Desert Hills (St. George, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunder
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Mark Murdoch
League: 4A Region 10 (moving from 4A Region 9)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 15.6
2020 National Rank: #2862
2020 State Rank: #49
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.8
2021 Starting Power Rating: 8.5
2021 National Rank: #2177
2021 State Rank: #45
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 28
Dynasty National Rank: #1624
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5
Dynasty Record: 91-55 (50-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-7
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2020 Points For Average: 22.3
2020 Points Against Average: 25.2
2020 Differential: -2.9
2020 Wins: #3453 Crimson Cliffs (Washington) (14-10), #5566 Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (44-14), #6744 Hurricane (34-20), #7356 Murray (24-7), #7598 Canyon View (Cedar City) (45-20)
2020 Losses: #95 Sky View (Smithfield) (42-12), #302 Pine View (St. George) (49-20), #830 Snow Canyon (St. George) (28-21), #928 Alta (Sandy) (54-14), #1561 Cedar (Cedar City) (17-14), #2748 Dixie (St. George) (13-0), #3047 Spanish Fork (28-26)
2020 Opponents W-L: 69-69
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 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/13 San Juan (Blanding), 8/20 at Cedar Valley (Eagle Mountain), 8/27 Spanish Fork, 9/3 at Crimson Cliffs (Washington), 9/10 at North Sanpete (Mt. Pleasant), 9/17 Dixie (St. George), 9/24 Snow Canyon (St. George), 10/1 Hurricane, 10/8 at Cedar (Cedar City), 10/13 at Pine View (St. George)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Pine View (St. George) (28.9), Dixie (St. George) (18), Snow Canyon (St. George) (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hurricane (-17.1), Cedar Valley (Eagle Mountain) (-1), San Juan (Blanding) (0.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (20.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1152
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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