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Track and field: Top 25 team rankings heading into the postseason

paul schwartz, northjersey.com
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It's state championship time and time for an updated ranking of North Jersey's top boys and girls track and field teams heading into public school state sectionals May 31 and June 1 at eight sites through the state. State group meets on June 7 and 8 at Franklin (groups 1 and 4) and Delsea High Schools (groups 2 and 3) and Stockton University (Non-Public A and B) follow with the State Meet of Champions June 12 at its new site, Pennsauken High School.

Boys

Big movers in the boys rankings since the end of April are the Ridgewood, Don Bosco, Pequannock, Passaic Valley, Pascack Valley and West Milford, all up at least four spots while River Dell, Bergenfield, Kinnelon, Pascack Hills and Northern Highlands drop at least four spots.

Last month's rankings in parentheses.

  1. Demarest (1)

  2. Ridgewood (9)

  3. Don Bosco (7)

  4. Bergen Catholic (6)

  5. Passaic Tech (2)

  6. Old Tappan (3)

  7. Hasbrouck Heights (8)

  8. Paramus Catholic (5)

  9. Hackensack (12)

  10. Pequannock (16)

  11. Passaic Valley (19)

  12. Glen Rock (10)

  13. Pascack Valley (NR)

  14. West Milford (23)

  15. Bergenfield (11)

  16. Rutherford (15)

  17. River Dell (4)

  18. Dwight Morrow (18)

  19. Kinnelon (13)

  20. Pascack Hills (14)

  21. Teaneck (Watch list)

  22. Leonia (22)

  23. Northern Highlands (17)

  24. Lakeland (NR)

  25. Hawthorne (Watch list)

Watch list: Fair Lawn (18), Cresskill (NR), Eastside (NR), Wayne Valley (WL), Becton (24).

Previously ranked: North Bergen (21), Dumont (25).

Girls

There's a big shakeup from last month in the girls rankings, especially in the top 10. But as was the case at last month's rankings, any of the top nine teams could finish the year as number one although the top four teams have put a little distance on the next five.

Big movers on the upside include Ridgewood and Old Tappan in the first tier, with Paramus Catholic, Wayne Hills, Dumont, and Holy Angels also making big leaps. On the downside, IHA, West Milford, Teaneck, Tenafly and Rutherford take a step back.

Last month's rankings are in parentheses.

  1. Ridgewood (7)

  2. Old Tappan (9)

  3. Ramapo (6)

  4. Demarest (1)

  5. Ramsey (2)

  6. Northern Highlands (4)

  7. Hasbrouck Heights (5)

  8. IHA (3)

  9. Passaic Tech (10)

  10. River Dell (8)

  11. Wayne Hills (watch list)

  12. Paramus Catholic (23)

  13. Lyndhurst (11)

  14. Bergen Tech (15)

  15. Lakeland (17)

  16. Dumont (watch list)

  17. Holy Angels (22)

  18. West Milford (12)

  19. Leonia (19)

  20. Becton (18)

  21. Wayne Valley (NR)

  22. Teaneck (13)

  23. Paramus (NR)

  24. Westwood (21)

  25. Mahwah (watch list)

Watch List: Tenafly (14), Hackensack (NR), Passaic Valley (NR), Clifton (25), Secaucus (NR).

Previously ranked: Rutherford (16); Emerson (24).

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ track and field: Top 25 team rankings heading into the postseason