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JJ Mitchell and fellow juniors Travis Tjong, Luckson Ettiene, and Patrick Bourland were all extremely stellar on the mat.

And there were more. “You could go right to their brothers,” Rogers says. “Cory’s brother, Owen, two years later he was going to be third in the state. Zach’s brother, Taylor – I mean, they were just as good as their older brothers.”

Strathern says, “We were all able to push each other to our limits and, practice-wise, we were all there for each other and we wanted to keep improving. Me and Cory, we were partners in the practice room, and we were always pushing each other, and then we were always pushing others as well.”

After the victory over West Morris Mendham, the Tigers had their eyes on the Group finals. “We were looking forward,” continued on page 6