Desert Hills (St. George, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Carl Franke
League: 4A Region 9 (moving from 3AA - South)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

D1 PROSPECT
Penei Sewell 6'4" 345 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nephi Sewell 5'10" 185 Senior S
Bundy Sewell 6'1" 305 Senior DT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 46
2016 National Rank: #432
2016 State Rank: #10
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2017 National Rank: #706
2017 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1460
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 69-34 (33-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.9
2016 Points Against Average: 17
2016 Differential: +16.9
2016 Wins: #1150 Pine View (St. George) (36-19), #1150 Pine View (St. George) (28-27), #1851 Stansbury (Tooele) (49-14), #2043 Ridgeline (Millville) (49-24), #2229 Salem Hills (Salem) (28-7), #2417 Foothill (Henderson, NV) (27-0), #3996 Cedar City (18-17), #5636 Hurricane (51-23), #6025 Snow Canyon (St. George) (28-14), #6429 Grantsville (50-0)
2016 Losses: #335 Jordan (Sandy) (28-21), #1308 Dixie (St. George) (31-22)
2016 Opponents W-L: 78-57
Recent State Championships: 2016 (3AA), 2013 (3AA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 3AA - South), 2014 (tied for 1st; 3AA - South), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 9)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/7/16 Pine View (St. George) (36-19), 10/21/16 Snow Canyon (St. George) (28-14), 11/4/16 Ridgeline (Millville) (49-24), 11/10/16 Stansbury (Tooele) (49-14), 11/18/16 Pine View (St. George) (28-27)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Jordan (Sandy), 8/25 at Salem Hills (Salem), 9/1 at Mission Hills (San Marcos, CA), 9/8 Hurricane, 9/15 at Cedar City, 9/22 Canyon View (Cedar City), 10/5 at Pine View (St. George), 10/11 Dixie (St. George), 10/19 at Snow Canyon (St. George)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jordan (Sandy) (55.2), Mission Hills (San Marcos, CA) (47.1), Pine View (St. George) (44.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar City (4), Hurricane (5), Canyon View (Cedar City) (7.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 (27.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #773
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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