Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Varsity Team Upsets Olympus To Reach State Quarterfinals State. An unattainable goal? Not for the varsity football team. They definitely earned their place at state, and fought their hardest to get there. After nipping Bingham at the state semi-finals with a field godl, the team continued on to state to play the Layton Lancers, the de- fending state champions at the University of Utah's Rice Stadi- um. In the first quarter of the game, Alta had a one point lead, which was soon forgotten in the second quarter as Layton pulled ahead. The game ended with the Lancers claiming a vic- tory of seven touchdowns to Al- ta's three. The varsity finished with a record of 5-5 to take sec- ond place (tie) in region II: Alta had surprised quite a few peo- ple, making such a good show- ing in this, only its second year. The junior varsity team had a season record of 2-5-1. Crowds at the games were small but the team remained determined. Many of the players on the junior varsity also played on the varsi- ty team. The sophomore season had a slow start, but towards the end of the season they had chalked up two victories, a season with the record of 2-6. The freshmen football team showed d strong standing this season as they proudly earned four victories. One of the team's coaches stated that in a few years they will be a winning var- sity team. Their end of the seo- son record was 4-4. Most of the football teams had good seasons. Their victo- ries helped build pride in the stu- dentbody. After a slow start last year, football spirit finally took hold of Alta fans. Defense stops Hillcrest at line of scrimage Junior Varsity: Row 1: Cal Baker. Alan Smiley, David Cox, Ross Aames, John Thome, Mark Langdorf Row 2: Ron Christiansen. Pat Day. Steve Brown. Jim Bowen. Tony Johnson. Ken Thomp- son. Bobby McDowell Row J:Chock Smith, Eric Helt. Brad Walbeck. Bruce Roden. Tim Turpin, Tony Hatch Row 4: Todd Wartman. Curt Eldredge, Rob Motley. Stan Engh, Dave Whitehead. Alta makes touchdown with Hillcrest in hot pur- suit. 80 Football

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Sports

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VARSITY Row 1: Clark Pierson. Brian Thom- as. Tony Hatch. Rob Turpin. Skeeter Mikeseli. Dene Garner. Brad Finlay. Mike Stoedter. Rob Morley Row 2: Bruce Roden. Pat Day. Brad Walbeck. Jim Bowen. Terry Gale. Stuart Smith. Gary Mathie. Mac Frischknecht. Gordy Campbell. Bobby McDowell Row 3: Todd Wartman. Cory Jensen. Kolvin Baker. Brian Wilkinson. Wayne Harris. Mike Anthon. Alan Smiley. Blake Fitzgerald, Dave Mills. Hoi Hal- lady Row 4:Mork Langdorf. John Thome. Eric Helt, Steve Oxley. Robert Connell. Ross Hams. Curt Ekjredge. Jeff Mounteer. Dave White- head Row 5: Dave Jarvis. Garrin Humphrey. Steve Brown. Craig Hinton. Stan Engh. Jimmy Anderson. Troy Bucy Row 6: Tony Johnson. Ron Christianson. Mike Gourino. Wayne Wag- ner. Chuck Smith. Marty Pickston. Kenny Thompson. David Cox Row 7: Coach Doug Berry. Coach Charles Haynes. Coach Gary Garcia. Cooch Phil Jensen Football 81