Knox scored a takedown eight seconds into the bout. He cut Lacey’s Aidan Flynn loose and almost immediately followed with a seven-point move, a cradle, which resulted in a takedown and four-point nearfall. He released Flynn twice more and took him to the mat two more times.

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Braun has been a warrior for the Crusaders and now down at 126 from 132, he feels more comfortable against his opponents from a size standpoint and he might get his crack at one of N.J. wrestling’s all-timers in Atlantic City in St. John Vianney three-time state champion Anthony Knox.