Box Elder (Brigham City, UT)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bees
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Carson Mund
League: 5A Region 5
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2023 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jay Macias 6'0" 185 Senior DE 4.5
Cody Kaleikini 6'0" 265 Senior OL/DL 4.9
Carter Buchanan 6'2" 185 Senior DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Play As Team
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Confidence

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 39.1
2023 National Rank: #593
2023 State Rank: #25
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2024 Starting Power Rating: 11.9
2024 National Rank: #1532
2024 State Rank: #38
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 23.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #1585
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
5-Year Dynasty Record: 30-29 (15-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 27.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1483
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 119-115 (56-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 34.3
2023 Points Against Average: 23.7
2023 Differential: +10.6
2023 Wins: #364 Roy (42-34), #1085 Maple Mountain (Spanish Fork) (28-21), #1618 Bonneville (Washington Terrace) (35-6), #1695 Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (21-20), #1847 Kearns (55-26), #2153 Bear River (Garland) (49-28), #2897 Northridge (Layton) (42-12), #3044 Viewmont (Bountiful) (31-28), #6707 Clearfield (54-17)
2023 Losses: #232 Olympus (Salt Lake City) (41-14), #265 Bountiful (34-28), #1581 Woods Cross (17-12)
2023 Opponents W-L: 69-73
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 5), 2004 (4A Region 4), 2003 (Region 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 Kearns, 8/23 Mountain Crest (Hyrum), 8/30 Bear River (Garland), 9/6 Northridge (Layton), 9/12 Roy, 9/20 Clearfield, 9/27 Viewmont (Bountiful), 10/4 at Bountiful, 10/10 Woods Cross, 10/16 at Bonneville (Washington Terrace)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Bountiful (40.5), Roy (35.3), Mountain Crest (Hyrum) (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Clearfield (-22.3), Northridge (Layton) (3.1), Viewmont (Bountiful) (3.9)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25 (28.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #911
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%