North Hunterdon has cracked the top 20 in this week’s New Jersey Wrestling Writers Association (NJWWA) poll.
The Lions received 27 points from the state-wide panel and ranked 19th.
Phillipsburg remained fifth while Delaware Valley dropped one spot to 11th.
As has been the case every week for the last four years, Bergen Catholic remains No. 1. They will likely meet No. 2 Delbarton in Sunday’s Non-Public A final at Toms River North.
1. Bergen Catholic (10-4), 260
2. Delbarton (14-2), 247
3. South Plainfield (25-1), 234
4. Cranford (17-0), 221
5. Phillipsburg (11-1), 208
6. Pope John (15-1), 195
7. Hunterdon Central (20-2), 182
8. Howell (25-1), 169
9. Hanover Park (13-4), 156
10. Paulsboro (18-0), 134
11. Delaware Valley (18-3), 133
12. Don Bosco Prep (9-6), 106
13. Delsea (20-4), 103
14. Raritan (24-2), 94
15. Seton Hall Prep (24-1), 79
16. Monroe Township (16-1), 64
17. Middletown North (21-3), 45
18. Mendham (18-3), 39
19. North Hunterdon (16-5), 27
20. DePaul Catholic (9-4), 14
Others receiving votes: Egg Harbor Township 11, Bound Brook 6, Queen of Peace 3
NJWWA voting members (in alphabetical order): Donald J. Brower (MorrisCountyHSWrestling.com); Frank D’Esposito (TheShoreConference.com); Steve Falk (Asbury Park Press and app.com); Josh Friedman (Courier Post of Cherry Hill, Daily Journal of Vineland); Screwy Louie Lazzari (New Jersey historian); John Lewis (Burlington County Times); Ron Mazzola (NJWWA president, Region 5 ranking chairman); Tom McGurk (Courier Post of Cherry Hill); Anthony Spaulding (New Jersey Herald); Mark Trible (Courier Post of Cherry Hill); Greg Tufaro (Home News Tribune of East Brunswick); Mike Weilamann (Open Mike/Mugs Media); Brad Wilson (Express-Times and lehighvalleylive.com).
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