By the smallest possible margin, the West Genesee wrestling team was saved Thursday night as it claimed a thriller over Skaneateles. The two sides actually tied 39-39, but because the Wildcats had eight victories to the Lakers’ seven, it earned the tie-breaking criteria point and won 40-39. Each side got a forfeit, the Wildcats giving up 96 points but awarded the 112-pound match as Nick Fetterolf got the six points. Otherwise, everything was contested. Connor Grome had the quickest pin, at 96 pounds, taking just 33 seconds to pin Brandon Murray, while Jon Stefano (103 pounds) took just 1:28 to finish off Bradley Ditch. At 285 pounds, Joe Clancy earned a crucial pin by beating Garrett Navaroli at the end of the first period. Jon Fetterolf, at 135 pounds, had the other pin as he finished off Dominic Petrocci 35 seconds into the third period, and a trio of decisions helped the Wildcats get the other points. Ian Coolican controlled matters at 119 pounds, shutting out Tyler Saunders 6-0. Matt Nichols (171 pounds) fought his way past Chris Wise 7-3 and Marcus Walker, at 215 pounds, earned a 9-5 win over Conor Rourke. Jordan-Elbridge also wrestled on Thursday, sailing past Onondaga 43-13 as just 11 matches were scheduled – eight won by the Eagles. Derrick Cheney (171) and Andy Chambers (215) claimed forfeits before Mitch Alpha, at 119, rolled to a 14-1 win over Tyler Field. Trevor Pettitt (125) followed with a 42-second pin of John Lemcheck. Later in the meet, as Mitch Cooper (140) won by forfeit, Collin Ennulat prevailed at 135 by holding off Nathan Smart 6-2. Then the Eagles closed strong as Luke Schwarting, at 152, pinned Tim Pierce in 2:35 and Eric Gross (160) took just 1:05 to get a pin over Max Konstantinidi.