Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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0; 15 JO o o U- c 4- T3 U «3 L w- L U v c t rtj .c o o -C u -C £ O u ■w Keeping the Colts at bay. Troy Walker, Kevin Bouwan and Darren Handley clear the way for Mark Frkovich. LJ NAGGIN NUMBER 1 IN REGION ize with lots of hard work, and came up with a win- ning combination. All in all, the Hawks came up with their best season ever by winning both of their presea- son, non-league games, all ex- cept one of their regular season games, and for the first time in the history of the Hawks, the Region 2 title. As for the season itself, it was the best in the history of our school Coach Berry felt great about it; he said, ’’We struggled early in the season, playing on the momentum that last year’s team built up. but after the loss to Taylorsville (and the slim win over Bingham) everyone got togeth- er over the bye. and we beat Kearns.” Our first two games were both wins: we annihilated Jordan, and beat Granger by one point due to a missed field goal with seconds left in the game. During our first regular season game, we lost to. Tayorsville. largely due to the big penalties called against us. For the rest of the year we went undefeated with victories over Bingham, Kearns, Hillcrest. West Jordan, and Brighton. Both Pat and Coach Berry agreed that the two biggest wins of the '84 season were over Hillcrest and Brighton, be- cause we had never beaten both of them in the same year before. The Brighton win (13-10 in overtime) was especially re- warding because it clinched our spot as Region Champs. That game was close all the way through, and we had a chance to put it away with only six seconds left in the fourth period, but could not quite do it. So, the game went to over- time. Many of the eleventh grade players who suited up for Varsi ty. also played for our J.V. squad. The extra playing time helped them by providing more experience. This year’s team had a good season, seven wins and two losses. Holding tight, Chad Ogden prevents a tu Farmers in first State Playoff.. Ensnared in a Laker trap Mark Frkovich struggles to escape at Rice Stadium. 198

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MOTHER YEAR UNDEFEATED common announce- ment this year read: Well, the sophomore football team wiped another unsuspecting team from the face of the Earth yesterday. This made two years in a row for this group of guys. As freshmen they were undefeated and untied; and this year was a carbon copy of ’83. As a matter of fact, the Sophs won seven of their nine games by twenty-six points or more! They also had three shu- touts: Granger, Kearns, and West Jordan. These are stats that even our awesome Varsity squad couldn’t boast. Their other victo- ries included games against Jor- dan, Taylorsville, Bingham, Hill- crest. and Brighton, who provided the most competition for our fero- cious Sophs (16-14). With a team as strong as this group of Hawks, the J.V. and Varsity teams should benefit greatly in the years to come. Freshman football, not many people pay very close attention to it. but it does exist. As a matter of fact, the 1984 Frosh team placed second in their region with a record of four wins and three losses. The coaches, Yamashiro, Skyles, and Scott, worked their team hard, but everyone involved with the team had a good time. Their wins includ- ed games against West Jordan, Bingham, and Hillcrest twice. Two of their losses were to Brighton, the other one to Jordan. When asked about the season, Mike Rid- lehoover replied, We really should have beaten Brighton, especially the second time we played them. The freshman year in general is one of many new experiences, and this year’s Frosh team started their high school career off on the right foot. After all. they played for the best school in the state. The 1984 sophomore and fresh- man football teams both worked hard this year, and will continue to work even harder in an effort to win their own state championship in a few years. SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL TEAM: Row : Shawn Arbett, Jeff Christensen. John Whitehead. Doug Yates. Darren Knowles. Kevin Bouwman. Rod Wiseman. Bill Haight. Brad Nelson. Jerry Cullins Row 2: Andy Mauch. Chris Rickford. John Zdunich, Jake Hunt. Todd Childs. J.D. Kellete. Brett Alvey. Todd Templeton. Jeff Hartley Row 3: Shad Clausing. Da- vid Hall. Jim Scalise, Mike Summer. Kent Hogge. Trent Ogden. Brad Jensen. Andrew Mishmash, Kelly Jenson Row 4: Coach Haslip. Rusty Mower. Kevin Kemp, Troy Ennis. James Cherry. Troy Hymas. Coach Holladay Football O 197

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 i FOOTBALL VARSITY Won: 7 Lost: I State: 2nd Region: 1st Alta 33 7 Jordan 22 21 Granger 6 12 Taylorsville 24 21 Bingham 33 0 Kearns 30 20 Hillcrest 27 27 West Jordan 13 10 Brighton 43 0 Granite 38 21 Bonneville 28 14 Cottonwood 13 37 Olympus JUNIOR VARSITY Won: 7 Lost: 2 Alta 28 14 Jordan 30 20 Granger 11 10 Taylorsville 36 6 Bingham 20 0 Brighton 7 0 Kearns 7 13 Hillcrest 7 0 West Jordan 14 23 Brighton Fighting for the ball. Troy Long contends with a Davis player. JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM: Row I: Mike Maires. Roger Torres, Tony Elggren. Bill Jones. Todd Hutch. John Wil kenson, Ray Levitre, Cortney Curtis. Ryan Nichols. Row 2: Mike Smith. Kevin Worlton, John Lambert. Steve Cockrell. Troy Loader. Quinn Frazier. Mike Gines. Lowell Richards. Row 3: Steve Neelman. Ricky Roberts. Darren Dirkson. Ryan Walker. Phil Nofi. Grant Lum- ber. Tate Erye, Bruce Gibbon. Row 4: Rich Absher. Dave Mcquivy, Ron Ricks. Pete Ross. Troy Chicos. Row 5: Coach Gary Garcia. Coach Phil Jensen. Coach Mitch Lunak. Brett Bott. Football 199