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Show orts SP Coverim what matters most WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007 • B1 Devil matmen sneak past Dons The action started with undersized freshman Zack Darling stepping in for Steve Wilson Gardner at 103 pounds. Seeing varsity action for the Sometimes you win the first time in his career, the battle but end up losing the game Darling surprisingly war. Such was the case last lasted until the second round Tuesday night in the Red before suffering a pin at the Devil gym where the visiting hands of Garritt Bradley from Dons won seven matches, Springville. compared to only five for the Sophomore Ryan Pehrson Devils; yet the Dons ended picked up a victory at 112 up losing the dual 37-32. pounds as he outwrestled the The difference on this Devil's Steven Brown by the night was two unfortunate score of 7-2. forfeits by the Red and Gray. Don stalwart Nolan Unable to field wrestlers at Haycock wrestled a terrific both 112 and 119 pounds, match at 130 pounds for the Spanish Fork handejj Spring- Dons picking up a three round ville 12 unearned .points, a decision narrowing the score margin that the Dons could to 18-6 for Springville. never overcome and which, Next onto the mat for the in the end, ended up costing Forkers was two-time state them the match. placer, senior Rodney Cox. The culprit for the un- Cox started out onfireand timely forfeits? The newly jumped out to an early 6-2 instituted "hydration test" re- lead after one period. In total quirement all wrestlers must control, it appeared as though pass before they are allowed Cox would end the match to compete in any sanctioned early, but the Devil's Austin match. The unwilling victims Frazier cowboyed up and for the Dons, valuable vet- kept Cox at bay the rest of the erans Travin Gardner, Kaleb way, before giving way to the Ash worth and Jace Kelly. more talented Cox 8-2. Both Ashworth and Kelly are Junior Tom Clark wrestled at or near the top of every one of the better matches of state ranking for their weight the night for the Dons at 140 and would have been heavy pounds as he squared off with favorites against Springville, last year's state champion as would have been Gardner. Hayden Peterson from Their absence on the mat, Springville. The match was while costly on the night, close all the way to halfway should be straightened out through the third and final this week and put both grap- period before Clark, trailing plers back into action by the by two slim points, gambled time Delta comes to town on on a shot, came up short the Nov. 29. and gave up a takedown just On the Mat Kelsey Hall / Spanish Fork News HA, PINNED YA AGAIN: Kyle Weight introduces his Springville opponent to the mat, getting the pin in the third round. ahead of the final bell, losing 8-4. The Dons hit a stroke of good luck at 145 pounds when a very talented Jordan Edwards returned to the mat for the Dons after a two year hiatus. As a freshman, Edwards showed great promise but chose not to wrestle until this, his seniw year. Still showing signs of im- pressive skills, Edwards gave a solid performance against one of the more powerful Red Devils, Caleb Christian, but in the end he simply ran out of both gas and time as he dropped a major decision 14-4. Senior Dave, the energizer bunny, Sorensen picked up where he left off last year as he dominated his opponent at 160 breezing to a 16-0 technical fall victory. Fellow team captain, Kyle Weight also looked in midseason form as he breezed to a relatively easy third round pin at 171. Wrestling at a tough weight for a sophomore, the Dons Mike Aimes could never find a groove at 189 pounds and got pinned in the third round by the Devils Sebastian Lucio. Talented Eric Kitchen looked much stronger this year and had no trouble picking up a pin in the head turning time of 29 seconds into the first round. See DONS • B2 Lady Dons Basketball Some newspapers talk a good game ... Other newspapers play the game. Sign up today for the newspaper with the Best Sports Coverage Namon Bills / Spanish Fork News SCRIMMAGE: The Lady Dons basketball team put on a show with their red and gray game on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Above, Dannee Merrell blocks a shot by Natasha Sanborn. Below left, Nicole Adams challenges Erin Redd on the shot. Below right, Jessie Anderson goes for the rebound. r A N E D I T I O N O FP R I D E & in town. ~l P R O G R E S S The Spanish Fork News J L L O C A L L Y O W N E D A N D O P E R A T E D Name Utah County Addresses Outside Utah County Address • 1 year $37.50 • 2 years $68 • 1 year $41.50 • 2 years $72 a Check • Cash • Visa • Mastercard Q Send me a bill Phone | Send or bring to : J-Mart • 280 North Main St. I Spanish Fork, UT 84660 Telephone: (801) 798-6816 L Card# Exp. Date Signature _ J N E W S Spanish Fork play the game |