Snow Canyon (St. George, UT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Warriors Colors: Dark Green/Navy/Gold Coach: Mike Esplin League: 4A Region 9 (moving from 3AA - South) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zach Nowatzke Senior Jayden Lacayo Senior Seth Smith Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid Returning Line Starters, Many Returning Starters, Have 2 Returning Experienced QBs Team Weaknesses: Players Need To Believe In How Good Team Can Be RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 5.9 2016 National Rank: #6042 2016 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.4 2017 National Rank: #5375 2017 State Rank: #68 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3910 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2 Dynasty Record: 72-74 (33-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.4 2016 Points Against Average: 23 2016 Differential: -1.6 2016 Wins: #3996 Cedar City (17-14), #11671 Ogden (48-20), #12855 Carbon (Price) (51-7) 2016 Losses: #430 Desert Hills (St. George) (28-14), #1150 Pine View (St. George) (13-7), #1308 Dixie (St. George) (48-21), #2043 Ridgeline (Millville) (26-0), #2331 Shelley (ID) (27-17), #5555 Uintah (Vernal) (25-23), #5636 Hurricane (22-16) 2016 Opponents W-L: 57-52 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Region 9) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Uintah (Vernal), 8/25 Ridgeline (Millville), 9/1 Las Vegas (NV), 9/8 at Dixie (St. George), 9/15 Pine View (St. George), 9/29 Cedar City, 10/5 at Canyon View (Cedar City), 10/11 at Hurricane, 10/19 Desert Hills (St. George) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pine View (St. George) (44.1), Dixie (St. George) (42.3), Desert Hills (St. George) (40.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar City (4), Hurricane (5), Canyon View (Cedar City) (7.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (17.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1478 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%