Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Scrambling tor a tirat down, Tony Elggren escapes the grasp of the Brighton defenders “Being undefeated is the reward of a perfect season of committment and sacrifice. ” Troy Hymas SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL TEAM: Row . Chad Cook, Mike Mares. Kevin Worlton. Ryan Nichols. Ray LeVitre. Doug Johnson. Casey Wright. Thane Walton Row 2: Guy Hardcastle. Ed Dey. Troy Cichos. Tait Eyre. Courtney Curtis. Paul Barker. Craig Schmitke. Lowell Richards. Dave McQuivey. Row 3. Jay Sitter. Brian Smith. Mike Swasey. Scott Taylor. Chris Petrick. Sean Landrum. Tony Elggren. Mike Gmes. Row 4 Jay Barney. Mike Smith. Jim Mikkelson. John Wilken- son. Jerry Zmyslo. Jim Blanchard. Kelly McClure. Danny Thompson. Jeff Carroll Row 5 Jason Taylor. Troy Loader. Phil Nofi. Tim Christin. Thayne Dibble. Randy Ferrel. Ryan Walker. Row 6 Craig Haslip — coach. Richard Abster. Scott Mulky. Steve Neeleman. Rod Katwyk. Clark Wilker, Brad Ross. Ron Ricks. Dan Holladay — coach Whitehead. Trent Loveless. Tad Ol- son. Tim Nelson Row 3 Joey Peder- sen. Chris Morey. Shad Clausing. Kurt Brian. Lance Eddington. Chris Baggs. Charlie Scalise. Kelly Jenson. J.D Kel- ler. Todd Templeton. Troy Hymas. Brett Alvey Row 4 Wayne Chappel. Troy Enniss. Kevin Kemp. Jeff Decker. Jeff Wartman. Glen Barney. John For- bush. Brad Nelson. Curtis Morey. Bill Strong. Jeff Donalson Row 5: Barney Zipkowsky. Jimmy Cherry, Shane Kel- son. Andrew Mismash. Brooke Larsin. Randolph Jones. Dave Thornton. Row 6: Chris Connelly. Douglas Yates. John Vanderbeek. Jeff Jackson. Brad Jensen. Steve Thorum. Chris Ran- dolph. Troy Lachance FRESHMAN FOOTBALL: Row 1: Ryan Loaser, Jeff Fisher. Bill Haight. Rod Wiseman. Chester VanWoerkom. Mike Sumner. Darin Knowles. Jerry Cullins. Shane Eagen, Kevin Bouw- man, Trent Ogden. Bill Blodgette. Jef- frey Christensen. Row 2 Paul Casper. Tyler Conley. Tom Moore. John Zdun- ich. Jake Hunt. Todd Childs. John SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL Season Record 5 Wins 4 Losses Pre-Season Alta 14 - 7 Jordan 7-8 Granger Season Alta 0 - 7 Taylorsville 32 - 7 Bingham 43 - 7 Kearns 7-13 Hillcrest 32 - 0 West Jordan 5 - 38 Brighton Soph-Frosh Football ■ 213

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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

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In midair Darren Handley flies to snag a pass at the Box Elder game. Hawks Claim State 214 ■ State Football The state title, dreamed of. hoped for. coveted. After only six years it belonged to Alta, not given as a gift, but earned as a result of determination, hard work, and persistence. A tense battle in the finals, op- posite the Davis Darts, ended 19-7 in favor of the Hawks. It wasn’t the result of one per- son. but a total team effort, cheered on by the largest crowd of Hawk fans ever as- sembled. Appearing in the state playoffs had become an expected occurrance for the team, so no one thought twice when they went in again. But when they won and kept on winning, it became exciting. Victories over Bountiful and Box Elder placed Alta against 1 ranked Oly in the semi-fin- als. A fast paced game began with Handley recovering a fumble on the Titan twenty and Morley brought it in put- ting Alta in front early. A safe- ty then another fumble sent Ogden racing 57 yards to the end zone, making it 16-0 at the half. A dry third quarter, ended with another safety in the fourth by Walker. The Ti- tans did manage one pass for a mere seven, but the persis- tent Hawks concluded an 85 yard drive with a Morley pass to Long and they earned their first semi-final victory. Against Box Elder, Alta scored on the first drive and Morley was unstoppable throughout. The Bees popped an 80 yard pass to tie it late in the first, but Long took it in from the one after a costly fumble and Morley zoomed in again to make it 20-7 at the half. A superb defensive stand ended. 34-13. Against Bountiful. Long caught two Jensen passes for t.d.'s and Morley ran for 76 yards. Efficiency and a tough pass rush by Walker. Thornton and Beesley stopped the Braves and wrapped it up 30- 0. Alone in the back field, Troy Long lunges forward after skillfully catching a kick-off return. Foul weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of the cheerleaders or the crowd as Alta rolled over Olympus in the semi-finals An elated offense maps out the next play under the direction of QB Mike Jensen