Cactus (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cobras
Colors: Columbia/Silver
Coach: Joseph Ortiz
League: 5A Desert West (moving from 4A West Valley)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 50
2021 National Rank: #193
2021 State Rank: #9
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.1
2022 Starting Power Rating: 42.6
2022 National Rank: #151
2022 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 33.2
Dynasty National Rank: #919
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 179-53 (74-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 48.2
2021 Points Against Average: 9.5
2021 Differential: +38.7
2021 Wins: #1026 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (42-14), #1185 Poston Butte (San Tan Valley) (54-6), #1277 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (50-7), #1728 Mesquite (Gilbert) (56-6), #2993 Peoria (29-13), #3724 Northwest Christian (Phoenix) (56-3), #4577 Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley) (56-13), #5514 Greenway (Phoenix) (46-0), #9628 Gila Ridge (Yuma) (64-0), #10203 West Point (Avondale) (56-0)
2021 Losses: #15 Saguaro (Scottsdale) (42-21)
2021 Opponents W-L: 72-54
Recent State Championships: 2009 (4A-II), 2005 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (4A West Valley), 2020 (4A West Valley), 2011 (III Section II), 2010 (4A Black Canyon), 2009 (4A Black Canyon), 2007 (4A West Valley), 2006 (tied for 1st; 4A Wells Fargo 1), 2005 (4A Wells Fargo 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9/10 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 9/16 Mesquite (Gilbert), 9/23 at Snowflake, 9/30 at Basha (Chandler), 10/7 Peoria, 10/14 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/27 Millennium (Goodyear), 11/4 at Verrado (Buckeye), 11/10 at Desert Edge (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Basha (Chandler) (66.2), Snowflake (28.5), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (23.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mesquite (Gilbert) (-1.8), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (1.4), Desert Edge (Goodyear) (6.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (20.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #325
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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