Salpointe RB Bijan Robinson will face opponents for the first time this year. (Andy Morales/AZPreps365.com)

 

We have 22 games involving teams from Southern Arizona on tap this Friday. While all games are important, there are a few games that standout:

4A Salpointe (0-0) travels to 6A Dobson (0-1): This will be a perfect opportunity for the media from the Phoenix area to get a glimpse of the top team from the Tucson area.

4A Pueblo (0-0) at 6A Tucson (1-0): Already dubbed the “Game of the Week” by the Southern Arizona media, it will be the first time back on the artificial turf for the Badgers after their field was destroyed during the monsoon season last year.

5A Buena (0-1) at 4A Sahuaro (1-0): The Cougars have made the move to 4A from 5A and are already 1-0 in region play. While region play has no bearing on the 5A and 6A playoffs, it still holds a lot of weight in the 4A ranks.

4A Cactus (0-0) at 4A Catalina Foothills (1-0): An early test of how the season will go for each team? Maybe.

 

SOUTHERN ARIZONA WEEK TWO

 

FRIDAY, AUG. 24

Salpointe at Dobson

Pueblo at Tucson

Cienega at Cholla

Rio Rico at Empire

Walden Grove at Flowing Wells

Fairfax at Marana

Buena at Sahuaro

Desert View at Sunnyside

Cactus at Catalina Foothills

Prescott at Canyon del Oro

Sabino at Casa Grande

Palo Verde at Catalina

Bisbee at Douglas

Amphitheater at Vista Grande

San Tan Foothills at Santa Cruz

Santa Rita at Morenci

Tombstone at San Carlos

Benson at San Manuel

Lordsburg (NM) at Willcox

San Pasqual at Baboquivari

St. David at Mayer

Superior at Valley Union

Ironwood Ridge BYE

Nogales BYE

Mountain View BYE

Rincon/UHS BYE

Pusch Ridge BYE

Sahuarita BYE

Tanque Verde BYE

Bowie/San Simon BYE