Desert Hills Thunder Ready To Roar In Upcoming Football Season
With Region 9 football season right around the corner, let’s take a quick peak into what we can look forward to this upcoming year by understanding where these teams were a season ago.
Today we look at the Desert Hills Thunder.
Last Year’s Record:
Overall: 7-4
Region 9: 5-1
Wins:
At Centennial, Nevada 43-32
VS Pine View 35-14
At Dixie 49-0
At Snow Canyon 27-7
At Hurricane 38-7
VS Cedar 43-17
VS Jordan (playoffs 1st round) 62-14
Last year’s Biggest run:
The Thunder won 5 straight games from September 27th’s 49-0 win at Dixie to their first round playoff win over Jordan on October 25th which was 62-14.
During this stretch, the closest game they played was still a 20 point victory.
The Thunders average margin of victory for Desert Hills in this span was 34.8 points as they torched opponents 219-45.
Last year’s end result:
Desert Hills captured the #9 seed, being the highest seed in the first round of the playoff opener.
The result showed as they rattled #24 Jordan to the tune of 62-14 to start things off.
The next week saw them travel north to play the #8 seeded Stansbury Stallions where there season came to an end due to a 33-27 heartbreaking loss.
Points Per Game:
Season: 33.1
Region 9: 34.8
Points Allowed Per Game:
Season: 19.3 (#1 Defense in Region 9)
Region 9: 12.2
Offensive Yards Per Game:
403.6
239.5 rush yards per game, 164.1 passing yards per game.
The Thunder averaged 19.6 pass attempts a game compared to 32.8 rush attempts last year.
Returning Offensive Yards From Last Year (Expected Returner Contribution):
1,248 yards returning of 6,238 total yards supposedly returning via last years passing, rushing and receiving production combined.
20 % of offensive production anticipated to return.
Returning Defensive Contribution Measured By Total Tackles:
257 of 577 total tackles returning.
44.5 % of tackling production returning.
Last Region 9 Title:
2021 (9-2, 6-0)
Lost opening playoff game in quarterfinals to Pine View 37-35.
Last HS Football State Championship:
2022 as they defeated Crimson Cliffs 30-14.
It was their 3rd all time, added next to the 2013 and 2016 titles.
Out of Region Record (Last 3 seasons, including playoffs):
8-6
Region Record (last 3 seasons, including playoffs):
16-6
Wins as Underdog last season, based on Noland Parry’s Power Guide of the Deseret News:
0
All of Desert Hills wins last season came as the favored team as they were favored in most contests.
Consecutive Streak:
The Thunder ran for 226 yards or more for 6 straight games starting against Dixie in October and lasting to the end of the season.
8 of 11 games witnessed the Thunder run for at least 200 yards
1st game of the 2025 season:
VS Faith Lutheran, Nevada on August 15th.
Started the season off with Faith Lutheran last year on the road and fell just shy of a win in a 25-23 Crusader victory.
After a slow start to last year, Desert Hills really found a groove halfway through the year before getting tripped up in the 2nd round.
With new faces a necessity to fill spots, the Thunder are hoping that groove won’t take as long to find this year around.
After losing a bunch of productive seniors, it’s time for a new group to crash down on Region 9 for Desert Hills.
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