Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Sunny and warm weather drew students out ol class, cheering their team on to a decisive victory against Box Elder Hurling the ball over defensive blockers. Mike Jensen struggles to find an open receiver “We weren't expected to be here this year but everyone knew we'd be tough on defense and defense keeps you in games no matter what99 Todd Thornton VARSITY FOOTBALL; Row 1 Tony Wartman. Mike Jensen. Pete Morley. Jon Roderick. Jerry Brewster. Stan Price. Dave Walker. Troy Bangert. Mike Gonsauge. Chad Brown. Row 2 Ron Harrison. Brian Barnhill. Eric Knowles. Doug Warr. Todd Thornton. Pat Mcgmnis. Neil Wardle. Mike Zdun- Leaping over the line. 21 Troy Long is assisted by 77 Carl Hothan and 30 Chad Ogden in his struggle for a first down Photo by Carma Christensen ich. Jeff Davis. Jim Read Row 3: John Birrell. Jeff Farmer. Jono Oswald. Randy Blevins. Tyler Pettit. Chuck Godfrey. Darren Larson. Bret Smith. Terry Sylvester Row 4 Timm Lakey. John Beener. Ken Wayman. Dave Rake. Robbie Gilleland. Todd Paul. Dave Bush. Todd Rodriguez. Byron Warr Row 5: Jon Beesley. Jon Ten- ney. Troy Long. Russ Perry. Roger Taylor. Jay Holeman. Scott Vanwoer- kom. Ron Yates. Brad Rentfro. Row 6: Chad Ogden. Buddy Zarbock. Jon Worlton. Steve Hardy. Darren Hand- ley. Kory Young. Mark Frkovich. Sam Mismash. Jesse Mcleod. State Football ■ 215

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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

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Concentrating on her opponent. Kerrie Geibel prepares to serve Though a freshman. Kerrie proved to be an asset to the team. “Once, we came pretty close to forfeiting a tennis match with Taylors- ville. We had to provide our own transportation and we somehow missed the freeway exit, ending up in downtown Salt Lake. We then had to take State Street all the way back. Fortunately, once we got there, we won our match,” related Charlotte Cato. As the summer slipped away, we each prepared, in our own way, for the return to the old grind. And for the golf and girl’s tennis teams, back- to-school meant back-to- work. They may not have re- ceived the glory of varsity foot- ball players, but the fall sport teams were an important part of our athletic program. They worked as a team, but the challenges they faced were in- dividual and their victories gave a sense of personal ac- complishment. With the loss of five starting seniors, the golf team ran into some difficulties. Although their only victories were over Hillcrest and Kearns, they did gain experience while enjoying a relaxing hobby. With both matches and practices, the team spent four days a week, from the beginning of school to mid October, on the green. The girl’s tennis team also suffered the loss of many sen- iors. With the help of new coach, Doug Gregory, the team managed to overcome their setback. They practiced diligently and it paid off; they team placed second in region. In addition, three players. Ker- rie Geibel, Debbie Norberg, and Charlotte Cato, placed in state. Since both Kerrie and Debbie were freshman, the team should be strong in up- coming years. GOLF TEAM: Row 1: Jason El- dredge. Troy Tail. Trevor Brown. Da- vid Fox. Scott Ballif Row 2: Scott Clark. Jason Dowland, Paul Prawitt. Danny Dent. Jeff Dehlin. Robert Free- bairn. Mike Knowles. Row 3: Rex Wnght — coach Kevin Lawson. Shawn Kinder. Robbie Damjanovich. Ryan Odneal. Eric King. Deven Han- sen.