Alta (Sandy, UT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Black/Red Coach: Alema Te'o League: 4A Region 7 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2015 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Davis 5'9.5" 190 Senior RB/WR 4.49 Zach Engstrom 6'1.5" 195 Junior WR/SS 4.53 Mata Hola 6'3" 235 Senior OLB/TE 4.6 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Joshua Davis 5'10" 190 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Two Of Best RBs In State, Several Outstanding WRs Are Back Team Weaknesses: New QB, Untested Kicking Game RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 27 2015 National Rank: #2257 2015 State Rank: #24 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 35.3 2016 National Rank: #1184 2016 State Rank: #17 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 37.6 Dynasty National Rank: #306 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 108-50 (55-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 38.3 2015 Points Against Average: 27.8 2015 Differential: +10.5 2015 Wins: #2678 Corner Canyon (Draper) (45-31), #3703 Kearns (31-23), #4663 Spanish Fork (24-10), #5048 Orem (61-33), #8017 Hillcrest (Midvale) (34-22), #8330 Mountain View (Orem) (49-7), #8658 Timpanogos (Orem) (69-7), #8968 Cyprus (Magna) (55-17) 2015 Losses: #172 East (Salt Lake City) (56-37), #664 Timpview (Provo) (35-14), #1101 Dixie (St. George) (45-13), #2707 Provo (48-28) 2015 Opponents W-L: 66-65 Recent State Championships: 2008 (5A), 2007 (5A) Recent League Championships: 2011 (5A Region 3), 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 2016 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/19/16 Taylorsville (49-21), 8/26/16 Hillcrest (Midvale) (67-26), 9/2/16 Dixie (St. George) (35-14) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Taylorsville, 8/26 at Hillcrest (Midvale), 9/2 Dixie (St. George), 9/9 Timpview (Provo), 9/16 at Orem, 9/23 at Mountain View (Orem), 9/29 at Skyridge (Lehi), 10/7 Provo, 10/13 Timpanogos (Orem), 10/19 at Corner Canyon (Draper) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Timpview (Provo) (34.6), Taylorsville (30.7), Dixie (St. George) (27.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Orem) (-15.8), Hillcrest (Midvale) (-1.5), Timpanogos (Orem) (8.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 (21.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3452 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31% |