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% |