| Cactus (Glendale, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cobras Colors: Columbia/Silver Coach: Larry Fetkenhier League: III Section I (moving from III Section II) Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2012 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Zach Bowles 6'1" 235 Senior HB 4.88 Talal Yousufzai 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.69 Jaylon James 5'10" 180 Junior RB 4.42 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Offense, Speed/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Depth, Lack Experience In Some Key Positions RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 24.6 2012 National Rank: #2526 2012 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 22.7 2013 National Rank: #2601 2013 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 34.6 Dynasty National Rank: #734 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.5 Dynasty Record: 49-13 (22-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 7-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (5th) 2012 Points For Average: 37.2 2012 Points Against Average: 27.3 2012 Differential: +9.9 2012 Wins: #1977 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (21-17), #2955 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (49-28), #3607 Agua Fria (Avondale) (62-21), #3940 Greenway (Phoenix) (22-17), #7272 Peoria (52-8), #12268 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (62-0), #13141 Glendale (55-9) 2012 Losses: #556 Bakersfield (CA) (44-32), #1049 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (67-14), #1049 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (42-14), #1601 Liberty (Peoria) (47-26) 2012 Opponents W-L: 70-53 Recent State Championships: 2009 (4A-II), 2005 (4A-I) Recent League Championships: 2011 (III Section II), 2010 (4A Black Canyon), 2009 (4A Black Canyon), 2007 (4A West Valley), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Wells Fargo 1), 2005 (4A Wells Fargo 1) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Thunderbird (Phoenix), 9/6 Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/13 Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 9/20 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/27 at Greenway (Phoenix), 10/4 Independence (Glendale), 10/11 Mesquite (Gilbert), 10/18 at Dysart (El Mirage), 10/25 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 11/1 at Peoria Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Thunderbird (Phoenix) (26.8), Mesquite (Gilbert) (23.5), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (20.4) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Dysart (El Mirage) (-15.8), Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-12.5), Independence (Glendale) (-9.5) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (18.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5592 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% |