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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY APRIL 7, 1889 Sports locked up and circled, Johnson The whole trip started off with a bang as Mark Fisher and Bill Crosby gave the boys a police escort out of town. Sue Anderson of Glendale had good luck signs and balloons on her fence, and the Kendalls in Levan had signs and balloons on the road signs. went for a leg and the Florida wrestler backed out. Scott threw the Florida wrestler to the mat. He scrambled out of bounds, and it was back to neutral. Johnson blocked a counter and round one ended with no score. Johnson, positioned in the down position, scrambled and His opponent tried a and Johnson tried a caught it back-ouJohnson took him to his back, but his opponent rolled out with no score. Johnson threw a 34 nelson with a navy, then a navy on the inside leg, and again no points were awarded as he crawled out. The Florida wrestler then chose the down position and Johnson gave him a crossbody ride. Johnson caught him with a and delta, then a Brandon Allen and Scott Johnson arrived in Pittsburgh 26 hours later, tired, but ready to go. They registered and weighed in. Brandon and Scott both weighed in at heavyweight; so they were both placed in that class, along with the 3A cham- sit-ou- t. t. pion from Lehi and the 4 A cham- pion from Weber. Altogether Utah had 37 boys at nationals. There were over 760 wrestlers from 48 states present. Wrestling action started Friday with Brandon Allen pitted half-nelso- n state rocked him to his back. against Indianas champion in his third appear- Johnsons opponent again rolled ance at nationals. The Indiana out of trouble with no points 2-ti- wrestler sucked weight to qualify and rehydrated to 290 lbs, giving him a 70 lb weight advantage. The Indiana wrestler shot in and took Allen in a bear hug. Allen broke the hug and his opponent shot in again with another bear hug, then a headlock to take Allen to his back. Allen bridged and rolled but the weight difference was hard to overcome and he was pinned. The Indiana wrestler ended up as the fifth place finisher. Scott Johnson followed in a e bout against Floridas state champion that was at nationals for his fifth time. They two-tim- awarded. The Floridian again started in the down spot, Johnson threw a 34 nelson and shot in, to push the Florida wrestler on his back as the buzzer sounded, still no score. The third round had the Florida opponent in the down position. Johnson tried a single leg takedown and stalemate was called. From the neutral position, Florida got a hand hold and Johnson jockied for hand position, but got a stall penalty. The Florida wrestler picked up one point. Scott rolled him across his back. His opponent rolled out to his knees and stood up. Johnson took him down for two points, but he escaped for one point. The Florida grappler tried a firemans carry, and Johnson countered with a wizzer. With 17 seconds left in the match, the score was 2 to 2. The Florida wrestler got a front headlock and Johnson tried a single-lebut went down for two points. Scott tried for a reverse and pulled out for a one point escape, but the match ended with a score in favor of the Florida of wrestler. He ended up as the third place finisher at nationals. Second round action found Allen up against the Washington state champion. Allen tried a single leg takedown that was blocked. They locked up and circled the mat. Allen broke free with a single leg takedown and a two point near fall to put him The Washington ahead, wrestler rolled out for a one point escape. Allen tried a trip, but was countered by a wizzer and the takedown. Allen reversed for two points and the score was 3 for Allen. He tried a throw and his Washington opponent countered, rolling through to take Allen to his back. Allen bridged and rolled to the side, but the Washington wrestler held on for the pin. Still in second round action, Johnson found himself matched g, 4-- 3, . 4-- 0. Brandon Allen, Coach Larry Clarkson and Scott Johnson at the High School Wrestling Nationals at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After starting down, Johnson After second round action, is Johnson named the Team Utah fought to his feet for a one point heavyweight and earned six pin escape. He then tried a throw, points to help his team into an but was countered and his oppo11th place finish. Utah had only nent got the two point takedown. seven wrestlers left in the brackThird period action started ets at this point; Johnson of with Johnson behind 1 and in 6-- 2-- e up against Idahos state champion. With the traditwo-tim- tional lock up and circle they get started. His Idaho opponent was cautioned for a headbutt by the referee. Round two of the match started .with the Idaho wrestler in the down position. He o scrambled for a one point escape. He tried a throw and Johnson rolled through to take . hm to his back and a 2: 15 pin for Kanab. Kane County Dental Group PERSONALIZED & Providers for: PEHP Educators Mutual . COMFORTABLE Blue CrossBlue Shield Dental Select Platinum 4-- r fresh" food " rJeum.i,: tj 164 300 S Kanab E bear-hugge- j 644-880- 0 iiTfuiiiiitiif White- Now Open 5 Days Nileen Whitlock RDH t t 435-644-41- . t or 1 355 N. Main Street -8- 81 - ! r 88-644-41 ! a veelt!! Dr. Phillip Hall DDS Dr. Robert Gibson DDS Dr. Phillip Hall DDS Dr. Larry Staples DDS Call mmrn, Kanab, Johnson of Payson, Ewell the down position. He shot into of Payson, Edwards of Delta, his Indiana foe, but was counChappell of North Sevier, tered with a front headlock, and Cordova of Wasatch and the Indiana wrestler had a two ' Messersmith of Juab. point takedown. With 17 secUtah started school as much onds left, Johnson tried a single as six weeks earlier than the leg that was countered. He tried eastern schools and then had a it again and was countered with six week down time between a headlock. Johnson did a fake State and Nationals. This was a dump and scrambled behind for serious disadvantage when pit- a takedown just as the buzzer ted against wrestlers just one sounded, however, no points week off their state matches. were awarded and the score was 2 There are only 16 heavyweights for Indianas heavyweight. left in the bracket at this point. It is our understanding that five minutes after his Johnson Forty pushed Kanab High second round win, Johnson was School one round farther than up against the same Indiana any school has gone in their first wrestler that Allen had battled appearance at nationals. in the first round. Johnson only Of the 37 Utah wrestlers that had a 30 lb disadvantage. The went, two won . medals. Andy d Indiana wrestler Mesrersmith of Juab, in his 5th him then into threw national appearance, won 5th Johnson, the guard rail. He followed that place. Steve Cordova ofWasateh, with a front headlock, Johnson in his 10th national appearance, countered with a single leg and also took 5th place. drove him out of bounds. Once again, the wrestlers Johnson threw a single leg fol- would like to thank all of the lowed by a pretzel and his oppo- people and businesses that nent countered for a stalemate. helped them succeed. f. S & s LANDSCAPE CURBING H v j Decorative Concrete Curbing Commercial - Residential Perfect for new existing lawns. Design flexibility allows curves, J, & . turns and contours. 81 for appointment Kanab J Call Dennis Shakespear (435) 644-307- 3 4 .1 4 4.8 t,t |