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Show One of Hatchs assistants commented, The saying goes that youll get out when you quit having fun. Warren simply quit at the right time instead of having fun and he said good-byhanging on year after year." The past football season. Hatchs crew started things off with win over Clearfield. But the following week were a solid plagued by early turnovers and eventually lost to Layton The bad breaks just became an integral part of the season as Viewmont let a sure-wisituation against Bonneville slip out of their grasp. They lost to the Lakers in overtime. In the opening week of league play, Viewmont went up over Highland but couldnt contain the big play as the Rams came from behind to beat Viewmont week at it, thats the ground rules. But Hatch says he no longer has that kind of time and on the other hand, doesnt feel he needs the "attention" either. Make no mistake about it, a lot of people enjoy athletics for the glory or the attention they get, among other things too. For me that isnt a priority anymore, continued Hatch. There was a time when I was willing to adhere to the ground rules,' spend countless hours in coaching. But that isnt the case anymore, so with that kind of feeling it was important for me to step down because being unwilling to spend all those hours isnt fair to the players who expect that and deserve it." Of course another primary benefit from coaching is the association with numerous quality young men and Hatch said he was most grateful for that opportunity. Ive been very lucky that way. to associate with many fine young men who were willing to dedicate what it took to get the most out of a high school experience, said Hatch. By KEITH DUNCAN BOUNTIFUL My goals have changed at this point in my last week, And therefore its time stated life," Warren Hatch to let someone else coach football at Viewmont High School. The announcement, a surprise to some and not to others, was made last week by Hatch who spent the past four seasons with the Vikings. Hatch will continue to stay on at Viewmont as a teacher. Everyone has certain goals in life and right now Ive got things to accomplish with my family and church that I couldn't get done while coaching football. it just boils down to a desire to spend more time with my family and then professionally to become the best teacher I can be, I felt like right now was the best time to make this move because Em still young and didn't want to look down the road 10 or 5 years from now and regret not getting out when I should have." said Hatch. Hatch emphasized he wanted to give quality time to his three children and wife, all of whom live in Kaysville. His three children include Amie II, Nathan 9 and Angela 1. Kathy is his 1 e 14-- 0 37-1- 4. n 10-- 7 14-- 0 22-1- 4. Viewmont bounced back however and posted an impressive win over East the following week, playing perhaps their finest football of the season at that point. That good play continued the next week against Davis as the Vikes nearly pulled off an upset in Kaysville, but did lose 22-19. In eight years as a coach, Hatch missed the state playoffs only three times and only experienced two losing seasons. During his stint at Richfield, he played for the state championship once. wife. Ihe season took a downward dive from the Bountiful game onward as the Braves beat Viewmont pretty bad. The season reached a low point the next week when then winless Woods Cross beat Viewmont with Perhaps the thing I'll miss the most is the association I believe kids. the with and the good the coaches experiences wont miss it much the first year, but it will become more prevalent as the years go on." he continued to say. Hatch grew up in Roy and attended Roy High School where he played his junior and senior years under Ernie Jacklin. From Roy he spent the next two seasons playing football at Snow College and he concluded his college playing days at Southern Utah State. Directly out of college. Hatch was hired on as the head coach at Richfield High School where he spent the next three seasons. From Richfield he went to Bountiful High as an assistant for one season and for the past four falls has served at Viewmont as the 31-2- 8. 1 The season ended the following Tuesday at Bountiful High School when Viewmont couldn't capitalize on their 14-- 0 win over Woods Cross in the first game of a e playoff to determine who would go to the state playoffs. East beat View4 mont to earn that right. My decision is final, said Hatch, Even though it took some time to make it. The time for me to step aside is now. The decision has nothing to do with winning and losing, it's just important that I accomplish some things with other things two-gam- Hatch was a confident mentor during his eight year tenure, never feeling pressure from any administration or parents. If Good coaches, any pressure was present, it was like Hatch, usually accepted things the way they were and tried to make things better. Those who associated with Hatch complimented him on his love of the game and were also complimentary of him having the when it came tp do so. courage to say good-by- e 17-1- d. head coach. Hatch, who says he enjoyed the experience as a head coach, also said that in order to win continuously and compete week in and week out, you must spend 24 hours a day and seven days a 1 986 that are important to me." Football Playoffs 4-- A Davis vs. Bonneville Bountiful vs. Olympus Friday 10:00 a.m. Friday 12:30 p.m. OW..VW.V vMWSXCfc DAVIS STEVE BUSH narrows in on Alta quarterback during first quarter action. The quarter finals. Darts won 13-- 7 to advance into the ALTA RUNNER GETS upended by Davis Jason Citte. 4-- A This Mime Dmm gets Imt Imsgb By KEITH DUNCAN Gosh darn," KAYSVILLE said Davis' Jim Dickson. really wondered if we'd ever beat those guys (Alta), after getting beat so many times in the past." Now Dickson doesn't need to wonder anymore, the Darts have finally done it. Davis turned up the intensity level, coaches and all, and for the first time ever beat the Alta Hawks in the playoffs 13-- 7 last Friday afternoon. It wasn't just a regular first round playoff win, but rather in one sense. Alta seemhad Davis number when it ingly came to meeting each other in playoffs, having beaten Davis at least twice in recent years. In fact it was the Hawks who destroyed Davis in the quarterfin4 a few years back. Then als, three years ago, it was the same school who met Davis for the state championship and it was the red and black who prevailed again. It was as Dickson said, "Very satisfying to beat those guys." It was Davis second straight win, two games in which the Dart defense has been hard on the oppo1 4-- A 41-1- sition. The victory propels the Darts into the quarterfinals at the University of Utah where they will meet unbeaten Bonneville this Friday morning at 10 a.m. The Davis defense did sparkle, setting the tempo of the game early on. Alta was held to just 72 total yards during the first half and just 4 five first downs. They (Alta) werent having much success on the ground against us the first half, so they went to the pass where they found things even tougher, said Davis Dickson. And that certainly was the case. The Hawks did complete their first two passes, but then proceeded to throw two interceptions. as stole the first Brian Emery pass Alta was moving deep into Davis' territory and Jason Citte swiped another one late in the second half. As a result of Emerys interception, the Darts put together a scoring drive for the only score of the first half. Rob Warden, Curtis Stoddard, Travis Jackson and Reed Secrist all contributed to the long drive, making great plays behind an offensive line that plain got in Altas shorts all afternoon long. 76-ya- Secrist complimented the coaches for their work in putting a few extra twists in the Dart offense. We worked real hard this past week in trying to get the flats and down and outs open, and it worked, said Secrist, We worked hard to improve offensively and it paid off. It was Warden who finally scored the touchdown, a two-yard- er with 5:58 left in the first half. Floods kick made it Perhaps one of the highlights of the afternoon, was Davis intensity demonstrated so well to start the third quarter. Alta was shut down completely on three straight plays 7-- to start that quarter and Emery helped keep things going with a 19 yard punt return that had the Dart offense starting on Altas 41 yard line. After Warden had picked up a yard on the next play, Stoddard then broke one loose and rambled 40 yards for another Davis touch- down. The Dart thoroughbred broke at least five tackles before entering the end zone. The PAT try was blocked however and Davis led 13-with 21 minutes still remaining. But good football teams, like Alta, dont die too easy. The Hawks made a few quick adjustments on offense and it didn't take long for Ogden to start chewing up big pieces of real estate. Midway through the third quarter the Hawks started a drive on their own 36 yard line and in just three plays, including a helpful face mask penalty, Alta had scored a touchdown. The point after made it 13-- 7 with 4:53 left in the contest. Davis was forced to punt on their next drive. Alta took over on their own 8 at the start of the fourth quarter and Ogden exploded on Altas first play for 26 yards. In a flash Alta had reached midfield and had every Davis fan on the edge of their seats. The Hawks continued to find holes in Davis defense and got all the way to Davis 10 yard line before the Darts decided to get serious about stopping them. Alta was faced with a fourth down and 0, two situation and decided to go for it. But Warden came in from his linebacker position and stopped the next run just two inches shy from a first down. The ball was awarded to Davis offense. But Davis could get nothing going offensively in their next drive and were forced to punt. Alta started with good field position, beginning their drive on Davis 47. But Altas high hopes were quickly dashed as just two plays later Citte was intercepting his second pass of the game to stop another Hawk scoring attempt. Cittes second interception of the game gave him nine on the year, something the Davis coaches said was a school record. Citte, the son of former head coach Ward Sawley, commented afterwards saying, The last couple of games I've been telling my-- " self that I need to intercept a pass and I think I embedded that so deeply in my mind, that it just had to happen if 1 played things right." Citte, as happy as anyone Davis had won, also said, I've bawled a few times in past years when we've lost to Alta, but today were all bawling for joy after getting those guys." Citte and his father have spent plenty of time talking about football around the kitchen table and now they get to talk some more as Davis moves further into the playoffs. Davis successfully held onto the of the ball the final five minutes game, grinding it out on the ground and preserving the victory. I was really pleased that our kids didnt panic when they scored," said Dickson, They believed in us (the coaches) in what we were trying to do with them. Warden commented afterwards saying, We realized that a defeat meant it was all over. And because we were starting to have fun again, we just didnt .want it to end so suddenly. Its like a big family here. x Warden said Davis' key to stopWe ping Alta was concentration. just weren't tackling and using our heads against Highland, but I think we're getting better, said Warden. wins it I-n-t-e-n-s-i-t-y 1 By KEITH DUNCAN KAYSVILLE 7 Thats the best way to size up Davis victory over Alta in the First round of the 1986 playoffs. Besides the fact the Darts as a team were fighting for their playoff life, there were plenty of players battling for identity and a chance to further prove themselves. 13-- 4-- A Essentially, what Jim Dickson had, was an edition of eleven players on offense and des fense that were giving it percent every time the ball was snapped. One of those intense players had to be quarterback Reed Secrist, a junior who has experienced plenty of ups and downs through 1986. The coaches did a great job with us during 100-plu- Continued on next page |