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Show Uintah wrestlers forced the Vernal Tournament of Champions to be a horrible nightmare for Pleasant Grove's 105 pounder, Coy Hall, as two Ute tusslers, Mark Augustus and Brent Morrill, forced him to bite the mat dust. The tournament started on a good note for Hall as he pinned independent tussler Keith Heikens with 44 seconds left and things looked good for a visit to the championship finals for Hall as his next opponent was a junior varsity wrestler. However, Uintah's junior varsity wrestlers aren't your usual brand of junior varsity tusslers as many of the competitors give the Ute varsity members problems every week in the wrestling room. Hall found this to be true in his match with Augustus, who was a member of the varsity team earlier this season Hall and Augustus competed in a wild first round in the 105 pound semi-finals as a total of 20 points were scored Hall nabled two three point near falls and two reversals, but Augustus acquired two near falls, neutral, takedown and reversal to tie up the contest at 10 10 after one round. Pleasant Grove's Hall scored five points in the second round on a neutral, takedow n and two point near fall, but Augustus also scored five points on a three point near fall and a reversal to tie up the match at 15 15 after two rounds. The exciting match was ended when Augustus pinned Hall with 31 seconds left in the third round Hall defeated Shannon Halverson. Steamboat Springs, in a consolation match due to a pin. The win advanced Hall into a third place battle w i(h l ies' ; Morrill and Hall found out that Mon was just as tough as Augustus. M0P' blasted Hall for a takedown and thn point near fall in the first round a pinned Hall with 19 seconds left ini second round. ;' Steamboat Springs' coaches were happy as their tusslers, Steve WanV' 126, was behind in his match with Je Christen, but if that wasn't bad err they were attacked when they had dj backs turned by a can of root beer I child walked behind the coach I dropped a can of root beer, which e ploded and gave the Sailors' Cj Ramunno an unexpected shower Another exciting match was heavyweight encounter betwer Steamboat Springs' Regan Rivera a Pleasant Grove's David Reeve Reeves is a huge, gigantic wrestler j most tans were hoping that Rw wouldn't fall on top of and enci'; Kenny Cobbs type wrestler by the nan of Rivera. It appeared that the end was near I Rivera as Reeves jumped out toaj, lead in the first round, but Rivera ', determined to conquer the Ree. mountain and although interest! heavyweight from Uintah. DavC Weeks, shouted, "Don't do that Rivera did it anyway as be turned a Reeves mountain over for a three px near fall, w hich tied up the contest at . 5 after two rounds. Rivera nabbed I heavyweight crown when he escapi from Reeves and decked the Pleasa-' Grove wrestler for a takedown aaif R 5 victory, and thus the little guy be up the big guy. |