As expected, the Lorain Sectional Tournament was dominated by St. Edward, as the Eagles not only scored 327.5 points, more than 100 points above runner-up Elyria, but they sent its entire roster into District action, which will be held on the same Lorain High mats next weekend.
While tallied 47 points, three of its grapplers still have hopes alive of reaching the coveted goal of winning a state medal in Columbus.
Leading the way was the Shoremen's Cory Frank, who won the SWC title a week prior. The senior standout made it into championship match, before falling to top seed Greg Kuhar of St. Edward to take home second place honors.
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Prior to that match, Frank reigned supreme, as he downed Elyria's TJ Halstead via pin in 4:49 and also Westlake's Alex Busser in just 1:21.
Caleb Rojek (171 )also had a nice tournament and earned a berth into district action after a disappointing SWC tourney where he had to default in the finals due to a buckled knee.
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Rojek downed Westlake's Pat Hertl 12-5, then lost his next match 8-3 to John Marshall's John Austin. Rojek's next match was one of the more exciting of 171, and he bounced back with an exciting 3-1 win over Elyria's Anthony Ellis. He then fell to Lorain's John Findley in the championship consolation match 9-4, but like Frank advanced into District action.
Matt Sokolow (189) placed fifth in the tournament. After falling to Olmsted Falls Jeremy Roig in his first match, he bounced back with a pin over Westlake's Mo Muntaser in 2:24. He then fell to Lorain's Alex Medina, before taking home the fifth place crown with a pin of John Marshall's Dominique Dickerson.
Also competing for the Shoremen were Jimmy Emerson (152), DJ Murdock (135) and Alex Washburn (215) who didn't place, but still competed well.
TEAM STANDINGS: St. Edward 327.5, Elyria 189, Lorain 165.5, Olmsted Falls 136, Lakewood 114.5, North Olmsted 90, Westlake 78.5, Midview 72.5, North Ridgeville 69.5, Amherst 49, Avon Lake 47, John Marshall 33.5.
103 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Dominic Diaz (Lorain) def. Armando Torres (Elyria) by injury default. THIRD-PLACE: P.J. Mueller (Olmsted Falls) dec. Sal Corrao (St. Edward), 11-4. FIFTH-PLACE: Drew Dickson (North Ridgeville) maj. dec. Zach Goodman (Westlake), 10-2.
112 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Edgar Bright (St. Edward) maj. dec. Chase DuPratt (Olmsted Falls), 14-4. THIRD-PLACE: Dominic Armstrong (North Olmsted) dec. Andrew Spreng (Westlake), 7-2. FIFTH-PLACE: Logan Davis (Elyria) dec. Bobby Vedda (North Ridgeville), 7-3.
119 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Dean Heil (St. Edward) maj. dec. Yousef Abdel-Salam (Lakewood), 13-0. THIRD-PLACE: Matt Canon (Elyria) dec. Mark Matos (Amherst), 6-4 (OT). FIFTH-PLACE: Johnny Spinkston (Lorain) dec. Thomas DiMarino (North Olmsted), 8-3.
125 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Markus Scheidel (St. Edward) dec. Eli Garcia (Elyria), 5-2. THIRD-PLACE: Brian Brunner (North Olmsted) pinned Yassir Abdel-Salam (Lakewood), 1:56. FIFTH-PLACE: Bryan DeRuchie (Amherst) pinned Antoine Edwards (Lorain), 5:40.
130 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Narcisco Inchaurregui (Lorain) dec. Colin Heffernan (St. Edward), 8-6 (OT). THIRD-PLACE: William Abdel-Salam (Lakewood) maj. dec. Josh Ayers (Midview), 11-3. FIFTH-PLACE: Rick Webber (Elyria) pinned Kyle Kokitka (Olmsted Falls), :35.
135 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Nick Ramsey (Lakewood) dec. Nick Barber (St. Edward), 8-7. THIRD-PLACE: Matt Zepp (North Ridgeville) dec. Connor Kamczyc (Elyria), 5-4 (OT). FIFTH-PLACE: Alex Bevilacqua (Olmsted Falls) pinned Demetrius Harris (Lorain), 3:50.
140 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Adam Feckley (Lakewood) dec. C.J. Basinski (Amherst), 2-0. THIRD-PLACE: Tyler Gusky (Midview) dec. Russ Rauber (St. Edward), 6-2. FIFTH-PLACE: Steve Robb (Westlake) dec. Scott Ahern (Olmsted Falls), 10-8.
145 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Myles Wright (Elyria) maj. dec. Matt VanCuren (St. Edward), 9-1. THIRD-PLACE: Bishop Overton (Lorain) dec. Tony Goddard (Lakewood), 6-3. FIFTH-PLACE: Brian Slater (Olmsted Falls) dec. Alex Cahill (Westlake), 8-4.
152 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Mark Martin (St. Edward) maj. dec. Sheldon Stuckart (Westlake), 13-3. THIRD-PLACE: Devan Price (Elyria) dec. Adam Binggeli (Olmsted Falls), 10-8. FIFTH-PLACE: Alex Balia (North Olmsted) dec. Zach Frambach (Midview), 3-2.
160 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Domenic Abounader (St. Edward) tech. fall Thaer Zayed (North Olmsted), 15-0. THIRD-PLACE: Jacob Hebble (Elyria) dec. Adam Davis (Midview), 7-3. FIFTH-PLACE: Nick Sommer (Olmsted Falls) dec. Brandon Mundell (North Ridgeville), 3-2.
171 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Jacob Davis (St. Edward) pinned James Austin (John Marshall), 1:47. THIRD-PLACE: John Findley (Lorain) dec. Caleb Rojek (Avon Lake), 9-4. FIFTH-PLACE: Anthony Ellis (Elyria) dec. Pat Hertl (Westlake), 4-0.
189 — CHAMPIONSHIP: James Suvak (St. Edward) maj. dec. Mike Mees (North Ridgeville), 12-3. THIRD-PLACE: Alec Medina (Lorain) dec. Jerimiah Roig (Olmsted Falls), 4-2. FIFTH-PLACE: Matt Sokolow (Avon Lake) pinned Dominique Dickerson (John Marshall), 4:59.
215 — CHAMPIONSHIP: Jason Gott (Elyria) dec. Ty Walz (St. Edward), 9-7 (OT). THIRD-PLACE: Amon Willis (Lorain) maj. dec. Scott Linville (Olmsted Falls), 18-5. FIFTH-PLACE: Trevor Winston (North Olmsted) dec. Donique Horne (John Marshall), 5-2.
HVY — CHAMPIONSHIP: Greg Kuhar (St. Edward) pinned Cory Frank (Avon Lake), 5:45. THIRD-PLACE: Dominic Zunis (Midview) pinned Deshonte Davis (Lorain), 4:21. FIFTH-PLACE: T.J. Halstead (Elyria) dec. Alex Busser (Westlake), 6-2