Cactus (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cobras
Colors: Columbia/Silver
Coach: Larry Fetkenhier
League: III Section I
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Preston Guerra 6'1.5" 200 Junior QB 4.78
Zach Kennedy 6'3" 275 Senior OL 5.29
Matt Ledesma 5'10.5" 220 Junior MLB 4.89

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jaylon James 5'10" 180 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, WR Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2013 National Rank: #3722
2013 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2014 National Rank: #3481
2014 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #533
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 110-28 (48-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.1
2013 Points Against Average: 23
2013 Differential: +9.1
2013 Wins: #3851 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34-31), #4552 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (16-11), #6314 Mingus (Cottonwood) (34-14), #9440 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (42-6), #11751 Dysart (El Mirage) (55-7), #12966 Independence (Glendale) (59-12)
2013 Losses: #481 Queen Creek (38-10), #627 Mesquite (Gilbert) (49-35), #2024 Peoria (28-21), #2432 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (27-24), #4905 Greenway (Phoenix) (30-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-51
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 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Thunderbird (Phoenix) (32-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Thunderbird (Phoenix), 9/5 at Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/12 at Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 9/19 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 9/26 Greenway (Phoenix), 10/2 at Independence (Glendale), 10/10 at Mesquite (Gilbert), 10/17 Dysart (El Mirage), 10/24 at Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 10/31 Peoria
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mesquite (Gilbert) (31.7), Peoria (28.8), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (Glendale) (-23.4), Dysart (El Mirage) (-11.9), Mingus (Cottonwood) (-1.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (16 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4736
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%