Ridge head coach Roy Dragon III explodes after a pin by Ryan Engle over Tanner Perez of Mount Olive during the 150 pound boys wrestling NJSIAA Group 4 Final at Jersey Mike's Arena at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ on Sunday, February 11, 2024.Tom Horak | For NJ Advance Media
There was a roughly five or so day stretch back in February where Ridge coach Roy Dragon III found himself in an unusual, unchartered spot in his coaching career.
The third-year bench boss in Basking Ridge had just helped guide his then-No. 20 ranked team to an epic come-from-behind 35-33 win over then-No. 14 Mount Olive in the Group 4 final, giving the Red Devils their first state title since 1986 and Dragon his first state title as a head coach.
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