area teams: North Hunterdon, Voorhees.
Rest of the field: Abraham Clark, Cranford, Elizabeth, Irvington, JFK-Iselin, Millburn, New Providence, Rahway.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries, 9:30 a.m., quarterfinals, 10 a.m.; semifinals, noon; third-place consolations (two mats), 2 p.m.; championship finals (one mat), 3:30 p.m.
Ticket prices: $5 adults, $3 students/seniors (per round). Doors open at 9 a.m. Gym will be cleared after the semifinal round.
District 15
At Scotch Plains-Fanwood High SchoolArea teams: Delaware Valley.
Rest of the field: Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, Colonia, Governor Livingston, Pingry, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Summit-Chatham, Watchung Hills, Weequahic.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries, pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals, 9 a.m.; semifinals and third-place consolations, 1 p.m., championship finals (one mat), 2 p.m.
Ticket prices: $15 adults, $10 students/seniors (all-sessions pass). $10 adults, $5 students/seniors (after quarterfinals); $5 adults, $3 students/seniors (after semifinals).
District 17
At Hunterdon Central Field House
Area teams: Hunterdon Central.
Rest of the field: Franklin, Hillsborough, Manville, Montgomery, Princeton, Rutgers Prep, Sayreville, St. John Vianney, West Windsor North.
Saturday schedule: Preliminaries, quarterfinals and semifinals, 10 a.m.; third-place consolations and championship finals, 3 p.m.
Ticket prices: $10 adults, $5 students/seniors (all-sessions pass).
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