Wasatch (Heber City, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wasps
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Steve Coburn
League: 5A Region 8 (moving from 4A Region 8)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Bob Schick 6'5" 270 Senior OL
Mitch Nelson 6'3" 270 Senior OL
Brock Cloward 6'1" 200 Junior QB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: RB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2016 National Rank: #2829
2016 State Rank: #50
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.4
2017 National Rank: #2813
2017 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4708
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 89-69 (41-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 24.7
2016 Points Against Average: 21.7
2016 Differential: +3
2016 Wins: #3574 Skyline (Salt Lake City) (27-20), #4305 Spanish Fork (35-21), #5555 Uintah (Vernal) (56-21), #8654 Mountain View (Orem) (27-7), #8769 Payson (31-0), #11671 Ogden (55-14)
2016 Losses: #126 Springville (48-7), #368 Alta (Sandy) (49-7), #1135 Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (31-21), #1569 Westlake (Saratoga Springs) (18-3), #2229 Salem Hills (Salem) (10-3)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-66
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 10), 2004 (tied for 1st; 3A Region 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Mountain Crest (Hyrum), 9/1 Mountain View (Orem), 9/8 Skyline (Salt Lake City), 9/15 at Cottonwood (Salt Lake City), 9/22 at Timpanogos (Orem), 9/29 Springville, 10/6 Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork), 10/12 at Provo, 10/18 Skyridge (Lehi)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Springville (47.7), Skyridge (Lehi) (23.8), Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (23.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Orem) (-10.1), Timpanogos (Orem) (2.4), Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) (11)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (23.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2033
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%