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Berkely Heights American Ninja Warrior Competes In National Finals Tonight

Watch and cheer on Berkeley Heights local, Anthony DeFranco, as he competes on American Ninja Warrior's National Finals Round 1 tonight.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ — Berkeley Heights native Anthony DeFranco is back and ready to conquer the National Finals of American Ninja Warrior in Las Vegas tonight.

Round one of the National Finals continues on Monday, Sept. 5 at 8 p.m. where DeFranco will be competing to see if he can advance to the second round. The episode airs on NBC.

DeFranco took home the fastest time of the night in the Philadelphia qualifier in June and was also one of the top 15 competitors to complete the Philadelphia Finals course in August.

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