Cactus (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cobras
Colors: Columbia/Silver
Coach: Joseph Ortiz
League: 4A West Valley
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Antonio Pratt 5'8" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Riley Davies 6'3" 220 Senior DE/TE 4.9
Ethan Price 6'1" 260 Senior DT 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace QB/RB, Replacing 3 Productive LBs

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2019 National Rank: #2248
2019 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 10.6
2020 National Rank*: #2384
2020 State Rank*: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 32.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1116
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.7
Dynasty Record: 161-49 (67-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 34.3
2019 Points Against Average: 17.8
2019 Differential: +16.5
2019 Wins: #4109 Peoria (20-14), #4109 Peoria (34-7), #5256 Coconino (Flagstaff) (53-14), #5438 Ironwood (Glendale) (28-20), #6629 Catalina Foothills (Tucson) (13-0), #7150 Tempe (43-6), #7539 Estrella Foothills (Goodyear) (41-21), #8881 Deer Valley (Glendale) (53-7), #9506 Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City) (59-26), #11004 Youngker (Buckeye) (53-0)
2019 Losses: #101 Salpointe Catholic (Tucson) (54-8), #1775 Mesquite (Gilbert) (28-27), #1905 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (35-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 86-60
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 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/2 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/9 Peoria, 10/17 vs Desert Edge (Goodyear), 10/23 at Greenway (Phoenix), 10/31 vs Flagstaff, 11/6 Northwest Christian (Phoenix), 11/13 at Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley), 11/20 Prescott, 11/27 Coconino (Flagstaff), 12/4 at Casa Grande, 12/11 vs Mesquite (Gilbert)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (27.2), Mesquite (Gilbert) (20.1), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Flagstaff (-24.4), Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (-19.9), Prescott (-14.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (7.9 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 0.2
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #43
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2976
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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