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Show Grapplers Take Third Place In Montkello Tournament Red Devil grapplers finish-xl finish-xl up their winning season y tying for third place in the Region 6 wrestling tournament tourna-ment at MonlioeHo on Fel;-:-unry 20th a'nd 21st. The De-: De-: squ.id tied with Monticel'o 'or third plaec honors as both .a me up wilh 44 total points. Lfintah High School, the ex-jected ex-jected favorites, won the meet ja.sily wilh 120 points. Second -jlaec in the ten team tourney Has Union Nigh School with )8 points. San Juan, East Carbon, Duchesne and Alta--nont followed with 3G, 24, 12, and 6 points,, respectively. Votre Dame and Green River failed to score. Steve WatsUn at 147 pounds and Daniel Sanchez at 105 pounds will represent the Moab team at the State tournament. tour-nament. Both Moab grap-ipiters grap-ipiters won second places in their weights. Three Red evil matmen earned third place honors. They were Eric (Robinson, Bob Powell and Jchn Gaither. Eric Nelson, placed fourth at 126 pounds. The strong northern half of Region 6 will enter 18 of the 24 poss;hJe wrestlers in State competition, leaving th4a Southern division only 6. Besides the tvo Devil grap- plers headed for State, San Juan will enter two and Mon-ticello Mon-ticello and East Carbon will enter one each. |