RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10 Poll 11-9-20
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 six 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 Records Points Prv.
1. Edinburg Vela (4) 1-0 57 T-1
2. Shary Pioneer (1) 2-0 53 T-1
3. Harlingen High 3-0 48 3
4. Mission High (1) 2-0 46 4
5. Mercedes 4-0 36 5
6. Weslaco East 1-0 22 8
7. Brownsville Hanna 2-0 19 T-6
8. Weslaco High 1-0 17 -
T-9. San Benito 1-1 15 -
T-9. Sharyland High 1-0 8 10
Others receiving votes: Hidalgo 6, Mission Veterans 6, McAllen Memorial 3, Raymondville 3, Lyford 2.
The top five teams in the RGVsports.com Top 10 Poll remained in the top five with just a little shuffle.
Edinburg Vela stands alone in the top spot this week, garnering four of the six first-place votes and 57 points. Last week Sharyland Pioneer had shared the top spot with the SaberCats, but the Diamondbacks appear at No. 2 in this week’s poll.
Harlingen High, Mission High and Mercedes filled out the next three spots, respectively.
Weslaco High and San Benito each climbed into this week’s poll after both came off impressive wins last week. The Panthers made their season debut and walked away with a 28-14 win over Harlingen South. Weslaco High senior running back Jesse Hernandez rushed for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns while adding another receiving touchdown in the win.
San Benito (1-1) dropped out of last week’s poll after losing to currently-ranked No. 7 Brownsville Hanna 20-13 in both teams’ season-opener. The Greyhounds, however, came storming back with a 60-8 win against Los Fresnos this past weekend.
Weslaco East made the biggest climb in the poll, from No. 8 to No. 6, after a 44-34 win over Brownville Pace in its season-opener. All aspects of the Wildcats game played a role, as the defense scored a touchdown, special teams returned a blocked PAT for two points and Avery Bowen, the team’s quarterback, threw for a touchdown and rushed for one as well.
Mercedes improved to 4-0 on the year. The Tigers won their seventh straight game against rival Edcouch-Elsa on the road, 34-21.