Four Lakewood high school wrestlers advanced from last weekend's Sectional tournament at Lorain Southview high school onto the District Tournament, beginning next Friday at Marion Harding High School.

All three of the Ranger's senior captains; Pat Duffy (135), Vinny Fox (160), and Gahad Suleiman (215) survived to wrestle another week. They will be joined by junior Tony Sclimenti (140). With his semifinal victory over Elyria’s Brandon Perrott, Duffy became Lakewood's all-time leader in wins with 157. Duffy finished second in the tournament losing the finals to St. Edward standout Collin Palmer 15-4. St. Edward went on to win the team title for the 34th consecutive season and advanced all 14 wrestlers to districts.

Gahad Suleiman also needed overtime in his semifinal bout against Southview’s Nick Santana. Suleiman prevailed in the extra period by a 6-1 margin and advanced to the final where he lost to St. Edward’s Mike Green. Vinnie Fox pulled off an upset of St. Edward’s Craig Greene 3-1 in overtime and improved his record to 31-13 with a fourth place finish.

Tony Sclimenti had to take the tough road to districts working his way back through the consolation bracket after losing his semifinal match to the eventual district champion of St. Edward High School. Sclimenti defeated Midview’s Adam Davis in the consolation semifinals to advance to the third place match and guarantee himself a trip to districts. Sclimenti won his third place match with a 2-1 decision over Southview’s Tony Martinez.

Two Lakewood wrestlers finished five in their brackets earning a spot as an alternate for next week’s districts tournament; Freshman Nick Ramsey (130) and Junior Peti Tapolyia (145). Ramsey improved his record to 27-16 in the year with a 9-3 decision over Midview’s Jared Wise in the fifth-place match. Tapolyia won his fifth-place match against North Olmsted freshman Thaer Zayed 8-4 to improve his record to 25-14.

Lakewood finished ninth in the team standing with 84.5 points. St.Edward finished with 310 followed by Elyria with 199.5 and Southview with 179.