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Show Josh ReynoBdls cjciirBS pin in 53 seconds Josh Reynolds treated the Uintah fans with thrills for three years as he placed first in thestate tournament as a sophomore and netted second in 1981 due to a criteria setback at the 3-A state tournament and Uintah graduate Reynolds gave his fans plenty to cheer about once again as he pinned Hajime Kanemura in 53 seconds in the opening match in the Utah All-Star team battle with the Japanese National Team Dec. 30 at Uintah High School in Vernal. "I just bear hugged him and I tried to hold him. A one second fall is a lot quicker than three seconds. I armed dragged him into a bear hug," stated Reynolds. Reynolds had the fastest pin in the meet and his win gave the Utah team a 1-0 lead. However, the Japanese team rallied to edge the Utah team by the score of 6-5. The Utah team was only a few second away from a 2-0 lead as 121 pounder Jeff Good had a 7-5 lead, but his opponent op-ponent rallied for two points and tied Good 7-7. Toshihiko Ayai was declared the winner. "He had more back points and he was awarded the match. He got back points at the end to beat me. I went after takedowns and I was getting them. The whole Utah team was able to control the takedowns. My opponent was able to shoot in on the legs for singles. He was a tough guy. The Japanese are a lot more experienced in freestyle wrestling," stated Good. Only three Utah wrestlers, Reynolds, Randy Smuin and John Robbins, pocketed pins in the meet and one of the pinners, Smuin gained his fall with two seconds left in the second round. "I pinned him with a cradle. I just rolled him into it. The Japanese have some good wrestlers. Coach Chuck Henry told me to go after him so I pushed it for the win," said Smuin. Smuin shutout his opponent in the first round 3 to 0 and then gained a pin in the second round. Another winning Ute was Jody Young at 165 pounds. Young had a great deal of success in the takedown department as he scored seven of his 11 points on takedowns. "I was scared to death . before my match, but I was determined to go out and double leg him and I did. I just kept going for the takedowns and the match," said Young. The Utes' Pat Jenkins was involved in a close match, but he ended being on the losing side of the wrestling coin due to a 7-6 loss to Masaru Furuhashi in a 160 pound match. Jenkins had a 2-1 lead at the end of the first round and the contest was tied at 5-5 after two rounds. Furuhashi outscored Jenkins 2 to 1 in the final round. "He was tough. My lateral drop worked well," said Jenkins. "I just kept going after him, but it didn't quite come my way." |
