RGVSports.com
Entering the year with sky-high expectations, the Mission Veterans Patriots checked in at No. 2 in the RGVSports.com preseason top 10.
A 24-12 loss to Mission High in Week 1 removed some of the luster from Mission Vets. The Patriots fell to No. 4 entering Week 2, then to No. 5 entering Week 3.
But after a 41-10 win against PSJA Memorial in Week 2 and a 45-24 victory against Brownsville Veterans in Week 3, Mission Vets moved up to No. 3 entering Week 4. And now, on the heels of their third straight win scoring 40 or more points, this time a 48-7 thumping of Rio Grande City on Thursday, Mission Vets has reclaimed its No. 2 ranking entering Week 5.
The nine voters are the writers and editors who cover RGV high school football for AIM Media’s three newspapers: The Monitor, Valley Morning Star, and Brownsville Herald.
Mission Vets still has a way to go to challenge for the No. 1 spot, as Edinburg Vela cemented its unanimous stranglehold on the top ranking by beating then-No. 6 Los Fresnos 34-13 on Friday to remain undefeated.
Brownsville Hanna is in at No. 3 after using a late comeback to beat Sharyland High 28-23 on Friday.
Weslaco High, which entered the year unranked, continued its steady climb up the poll, this week jumping from No. 7 to No. 4 after taking down Harlingen South 21-7 on Friday.
Last week’s No. 2, San Benito, slipped to No. 5 after a 23-10 loss to Laredo United on Friday.
Mission High was the other big riser this week, sliding from No. 8 to No. 6 despite being on a bye. The Eagles leapfrogged the Los Fresnos Falcons, who slipped one spot to No. 7 after the loss to Vela.
McAllen Memorial moved from No. 9 to No. 8 during an open week, and La Joya High entered the rankings at No. 10 despite also being idle in Week 4.
Brownsville Veterans moved up from No. 10 to No. 9 after beating PSJA Memorial 44-24 on Thursday.
Week 5 features just one matchup between top-10 teams, as Mission High will put its hot start to the test against traditional District 30-6A power McAllen Memorial.
The following are the teams in the RGVSports.com top 10 poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through 1 point for a 10th-place vote. The nine voters are the writers and editors who cover RGV high school football for AIM Media’s three newspapers: The Monitor, Valley Morning Star, and Brownsville Herald.
Team Record Points Previous
1. Edinburg Vela (9) 4-0 90 1
2. Mission Veterans 3-1 65 3
3. Brownsville Hanna 2-1 59 4
4. Weslaco High 4-0 54 7
5. San Benito 2-2 45 2
6. Mission High 3-0 43 8
7. Los Fresnos 2-2 39 6
8. McAllen Memorial 1-2 26 9
9. Brownsville Veterans 3-1 25 10
10. La Joya High 3-0 14 NR
Other teams receiving votes: Weslaco East (11); McAllen Rowe (5); Edinburg High (4); Harlingen High (4); La Feria (4); PSJA High (4); Grulla (1); Rio Hondo (1); Valley View (1)