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Show ltd "Racide What do Billy Murray, John Price, Scott Ruppe and Pat Jenkins have in common? The answer is they are the only on-ly Utes in the history of Uintah High School to pocket three state wrestling titles and Jenkins became the newest member of the club when he thumped Kent Fugal of Pleasant Grove, 11-5, Saturday at the 3-A State Tournament in Ogden. Murray nabbed three titles in the 1950s and Ruppe and Price snared three titles in the 1970 decade. When asked to comment on his third title, Jenkins, 167, remarked, "I'm glad it's over, but I really liked it. My last match was the toughest. Fugal was the final one I had to beat for three in a row. The third title is the one that feels the best because the team took state." Jenkins was named the outstanding wrestler in the upper weights. Jenkins added, "All my takedown moves worked well. I felt I could take him down whenever I wanted to. I used a jerk back move for a three-point near fall in the second round. He shot up and I just jerked him back. I used a fireman carry and a head shuck in the first round for the takedowns. "My game plan was to take him down and ride him as best I could and let him up when I got in trouble," stated Jenkins. Jenkins downed Paul Phelon of Pleasant Grove for the 145 pound title in 1981 and downed Jack Coffman of Tooele for the 167 pound crown in 1982. Jenkins garnered his third title match in the 1983 state tournament, but Jody Young snared his first ever championship champion-ship when he nipped Mark Harvey of Pleasant Grove, 7-5, in overtime at 185 pounds. The win over Harvey gave Young revenge for a loss in the region championship match the week before due to a pin. "I was awarded a double stalling point with 19 seconds left in overtime to defeat Harvey by two points. I used just a double dou-ble leg for takedowns in the first round for a 4-1 lead. My plan was to beat him as far as I could for the win. I was called call-ed for stalling with one second left to tie the match," said Young. "I grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first round of overtime when Harvey backed out of the circle a penalty point. However, Harvey ' eda5-l lead. He just used a him! me for a takedown and got theh muscled me over for the nea I thought I had to suck it up and L it. I got up for a neutral and stal called on him. I got in the hip lor 1 ed back on the leg and took the sini for the takedown to tie up them 5-5 in the second round. I just J in the third round and got the When asked to comment on ) feels like to be a member of a championship team, second plafl heavyweight, Shawn O'Brien statf, feels great. We earned it We hard for it. That guy, Shawn Nes-Bear Nes-Bear River was big and I had at time underneath." Nesson beatO'f Rod Maxfield of Pleasant Grove the 138 pound title when he s reversal with seven seconds left to' Uintah's Torr McCurdy, 4-3. close, but not close enough. If l haij 100 percent for six minutes insteadc 5:53 I would have won it," comme McCurdy. Sophomore Ryan Siddoway plaCfl cond at 98 pounds when Mountain Vn Todd Peterson scored a neutral intb cond round of overtime for a 10, "Being a member of a state charm ship team is the best experienced ever had in wrestling. He got aneu on a standup to beat me and I was ing for a reversal in the third round I couldn't get it. He had a full nek me and I tied up the match in the U round on the penalty to force it intoc time," said Siddoway. "It's great to be a member of asi championship team in my senior ye; stated David Gentry. "I wrestledast as I could. I gave 100 percent, butS Sanderson beat me, 8-3, in the 126 po title match." "Our athletes came through wrestled super in the tournament, have a lot of good material to 1 with," remarked Uintah head west coach Leon Smuin. Smuin was name the 3-A coach of the year. I' T I.- f : . , v. ... , . - i r , , - , r 1 u v -, m - - s 1 - ! 1! v v- t v f f t ) I S - V 1 t - 1 1 i : ' V T&mtm, .( . . - t i WORDS 0F ADVICE are delivered to Uintah Ute Jody Young right by Uintah head coach, Leon Smuin, during a break beW tne start of the overtime session in the 185 pound champ ship match. Young won 7-5 in overtime I |