Top 25 team rankings
- Bergen Catholic 6-1
- Don Bosco 5-1
- DePaul 6-2
- St. Joseph 4-2
- Emerson/Park Ridge 9-2
- Old Tappan 9-4
- Wayne Valley 9-3
- Westwood 6-6
- Paramus Catholic 8-2
- Pascack Valley 5-4
- Butler 11-0
- Passaic Tech 9-1
- Fair Lawn 8-2
- Pascack Hills 6-1
- Wayne Hills 9-3
- Clifton 8-5
- North Bergen 6-5
- River Dell 6-3
- Northern Highlands 3-7
- Paramus 4-5
- Dumont 3-5
- Ramapo 2-5
- West Milford 5-6
- Ridgewood 6-3-1
- Pompton Lakes 7-2
Rising star at Pompton Lakes
Senior Ramone Hernandez hasn’t lost a match this season, which is remarkable considering that this is only his second year of wrestling. Hernandez is a three-sport athlete at Pompton Lakes (soccer and spring track), and he’s off to a 15-0 start at 182 pounds. He earned another five wins last week and even beat Bergen County champion Tommy Chiellini of Pascack Valley to start the winter. The Cardinals have gotten outstanding production throughout the upper weights with Frankie Negrini (14-1) and Remy Brancato (13-2) also rolling at 195 and 220 pounds.
Points of interest
► Butler is the last undefeated team standing in North Jersey thanks to an 11-0 start. The Bulldogs already have ranked wins over Clifton, Wayne Hills and Passaic Tech.
► Elmwood Park is starting to hit its stride, having scored 40 or more points in five straight wins. The Crusaders (9-4) swept the Cresskill quad on Saturday with junior Kevin Baker and sophomores Vinny Sakir and Jason Longaker producing good results.
