Camden Catholic Dominant, West Wrestling on Verge of Playoffs

If the penultimate team power points rankings are any indication, there’s good news for Cherry Hill West and Camden Catholic wrestling—but not so great for East.

West was ranked fourth in South Jersey, Group 3, with 25.50 power points, and the dominant Irish were tops in South Jersey, Non-Public B, with 29.17 points, as of Jan. 29.

In Group 4, though, East may be out of luck—the Cougars were an unlucky 13th in the rankings, and well out of the race for one of six playoff spots.

There are still several matches to go before the cutoff, including East versus West as part of a quad meet Saturday.

Team tournament seeds will be determined Monday, and playoffs begin the following week. The individual wrestling tournament, starting with the district tournament, begins Feb. 22.

The full power point rankings as of Jan. 29:

South Jersey, Group 3

1. Toms River South—30.90
2. Timber Creek—28.67
3. Moorestown—26.00
4. Cherry Hill West—25.50
5. Lacey—24.78
6. Hammonton—24.21
7. Ocean City—23.19
8. Triton—23.17
9. Central Regional—21.95
10. Westampton Tech—21.31
11. Kingsway—21.23
12. Seneca—20.86
13. Mainland—20.30
14. Burlington Township—19.79
15. Winslow—19.71
16. Oakcrest—19.06
17. Cumberland—17.58

South Jersey, Group 4

1. Southern—32.27
2. Clearview—28.24
3. Shawnee—27.94
4. Toms River North—27.86
5. Cherokee—26.39
6. Millville—26.25
7. Washington Township—25.31
8. Toms River East—24.67
9. Vineland—24.58
10. Pennsauken—24.58
11. Eastern—23.65
12. Egg Harbor—23.26
13. Cherry Hill East—23.05
14. Lenape—22.00
15. Williamstown—21.40
16. Absegami—21.08
17. Atlantic City—18.93

South Jersey, Non-Public B

1. Camden Catholic—29.17
2. Holy Cross—20.75
3. Holy Spirit—17.50
4. St. Joseph—17.20
5. Bishop Eustace—17.13
6. Gloucester Catholic—16.50
7. St. Rose—16.17