The Safford Bulldogs placed ahead of defending state champions, Marana Mountain View (Division II) and Show Low (D-III) as well as 2017 state runners-up, Yuma and St. John's.
Perry quarterback Brock Purdy was named the 2017 recipient of the Ed Doherty Award Saturday afternoon at ceremony held at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch.
The seedings may not bear this out, but we had No. 2 Saguaro and No. 4 Salpointe listed as our top two teams in the preseason Sollenberger Football Prep Magazine.
Emily Shreves scored 26 points to lead Empire past Amphitheater 74-39 late Wednesday night in what amounted to a normal game for the junior guard except this one put her over 1,000 career points – 1,023 to be exact.