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: #12 RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 8.7 2023 National Rank: #3926 2023 State Rank: #54 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: -2.8 2024 National Rank: #3515 2024 State Rank: #47 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 8 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3943 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.8 5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-25 (10-14 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4694 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15 Dynasty Record: 109-110 (44-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 4-6 2023 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2023 Points For Average: 31.6 2023 Points Against Average: 35.6 2023 Differential: -4 2023 Wins: #7424 Las Vegas (NV) (54-19), #7480 Camelback (Phoenix) (21-20), #7945 Agua Fria (Avondale) (56-14), #9670 West Point (Avondale) (62-32) 2023 Losses: #337 Higley (Gilbert) (47-27), #650 Horizon (Scottsdale) (42-14), #658 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (31-6), #1475 American Leadership Academy (Gilbert) (49-21), #1908 Boulder Creek (Anthem) (70-34), #1933 Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale) (32-21) 2023 Opponents W-L: 65-48 Recent State Championships: 2006 (4A-II) Recent League Championships: 2009 (4A Desert Sky), 2006 (4A Wells Fargo 2) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/3/23 Agua Fria (Avondale) (56-14) SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Camelback (Phoenix), 9/6 at West Point (Avondale), 9/13 at Sunnyside (Tucson), 9/20 Boulder Creek (Anthem), 9/27 Higley (Gilbert), 10/5 Las Vegas (NV), 10/10 at Desert Mountain (Scottsdale), 10/18 American Leadership Academy (Gilbert), 10/25 at Notre Dame Prep (Scottsdale), 11/1 Horizon (Scottsdale), 11/8 at Agua Fria (Avondale) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Higley (Gilbert) (43), Horizon (Scottsdale) (31.1), Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (17.6) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: West Point (Avondale) (-40), Agua Fria (Avondale) (-39.9), Las Vegas (NV) (-23.2) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2143 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2024 Projected League Finish: 6th 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.