PREPS: Douglas edges Bisbee to keep The Copper Pick

The Bulldogs beat the Pumas 39-38 for a third straight win in the rivalry series

The Bulldogs win a rivalry thriller over the Pumas.

DOUGLAS — You would expect nothing less than a one-point game in the 153rd Battle for the Copper Pick.

Douglas held off Bisbee 39-38 Friday night to win the annual Cochise County rivalry game for a third straight season.

The Bulldogs (1-1) now lead the all-time series 82-63-8. The square off between the two teams is one of the oldest in the country. Douglas and Bisbee first played in 1906 and have been battling for the Copper Pick since 1944.

Here are all your scores from Week 3 of the high school football season for schools from Southern Arizona:

  • Bagdad 29, St. David 7
  • Buena 35, Ironwood Ridge 20
  • Canyon del Oro 42, Prescott Valley Bradshaw Mountain 7
  • Casa Grande 50, Nogales 0
  • Catalina 52, San Pasqual Valley 0
  • Cienega 30, Paradise Valley 17
  • Coolidge 33, Santa Cruz Valley 14
  • Desert View 25, Phoenix North 7
  • Florence 29, Safford 26
  • Glendale Deer Valley 28, Sahuarita 8
  • Glendale 35, Rio Rico 0
  • Glendale Independence 31, Amphitheater 17
  • Marana 43, Tucson 7
  • Maryvale 21, Cholla 8
  • Mica Mountain 34, Gilbert Mesquite 12
  • Morenci 35, Benson 0
  • Phoenix Northwest Christian 53, Sahuaro 22
  • Pima 23, Scottsdale Christian 20
  • Phoenix Arcadia 34, Walden Grove 28
  • Pusch Ridge Christian 34, Queen Creek Ben Franklin 34-7
  • Rincon/University 20, Palo Verde 6
  • Salpointe Catholic 52, Mission Hills (CA) Bishop Alemany 21
  • Sabino 53, Queen Creek Crimson 20
  • San Manuel 50, Duncan 12
  • Scottsdale Horizon 52, Mountain View 0
  • Show Low 48, Willcox 19
  • Tombstone 48, San Carlos 0
  • Valley Union 50, Baboquivari 48
  • Vista Grande 14, Pueblo 7
  • Yuma Catholic 37, Catalina Foothills 20

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