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% |