Desert Hills (St. George, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Carl Franke
League: 3AA - South
Playoff Division: 3AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Gabriel Sewell 5'11" 215 Senior LB 4.6
Lausii Sewell 6'0" 295 Senior DT

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 33
2014 National Rank: #1499
2014 State Rank: #17
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.6
2015 Starting Power Rating: 38.2
2015 National Rank: #886
2015 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1817
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 54-27 (25-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 33.4
2014 Points Against Average: 10.8
2014 Differential: +22.6
2014 Wins: #1621 Pine View (St. George) (35-21), #2290 Hurricane (21-3), #2596 Orem (35-13), #4011 Foothill (Henderson, NV) (41-0), #4405 Legacy (North Las Vegas, NV) (29-14), #4828 Cedar City (45-7), #5388 Tooele (48-14), #6171 Bear River (Garland) (56-13), #6318 Snow Canyon (St. George) (7-3), #8581 Payson (54-7)
2014 Losses: #1385 Dixie (St. George) (17-16), #2290 Hurricane (17-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 66-73
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Hurricane (37-10)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Jordan (Sandy), 8/28 Foothill (Henderson, NV), 9/4 at Roy, 9/18 at Hurricane, 9/25 Dixie (St. George), 10/2 at Pine View (St. George), 10/8 at Snow Canyon (St. George), 10/14 Logan, 10/23 Cedar City
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Roy (46.5), Jordan (Sandy) (32.8), Dixie (St. George) (30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Snow Canyon (St. George) (2.4), Cedar City (10.4), Foothill (Henderson, NV) (13.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 (17.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1339
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



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