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The 80th meeting of one of wrestling’s greatest scholastic rivalries went to Phillipsburg Saturday night as the Stateliners topped Easton 40-27 in front of over 2,000 fans at Phillipsburg High School in Lopatcong Township.
The Rovers (10-4 overall) lead the overall series 63-17 but the Stateliners (8-1) have won three of the last four meetings.
Saturday night saw Phillipsburg win 9 of 14 bouts, six with bonus points.
“We thought we could win 10 matches,” Stateliner head coach Dave Post said. “We knew we had 7 won any way we did it. And once we knew we were starting at 106, we knew we’d have points at the end – who better to close out a match than two guys (Drew Horun and Robert Melise, at 195 and 220 pounds respectively though they wrestled 220 and 285 Saturday) ranked in the top three in the state?"
Follow the links below for full coverage of the match.
Phillipsburg's close, clutch wins produce big win over Easton wrestlers – Rapid Recap
Phillipsburg's Zinsmeister taking big steps forward in wrestling
Phillipsburg light, middle weights deliver win over Easton wrestlers
One of those nights for Easton wrestlers in loss to Phillipsburg
Easton at Phillipsburg wrestling: What you need to know
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