| Cactus (Glendale, AZ) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cobras Colors: Columbia/Silver Coach: Brian Belles League: 5A Northwest (moving from 5A Desert West) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2024 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jayson Burkhard 5'9" 185 Senior LB 4.9 Kobe Lightfoot 5'9" 170 Senior WR 4.4 Junior Bell 5'10" 160 Senior WR 4.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Culture, Returning Defensive Nucleus Team Weaknesses: OL Size, RB RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 32.5 2024 National Rank: #913 2024 State Rank: #24 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -4.5 2025 Starting Power Rating*: 15.8 2025 National Rank*: #1353 2025 State Rank*: #30 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 33.7 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #632 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.9 5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-16 (19-2 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 32.6 Dynasty National Rank: #869 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.8 Dynasty Record: 206-65 (86-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 10-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2024 Points For Average: 31.5 2024 Points Against Average: 24.1 2024 Differential: +7.4 2024 Wins: #915 Verrado (Buckeye) (50-41), #916 American Leadership Academy (Gilbert) (38-35), #1695 O'Connor [Sandra Day] (Phoenix) (41-30), #1889 Kellis [Raymond S.] (Glendale) (21-6), #3328 Mountain View (Tucson) (42-13), #3593 Sunrise Mountain (Peoria) (53-0), #3794 Millennium (Goodyear) (40-37), #3849 Canyon View (Waddell) (30-23), #4014 Sunnyslope (Phoenix) (52-14), #4975 Peoria (35-14) 2024 Losses: #350 Desert Mountain (Scottsdale) (44-0), #582 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (21-6), #582 Desert Edge (Goodyear) (28-19), #1419 Snowflake (31-14) 2024 Opponents W-L: 99-63 Recent State Championships: 2009 (4A-II), 2005 (4A-I) Recent League Championships: 2024 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert West), 2023 (tied for 1st; 5A Desert West), 2022 (5A Desert West), 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 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |