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Show Four men tried, but only two survived iv tattle of defending state champion-ns champion-ns ss I'intah I'tes' Randy Smuin, ! and Pat Jenkins, 167, pocketed sTir second 3-A State Tournament s in a row, Saturday at the Univer-o( Univer-o( Utah Special Events Center in Lake City. Smuin placed second at estate meet in 1980 and won the 155 Li crown in 1981. Jenkins nabbed L( place as a sophomore at the 145 wjnd class. Kline Bradford, Mountain 1S5, placed first in 1981, but plac-"j plac-"j ond in 1982. Kelly Smith, Spr- nllle won the 1981 heavyweight j?in. but placed third in 1982. Smuin garnered his second state sown when he toppled Steve Cardon of 5 to 3 in the 155 pound champion- tp match. Smuin nabbed a 4-2 lead in - jie first round due to two takedowns, -irdoo netted two neutrals. Uintah's .'fcuin added a neutral in the second ' and for a 5-2 'ead a"d Cardon gained r, neutral in the third round to cut rfcuin's lead to two points at 5-3. I went out to win it for the second , jne in a row this year. I knew I could. I " je I could get the takedown and so I "J mt after him. I got the first takedown tue to a fireman's carry and gained the I eccod takedown on a short arm drag. I sed an inside switch for the neutral," l:ed Smuin. "This was my last match I my high school career and I w ent out "s i state champion. I just WTestled to X it" Tbe Utes' head wrestling coach, hjck Henry, remarked, "Smuin did a xd job in winning his second title in a j. He was determined that he w as go-I go-I to win his second crown." Uitah's Jenkins gained state crown ber two when he decisioned xele's Gary Coffman 6-2 Saturday Ili his goal for next year is to acquire I tfcird state crown and thus join the Retime club, which consists of Billy ""ot. John Price and Scott Ruppe at 'ffigh School. kMeins decked Coffman with a - trig quick takedown in the first cd which gave the Uintah Ute a 2-0 "l Jeiins netted a reversal for a 4-0 ivuUie early in the second period. but Coffman gained a neutral to cut Jenkins' lead to three points at 4-1, but Jenkins netted a takedown in quick fashion for a 6-1 advantage. Coffman nabbed a penalty late in the second round to narrow Jenkins' lead to four points at 6-2. Jenkins blanked Coffman in the third round and won his second crown in a row. "I couldn't have done it without my mom and family here at the state tournament. tour-nament. I owe a lot of thanks to Coach Chuck Henry and I was glad I won my second one in a row. Coffman was a tough kid and my goal next year is to win it a third time. I've got the second part of it," said Jenkins. "I used an arm drag for the takedown in the first round and gained the reversal on a standup switch. I used the single leg on him for the second takedown." Jenkins added, "The title this year means a lot more to me. It wasn't any easier than last year. It means a lot more to me because it is the second one in a row." "Pat Jenkins did an excellent job. He WTestled a very good match. He completely com-pletely dominated it and it was his best match in the whole tournament. Pat is the best wrestler in the state of Utah in my opinion. He will be at 155 or 167 pounds next year and will go for three in a row. It's not a cinch, but I definitely think he will win three in a row," stated Henry. Smuin pinned Phil Cook of Pleasant Grove with 6 seconds left in the second round for a first round triumph. Smuin had an 8-0 lead in the first round due to a takedown and two three-point near falls. Uintah's Smuin thumped Lonney Broadus of Bear River, 15-1, Thursday in the second round. Smuin had a 5-0 lead after one round due to a takedown and three-point near fall. Smuin added a takedown in the second round for a 7-1 advantage. The Ute tussler blanked Broadus 8-0 in the final round due to three near falls and a reversal. Smuin advanced into the championship match when he nipped Todd Palmer of Mountain Moun-tain View 3-1. Smuin decked Palmer for a takedown and a 2-0 lead in the first - " 1 ., 75 SHOULDER BLADES FLAT on the mat is Randy Smuin's goal as ne tries to turn Bear River's Lonney Broadus, bottom, over in a ; 155 pound match. Smuin thumped Broadus 15 to 1 in the second se-cond round. ?ATE CHAMPION RANDY SMUIN, right, clashes with Logan's . I ateve Cardon. Smuin downed Cardon for the 155 pound crown 3 1 3. Uintah's Smuin downed Cardon for his second title in a round and added a neutral in the second round for a 3-0 lead. Palmer nubbed a neutral in the third round. Jenkins won his first round match in grand style as he pinned Steve Hun-saker Hun-saker of Ben Lomond with 1:36 left in the second round. Jenkins netted a takedown and two near falls in the first round for a 7-0 lead. Jenkins downed Duane Heatherley of Payson 7 to 2 in the second round of the tournament. Both wrestlers were shutout in the first round, but Heatherley gained a neutral in the second round for a 1-0 lead. However, Jenkins was awarded a stalling stall-ing point, which made the score at the end of the second round 1-1. A 2-1 lead was gained by Jenkins early ear-ly in the third round on a neutral, but Heatherley tied up the contest at 2-2 when he was given a stalling point. Shortly after the stalling call, Jenkins blazed the mat with a takedown and a three-point near fall for a 7-2 triumph. Jenkins moved into the championship contest when he crushed Box Elder's Shawn Gardner 11 to 4. The Uintah Ute dropped Gardner to the mat for a takedown and a 2-0 lead in the first round, but a penalty point and a neutral enabled Gardner to tie up the contest at 2-2. Jenkins nabbed a takedown late in the first round for a 4-2 advantage. A neutral by Gardner cut Jenkins' lead to one point at 4-3 in the second round, but Jenkins ripped Gardner for a i . 1 I " r .... . ,Vr" ' ; - - - , , v. " "V-! - -1 t ' , y, - kx. i - ----T 1 ,x V 1 i V A HEAVY THUD is about ready to be heard by the Uintah Ute fans as Pat Jenkins, right, prepares to drop Box Elder's Shawn Gardner onto the mat. Jenkins had onlv a 4-3 lead going into the Former Uinvah Uie wins mavch Brigham Young University's Morgan Woodhouse, a Uintah High School graduate, 132, thumped Utah State University's Dave Sherod, 9 to 4, in BYU's 31 to 10 win over the Aggies, Friday. Brad Anderson, BYU, 126, downed Tom Beiber, 13-7 and Chris Taylor, BYU, 126, pinned Kevin Russell in 53 seconds. John DiGiacomo. USU. downed Neldon Gardner, 5-2 and Chad Teichert, BYU, 150, pinned Greg Williams in three minutes. Steve Ross, USU, 158, downed Billy Boyd, 7-3 and Kerry Hiatt, BYU and Dave Hagedorn, USU, tied at 4-4. Jeff Needs, BYU, 177, downed Andre Bynum, 15-9 and BYU's Larry Hamilton won due to a forfeit. ?J 'v . V' - jit l US A ... - : row. Smuin placed second in his first year of high school wrestling. neutral, two takedowns and a two-point near fall in the third round and went on to win the match by the score of 11-4. Smuin won his first state tournament crown when he downed Jody Nemelka of West 6-1 in the 155 pound championship champion-ship match at the 1981 state tournament. tourna-ment. Smuin placed second in the 1980 tournament when he was edged by Jim Bell of Box Elder 8-6. Jenkins pocketed first place in 1981 when he thumped Paul Phelon of Pleasant Grove 10-5. final round, but he blasted Gardner to mat hades with a seven point eruption in the third round. V N i ) . : i .. r ) 1 : I ; r I ; ' ' t ' ' i " ' i , I i -: - ! r' . . , -v.. V V t .. s . . , . .'A ' A RIGHT LEG owned by Gary Coffman of Tooele, right, is pulled by Uintah's Pat Jenkins, left, who is in the process of forcing Coffman's left leg to also leave the mat. Jenkins downed Coffman Coff-man 6 to 2 for the 167 pound crown. The title was Jenkins' second se-cond in a row. Jenkins has nabbed titles as a sophomore and junior. J |