Highland (Salt Lake City, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Brody Benson
League: 5A Region 6 (moving from 4A Region 5)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

D1 PROSPECTS
Hunter Lotulelei 6'2" 315 Senior OG
Elijah Shelton 6'2" 215 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Izzy Vaifo'ou 6'3" 200 Senior OLB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.7
2016 National Rank: #677
2016 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.8
2017 National Rank: #1316
2017 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #681
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 119-51 (67-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.9
2016 Points Against Average: 21.5
2016 Differential: +12.4
2016 Wins: #1176 Sky View (Smithfield) (42-35), #1396 Woods Cross (49-7), #1746 Davis (Kaysville) (28-17), #2043 Box Elder (Brigham City) (41-24), #2681 Bountiful (37-7), #3296 Hillcrest (Midvale) (21-14), #3866 Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (49-25), #7381 Bonneville (Washington Terrace) (42-14)
2016 Losses: #14 East (Salt Lake City) (31-13), #368 Alta (Sandy) (58-48), #1924 Olympus (Salt Lake City) (5-3)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-54
Recent State Championships: 2010 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Region 6), 2007 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 6), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 6), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 6), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5), 2003 (tied for 1st; Region 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Mountain Crest (Hyrum), 8/25 Layton, 9/1 at Hillcrest (Midvale), 9/8 at Lone Peak (Highland), 9/15 Murray, 9/22 Skyline (Salt Lake City), 9/29 at Olympus (Salt Lake City), 10/6 Lehi, 10/13 at West (Salt Lake City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lehi (57.1), Lone Peak (Highland) (51.1), Skyline (Salt Lake City) (23.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Murray (-0.2), West (Salt Lake City) (8.5), Hillcrest (Midvale) (18.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5 (32.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1054
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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