Cactus (Glendale, AZ)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cobras
Colors: Columbia/Silver
Coach: Brian Belles
League: 5A Desert West
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 37.7
2022 National Rank: #616
2022 State Rank: #19
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: 15
2023 National Rank: #1067
2023 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #788
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2
Dynasty Record: 46-15 (16-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 23.9
2022 Points Against Average: 21.9
2022 Differential: +2
2022 Wins: #638 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (21-17), #740 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (20-14), #1033 Horizon (Scottsdale) (26-18), #1215 Snowflake (7-0), #1516 Millennium (Goodyear) (27-20), #2770 Verrado (Buckeye) (35-7), #3704 Willow Canyon (Surprise) (21-14), #4384 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (49-14), #6745 Peoria (47-20), #7406 Mesquite (Gilbert) (47-6)
2022 Losses: #10 Basha (Chandler) (58-0), #146 American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek) (48-7), #285 Higley (Gilbert) (41-21), #611 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (29-6)
2022 Opponents W-L: 104-61
Recent State Championships: 2009 (4A-II), 2005 (4A-I)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 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 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 9/1 Snowflake, 9/8 at O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix), 9/14 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 9/22 at Peoria, 9/29 Canyon View (Waddell), 10/6 Verrado (Buckeye), 10/20 at Sunrise Mountain (Peoria), 10/27 Desert Edge (Goodyear), 11/3 at Millennium (Goodyear)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Desert Edge (Goodyear) (33.1), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (29.2), O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Peoria (-30.4), Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (-22.4), Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (-7.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2 (28.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1222
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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