AND New Jersey The wrestling star in high school won the regional title on Saturday after the judge’s decision to undo disqualify against him for fighting in the stands during the district tournament last week.
Anthony Knox, from high school St. John Vianney in Holmdel, on Friday night he got a goal to fight in a 126 -pound competition at Lacey High School. The judge reset the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association (Njsiaa) to disqualify it after Knox was involved in a quarrel in the stands during the district tournament.
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Anthony Knox St. John Vianney competes in their 126 pounds of the quarterfinal match of the Njsiaa Region 7 28. February 2025 in Lacey (Peter Ackerman/USA Today Network via Imagings Images)
Melee included his father, Anthony Sr., both men of Knox were seen in handcuffs after the incident.
Cornell Conding beat Lacey’s Aidan Flynn to win the title.
Knox is now on the way to winning his fourth state title at the NJsia Cup Championship in Atlantic City this weekend. Njsiaa asked for a stay From the judge’s decision, which, if approved, could mean that Knox would be side for the tournament.
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Anthony Knox St. John Vianney competes in their 126 pounds of the quarterfinal match of the Njsiaa Region 7 28. February 2025 in Lacey (Peter Ackerman/USA Today Network via Imagings Images)
“Back to the plan,” he wrote as a column inscription that he posted on his Instagram account. “#4xstatechamp.”
Large coach Chris Notte praised Knox’s ability to lock himself and focus on winning his match on Friday, despite all the dramas around him.
“He wasn’t nervous at all, he was the same Anthony Knox,” Notte for nj.com. “He had the same instinct of the killer and twisted in his eyes. He came out, did a job and went home with good sports management.”
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Anthony Knox competes (Imagine)
Knox would become a fifth four -time country champion if competed and winning a tournament this weekend, according to Asbury Park Press.
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