Severe thunderstorms rolled through the upper-Valley on Friday, leading to delays and cancellations in the Week 8 football schedule.
As of press time Friday, four contests have been moved to today, with others still pending lightning delays.
The highly anticipated Snakeskin Classic between Sharyland High and Sharyland Pioneer experienced several lightning delays before officially announcing the game’s postponement five minutes after its original kickoff time. The District 16-5A DII matchup has been moved to 11 a.m. today at Richard Thompson Stadium in Mission.
District 31-6A featured the most interruptions of any district, with three of four contests postponed or cancelled. La Joya Juarez-Lincoln forfeited its contest against Edinburg Vela, announcing the cancellation of the contest Tuesday due to “unforeseen circumstances.”
Meanwhile, Edinburg Economedes’ bout with Mission High was pushed back to noon at Tiger Stadium in Mercedes, while the matchup between La Joya High and Edinburg High is set for 10 a.m. at La Joya ISD Stadium.
In District 16-5A DI, McAllen High’s contest against Brownsville Pace was postponed until 1 p.m. at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.
McALLEN MEMORIAL 42, DONNA HIGH 14: At Donna, McAllen Memorial jumped out to a 28-7 lead over Donna High in the third quarter before a lightning strike in the area led to a delay.
The Mustangs added a pair of touchdowns following the delay, running past the Redskins to improve to 6-0 in District 16-5A DI.
McAllen Memorial (6-1, 6-0) returns to action at 7 p.m. Thursday in a pivotal district matchup against Brownsville Veterans (5-2, 5-1) at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.
WESLACO EAST 48, LA JOYA PALMVIEW 6: At Weslaco, rain and lightning couldn’t slow down the Wildcats, using a pair of 20-point quarters to run past the Lobos.
The contest was delayed during the fourth quarter due to lightning strikes in the area but resumed play 30 minutes later.
The Wildcats (4-2, 4-2) hit the road Thursday for a matchup against the Brownsville Lopez Lobos (0-7, 0-6). The Lobos (3-4, 2-4) host McAllen High (5-1, 4-1) at 7 p.m. Friday at La Joya ISD Stadium.
DISTRICT 16-5A DII
EDCOUCH-ELSA 63, PSJA MEMORIAL 0: At Elsa, the Yellow Jackets scored 21 points in each of the final three quarter to roll past the Wolverines and keep their postseason hopes alive.
The Yellow Jackets (3-5, 3-3) sit in fifth place in the district standings following the win. They’ll return to action at 7:30 p.m. Friday against Valley View (0-7, 0-5) at Tiger Stadium in Pharr.
Meanwhile, the Wolverines (1-6, 1-4) host Sharyland High at 7:30 p.m. Friday at PSJA Stadium in Pharr.
DISTRICT 32-6A
LOS FRESNOS 44, WESLACO HIGH 21: At Los Fresnos, the Falcons scored 21 second-quarter points to take down the Panthers at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium.
Weslaco High quarterback Justin Rodriguez answered a Los Fresnos score with a two-yard touchdown run to give the Panthers a 7-6 lead. The Falcons responded with their second quarter surge to shut the door on Weslaco.
Rodriguez added another rushing touchdown late and Mekhi Jones hauled in a touchdown pass for Weslaco’s two other scores.
The loss drops the Panthers to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in District 32-6A, while the Falcons improve to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in district.
Weslaco will face Brownsville Hanna at 7 p.m. Friday at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco. Next for the Falcons is a road game against Harlingen High at 7 p.m. Friday.
HARLINGEN SOUTH 49, DONNA NORTH 7
At Harlingen, the Hawks scored 42 first-half points en route to a dominating victory over the Chiefs, their sixth straight win of the year.
The Hawks improve to 4-0 in District 32-6A, while the Chiefs fall to 0-4. Next for the Hawks (6-0, 4-0) is a road contest against Brownsville Rivera (2-5, 0-4) at Sams Memorial Stadium, while the Chiefs (1-5, 0-4) host the San Benito Greyhounds (5-2, 2-2) at Bennie La Prade Stadium.