American Fork (UT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavemen Colors: Red/White Coach: Aaron Behm League: 5A Region 4 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tanner Smith 6'3" 200 QB Coleson Worley 5'11" 175 WR/DB Nate Honey 6'1" 185 RB/LB COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION James Empey 6'4" 270 Senior OL Lopini Katoa 6'0" 200 Senior RB Nate Heaps 6'3" 235 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Returning Starters/Others Who Saw Considerable Playing Time Last Season Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 56.1 2014 National Rank: #156 2014 State Rank: #3 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 49.2 2015 National Rank: #301 2015 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 26.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1275 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23 Dynasty Record: 72-59 (32-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 11-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 34.6 2014 Points Against Average: 18.4 2014 Differential: +16.2 2014 Wins: #368 Riverton (35-18), #388 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (58-28), #476 Herriman (West Herriman) (24-21), #674 Jordan (Sandy) (58-13), #1676 Pleasant Grove (30-10), #1999 Lone Peak (Highland) (51-24), #2013 Logan (33-7), #2596 Orem (35-17), #2926 Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (44-28), #4948 Hillcrest (Midvale) (42-13), #5743 Lehi (35-14) 2014 Losses: #33 Bingham (South Jordan) (20-3), #115 Eastside Catholic (Sammamish, WA) (20-13), #388 Brighton (Salt Lake City) (24-23) 2014 Opponents W-L: 100-64 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/11/15 Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (24-17), 9/18/15 Corner Canyon (Draper) (10-7) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/21 Hunter (West Valley City), 8/29 vs Highland (Pocatello, ID), 9/4 at Brighton (Salt Lake City), 9/11 Westlake (Saratoga Springs), 9/18 Corner Canyon (Draper), 9/25 at Lehi, 10/2 at Lone Peak (Highland), 10/9 Herriman (West Herriman), 10/14 Riverton, 10/22 at Pleasant Grove Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Pocatello, ID) (52.4), Brighton (Salt Lake City) (47.5), Herriman (West Herriman) (38.1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lehi (17.8), Pleasant Grove (28.1), Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (32) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.3 (38.3 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.7 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #209 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% |