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: #5

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Nephi Sewell 5'10" 185 Senior DB
Bundy Sewell 6'1" 305 Senior DT

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2015 National Rank: #2270
2015 State Rank: #25
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2016 National Rank: #2538
2016 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1757
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 59-32 (29-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 25.2
2015 Points Against Average: 20.3
2015 Differential: +4.9
2015 Wins: #3416 Snow Canyon (St. George) (35-0), #3546 Hurricane (37-10), #3598 Pine View (St. George) (21-10), #3927 Foothill (Henderson, NV) (50-6), #3996 Cedar City (33-21)
2015 Losses: #507 Jordan (Sandy) (54-34), #688 Logan (41-12), #856 Roy (24-14), #1101 Dixie (St. George) (20-3), #3416 Snow Canyon (St. George) (17-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-43
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Salem Hills (Salem) (28-7), 9/2/16 Foothill (Henderson, NV) (27-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Jordan (Sandy), 8/26 Salem Hills (Salem), 9/2 at Foothill (Henderson, NV), 9/9 at Grantsville, 9/16 at Cedar City, 9/23 Hurricane, 9/30 at Dixie (St. George), 10/7 Pine View (St. George), 10/21 Snow Canyon (St. George)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan (Sandy) (38.4), Hurricane (31.7), Cedar City (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Grantsville (-4.2), Salem Hills (Salem) (8.8), Pine View (St. George) (11.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9 (27.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2056
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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