Of all of Matt Dacey’s accomplishments as a Barnstable High School Red Raider student-athlete, none can quite match up to the indelible mark he left on the BHS varsity diamond. Pacing the Red Raider nine to a 16-4 regular season mark and the SMC Division 1 conference championship, Dacey’s golden right arm set a BHS school record with 11 wins and 0 losses and it was enough for the Raiders to advance to the EMass. Div. 1 State Tournament Quarterfinals. As senior co-captain of the 1979 BHS gridiron gang, Dacey’s golden arm once again shined forth, pacing Don Dorr’s boys to an 8-2 record and the SMC D1 Co-Championship.
      It was the best season on the Red Raider gridiron in a decade and it marked a 3,200 yard passing career for the SMC D1 All-Star. On the hardwood for Coach Dick Segura, Dacey quickly became a top-5 mainstay and in his senior year paced the Red Raiders to a 16-7 record and a trip to the Division 1 South Sectionals. Dacey went on after BHS to Phillips Academy where he lettered in 3 sports and was 1981 Athlete of the Year. He played both football and baseball at UNH.