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Boardman On Track for Second State Title
'Freight Train' powered Madison to football crown, now headed for Atlantic City championships.
Patch Athlete of the Week
- Mike Boardman
- Madison Wrestling
- Senior
- Heavyweight
senior Mike Boardman has experienced a number of firsts this year.
As a starting offensive lineman for the Madison football team, Boardman—nicknamed 'Freight Train'—helped the team to a perfect 12-0 record and a state championship. As the starting heavyweight on the Madison wrestling team, Boardman led the Dodgers to their first conference title in five years.
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Now, Boardman is relishing his individual success, as the Madison captain followed up his second-place District 10 finish with a second place in the Region 3 Tournament at Union High this past weekend.
The silver medal at the Regions punched Boardman’s first-ever trip to the state wrestling championships in Atlantic City starting Friday.
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Boardman was outstanding at the Region 3 tournament as he rattled off three straight wins, limiting his first three opponents to one point a piece and sending him to his first Region 3 finals appearance of his career.
In the finals, Boardman came up just short to top-seeded, 285-pound Zach Troutman of New Providence.
Boardman’s path to the finals included wins over Rahway’s Laziek Jones, Plainfield’s Taiquan Womack and Linden’s Austin Frank. The trio had a combined 80-17 record.
