Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Gray
Coach: Mike Hudnutt
League: 5A Northeast Valley
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 7
2021 National Rank: #4176
2021 State Rank: #68
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.8
2022 Starting Power Rating: -15.6
2022 National Rank: #5703
2022 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4799
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.4
Dynasty Record: 101-98 (43-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 6-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 30.9
2021 Points Against Average: 19.5
2021 Differential: +11.4
2021 Wins: #4984 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (56-20), #6736 Goldwater [Barry] (Phoenix) (21-7), #8072 McClintock (Tempe) (41-12), #9550 Fairfax [Betty H.] (Laveen) (48-0), #10009 South Mountain (Phoenix) (53-6), #10572 Paradise Valley (Phoenix) (37-6)
2021 Losses: #341 Horizon (Scottsdale) (49-0), #1044 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (31-24), #2404 Campo Verde (Gilbert) (31-12), #4693 Coconino (Flagstaff) (26-24), #5010 Mesa (26-24)
2021 Opponents W-L: 54-62
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 at Desert Edge (Goodyear), 9/9 Sunnyside (Tucson), 9/16 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 9/23 Shadow Ridge (Surprise), 9/29 Deer Valley (Glendale), 10/14 at Skyline (Mesa), 10/21 Gilbert, 10/28 at Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 11/4 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 11/10 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (23.3), Horizon (Scottsdale) (19.7), Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Mesa) (-35.1), Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (-23.7), Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (-11.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2163
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 6th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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