NJSIAA releases new wrestling district and region alignments: See where area teams moved
The NJSIAA released the new district and region alignments Thursday intended to spread out the state’s power programs with an emphasis on the non-public teams.
The top three finishers in the 32 districts advance to the one of the eight region tournaments. The top four in each region qualify for the state individual tournament at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.
Wrestling teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference, Hunterdon County and Somerset County were impacted.
Among the big moves from area schools:
∎ St. Joseph-Metuchen moves from Region 5 and a district with Old Bridge to Region 4 and District 15 that includes South Plainfield.
∎ Hunterdon Central and North Hunterdon move into District 14 in Region 4. Hunterdon Central was a longtime host of Region 5 in the past, though Franklin hosted the tournament in 2023.
∎ Delaware Valley moves to Region 3 and District 10
∎ St. Thomas Aquinas moves to Region 2 and District 8
∎ Monroe moves from Region 6 to Region 5. The Falcons had been the only GMC team not in either Region 4 or Region 5 the past few seasons. Monroe is now in District 20
∎ State power Delbarton moves into Region 5 with several area teams and was placed in District 17
Here is a complete list. MyCentralJersey area teams in bold.
Region 4
District 13
Brearley/Dayton
Johnson
Millburn
New Providence
Paramus Catholic
Ridge
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Summit/Chatham
Union
Westfield
District 14
Bernards
Bridgewater-Raritan
Hunterdon Central
Middlesex/Dunellen
North Hunterdon
North Plainfield
Pingry
Somerville
Voorhees
District 15
Carteret
Colonia
Kennedy (Iselin)
JP Stevens
Linden
Plainfield
Rahway
St. Joseph (Metuchen)
South Plainfield
District 16
Abraham Clark
Bayonne
Cranford
East Side (Newark)
Elizabeth
Governor Livingston
Hillside
Immaculata
Roselle Park
Watchung Hills
Region 5
District 17
Bound Brook
Delbarton
Franklin
Hopewell Valley
Manville
Middletown South
Montgomery
Princeton
West Windsor-Plainsboro North
West Windsor-Plainsboro South
District 18
Edison
Howell
Metuchen
Middletown North
New Brunswick
Perth Amboy
Piscataway
Sayreville
Woodbridge
District 19
Hillsborough
Holmdel
Keansburg
Keyport/Henry Hudson
Marlboro
Matawan
Raritan
Red Bank
Rutgers Prep
District 20
East Brunswick
Highland Park
Monroe
North Brunswick
Old Bridge
Red Bank Catholic
Rumson-Fair Haven
South Brunswick
South River
Spotswood
Region 1
District 1
Butler
Don Bosco
Hawthorne
Jefferson
Kinnelon
Manchester Regional
Northern Highlands
Pequannock
Pompton Lakes
Wayne Hills
District 2
Cresskill
Demarest
Dumont
Emerson/Park Ridge
Lakeland
New Milford
River Dell
Waldwick/Midland Park
Warren Hills
Westwood
District 3
Glen Rock
Indian Hills
Mahwah
Old Tappan
Pascack Hills
Pascack Valley
Ramapo
Ramsey
Ridgewood
Seton Hall Prep
District 4
DePaul
High Point
Kittatinny
Newton
North Warren
Sparta
Vernon
Wallkill Valley
West Milford
Region 2
District 5
Clifton
Elmwood Park
Fair Lawn
Garfield
Hasbrouck Heights
Lodi
Paramus
Passaic
Saddle Brook
St. Joseph (Montvale)
District 6
Dover
Hopatcong
Lenape Valley
Morris Knolls
Mountain Lakes
Parsippany
Parsippany Hills
Phillipsburg
Randolph
Roxbury
District 7
Bogota/Ridgefield Park
Boonton
Cedar Grove
Eastside (Paterson)
Kennedy (Paterson)
Montville
Morris Hills
Mount Olive
Wayne Valley
District 8
Bergenfield
Dwight Morrow
Fort Lee
Hackensack
Leonia/Palisades Park
Passaic Tech
Passaic Valley
St. Thomas Aquinas
Teaneck
Tenafly
Region 3
District 9
Becton/Wood-Ridge
Bergen Catholic
Cliffside Park/Ridgefield
Hoboken
North Bergen
Rutherford
Secaucus
Union City
Weehawken
District 10
Belleville
Bloomfield
Delaware Valley
Glen Ridge
Kearny
Livingston
Montclair
Nutley
Verona
West Orange
District 11
Belvidere
Columbia
East Orange
Hackettstown
Morristown
Newark Academy
Pope John
West Morris
Whippany Park
District 12
Barringer
Hanover Park
Irvington
Lyndhurst/North Arlington
Madison
Mendham
Newark Collegiate
Orange
St. Mary (Rutherford)
West Essex
Region 6
District 21
Ewing
Hamilton East (Steinert)
Hamilton North (Nottingham)
Lawrence
Long Branch
Notre Dame
Robbinsville
St. Peter's Prep
Trenton Central
District 22
Asbury Park
Brick Memorial
Brick Township
Manasquan
Neptune
Ocean Township
Point Pleasant Beach
St. Rose
Shore
Wall
District 23
Allentown
Bordentown/Florence
Burlington City
Burlington Township
Donovan Catholic
Hamilton West
Hightstown
Jackson Memorial
Northern Burlington
Riverside
District 24
Colts Neck
Freehold Boro
Freehold Township
Jackson Liberty
Lakewood
Manalapan
Monmouth
New Egypt
Point Pleasant Boro
Region 7
District 25
Barnegat
Central Regional
Lacey Township
Manchester Township
Pinelands
Southern Regional
Toms River East
Toms River North
Toms River South
District 26
BCIT
Cinnaminson
Delran
Gloucester City
Holy Cross
Moorestown
Palmyra
Rancocas Valley
St. John Vianney
Willingboro
District 27
Cherokee
Cherry Hill East
Cherry Hill West
Christian Brothers Academy
Lenape
Maple Shade
Pemberton
Seneca
Shawnee
District 28
Audubon
Camden
Collingswood
Haddon Heights
Haddon Township
Haddonfield
Paul VI
Paulsboro
Sterling
West Deptford
Region 8
District 29
Clayton/Glassboro
Clearview
Deptford
Kingsway
Lindenwold
Penns Grove
Pennsauken
Pitman
Salem
Washington Township
District 30
Camden Catholic
Eastern
Hammonton
Highland/Triton
Overbrook
St. Joseph Academy
Timber Creek
Williamstown
Winslow
District 31
Buena
Cedar Creek
Delsea
Gateway/Woodbury
Millville
Pennsville
Schalick/Cumberland
Vineland
Woodstown
District 32
Absegami
Atlantic City
Egg Harbor Township
Holy Spirit
Lower Cape May
Mainland
Middle Township
Oakcrest
Ocean City
Staff Writers Zach Miller and Tom McGurk contributed to this report
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