Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Photo by Bart Bailey Enthusiastic students showed their support for the team by the large turnouts throughout the year Tough defensive plays kept oppo- nents from gaming yardage at the mercy of one of the largest defensive lines in the state. J.V. Football ■ 211 VARSITY FOOTBALL Season Record: Wins 4 Losses 4 Region: 2nd place State: 1st place Pre-Season Alta 19-21 Jordan 0 - 7 Granger Season Alta 30 - 0 Bingham 34 - 6 Kearns 13-10 Taylorsville 12-26 Hillcrest 17-15 West Jordan 10-13 Brighton State Alta 30 - 0 Bountiful 34-13 Box Elder 25 - 7 Olympus 19 - 7 Davis JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL Season Record 6 Wins 2 Losses Pre-Season Alta 34 - 6 Jordan 0 - 6 Granger Season Alta 34 - 0 Bingham 30 - 8 Kearns 31 - 6 Taylorsville 13 - 0 Hillcrest 27 - 0 West Jordan 0 - 16 Brighton

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-------------------------------------1 Avoiding collision among Taylors- ville defensive backs. Jon Roderick I reaches to complete a pass jgrj “All summer people told these kids they weren’t going to be very good without all of those seniors. But these guys didn’t want to hear that. They worked extremely hard to get where they are,” said Coach Berry. “Being a member of the toughest region in the State and placing second was quite an accomplishment for a team that wasn’t supposed to go anywhere.” Though, the first few pre- season games seemed to indi- cate a depressing year, the team was able to turn things around by the time region play began. After discouraging losses to Jordan and Granger the Hawks came back with successive victories over Tay- lorsville. Bingham, and Kearns, sending them into a tie with Hillcrest for the cham- pionship, and setting the mood for a confrontation the following week. The game be- gan slowly; neither team scor- ing in the first quarter, then a Husky interception in the sec- ond. set up a Hillcrest score. On the opening kickoff in the third. Hillcrest ran 78 yards for another seven. Interceptions and fumbles were the story for the remainder of the match, all favoring the Huskies. A late Spirit at the games was attributed to the special effort of the cheer- leaders. rally in the fourth by the Hawks was in vain and it end- ed 26-12. A win the following week against W. J. boosted spirits and psyched the team up for the region showdown at Brighton. A defensive struggle from the beginning, going scoreless in the first half, but a five yard pass to Darren Hand- ley made it 7-0. A fumble on the next possession set up a 30 yard drive for the Bengals, and made it exciting. On the next kick off Troy Long fum- bled and the ball went to Brighton who succeeded in a fieldgoal attempt and Alta fell once more, 7-10. With a 4-4 record and dampened spirits the Hawks headed for state, but the best football game of the season was still forthcom- ing. The tough offensive line had plenty of troubles at the beginning of the sea- son. but experience proved to be the key

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Opening another game, the fresh- men special teams lead the team to another victory. Winning Season The j.v. football team tied for first place in region play with Hillcrest and Brighton, all having only one loss. The team finished the season with a 6-2 record. Their only pre-season loss came with a last minute touchdown by the Granger Lancers. “Both teams played bad,” said Bret Smith, “we just came up on the short end.” Most of the team was made up of juniors but many of them also started for the varsity team. “This was the first year we were able to work together.” said sophomore player Tait Eyre. “Last year we were split into two teams; now that we’re one team it’s easier to work together.” The sophomores had a successful season with a 5-4 record. The Granger Lanc- ers handed the Hawks their first loss in an exciting over- time battle, making the final score 8-7 Granger. The freshman football team made their first season the best. With continuous hard work and determination they successfully defeated all of their challengers. “Although it was our first year playing to- gether. we worked as a team, practiced hard, and made the freshman football team the greatest in Alta history.” said Quarterback Brett Alvey. The incredible freshman football team proudly finished the sea- son undefeated 8-0. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Season Record 8 Wins 0 Losses Season Alta 34 - 6 Bingham 8 - 0 Brighton 49 - 0 West Jordan 28 - 6 Jordan 45 - 0 Hillcrest 28-13 Judge 26-13 Brighton 28 - 0 Hillcrest J.V. FOOTBALL: Row 1: Ron Harri- son. Jay Holeman. Roger Taylor. Eric Knowles. Mike Zdumch. Chuck God- frey. Troy Long. Mark Frovich. Doug Warr Row 2: Timm Lakey. Brad Rent- fro, Jon Beener. Jon Birrell. Tyler Pet- it. Jim Read. Rob Gilleland. Jeff Davis. Russ Parry. Row 3: Ron Yates. Randy Blevins. Jeff Farmer. John Tenny. Pat McGinnis. Sam Mismash. Scott Van- Woerkom. Buddy Zarbock Row 4 Todd Rodriquez. Dave Rake. Jono Os- wald. Steve Hardy. Neil Wardle. Dar- ren Larson. Brian Barnhill. Struggling against the Hawk de- fense, the Brighton Bengals fell to the J.V. team. 212 ■ J.V. Football