Wood River (Hailey, ID)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Green/Black/White
Coach: Shane Carden
League: 4A Great Basin (moving from 3A Sawtooth Central Idaho)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2023 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sully Carter 6'3" 225 Senior TE/DE 4.9
Cash Hunter 5'2" 115 Senior SB/DB 4.8
Will Adams 6'0" 215 Junior LB/OL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tight-Knit, Some Experience
Team Weaknesses: Decreased Roster Size, New Starters At Key Positions

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -20.5
2023 National Rank: #9596
2023 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2024 Starting Power Rating: -41.3
2024 National Rank: #10161
2024 State Rank: #70
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -25.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #11231
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 9-32 (5-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10356
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.8
Dynasty Record: 59-124 (28-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 4-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 15
2023 Points Against Average: 26.6
2023 Differential: -11.6
2023 Wins: #10139 Gooding (20-13), #10335 Jerome (24-21), #11109 South Fremont (St. Anthony) (12-7), #11650 Filer (28-26)
2023 Losses: #4617 Kimberly (48-7), #5603 Buhl (29-7), #5993 McCall-Donnelly (McCall) (42-7), #6716 Canyon Ridge (Twin Falls) (21-7), #6830 Snake River (Blackfoot) (28-10), #7454 Jackson Hole (Jackson, WY) (31-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 41-56
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A Great Basin - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Caldwell, 8/30 McCall-Donnelly/Meadows Valley (McCall), 9/6 at Ridgevue (Nampa), 9/20 Filer, 9/27 at Buhl, 10/4 Caldwell, 10/11 at Kimberly, 10/18 Gooding, 10/25 at Jerome
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Kimberly (-9.6), Buhl (-18.8), Ridgevue (Nampa) (-33.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Caldwell (-68.4), Jerome (-54.2), Gooding (-49.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5 (-12.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -28.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10584
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2024 Projected League Finish: 10th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%