Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek, AZ)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Navy/Gray Coach: Christopher Dixon Jr League: 5A Northeast Valley Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #23 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 4.4 2022 National Rank: #4674 2022 State Rank: #81 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.2 2023 Starting Power Rating: -20.1 2023 National Rank: #5851 2023 State Rank: #87 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 5.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4534 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.2 Dynasty Record: 23-25 (13-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 4-6 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2022 Points For Average: 21.5 2022 Points Against Average: 38.9 2022 Differential: -17.4 2022 Wins: #4605 Shadow Ridge (Surprise) (35-32), #5338 Sunnyside (Tucson) (17-14), #5746 Skyline (Mesa) (34-21), #11776 Deer Valley (Glendale) (41-21) 2022 Losses: #611 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (61-14), #638 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (52-6), #740 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (35-0), #1033 Horizon (Scottsdale) (49-25), #3235 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (48-30), #3351 Gilbert (56-13) 2022 Opponents W-L: 64-48 Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II) Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 Camelback (Phoenix), 9/1 West Point (Avondale), 9/8 at Las Vegas (NV), 9/15 at Boulder Creek (Anthem), 9/29 at Higley (Gilbert), 10/6 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/13 at American Leadership Academy (Gilbert), 10/20 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 10/27 at Horizon (Scottsdale), 11/3 Agua Fria (Avondale) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Higley (Gilbert) (33.1), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (29.2), American Leadership Academy (Gilbert) (25.2) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Agua Fria (Avondale) (-47.4), West Point (Avondale) (-45.9), Las Vegas (NV) (-12.8) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1349 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2023 Projected League Finish: 6th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.