With a 9-3 lead going into the 119 pound wrestling match Saturday evening, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill looked to be in pretty good sape in the Section Three wrestling championship match at Liverpool.

But three pins and a decision by Dan Pawlewicz (119), Chad Sheldon (126), Brian Guernsey (132) and Mike Van Buren (138) brought the Fulton Red Raiders to a 27-9 lead and the eventual 38-27 victory.

Greg Firenze (105) grabbed Futon's first three points by winning a 6-0 decision. Also picking up wins in the final were John Noel, who won a 13-1 decision in the 167 pound class, Dave Wise, who won by pin ni the 177 pound class and Todd Gregory, who won by default.

In the consolation match, Baldwinsville defeated Beaver River 39-27. The Bees Tojo Poole (98) and Chris Cali (105) started off the winning. Poole won by pin in 3:32 and Cali won a 7-0 decision