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, Valley Morning Star, and Brownsville Herald.
Team Records Points Prv.
1. Edinburg Vela (6) 2-0 60 1
2. Mercedes 2-0 54 2
3. PSJA North 2-0 43 4
4. Harlingen High 1-1 36 3
5. Weslaco East 1-0 33 6
6. San Benito 2-0 25 10
7. Harlingen South 2-0 21 NR
8. McAllen Memorial 1-1 14 7
9. Lyford 2-0 10 NR
10. McAllen Rowe 1-1 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Brownsvile Hanna, Edinburg North, La Feria, Mission High, Rio Grande City, Rio Hondo, Weslaco High.
The Edinburg Vela SaberCats (2-0, 0-0) continued their reign atop the RGVSports.com top 10 poll, earning the No. 1 spot unanimously for a third straight week following a 30-3 victory over the then-No. 3 ranked Harlingen High Cardinals. The SaberCats are set for their third straight top 10 matchup of the year, taking on the PSJA North Raiders on Friday in The Monitor’s Game of the Week.
Meanwhile, the Mercedes Tigers (2-0, 0-0) retain the No. 2 spot, eclipsing 500 yards of total offense en route to a 24-14 victory over the Edinburg North Cougars. The Tigers will look to keep rolling offensively as they kick of District 16-5A DII play against PSJA Memorial on Friday.
The PSJA North Raiders (2-0, 0-0) leapfrog Harlingen High to take the No. 3 spot after cruising past Edcouch-Elsa 35-0 in Week 2. The Raiders open district play with a marquee matchup, hosting the No. 1 ranked SaberCats at 7:30 p.m. Friday at PSJA Stadium.
Harlingen High (1-1, 0-0) tumbled one spot to No. 4 following a 30-3 loss to the SaberCats. The Cardinals will look to bounce back as they play host to Laredo United in Week 3.
Weslaco East (1-0, 1-0) moves up one spot to No. 5, opening its season with a crushing 24-0 victory over Donna High after having their Week 1 contest canceled. The Wildcats continue district play this week on the road against the Brownsville Veterans Chargers.
San Benito (2-0, 0-0) continued its ascent up the rankings, climbing to No. 6 after cracking the Top 10 last week. The Greyhounds will look to build off a 51-0 victory over Mission Veterans as they wrap up non-district play against Schertz-Clemens in Week 3.
Harlingen South (2-0, 0-0) makes its first appearance in the top 10, ranking No. 7 after outscoring opponents 98-9 through the first two weeks of play. The Hawks hit the road during Week 3, taking on the Alice Coyotes on Friday.
The McAllen Memorial Mustangs (1-1, 1-0) bounced back from a Week 1 loss to the SaberCats with an overtime victory over McAllen High to open District 16-5A DI play. Still, the Mustangs fall one spot in the rankings, taking the No. 8 spot. The Mustangs will look to climb in the rankings as they play host to the La Joya Palmview Lobos on Friday.
Rounding out the top 10 are a pair of newcomers to the poll in the Lyford Bulldogs and the McAllen Rowe Warriors, coming in at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. The Bulldogs cruised past La Villa 45-26 in Week 2, while the Warriors steamrolled La Joya Palmview 43-20.
The Warriors return home to take on Brownsville Lopez on Friday. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs play host to Raymondville on Friday.