
Tentative NJSIAA Wrestling Sectional Pairings
Here are the tentative pairings for the NJSIAA wrestling state sectional tournaments involving Shore Conference teams. The seeds are not official until the NJSIAA releases the official brackets, which are scheduled to be announced by Tuesday. These pairings are based on the final power points standings calculated and published by NJ.com, which update overnight. The power points cutoff was Feb. 2. A committee will seed the non-public groups.
The public sectional quarterfinals and semifinals begin Monday, Feb. 10 at the site of the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. The sectional finals are on Wednesday, Feb. 12, and the group semifinals on Friday, Feb. 14, both at the higher seed. The first two rounds of the non-public tournament will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 11 and the non-public semifinals will be on Thursday, Feb. 13. The state finals for all groups will be on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Rutgers University’s Jersey Mike’s Arena.
Update:
-Matawan is now in as the No. 8 seed in Central Jersey Group 3 after Lawrance opted out.
-Adjustments have been made to account for head-to-head results for teams seeded directly above/below each other.
South Jersey Group 5
At Southern
1-Southern vs. 8-Cherokee
4-Kingsway vs. 5-Rancocas Valley
At Howell
2-Howell vs. 7-Lenape
3-Washington Township vs. 6-Highland
North 2, Group 4
At Middletown North
1-Middletown North vs. 8-Westfield
4-Watchung Hills vs. 5-Sayreville
At North Hunterdon
2-North Hunterdon vs. 7-Woodbridge
3-Middletown South vs. 6-Rahway
Central Jersey Group 4
At Long Branch
1-Long Branch vs. 8-Jackson Memorial
4-Steinert vs. 5-Manalapan
At Colts Neck
2-Colts Neck vs. 7-Freehold
3-Hightstown vs. 6-West Windsor-Plainsboro North
South Jersey Group 4
At Williamstown
1-Williamstown vs. 8-Central
4-Toms River South vs. 5-Hammonton
At Northern Burlington
2-Northern Burlington vs. 7-Clearview
3-Shawnee vs. 6-Toms River East
Central Jersey Group 3
At Hopewell Valley
1-Hopewell Valley vs. 8-Matawan
4-Robbinsville vs. 5-Allentown
At Brick Memorial
2-Brick Memorial vs. 7-Brick
3-Jackson Liberty vs. 6-Burlington Township
South Jersey Group 3
At Delsea
1-Delsea vs. 8-Barnegat
4-Ocean City vs. 5-Moorestown
At Lacey
2-Lacey vs. 7-Absegami
3-Seneca vs. 6-Deptford
Central Jersey Group 2
At Rumson-Fair Haven
1-Rumson-Fair Haven vs. 8-Delran
4-Point Boro vs. 5-Holmdel
At Ocean
2-Ocean vs. 7-Manasquan
3-Wall vs. 6-Raritan
South Jersey Group 2
At West Deptford
1-West Deptford vs. 8-Manchester
4-Collingswood vs. 5-Middle Township
At Lower Cape May
2-Lower Cape May vs. 7-Sterling
3-Gloucester vs. 6-Haddonfield
Central Jersey Group 1
At Delaware Valley
1-Delaware Valley vs. 8-Shore
4-Metuchen vs. 5-Keansburg
At Manville
2-Manville vs. 7-New Egypt
3-Point Beach vs. 6-Bound Brook