Alta (Sandy, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Bob Stephens
League: 5A Region 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Harrison Handley 6'6" 210 Senior WR 4.58 [Utah]
Ammon Barker 6'4" 205 Senior WR 4.61
Carson Bodon 6'1" 200 Senior LB 4.46

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Rhett Sandlin 6'3" 220 Senior DB [BYU]
Austin Lee 6'0" 185 Senior DB 4.6 [Utah]
Steven Richards 6'2" 240 Senior TE 4.9 [BYU]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong On Offense, Deep At Skill Positions, Fast WRs
Team Weaknesses: Little Experience On Defense, Question Mark At K

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 45.9
2011 National Rank: #370
2011 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.2
2012 National Rank: #935
2012 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 39.3
Dynasty National Rank: #190
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 84-28 (43-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36.5
2011 Points Against Average: 12.4
2011 Differential: +24.1
2011 Wins: #291 Jordan (Sandy) (21-14), #1307 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (21-0), #1356 Timpview (Provo) (35-14), #1404 Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (48-7), #1966 Crenshaw (Los Angeles, CA) (45-14), #2132 West Jordan (62-29), #2445 Riverton (35-21), #4527 Taft [William Howard] (Woodland Hills, CA) (56-0), #5378 Copper Hills (West Jordan) (51-0)
2011 Losses: #384 Bingham (South Jordan) (21-18), #605 Syracuse (16-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-53-1
Recent State Championships: 2008, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 4), 2008 (5A Region 2), 2007 (5A Region 2), 2006 (5A Region 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 2), 2003 (Region 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Timpview (Provo) (33-31)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Timpview (Provo), 8/31 at Olympus (Salt Lake City), 9/7 Riverton, 9/14 at Jordan (Sandy), 9/21 Brighton (Salt Lake City), 9/29 Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ), 10/5 Copper Hills (West Jordan), 10/12 West Jordan, 10/17 at Cottonwood (Salt Lake City)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, NJ) (73.7), Jordan (Sandy) (55.1), Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (46)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Copper Hills (West Jordan) (9.3), Olympus (Salt Lake City) (26.7), Riverton (28.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.2 (31.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #82
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%