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Edinburg Economedes picked up its second district win of the season, beating PSJA North 28-14 on Thursday night at Richard R. Flores Stadium in Edinburg to enter the playoff picture.
“It speaks volumes for our program,” Economedes coach Gabe Pena said. “Like every other program, we came in wanting to get to the playoffs, and it feels good to be able to suit up for the last district game and still have an opportunity to do so.”
Senior wide receiver Pete Segura had two touchdown catches to lead the way for Econ.
“Pete has been able to, I think, catch a touchdown pass in every game,” Pena said. “He played well again tonight.”
Senior running backs Gabriel Ornelas and Sonny Castillo each added a touchdown to round out Economedes’ scoring.
Economedes trailed 14-13 coming into the fourth quarter, but the Jaguars came into the final stanza ready to play.
“Our defense played lights out football, and our offense started clicking again,” Pena said. “We had two scores, and that’s how the game ended. We were able to utilize the clock and stop them at the end.”
PSJA North’s (2-7, 2-4) loss puts them in real danger of missing the playoffs.
DISTRICT 31-5A
LAREDO NIXON 16, VALLEY VIEW 6: At Laredo, the Nixon Mustangs won their third district game in a row with a win over Valley View.
Valley View began its first drive of the game at its own 22-yard line. Three plays later, the Tigers were backed up at their own 1-yard line on fourth down, and the Mustangs (7-2, 6-1) blocked a punt to go up 2-0 with 10:25 remaining in the first quarter.
The Valley View (3-6, 1-6) defense held Nixon to 190 yards of total offense, while its special teams blocked two Nixon field goal attempts.
The Tigers scored their lone touchdown of the game on a hook-and-ladder play. Quarterback Aksel Cerda completed a pass to wideout Juan Cantu, who then pitched it to senior tailback Jesus Acosta. Acosta took it 67 yards the rest of the way.
DISTRICT 32-5A
BROWNSVILLE VETERANS 49, DONNA NORTH 0: At Donna, the Brownsville Veterans Chargers clinched at least a share of the District 32-5A title in their shutout of Donna North.
The Chargers improved to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in district, while the Chiefs fell to 1-8 overall and 1-5 in 32-5A.