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Dearborn Wrestlers Gear Up for Finals

Arfan Kathem of Dearborn High School and Jamie Jakes of Divine Child will compete in the individual wrestling state finals this week.

Two wrestlers from Dearborn high schools will compete in the individual wrestling state finals this week at the Palace in Auburn Hills.

Arfan Kathem of will compete at 145 pounds in the Division 1 finals starting Thursday. Kathem, who enters with a record of 41-8, will take on Dominic Latora of Portage Central. Latora is 44-5 this season.

In Division 2, Jamie Jakes of will wrestle at 152 pounds. Jakes, who has a 48-3 record this season, will face Jorden Thomson of Corunna in the first round. Thomson is 28-7.

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Jakes is No. 6 in the state rankings done by michigangrappler.com.

A third Dearborn resident will be wrestling in state finals as well. Alec Mooradian will be competing for a state title for Detroit Catholic Central at 149 pounds. This will be Mooradian's fourth shot at a state championship–a title he has taken home for the past three years.

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Check out of the state wrestling finals, starting at 2:15 p.m. Thursday and running through Saturday.

Live coverage of the state finals will also be streamed on the web at mhsaa.tv and foxsportdetroit.com.

Coaches, athletic directors and parents may submit results, highlights and photos by emailing jessica.carreras@patch.com.


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