Lee Burneson Wrestling Team Wins Conference Title

WESTLAKE, OH — The Lee Burneson Middle School wrestling team won the Southwestern Conference title over the weekend. The competition had been delayed due to winter weather.

Several Westlake Demons claimed individual accolades on the way to winning the team championship. Brad Cerankosky had a come-from-behind win in the finals, beating a Berea-Midpark student in the finals for their weight class. Brogan Hartup then had another come-from-behind win.

At 116-pounds, Matthew Durbin moved to 30-1 on the season after he pinned his opponent less than 3 minutes into their match. Jibby Assad became the fourth Demon champion when his opponent from Avon Lake was injured and had to default.

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Christian Rogers finished second in his weight class, losing a tough decision to an Avon athlete. Arrington Taylor finished 4th at 142 pounds, Noah Khatib took 3rd at 150, and Robbie Huber was second at 160-pounds. Mustafa Woodi had a fourth place finish in his weight class.

The final team scores were:

1. Lee Burneson-Westlake 170
2. Midview 161
3. Avon 153
4. Learwood-Avon lake 143.5
5. Berea-Midpark 133
6. Amherst 119
7. North Olmsted 74
8. Olmsted Falls 69
9. Garfield-Lakewood 59

The Lee Burneson team has one final showing on Wednesday, when they square up with Brunswick at home.

Photo from Westlake Schools