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

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 21.3
2017 National Rank: #2636
2017 State Rank: #28
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.1
2018 National Rank: #3742
2018 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1044
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35
Dynasty Record: 143-42 (62-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 38.3
2017 Points Against Average: 28.2
2017 Differential: +10.1
2017 Wins: #3313 Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek) (35-21), #3383 Peoria (57-34), #5276 Mingus (Cottonwood) (42-25), #5656 Marcos de Niza (Tempe) (13-6), #6418 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (41-27), #6418 Moon Valley (Phoenix) (71-8), #6840 Greenway (Phoenix) (49-12), #8676 St. Mary's (Phoenix) (63-14), #9000 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (61-23)
2017 Losses: #884 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (49-14), #988 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (54-0), #1018 Higley (Gilbert) (65-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 80-58
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 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Catalina Foothills (Tucson), 8/31 Ironwood (Glendale), 9/7 at Estrella Foothills (Goodyear), 9/14 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson), 9/21 at Youngker (Buckeye), 9/28 Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/5 at Desert Edge (Goodyear), 10/12 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 10/19 Coconino (Flagstaff), 10/26 at Peoria
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (23.8), Desert Edge (Goodyear) (1.1), Peoria (0.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Coconino (Flagstaff) (-42), Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (-24.8), Youngker (Buckeye) (-23.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (17.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -27
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5988
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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