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Show fa Aldan TZac&ele Two-time state champion, Pat Jenkins, 167, became a three-time region champion when he downed Kent Fugal of Pleasant Grove, 10-3. Jenkins owned a 7-2 lead after two rounds. "It was a tough match. I used a jerk down run around for both takedowns in the first round. He shot in and I went around him," stated Jenkins. "I kept pushing him and made him make mistakes." Jenkins advanced into the championship champion-ship match when he pinned Courtney Rogers of American Fork with 20 seconds left in the third round. Jenkins had a 9-0 lead after two rounds. "I grabbed grabb-ed his head and pinned him," remarked Jenkins. Jenkins was the region champion at 167 pounds, but the Uintah Utes also had two other champions in Seymore Bedonie at 119 pounds and Shawn O'Brien at heavyweight. Bedonie toppled Timpview's Scott Sorensen, 8-0, for first place at 119 pounds. Bedonie scored a takedown in the first round and added a reversal in the second round. Bedonie was also awarded four stalling points. "I shot a single for the takedown in the first round. I moved around the mat and got him in position. I did a standup and a single for the reversal, which gave me a 4-0 lead early in the second round," commented Bedonie. "I took command of the match and won." "Heavy" heavyweight Darren Vaetoe of Mountain View jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first round of the title match with Uintah's O'Brien, but the Ute tussler didn't panic as he scored a reversal rever-sal for a first round 2-2 tie. O'Brien struck for a reversal and two-point near fall in the second round for a 6-2 win. "He got the takedown on me. I started a switch and his weight went backwards and I jumped on him for the reversal. I gained the reversal due to a Granby roll. He went for a cross body and I hooked his leg before he got it in. I had the Granby Gran-by and held him for near fall points. You sit out and step over his leg and hook him in order to gain a Granby " O'Brien. ' t When asked to comment on the Ute Region 7 championship triumph jv head coach, Leon Smuin, retnari" "Our athletes did a super job. Pieas? Grove has an excellent team. picking up points and it was a comrfc team effort. We kept hanging in and battling and getting points wheL we could." The Uintah Utes led the tournann-from tournann-from beginning to end. Uintah ov. 30 to 24'2 point lead over Pleasant Grj after one round. Orem had 19 points Provo 13. Uintah increased their leajt 13 points over Pleasant Grove at mt 111 after the second round and Moimj-View Moimj-View was in third at 59V2 counters Uintah owned a 164 to 142 leadotf Pleasant Grove after the fifth places consolation matches. Uintah had a points lead of 173 to 147 over Pleasar Grove going into the championships ches and the final Uintah wimi; margin was only reduced to i9'-2s-over Pleasant Grove at 185-165. Bedonie's championship win at u; gave the Uintah Utes a 177V2 to 15iy6-over 15iy6-over the Pleasant Grove Viking Jenkins' win at 167 pounds presented: 181 to 159V2 win over Pleasant Grovel the Utes and O'Brien's triumph in k heavyweight division made the score ie to 165 '2 in favor of the Uintah Utes. Pleasant Grove won four champs ship matches, but the Uintah Uteshad;, out of 12 tusslers place in the top tire The Utes had three first place wirK five second placers, three thirds ante fourth placer. The Vikings hadfourfc placers, three second placers, orietfc place winner, two fourth placers and to fifth placers. All 12 Uintah Utes, Ryan Siddowayj Brent Morrill, 105; Leslie Gorman, it Seymore Bedonie, 119; David Genlr; 126; Kary McNeill, 132; TorrMcCuid 138; Darrin Bailey, 145; Bucky Tinge 155; Pat Jenkins, 167; Jody Young. 1: and Shawn O'Brien, heavyweight, to: qualified for the state tournament, wfc is set for Thursday, Friday andSaturi at Weber State College in Ogden. |