Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek, AZ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Navy/Gray League: II Section III (moving from 4A Desert Sky) Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #13 RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 18 2010 National Rank: #3631 2010 State Rank: #54 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.2 2011 National Rank: #3030 2011 State Rank: #46 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2261 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 39-19 (12-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 34.6 2010 Points Against Average: 27.1 2010 Differential: +7.5 2010 Wins: #1340 Cienega (Vail) (32-29), #4295 Apache Junction (23-20), #4609 Greenway (Phoenix) (27-10), #5950 Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) (45-21), #8450 McClintock (Tempe) (55-20), #9906 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (34-24), #13341 Flagstaff (61-0) 2010 Losses: #300 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (55-21), #1327 Queen Creek (33-32), #1659 Apollo (Glendale) (52-21), #8061 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (34-30) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-61 Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II) Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Boulder Creek (Anthem), 9/2 at Pinnacle (Phoenix), 9/9 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 9/16 at Queen Creek, 9/23 Prescott, 9/30 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 10/6 Horizon (Scottsdale), 10/14 at Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 10/21 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 10/28 at Shadow Mountain (Phoenix) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Queen Creek (32.4), Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (31.5), Boulder Creek (Anthem) (28.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-7.8), Prescott (2.8), Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (4.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (14.4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2495 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Boulder Creek (Anthem) [projection: 38-28 loss] We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.