Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Navy/Gray Coach: Mike Hudnutt League: 5A North (moving from 5A Northeast Valley) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2019 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jayden White 6'1" 180 QB 4.6 Aiden Beardsley 6'0" 185 Senior LB 4.7 Noah Oliver 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.2 RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 9.8 2019 National Rank: #4438 2019 State Rank: #56 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3.5 2020 Starting Power Rating*: 2.6 2020 National Rank*: #3704 2020 State Rank*: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4996 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.7 Dynasty Record: 91-90 (37-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 5-5 2019 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2019 Points For Average: 25.5 2019 Points Against Average: 25.2 2019 Differential: +0.3 2019 Wins: #5835 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (34-10), #6613 South Mountain (Phoenix) (36-28), #6994 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (42-0), #11540 North Canyon (Phoenix) (49-6), #12523 Hayden [Carl] (Phoenix) (49-0) 2019 Losses: #279 Williams Field (Gilbert) (42-0), #849 Horizon (Scottsdale) (46-3), #1233 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (49-6), #3219 McClintock (Tempe) (41-22), #3562 Gilbert (30-14) 2019 Opponents W-L: 61-49 Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II) Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2) Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 10/16 at McClintock (Tempe), 10/23 Arcadia (Phoenix), 10/31 vs Verrado (Buckeye), 11/6 Agua Fria (Avondale), 11/13 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 11/20 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 11/27 Campo Verde (Gilbert) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Campo Verde (Gilbert) (20.7), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (8.5), McClintock (Tempe) (8.2) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Agua Fria (Avondale) (-15.8), Arcadia (Phoenix) (-15.5), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (-10.3) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -1.1 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #45 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3316 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-3 2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |