RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10
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 votes are the writers and editors who cover RGV high school football for AIM Media’s three newspapers: The Monitor, The Valley Morning Star, and The Brownsville Herald.
Team Records Points Prv.
1. Edinburg Vela (6) 8-0 60 1
2. Harlingen South 7-0 54 2
3. PSJA North 6-1 45 5
4. Harlingen High 5-2 43 3
5. McAllen Memorial 6-1 34 7
6. Mercedes 7-1 26 5
7. McAllen High 6-1 18 8
8. San Benito 5-2 17 4
9. Mission Veterans 5-2 16 9
T10. La Feria 5-1 5 NR
T10. Sharyland High 5-2 5 NR
Others receiving votes: Mission High, Port Isabel.
The latest RGVSports.com top 10 poll features movement across the board as PSJA North’s stock rose, San Benito’s stock fell and Sharyland High debuted in the poll for the first time this season.
No. 3 PSJA North (6-1, 4-1) ripped off its fourth straight win, thrasing crosstown rival PSJA High 49-23 last week. The Raiders are up two spots from last week’s poll and headed into a road game against La Joya Juarez-Lincoln (0-7, 0-5) at 7 p.m. Thursday.
San Benito (5-2, 2-2) suffered its second straight loss in Week 7 to No. 4 Harlingen High, which dropped the Greyhounds to No. 8 in this week’s poll. San Benito faces Donna North (1-5, 0-4) at 7 p.m. Friday at Bennie La Prade Stadium in Donna.
Making its first appearance in the top 10 poll is Sharyland High (5-2, 4-1), tied at No. 10. The Rattlers picked up back-to-back key wins over Mercedes and Sharyland Pioneer to keep themselves in the district title race. Sharyland takes on PSJA Memorial at 7:30 p.m. Friday at PSJA Stadium in Pharr.
No. 1 Edinburg Vela (8-0, 6-0) picked up a victory by way of forfeit last week due to COVID-19 concerns at La Joya Juarez-Lincoln. The SaberCats received all six first-place votes for the 10th consecutive week. Edinburg Vela faces Edinburg Economedes at 7 p.m. Thursday at Richard R. Flores Stadium in Edinburg.
No. 2 Harlingen South (7-0, 4-0) remained unbeaten, flying past Donna North 49-7 last week. The Hawks, who are in their second week at No. 2, travel to take on Brownsville Rivera at 7 p.m. Friday.
No. 4 Harlingen High shutout San Benito 17-0 in last week’s “Battle of the Arroyo” to improve to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in District 32-6A. Next for the Cardinals is a home game against a solid Los Fresnos team at 7 p.m. Friday.
No. 5 McAllen Memorial rolled to a 42-14 win over Donna High in Week 8 to improve to 6-1 overall and 6-0 in district, first in 16-5A DI. The Mustangs take on Brownsville Veterans with first place in district on the line at 7 p.m. at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.
No. 6 Mercedes (7-1, 5-1) rebounded from its first loss of the year by beating PSJA Southwest 63-0 in Week 8. Mercedes moves on to a top 10 showdown against Mission Veterans at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium in Mercedes.
No. 7 McAllen High (6-1, 5-1) won its fifth straight game, beating Brownsville Pace 49-20 in Week 8. The Bulldogs are scheduled to face La Joya Palmview at 7 p.m. Friday at La Joya Football Stadium.
No. 9 Mission Veterans (5-2, 5-0) is fresh off its bye week and set for a matchup against Mercedes in The Monitor’s Game of the Week. The Patriots enter the game riding a five-game winning streak.
Rounding out the top 10 is La Feria, District 16-4A DI’s current leader at 5-1 overall and 2-0 in district. The Lions pulled off a comeback last week to top Grulla and await a matchup against Kingsville King at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Kingsville.
Other teams receiving votes are Mission High (6-2, 5-1) and Port Isabel (6-1, 3-1).