Cactus (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cobras
Colors: Columbia/Silver
Coach: Larry Fetkenhier
League: 4A West Valley
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Damaria Norris 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.58
Scott Jones 6'0" 275 Senior DL 5.23
Isaac Gilliam 6'0" 180 Senior DL 4.43

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB/RB/RG Experience, Solid At MLB/NG/FS
Team Weaknesses: Lack Big-Play WR, DL Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 28.7
2016 National Rank: #1822
2016 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.2
2017 National Rank: #1602
2017 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.9
Dynasty National Rank: #794
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 134-39 (59-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 42
2016 Points Against Average: 33.2
2016 Differential: +8.8
2016 Wins: #2359 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (41-21), #2530 Peoria (35-28), #3156 St. Mary's (Phoenix) (38-7), #3949 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (70-49), #4264 Dysart (El Mirage) (62-17), #6528 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (55-37), #8039 Greenway (Phoenix) (41-0)
2016 Losses: #665 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (55-28), #791 Higley (Gilbert) (49-35), #791 Higley (Gilbert) (57-34), #1725 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (43-37), #3759 Mingus (Cottonwood) (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 88-49
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 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 9/1 Marcos de Niza (Tempe), 9/8 Mingus (Cottonwood), 9/15 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 9/22 at St. Mary's (Phoenix), 9/29 Peoria, 10/6 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/13 at Higley (Gilbert), 10/20 at Moon Valley (Phoenix), 10/27 Greenway (Phoenix)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Higley (Gilbert) (39.9), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (34.3), Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Moon Valley (Phoenix) (2.2), Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (6), Greenway (Phoenix) (7.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 (24.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2048
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%