| Desert Hills (St. George, UT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Carl Franke League: 3AA - South (moving from 3A Region 9) Playoff Division: 3AA Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bridger Cowdin 5'11" 185 Junior RB/FS 4.48 Jordan Hokanson 6'2" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.50 Brock Doman 6'3" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.15 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Is Aggressive/Strong, Quick/Physical Secondary, All 5 OL Return Team Weaknesses: New QB, Graduated All-State TE, Must Learn From Mistakes RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 29.4 2012 National Rank: #1850 2012 State Rank: #25 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 32.9 2013 National Rank: #1209 2013 State Rank: #22 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3205 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15 Dynasty Record: 33-23 (16-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 8-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 32.9 2012 Points Against Average: 18.5 2012 Differential: +14.4 2012 Wins: #1866 Hurricane (46-38), #2621 Pine View (St. George) (28-7), #3735 Bear River (Garland) (23-17), #3794 Snow Canyon (St. George) (42-0), #6234 Cedar City (42-14), #7937 West (Salt Lake City) (35-3), #8191 Payson (48-21), #10389 Canyon View (Cedar City) (56-7) 2012 Losses: #193 Syracuse (38-13), #598 Dixie (St. George) (30-27), #1684 Spanish Fork (35-28), #2003 Stansbury (Tooele) (12-7) 2012 Opponents W-L: 83-53 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 9) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/23/13 Stansbury (Tooele) (12-0) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 Stansbury (Tooele), 8/30 Foothill (Henderson, NV), 9/6 at West (Salt Lake City), 9/13 at Cedar City, 9/20 Payson, 9/27 at Pine View (St. George), 10/4 Dixie (St. George), 10/16 at Snow Canyon (St. George), 10/24 Hurricane Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dixie (St. George) (33.8), Hurricane (31.2), Stansbury (Tooele) (30.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West (Salt Lake City) (-2.4), Payson (-0.1), Foothill (Henderson, NV) (5.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1 (19 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2936 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18% |