Herriman fans may have expected a dropoff from the 2015 state championship, but the Mustangs weren’t that far off the map last season.
Herriman just missed out on the postseason in a high-level Region 4 by losing a play-in game to American Fork, which advanced to the Class 5A state semifinals.
The path to the playoffs isn’t nearly as difficult now, even with powerful East High in Region 3 with the Mustangs. But Herriman would be a threat in any league because the team returns 18 players with varsity experience, including 11 starters and five from the offensive line.