As the Boardwalk Hall crowd roared its excitement, Wyatt Stout lay on the mat, momentarily staring at the ceiling. Exhaustion had set in, and not just because he had spent 8½ minutes grappling with Gavin Hawk.
“Don’t eat the pizza at Bally’s,” said the weary Southern Regional senior wrestler shortly after capturing the 157-pound state championship with a 3-2 victory over the Phillipsburg senior March 8 during the NJSIAA State Championships in Atlantic City.
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