Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Gray
League: III Section III (moving from II Section VII)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2014 National Rank: #6355
2014 State Rank: #91
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 1.6
2015 National Rank: #7441
2015 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5184
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.6
Dynasty Record: 63-65 (23-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 24.1
2014 Points Against Average: 25.9
2014 Differential: -1.8
2014 Wins: #4092 Arcadia (Phoenix) (41-28), #11177 South Mountain (Phoenix) (63-0), #11294 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (51-0)
2014 Losses: #580 Chaparral (Scottsdale) (45-14), #1338 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (42-7), #1477 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (42-27), #3524 Higley (Gilbert) (39-14), #4246 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (24-0), #4360 Apollo (Glendale) (20-7), #4993 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (19-17)
2014 Opponents W-L: 56-52
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Ironwood (Glendale) (21-20), 9/11/15 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (45-33), 9/18/15 Coconino (Flagstaff) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Mingus (Cottonwood), 8/28 at Apollo (Glendale), 9/4 Ironwood (Glendale), 9/11 at Moon Valley (Phoenix), 9/18 Coconino (Flagstaff), 10/2 Paradise Valley (Phoenix), 10/9 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix), 10/16 at North Canyon (Phoenix), 10/23 at Shadow Mountain (Phoenix), 10/30 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (41.8), Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (23), Apollo (Glendale) (17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Coconino (Flagstaff) (-11.8), North Canyon (Phoenix) (-10.3), Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (-1.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4550
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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