| Cactus (Glendale, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cobras Colors: Columbia/Silver Coach: Larry Fetkenhier League: 4A West Valley (moving from III Section IX) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 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 Matt Eberhardt 6'1" 175 Senior WR 4.59 Scott Jones 6'2" 250 Junior DL 5.02 Trent Davis 6'1" 190 Senior LB 4.76 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All OL/WRs Return, Maturity Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 17.7 2015 National Rank: #3894 2015 State Rank: #60 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.2 2016 National Rank: #3239 2016 State Rank: #53 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.9 Dynasty National Rank: #756 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7 Dynasty Record: 127-34 (56-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 38.3 2015 Points Against Average: 20.2 2015 Differential: +18.1 2015 Wins: #6084 Peoria (35-14), #6875 Ironwood (Glendale) (38-14), #8201 La Joya Community (Avondale) (56-15), #8571 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (55-6), #8576 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (35-14), #9125 Greenway (Phoenix) (42-13), #9899 Coconino (Flagstaff) (61-6), #11572 Copper Canyon (Glendale) (59-0) 2015 Losses: #1176 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (50-6), #1176 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (63-13), #3093 Sunnyside (Tucson) (27-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 51-64 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, 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Wells Fargo 1), 2005 (4A Wells Fargo 1) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 9/2 at Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 9/9 at Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/16 at Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/30 at Peoria, 10/7 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/14 Higley (Gilbert), 10/21 Moon Valley (Phoenix), 10/28 at Greenway (Phoenix) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (52), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (48.5), Higley (Gilbert) (33.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greenway (Phoenix) (-7.6), Peoria (-1.7), Moon Valley (Phoenix) (-1.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (9.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +19 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1849 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |