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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle, Thursday, January 12, 1977 Page Eight mark shenefelt Lobos down Utes The New Mexico wrestling team relied upon experience and power in the lighter weight divisions to defeat the in HPER University wrestling team last night Lobo wrestlers took seven of 10 decisions from the Ute matmen. Utah won in the 158, 177 and 190 pound classes. In the 177 pound division Ute Kevin Edwards shut out Shawn O'Conner The first round was uneventful with both wrestlers unable to gain an advantage or points. Edwards scored the first points of the match with a two point reversal early in the second round. He rode O'Conner for the full three minutes. Edwards struck for two in the third round with a two-poinearfall. He gained his fifth point from the riding time advantage. Steve Christiansen, wrestling in the 158 pound class, was the most aggressive wrestler Ute of the evening. He attacked Lobo Rod Atkins and amassed nine points in the first round by punishing him with two takedowns and two nearfalls. The beating taken by Atkins was apparent as Christiansen scored his pin with only one minute and 23 seconds elapsed in the second round. Lee Austin won the 190 pound class by forfeit. Lobo coach Ron Jacobsen originally had Paul Marfiz scheduled to wrestle in the 190 pound class but changed his position to the heavyweight spot as Lee Austin was announced as the next wrestler. Marfiz went on to defeat Ute heavyweight Zane 27-1- 5 5-- 1. 0. nt two-minu- te Calderwood 12-Ute Kevin Huber met highly regarded Butch Escalante in the 126 pound division and this match proved to be the most closely fought of the night. Escalante, who earlier this season won at the Arizona Invitational, carried a slim lead into the final round and came up with a 4 decision. Huber, only a freshman, showed great poise quickness against the senior matman Escalante. The wrestling Utes' next matches will beat home in HPER E101. On Friday night they meet Western Athletic Conference foe Colorado State. Saturday they face West Coast power Oregon University. Matches will start at 7:30 p.m. on both nights. 5. 7-- Those were (and are) the days Utah junked Nevada-Ren- o scrappy with an incredible team effort and will need the same Thursday night in Fort Collins against Colorado State. Four men in double figures four men with four or more assists four men with five or more rebounds those are jsut the most impressive examples. The Utes shot 53.1 from the field, with most shots originating from the 75 perimeter. They hit percent from the foul line, more like old times. The defense overcame a lukewarm start and choked off Reno's potent guard-oriente- d offense and stymied Wolfpack inside trio. Reno shot a lousy 27.5 percent in the second half because of Ute pressure. And Reno's pressure didn't work at all. the Why? As usual, Buster Mathe-ne- y, Jeff Judkins, Greg Deane and Dan Vranes did a solid job up front. There's nothing new there, except signs of steady improvement. How about the guards? Forgotten most of the season because of a definite lack of offensive punch, Utah's backcourt returned home against the Wolfpack. Ute fans haven't seen the likes of it since Jeff Jonas graduated last season. It may seem hard to do but Utah can forget Jonas now. Yes, the man left a big hole to fill. But that hole was just about filled in the Reno game. Michael Grey and Scott Martin, both proteges of Jonas in certain respects, combine their talents to augment the remnants of the 1977 WAC championship team. Buster gets the feeds inside. Judkins and Deane find the ball floating their way right in the angle area, enabling them to fire the jumpers and drive to the hoop. Martin can pop the Jonas-styl- e shots. Grey seems to have inherited Jonas' sonar-lik- e accuracy in 13-fo- ot ey making layups against taller players. It was like Jonas split himself in half. In all fairness to Grey and Martin, they also possess their own unique style and should be credited for their individual success this season. When Earl Williams is free to roam the wing area to await passes from the ball control guard, he can singe the cords with the best of them. He got that chance and demonstrated his shooting touch to the dazed Wolfpack. His defense goes unnoticed but enough can't be said in praise of it. This is leading to what must be apparent to Ute fans. knowledgeable The Utes have reached, or are approaching their peak. And at just the right time, only three days before the WAC opener. Turnover percentage is down, while shooting percentages have risen dramatically during the winning streak. five-gam- e However, Colorado State will be really tough to beat at Fort Collins, as Utah assistant Jim Marsh explained. "The Rams are very good. They beat three good Pac-- 8 teams, Washington State, Oregon State and Oregon. They're every bit as good as last year and better, with the addition of junior college transfer Barry 25 Young, who is averaging points a game. He's as good an offensive player as we've seen all year." U.S. Senator Orrin G. Hatch's biographical some contains brochure interestingly conflicting statements. "During the Senator's bid for the Senate in 1976, his enthusiastic campaigning aggravated the tendonitis in his right elbow, handicap- of the most of any tools important handthe elected official it shake. Since then has been necessary to shake hands with his left hand," the ping one brochure says. Cute little sob story, isn't it? But the brochure also says Hatch is "an enthusiastic sports participant, and is a starting forward on the office basketball team." A one-arme- forward d what a power nice basketball innovation. Three Mysteries . . . Three Solutions . . . One Winner! 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