Anthony Knox Jr., who is a senior at St. John Vianney High School and a three-time New Jersey high school state wrestling champion, has the opportunity to vie for a fourth consecutive title.

Following his disqualification due to an altercation at the NJ District 25 Wrestling Tournament, Knox Jr. was granted a temporary restraining order by Mercer County Superior Court Judge Patrick Bartels. This ruling permits him to participate in the Region 7 tournament scheduled for Friday.

However, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association, against whom Knox Jr. had filed the lawsuit and who had disqualified him for breaching their sportsmanship policy by “leaving the bench area during an altercation,” declared its intention to contest the decision.

“NJSIAA respects the decision of the Mercer County court; however, we strongly disagree with it,” the association said in its statement. “We will be appealing and considering all other options. In the meantime, Anthony Knox will be permitted to wrestle in the regional tournament under the terms of the temporary restraining order.”

Toward the end of the tournament at Collingswood High School on Saturday, a brawl broke out between Knox Jr.’s father and other spectators, which resulted in Knox Jr. entering the stands to, as he told ABC7 this week, protect his family since they were surrounded.

His father, Anthony, told the outlet that he “saw a bunch of grown men yelling racial slurs at kids that I’ve been training since they were 6 years old, cursing at my son, cursing at my wife.”

“As a man, I walked over, walked up into the stands, and asked the guy to stop,” Knox Jr.’s father told the outlet. “At that point, I was assaulted. Never threw a punch. Never hurt anybody. Never ran up there like a bat out of hell, just throwing punches at people. None of that happened. I got pushed down the bleachers. I could have gotten seriously injured. Then I got surrounded by about 10 other families.”

Both Knox Jr. and Sr. were led away from the school and into police cars in handcuffs, according to NJ.com.

Knox Jr. is the top wrestler in the 126-pound weight class in the country, per Sports Illustrated, and he’s committed to wrestle at Cornell next year.

The incident didn’t impact his spot on the team, according to NJ.com.