A New Jersey highschool wrestling star received a regional title on Saturday following a decide’s determination to overturn a disqualification in opposition to him over a combat within the stands in the course of the district event final week.
Anthony Knox, of St. John Vianney Excessive College in Holmdel, was given the go-ahead to wrestle within the 126-pound competitors at Lacey Excessive College on Friday evening. A decide overturned the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Affiliation (NJSIAA) to disqualify him after Knox was concerned in a brawl within the stands in the course of the district event.
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St. John Vianney’s Anthony Knox competes of their 126-pound quarterfinal match of the NJSIAA Area 7 Event on February 28, 2025, in Lacey, N.J. (Peter Ackerman/USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures)
The melee concerned his father, Anthony Sr. Each Knox males have been seen in handcuffs after the incident.
The Cornell commit defeated Lacey’s Aidan Flynn to win the title.
Knox is now on a path to win his fourth straight state title in NJSIAA Wrestling Championships in Atlantic Metropolis this coming weekend. The NJSIAA requested a keep of the decide’s determination, which, if accepted, might imply Knox could be sidelined for the event.
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St. John Vianney’s Anthony Knox competes of their 126-pound quarterfinal match of the NJSIAA Area 7 Event on February 28, 2025, in Lacey, N.J. (Peter Ackerman/USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures)
“Back to the plan,” he wrote as a caption for a reel he posted to his Instagram account. “#4xStateChamp.”
Lancers head coach Chris Notte praised Knox’s capability to lock in and give attention to profitable his match on Friday regardless of the entire drama round him.
“He wasn’t nervous at all, he was the same Anthony Knox,” Notte informed NJ.com. “He had the same killer instinct and sparkle in his eyes. He went out, did the job and went home with good sportsmanship.”
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Anthony Knox competes (IMAGN)
Knox would develop into the state’s fifth four-time champion if he competes and wins the event this weekend, in response to the Asbury Park Press.
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