VALLEY-BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Jan. 17

District 30-6A

McAllen High 49, La Joya Palmview 48

La Joya High 54, McAllen Rowe 41

McAllen Memorial 63, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 45

District 31-6A

Edinburg Vela 76, Edinburg North 56

Edinburg High 42, Edinburg Economedes 37

PSJA Memorial 60, PSJA North 55, OT

PSJA High 53, PSJA Southwest 47

District 32-6A

Weslaco High 58, Weslaco East 42

Harlingen South 55, Harlingen High 34

Los Fresnos 48, San Benito 48

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer 64, Laredo Nixon 54

Roma 67, Rio Grande City 63, OT

Mission Veterans at Laredo Cigarroa

Sharyland High at Laredo Martin, not reported

District 32-5A

Mercedes 68, Donna High 28

Brownsville Veterans 64, Brownsville Pace 47

Brownsville Lopez 51, Brownsville Porter 42

Edcouch-Elsa at Donna North, not reported

District 32-4A

La Feria 45, Hidalgo 41

Zapata 54, Port Isabel 46

Progresso 45, Grulla 42

Rio Hondo 70, Raymondville 59

District 32-2A

Santa Maria 74, Lasara 41

Friday. Jan. 20

District 30-6A

McAllen High at Mission High, 7:30 p.m.

McAllen Memorial at McAllen Rowe, 7:30 p.m.

La Joya High at La Joya Palmview, 7:30 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg High at Edinburg Vela, 7:30 p.m.

PSJA High at PSJA North, 7:30 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Edinburg Economedes, 7:30 p.m.

Edinburg North at PSJA Southwest, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-6A

Weslaco East at San Benito, 7:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Roma at Sharyland High, 7 p.m.

Sharyland Pioneer at Mission Veterans, 7 p.m.

Laredo Martin at Valley View, 7 p.m.

Laredo Cigarroa at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Donna North at Brownsville Lopez, 7:30 p.m.

Donna High at Edcouch-Elsa, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-4A

Hidalgo at Progreso, 8 p.m.

Raymondville at Port Isabel, 8 p.m.

District 32-2A

San Perlita at San Isidro, 5 p.m.

VALLEY-BOYS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Tuesday’s Games

District 30-6A

McALLEN MEMORIAL 63, LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 45

LJ Juarez-Lincoln 5 12 15 13 — 45

McAllen Memorial 8 23 14 18 — 63

McALLEN MEMORIAL (63) — Chris Flores 14, Chris Melendez 10, Josh Sanchez 23, Elian Reyna 3, Will Garca 6, Javi Mendoza 2, Ace Chavez 5.

LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN (45) — Not reported.

RECORDS: McAllen Memorial 15-12, 2-3; La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 1-5.

McALLEN HIGH 49, LA JOYA PALMVIEW 48

La Joya Palmview 10 12 16 10 — 48

McAllen High 16 8 12 13 — 49

McALLEN HIGH (49) — Alex Garza 11, Isayah West 4, Rick Cuellar 2, Lalo Campos 13, Sergio Ortega 12, Jaden Conrow 7.

LA JOYA PALMVIEW (48) — John Castanon 7, Javier Acosta 8, Tristen Myende 8, Dante Olveda 2, Paw De La O 12, Ever Perez 12.

RECORDS: McAllen High 13-11, 3-2; La Joya Palmview 4-2.

LA JOYA HIGH 54, McALLEN ROWE 41

McAllen Rowe 14 9 10 8 — 41

La Joya High 7 14 14 19 — 54

LA JOYA HIGH (54) — Romel Villarreal 17, Julio Gonzalez 14, Joey Rosales 10, Juztin Pulido 8, Alexis Tovar 5.

McALLEN ROWE (41) — Dominic Clarke 12, Derek Luna 10, Daniel Sotuyo 7, Adrian Bernal 5, Freddy Ayala 4, Gabe Bautista 2, Darrin Everage 1.

RECORDS: McAllen Rowe 20-6, 4-1; La Joya High 5-0.

District 31-6A

EDINBURG HIGH 42, EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 37

Edinburg Econ. 9 8 8 12 — 37

Edinburg High 14 8 12 8 — 42

EDINBURG HIGH (42) — Miguel Trevino 7, Damian Garcia 6, Matthew Cruz 1, Antoine Woodard 12, Mark Figueroa 5, Jesus Cantu 11.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES (37) — Miguel Gonzalez 17, Joshua Sauceda 5, Angel Salinas 14, Saul Alanis 1.

RECORDS: Edinburg High 18-4, 6-0; Economedes 3-3.

EDINBURG VELA 76, EDINBURG NORTH 56

Edinburg Vela 21 23 20 12 — 76

Edinburg North 16 11 17 12 — 56

EDINBURG VELA (76) — Matt Arteaga 4, Carlos Azubell 2, Mark Vallejo 2, Ryan Garza 23, Chris Ochoa 5, Caleb Coronados 3, Alex De La Cruz 26, Jose Diaz 2, Harun Diaz 9.

EDINBURG NORTH (56) — Noah Chavana 5, Andrew Nunez 7, Isaiah Rangel 2, Cristian Espinoza 7, Isaiah Rivera 17, Ricky Alaniz 8, Steven Reyes 6, Josias Vasquez 4.

RECORDS: Edinburg Vela 21-3, 6-0; Edinburg North 7-17, 1-5.

PSJA MEMORIAL 60, PSJA NORTH 55, OT

PSJA North 12 5 12 8 4 — 55

PSJA Memorial 5 9 19 16 9 — 60

PSJA NORTH (55) — Daunte Galvan 13, Oscar Cantu 11, Darren Fuentes 4, Leo Torres 11, Jose Rodriguez 2.

PSJA MEMORIAL (60) — Javier Romo 12, Jared Koenig 13, JD Chavez 1, Rey Salinas 8, Adrian Rosales 10, Austin Saenz 12, Orlando Muñoz 2.

RECORDS: PSJA North 20-5, 3-3; PSJA Memorial 18-10, 4-2.

District 31-5A

SHARYLAND PIONEER 64, LAREDO NIXON 54

Laredo Nixon 18 11 12 13 — 54

Sharyland Pioneer 15 13 12 24 — 64

SHARYLAND PIONNER (64) — Jordan Wilson 17, Chaunts Weston 11, Andrew Ogletree 8, Jorge Suarez 7, Andre Garza 5, Mike Madrigal 14, Sean Curtis 2.

LAREDO NIXON (54) — Esteban Guerra 15, AJ Melendez 3, Gilbert Munoz 11, Joseph Garcia 5, Rolando Ramos 17, Roger Vasquez 3.

RECORDS: Sharyland Pioneer 4-5; Laredo Nixon 6-3.

ROMA 67, RIO GRANDE CITY 63, OT

Rio Grande City 15 20 8 14 6 — 63

Roma 15 9 15 18 10 — 67

RIO GRANDE CITY (63) — Aaron Marroquin 5, Rodrigo Nuñez 20, Frank Gonzalez 10, Izrael Lambert 11, Andres Garcia 14, Hiram Rivera 3.

ROMA (67) — Armando Rodriguez 6, Jesse Guerra 9, Dario Gonzalez 15, Adgar Ayala 10, Ralph Contreras 14, Hector Lopez III 2, Leonardo Alaniz 9, Cesar Contreras 2.

RECORDS: Roma 14-11, 4-5.

District 32-4A

LA FERIA 45, HIDALGO 41

La Feria 6 11 11 17 — 45

Hidalgo 7 12 15 7 — 41

LA FERIA (45) — Jerome Aguirre 4, Noah Conde 7, Julian Trevino 13, Jalen Morrell 9, Marcus Torres 2, Billy Watson 8.

HIDALGO (41) — Andy Flores 9, Aaron Anaya 2, Juan Barron 2, Frankie Sanchez 2, Andrew Sosa 10, Raul Ortiz 5, Jesse Alaniz 6, Marcos Sanchez 5.

RECORDS: La Feria 6-0; Hidalgo 14-12, 5-1.

RIO HONDO 70, RAYMONDVILLE 59

Rio Hondo 19 16 16 19 — 70

Raymondville 16 14 19 10 — 59

RIO HONDO (70) — Albert A. 22, Joey G. 5, Oscar C. 9, Michael R. 3, Jabez V. 7, Isaiah H. 3, Nick U. 7, Gonzalo O. 14.

RAYMONDVILLE (59) — Isaac Ramirez 2, Jacob Posas 4, Tristen Posas 22, Eliseo Cerda 20, Daniel Gutierrez 8, Darien Cortez 3.

RECORDS: Not reported.

BY NATHANIEL MATA | SPECIAL TO THE MONITOR

The calendar shows a new year, but for high school swimming the season is winding down. The district, regional and state meets are looming.

This weekend in McAllen, at the MISD Natatorium, plenty of top area swimmers were on hand, swimming head-to-head. In two weeks, the pool will be the site of the crucial district meet that will send some swimmers home, and crown others champions moving on.

McAllen schools dominated the action over the weekend. McAllen High took first in the girls division, and second in the boys side of the meet. The McAllen Memorial Mustangs were first in boys and second in girls.

Sweeping top honors has been a theme for McAllen ISD of late. A season ago, the McHi boys and Memorial girls won district and regional titles.

McAllen ISD Swimming coordinator and diving coach Humberto Patch served as meet director. He was pleased with the state of the meet, which drew talent from Valley and Coastal Bend schools.

“It’s really important because this is your last meet before district,” Patch said. “A lot of teams that come here, Brownsville or even from Corpus are coming because they know we have tougher competition here, so it kind of pushes them. We like that, because it also pushes our McAllen kids.”

Despite being a couple weeks out from district, teams put a premium on secrecy and deception, at times. Swimmers may not always compete in their top event, sometimes to practice other strokes, other times to hide current times from their opponents.

Even while swimming off-events, many of the usual suspects had medals around their neck at the end of the meet.

Defending regional champion Shaine Casas won the 50-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle. He also took gold in 200 medley and 400 freestyle medley relay.

Max Saenz, another McHi bulldog with a gold from last season’s regional meet, is part of those relay teams.

A junior under coach Jared Kaminski, Saenz knows that swimming in every event is beneficial in high school and beyond.

“I’m getting around to all of my events so I have a list to choose from whenever I’m going to go for districts and find the best fit,” said Saenz, who took four gold home. “It’s very important because colleges tend to look at what you can do all around so they can place you wherever they need to, as opposed to just being able to swim one event and limiting yourself to what certain colleges need.”

Saenz was a gold medalist in the 200 individual medley during the regional meet a year ago, proof that well-rounded swimming is something he excels in.

Weslaco’s Daryl Wells is a sophomore who came up a few seconds short of a state appearance in the 100 butterfly last year. He’s hoping a year of hard work will be his opportunity to advance to Austin.

“It’s funny when you’re swimming against this competition, because usually you train with them,” Wells said. “Right now I’m seeded 3rd in the 100-butterfly. I know by regionals I can drop [time] if I can keep doing what I’m doing right now. This meet shows where you’re at, so you know what you need to work on for when district comes.”

He is chasing Casas and Saenz’s time in the butterfly, however he won gold in the 200 freestyle during the New Year’s Classic.

McAllen Memorial girls may have earned second place, but some of their top swimmers were on full display over the weekend.

Sophomore Stacia Benitez had two individual top-3 finishes, including a gold in the 100 backstroke. She was also part of a relay gold finish in the 200 medley. Hannah Bradford won 100 backstroke gold and 50 freestyle silver. Benitez and Bradford combined for three individual gold medals at last year’s regional meet.

VALLEY-SWIMMING AND DIVING RESULTS

New Year Classic

Jan. 13- Jan. 14

At Nikki Rowe Natatorium Team Results

GIRLS

1, McAllen High School, 409. 2, McAllen Memorial High School, 386. 3, Nikki Rowe High School, 347. 4, Homer Hanna HS, 201. 5, CC Incarnate Word Academy, 193. 6, Los Fresnos High School, 173. 7, Saint Joseph Academy, 169. 8, Weslaco High School, 117. 9, Robert Vela High School, 77. 10, Mission High School, 39. 11, Weslaco East High School, 34. 12, Brownsville Lopez, 33. 13, Richard King High School, 20. 14, Lajo, 9.

BOYS

1, McAllen Memorial High School, 472.5. 2, McAllen High School, 445. 3, Los Fresnos High School, 282. 4, Mission High School, 196. 5, Robert Vela High School, 153. 6, CC Incarnate Word Academy, 143. 7, Nikki Rowe High School, 133. 8, Weslaco High School, 131. 9, Lajo, 88. 10, Saint Joseph Academy, 68.5. 11, Homer Hanna HS, 46. 12, Brownsville Lopez, 33. 13, Weslaco East High School, 31. 14, Nikki Rowe High School, 26. 15, Mary Carroll Highschool, 20.

Individual Results

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1, McAllen Memorial High School ‘A’ (Benitez, Stacia A 16, Bradford, Hannah J 16, Blevins, Megan 17, Guerra, Avia 16), 2:01.60. 2, McAllen High School ‘A’ (Lizzotte, Melanie, Crocker, Margot, Garza, Allison, Gonzalez, Sofia), 2:10.17. 3, Saint Joseph Academy ‘A’ (Aponte, Miren J, Fierro, Diana, Hainley, Jessie, Douglas, Sophia), 2:12.19. 4, CC Incarnate Word Academy ‘A’ (Garcia-Esparza, Peach A 14, Nicholson, Lizzy 15, Vicknair, Payton 16, Wood, Kelsi A 15), 2:12.49. 5, Nikki Rowe High School ‘A’ (Reyes, Shaena, Santos, Daniella, Estrada, Mariam, Delias, Ayanna), 2:12.90. 6, Los Fresnos High School ‘A’ (Rodriguez, Emily, Castro, Katherine, Villarreal, Sarah, Castro, Kaylie), 2:16.04. 7, Robert Vela High School ‘A’ (Benevente, Ashley, Alanis, Grace, Arteaga, Cassandra, Guerra, Christa), 2:16.61. 8, Nikki Rowe High School ‘B’ (Salazar, Charleen, Wyna, Megan, Garza, Maddy, Cueva, Raquel), 2:18.71.

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1, McAllen High School ‘A’ (Casas, Shaine, Davila, Diego, Saenz, Max, Crocker, Evan), 1:42.67. 2, McAllen Memorial High School ‘A’ (Garza, Caden, Vazquez, Jorge 16, Gates, Cooper 15, Anaya, Robert T), 1:43.05. 3, Weslaco High School ‘A’ (Wells, Daryl L 16, Bloomquist, Brock A, Trevino, Daniel R, Cerda, Francisco J), 1:50.13. 4, Los Fresnos High School ‘A’ (Osuna, Luis, McKinney, Will, Espinoza, Javier, Escamilla, Daniel), 1:51.53. 5, Robert Vela High School ‘A’ (Rivera, Justice, Velador, Eddie, Garza, Eloy, Tijerina, Sebastian), 1:55.62. 6, Mission High School ‘A’ (Salinas, Diego, Vargas, Cesar, Vela, Moseis, Moreno, Jesus), 1:55.80. 7, McAllen Memorial High School ‘B’ (Rodriguez, Richard 16, Richart, James A 15, Garcia Sandoval, Humberto 17, Pena Sanchez, Patricio), 1:56.82. 8, McAllen High School ‘B’ (Hernandez, Alex, Lyon, Jace, Panola, Christian, De Leon, Mario), 1:59.94.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1, Swanson, Shelby, MCAL, 2:04.09. 2, Hainley, Jessie, Saint Joe, 2:07.08. 3, Benitez, Stacia A, MCME, 2:12.05. 4, Fierro, Diana, Saint Joe, 2:16.10. 5, Blevins, Megan, MCME, 2:18.94. 6, Castro, Kaylie, LOFR, 2:23.50. 7, Parker, Morgan D, Weslaco, 2:23.93. 8, Arteaga, Cassandra, Vela, 2:25.87.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1, Wells, Daryl L, Weslaco, 1:52.82. 2, Garza, Caden, MCME, 1:53.86. 3, Vazquez, Jorge, MCME, 1:55.68. 4, Paredes, Carlos, LOFR, 1:58.67. 5, Rodriguez, Richard, MCME, 2:03.83. 6, Trevino, Rocky, MCAL, 2:05.54. 7, Garcia Sandoval, Humberto, MCME, 2:06.32. 8, Moore, Zachary, MCME, 2:07.75.

Girls 200 Yard IM

1, Sarah, Villarreal, LOFR, 2:29.02. 2, Orta, Gloria, Hanna, 2:29.20. 3, Bradford, LiLi E, MCME, 2:36.42. 4, Lizzotte, Melanie, MCAL, 2:49.19. 5, Pizzano, Gabi, MCAL, 2:51.78. 6, Moore, Madison R, MCME, 2:51.82. 7, Vicknair, Payton, Angels, 2:57.14. 8, Gonzalez, Daniela, MCRO, 3:14.52.

Boys 200 Yard IM

1, Saenz, Max, MCAL, 2:10.31. 2, Bloomquist, Brock A, Weslaco, 2:14.14. 3, Williams, Joe, MCAL, 2:15.01. 4, Richart, James A, MCME, 2:15.81. 5, Velador, Eddie, Vela, 2:18.91. 6, Rivera, Justice, Vela, 2:30.57. 7, Salinas, Diego, Mission, 2:33.21. 8, Garza, Aaron, MCME, 2:34.16.

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1, Davila, Natalia, Hanna, 27.20. 2, Bradford, Hannah J, MCME, 27.89. 3, Moreno, Alanah, MCAL, 28.30. 4, Gutierrez, Nadia, Hanna, 28.41. 5, Estrada, Mariam, MCRO, 28.46. 6, Smith, Tammy, MCAL, 28.55. 7, Rodriguez, Lauren, MCAL, 28.70. 8, Torres, Iris, Weslaco, 29.20.

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1, Casas, Shaine, MCAL, 21.28. 2, Anaya, Robert T, MCME, 22.57. 3, Yeager, William A, Angels, 23.26. 4, Wilkins, Thomas, MCAL, 23.83. 5, Davila, Luis S, Saint Joe, 24.17. 5, Gates, Cooper, MCME, 24.17. 7, Morales, Ari, LOFR, 24.21. 8, Garza, Eloy, Vela, 24.31.

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1, Ward, Kelley, King High School-ST, 330.55. 2, Rocha de Murga, Patricia, MCME, 303.95. 3, De Leon, Katherine, MCME, 303.45.

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1, Hazelwood, Trevor, Carroll-US, 445.40. 2, Barrera, Eddie, LAJO, 310.40. 3, Martinez, Vicente, LAJO, 295.50. 4, Moreno, Jesus, Mission, 267.00. 5, Lorenz, Quintin, MCRO, 233.00. 6, Rios, Jose, LAJO, 231.55. 7, Anorga, Andres, Hanna, 194.05. 8, Gonzalez-Hernandez, Fernando, MCME, 143.50.

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1, Guerra, Avia, MCME, 1:05.34. 2, Hainley, Jessie, Saint Joe, 1:07.75. 3, Santos, Daniella, MCRO, 1:07.80. 4, Davila, Natalia, Hanna, 1:09.32. 5, Blevins, Megan, MCME, 1:13.47. 6, Garcia-Esparza, Peach A, Angels, 1:13.64. 7, Delias, Ayanna, MCRO, 1:13.82. 8, Guerra, Christa, Vela, 1:17.80.

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1, Yeager, William A, Angels, 59.53. 2, McKinney, Will, LOFR, 1:00.20. 3, Osuna, Luis, LOFR, 1:02.71. 4, Trevino, Daniel R, Weslaco, 1:03.91. 5, Mendiola, Noah, McRojv, 1:04.05. 6, Vela, Moseis, Mission, 1:05.16. 7, Richart, James A, MCME, 1:06.31. 8, Davila, Diego, MCAL, 1:07.11.

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1, Swanson, Shelby, MCAL, 57.79. 2, Estrada, Mariam, MCRO, 1:01.37. 3, Reyes, Shaena, MCRO, 1:02.33. 4, Rodriguez, Emily, LOFR, 1:03.89. 5, Moreno, Alanah, MCAL, 1:03.92. 6, Gonzalez, Daniela, MCRO, 1:06.22. 7, Gallegos, Alejandra, LOFR, 1:07.16. 8, Aponte, Miren J, Saint Joe, 1:07.26.

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1, Anaya, Robert T, MCME, 51.07. 2, Gates, Cooper, MCME, 53.17. 3, Bloomquist, Brock A, Weslaco, 54.13. 4, Davila, Luis S, Saint Joe, 54.19. 5, Moore, Michael, MCAL, 54.37. 6, Morales, Ari, LOFR, 54.89. 7, Garcia, Roman, MCRO, 55.19. 8, Crocker, Evan, MCAL, 55.21.

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1, Rodriguez, Lauren, MCAL, 5:59.54. 2, Orta, Gloria, Hanna, 5:59.59. 3, Douglas, Sophia, Saint Joe, 6:13.48. 4, Fierro, Diana, Saint Joe, 6:36.85. 5, Wood, Kelsi A, Angels, 6:36.93. 6, Castro, Kaylie, LOFR, 6:41.40. 7, Pizzano, Gabi, MCAL, 6:42.15. 8, Lam, Marianna, MCRO, 6:46.44.

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1, Casas, Shaine, MCAL, 4:48.22. 2, Wilkins, Thomas, MCAL, 5:15.10. 3, Wells, Daryl L, Weslaco, 5:27.45. 4, Williams, Joe, MCAL, 5:28.48. 5, Paredes, Carlos, LOFR, 5:30.72. 6, Cerda, Francisco J, Weslaco, 5:34.34. 7, Velador, Eddie, Vela, 5:45.75. 8, Roblero, Jesse, LOFR, 5:53.47.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, McAllen High School ‘A’ (Smith, Tammy, Moreno, Alanah, Rodriguez, Lauren, Swanson, Shelby), 1:53.32. 2, McAllen Memorial High School ‘A’ (Hernandez Balleza, Luisa 17, Bradford, LiLi E 14, Blevins, Megan 17, Guerra, Avia 16), 1:54.30. 3, Homer Hanna HS ‘A’ (Davila, Natalia, Gutierrez, Nadia, Larson, Annika, Orta, Gloria), 1:54.44. 4, Saint Joseph Academy ‘A’ (Fierro, Diana, Aponte, Miren J, Douglas, Sophia, Hainley, Jessie), 1:54.94. 5, Nikki Rowe High School ‘A’ (Santos, Daniella, Lam, Marianna, Cueva, Raquel, Reyes, Shaena), 1:55.97. 6, CC Incarnate Word Academy ‘A’ (Garcia-Esparza, Peach A 14, Vicknair, Payton 16, Lippincott, Paige, Wood, Kelsi A 15), 2:03.71. 7, Nikki Rowe High School ‘B’ (Garza, Maddy, Rowland, Tabitha, Guerra, Samantha-Jo, Underwood, Rebecca), 2:04.95. 8, Weslaco High School ‘A’ (Cano, Brianna L, Cano, Cyanna L, Reyes, Kyana, Torres, Iris), 2:04.96.

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, McAllen High School ‘A’ (Wilkins, Thomas, Williams, Joe, Crocker, Evan, Moore, Michael), 1:35.98. 2, McAllen Memorial High School ‘A’ (Anaya, Robert T, Rodriguez, Richard 16, Vazquez, Jorge 16, Garza, Caden), 1:36.39. 3, Los Fresnos High School ‘A’ (Morales, Ari, McKinney, Will, Espinoza, Javier, Paredes, Carlos), 1:38.19. 4, Robert Vela High School ‘A’ (Garza, Eloy, Velador, Eddie, Tijerina, Sebastian, Rivera, Justice), 1:38.88. 5, Mission High School ‘A’ (Hernandez, Ricardo, Salinas, Diego, Moreno, Jesus, Vela, Moseis), 1:41.21. 6, CC Incarnate Word Academy ‘A’ (Vicknair, Gavin P 14, Hein, Nicholas A 15, Villarreal, David A 18, Yeager, William A 17), 1:43.49. 7, McAllen Memorial High School ‘B’ (Moore, Zachary 16, Graham, Timothy R 15, Medrano, Alan 14, Cortez, Alan 15), 1:45.71. 8, Lajo ‘A’ (Ochoa, Thomas, Ayala, Ruben, Marrero, Juan Pablo, Enriquez, Sam), 1:46.44.

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1, Benitez, Stacia A, MCME, 1:04.09. 2, Guerra, Avia, MCME, 1:05.91. 3, Sarah, Villarreal, LOFR, 1:10.88. 4, Bradford, LiLi E, MCME, 1:11.14. 5, Reyes, Shaena, MCRO, 1:11.16. 6, Santos, Daniella, MCRO, 1:11.22. 7, Garcia-Esparza, Peach A, Angels, 1:12.99. 8, Lam, Marianna, MCRO, 1:14.88.

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1, Saenz, Max, MCAL, 58.30. 2, Garza, Caden, MCME, 59.24. 3, Trevino, Ruben D, MCME, 1:01.79. 4, Park, Gwanghoon, MCAL, 1:01.97. 5, Osuna, Luis, LOFR, 1:02.82. 6, Vega, Cesar I, Saint Joe, 1:03.07. 7, Rodriguez, Richard, MCME, 1:04.70. 8, Baltodano, Richardo, McRojv, 1:06.99.

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1, Bradford, Hannah J, MCME, 1:10.89. 2, Crocker, Margot, MCAL, 1:20.00. 3, Nicholson, Lizzy, Angels, 1:23.12. 4, Bang, Jessica K, Angels, 1:26.57. 5, Herzberg, Jessie, MCAL, 1:26.68. 6, Castro, Katherine, LOFR, 1:31.00. 7, Salazar, Charleen, MCRO, 1:31.04. 8, Hernandez Balleza, Luisa, MCME, 1:31.12.

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1, Vazquez, Jorge, MCME, 1:01.44. 2, McKinney, Will, LOFR, 1:11.27. 3, Mata, Jose, MCRO, 1:14.06. 4, Hernandez, Ricardo, Mission, 1:15.98. 5, Crocker, Evan, MCAL, 1:17.18. 6, Vicknair, Gavin P, Angels, 1:17.40. 7, Vargas, Cesar, Mission, 1:18.38. 8, Wells, Robert, LOFR, 1:18.51.

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, McAllen High School ‘A’ (Rodriguez, Lauren, Swanson, Shelby, Garza, Allison, Moreno, Alanah), 4:09.24. 2, Homer Hanna HS ‘A’ (Davila, Natalia, Gutierrez, Nadia, Zamora, Paulina, Orta, Gloria), 4:16.07. 3, Los Fresnos High School ‘A’ (Rodriguez, Emily, Castro, Kaylie, Castro, Katherine, Sarah, Villarreal), 4:21.60. 4, Nikki Rowe High School ‘A’ (Delias, Ayanna, Estrada, Mariam, Gonzalez, Daniela, Lam, Marianna), 4:21.81. 5, McAllen Memorial High School ‘A’ (Bradford, Hannah J 16, Martinez, Evie P 14, Garza, Vanessa 16, Benitez, Stacia A 16), 4:31.12. 6, McAllen Memorial High School ‘B’ (Bradford, LiLi E 14, Sanchez, Aviana E 15, Cueva, Emilia 16, Moore, Madison R 14), 4:35.50. 7, Weslaco High School ‘A’ (Horta, Larisa M, Parker, Morgan D, Cano, Brianna L, Reyes, Kyana), 4:41.47. 8, McAllen High School ‘B’ (Smith, Tammy, Gonzalez, Sofia, Crocker, Margot, Seal, McCoy), 4:44.75.

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1, McAllen High School ‘A’ (Saenz, Max, Casas, Shaine, Wilkins, Thomas, Moore, Michael), 3:29.41. 2, Los Fresnos High School ‘A’ (Escamilla, Daniel, Osuna, Luis, Morales, Ari, Paredes, Carlos), 3:37.60. 3, McAllen Memorial High School ‘A’ (Trevino, Ruben D 17, Moore, Zachary 16, Medrano, Alan 14, Cortez, Alan 15), 3:47.31. 4, McAllen High School ‘B’ (Rodriguez, Draven, De Leon, Mario, Park, Gwanghoon, Trevino, Rocky), 3:53.40. 5, CC Incarnate Word Academy ‘A’ (Yeager, William A 17, Villarreal, David A 18, Hein, Nicholas A 15, Vicknair, Gavin P 14), 3:57.89. 6, Nikki Rowe High School ‘A’ (Garcia, Roman, Mondragon, David, Acevedo, Nico, Iglesias, Ivan), 4:00.19. 7, Mission High School ‘A’ (Barbosa, Christopher, Ramirez, Robert, Rojas, Orlando, Vargas, Cesar), 4:02.98. 8, McAllen Memorial High School ‘B’ (Gates, Cooper 15, Richart, James A 15, Santos Guerra, Antonio S 14, Turk, Marcos S 15), 4:07.71.

BY SAUL BERRIOS-THOMAS | STAFF WRITER

The McAllen Memorial boys team has had the misfortune of being unlucky in a highly competitive District 30-6A. The Mustangs have struggled in a situation that left little margin for error.

Memorial (14-12, 1-3) got off to a hot start, playing tough against some of the better teams in the Rio Grande Valley and getting some marquee wins. Then the injury bug hit, and it hit hard. The injuries the Mustangs suffered weren’t season-ending, but they were nagging. A hamstring here, an ankle there. For a team that doesn’t usually go deeper than a 6- or 7-player rotation, the injuries have been debilitating.

That’s not where the bad luck ended, however. Memorial lost several crucial district games by close margins. Overtime losses to La Joya Palmview and La Joya High hurt, but the worst of the bunch was losing a rivalry game to McAllen High.

“We were up by 7, we missed some shots, and they turned around and converted,” McAllen Memorial coach Sam Cortez said. “We had an offensive charge called on us, and that could have gotten it down to 5. Then, they turned around and hit a 3. That was a five-point swing. And then they hit a bank 3 also, and that was the difference in the game. We lost by three. It’s inner city rivals, and coach Flores does a good job over there with those kids. You are always going to battle. But right now, it feels like we are a little snake bit. The ball’s not bouncing our way.”

The good news for the Mustangs is that the season is still young, and they have the talent to get back into the playoff race.

For Memorial, everything hinges on junior guard Josh Sanchez.

“I think that he’s got a lot of growing to do, because he was the young one from last year’s team,” Cortez said. “This year, he is our go-to guy. He still gets his 16-18 points for us, but now, he has to carry the load, too.”

Sanchez, the younger brother of former Memorial quarterback Jonathan Sanchez, has had success this season, averaging 16.8 points per game. He ranks as the sixth best scorer in the Valley.

If Memorial can get healthy and Sanchez can continue his progression, Cortez believes Memorial is one of the best teams in District 30-6A, and one of the better teams in the Valley.

“I still say, if we get healthy, we are a different ball club,” Cortez said. “We are 1-3, but we very easily could be 4-0, and I believe we are the best 1-3 team.”

CHANGING THE GAME

The Edcouch-Elsa girls team picked up a pair of wins last week.The wins over Lopez, 63-22, and Porter, 57-23, on Tuesday and Friday, respectively, give the Yellowjackets a three-game winning streak after an 0-4 start in District 32-5A.

“It was very exciting,” Edcouch-Elsa coach Daniel Richardson said. “We had been in a slump. I tried something new. I did five in and five out with the girls. And they responded on the court. They are playing well. I’m sticking with it until they prove otherwise. That was the only change that was really made.”

The Yellowjackets have a talented group, but a tough start to the season had some of the players feeling down. Their lack of excitement about the season translated to a lack of effort on the court, according to Richardson.

One of the turning points of the season was during a game against Mercedes on Jan. 3.

“That game, it put some things in perspective for me and the girls,” Richardson said. “I went home and — it wasn’t so much that we had lost to them, it was the way we lost to them. I didn’t feel like we should have been in that game. We had girls on the court that just kind of gave up. From there, I started searching, because I wanted girls on the court that would keep pushing. I started to sit down and evaluate everything.”

Richardson knew he had to find a way to get his team going. He decided to try to get them to compete more in practice.

“We were practicing one day, and I was just trying to find a way to get the girls to start competing, because we would come out flat a lot in games,” Richardson said. “So, one day in practice I just started separating them based on I guess who I thought was more or less about the same type of game. I started separating girls. When they started playing, I noticed they were a lot more aggressive than I was used to seeing. I kind of discussed it with my coaches and we decided to go with it and see what happens. And it has paid off so far.”

The group that started Friday’s game was Ashley Galarza, Cassandra Zuniga, Cassandra Hernanadez, Desiree Garza and Alinah Rodriguez. The group that spelled them about four minuets into each quarter was Jayda Lee, Yara Ibarra, Shannon Dominguez, Lexie Moreno and Mayra Delgado. Nyra Jimenez was able to float in and out, allowing the groups more flexibility.

Richardson hopes the new-look Yellowjackets can rally this season and start to rebuild the program into one that fits into a much tougher District 32-5A.

BALANCING ACT

The Hidalgo girls team is an example of how to construct a balanced team that can play with anyone. Every player complements each other. Every sub helps the team on the floor. Every play is designed to put every player in the best position to succeed.

The Pirates (17-10, 6-1) have a powerful frontcourt duo in Barbie Gutierrez and Karla Cantu. Gutierrez can run the team and is often the first one down the court, leading to fast break chances. Cantu brings unparalleled power, giving her the edge in rebounding and screening. The guard tandem of Alexis and Ashley Arjona, the daughters of coach Saul Arjona, are the shooters. The Arjona sisters have been pivotal weapons on offense.

“With them both shooting well, it forced defenses to come out and pressure them,” Saul Arjona said. “That leaves room on the inside for Karla and Barbie. Ashley and Alexis, those are my shooters. I always tell them to start shooting early. ‘You guys have the green light.’ Because once they start hitting, it gives Karla and Barbie a little more leeway to do their job. Even if we miss our shots, Karla and Barbie can get the rebounds, and they are there for a putback. That’s what gives Ashley and Alexis the confidence to shoot early and often.”

Coming off the bench is freshman point guard Savannah Sanchez. She can run the point and manage the up-tempo offense that Saul Arjona prefers, but she is also a good change of pace option to put alongside starting point guard Ashley Arjona.

The mostly juniors and seniors in the starting lineup compliment the six freshman coming off the bench. That not only makes the team better this year, but it builds a strong class of players who will be ready to lead the team next year as sophomores.

After a loss to La Feria in the first round of district play, Hidalgo is eager to play La Feria again on Tuesday.

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Boys Top 10

1. Edinburg Vela

2. Weslaco High

3. McAllen Rowe

4. Los Fresnos

5. Edinburg High

6. La Joya High

7. Mercedes

8. Brownsville Veterans

9. PSJA North

10. Edinburg Economedes

Girls Top 10

1. Edinburg High

2. Weslaco High

3. Brownsville Veterans

4. McAllen Memorial

5. McAllen High

6. Rio Grande City

7. Sharyland High

8. PSJA North

9. Harlingen South

10. Mission Veterans

VALLEY-GIRLS BASKTBALL SCHEDULE

Firday, Jan. 13

District 30-6A

McAllen High 64, McAllen Rowe 52

La Joya High 54, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 41

Mission High at La Joya Palmview, not reported

District 31-6A

PSJA Memorial 43, PSJA Southwest 22

Edinburg North 52, PSJA High 45

Edinburg High 62, PSJA North 39

Edinburg Vela at Edinburg Economedes, not reported

District 32-6A

Weslaco East 47, Brownsville Hanna 33

Weslaco High 52, Los Fresnos 36

Harlingen High 52, San Benito 36

District 31-5A

Laredo Martin 63, Rio Grande City 60

Valley View 53, Sharyland High 48

Mission Veterans Memorial 50, Roma 44

Laredo Cigarroa 61, Laredo Nixon 57

District 32-5A

Mercedes 44, Donna North 21

Edcouch-Elsa 57, Brownsville Porter 23

Brownsville Pace 54, Brownsville Lopez 16

Brownsville Veterans 63, Donna High 45

District 32-4A

Grulla 43, La Feria 35

Hidalgo 60, Zapata 31

Raymondville vs. Progreso, not reported

District 32-2A

Lasara 30, San Perlita 27

Tuesday, Jan. 17

District 30-6A

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at McAllen Memorial, 6 p.m.

La Joya Palmview at McAllen High, 7:30 p.m.

McAllen Rowe at La Joya High, 6 p.m.

District 31-6A

PSJA Southwest at PSJA High, 6 p.m.

Edinburg Vela at Edinburg North, 6 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at Edinburg High, 6 p.m.

PSJA North at PSJA Memorial, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-6A

Weslaco East at Weslaco High, 6 p.m.

District 31-5A

Laredo Cigarroa at Mission Veterans Memorial, 7 p.m.

Roma at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Sharyland Pioneer at Laredo Nixon, 7 p.m.

Laredo Martin at Sharyland High, 7 p.m.

Roma at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Mercedes at Donna High, 6 p.m.

Edcouch-Elsa at Donna North, 6 p.m.

Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 6 p.m.

District 32-4A

Progreso at Grulla, 6:30 p.m.

La Feria at Hidalgo, 6:30 p.m.

VALLEY-GIRLS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Friday’s Games

District 31-6A

EDINBURG NORTH 52, PSJA HIGH 45

Edinburg North 21 13 12 6 — 52

PSJA High 12 8 12 13 — 45

EDINBURG NORTH (52) — Tiffany Chapa 12, Tilly Villarreal 6, Fernanda Olvera 5, Anzhelany Jordan 4, Aidelly Cantu 4, Miranda Gaytan 3, Sarah Reyes 3, Leslie Martinez 3, Brianna Martinez 2, Victoria Sanchez 1.

PSJA HIGH (45) — Sara Jo Hernandez 18, Taylor Calderon 11, Rebekah Trevino 7, Dariana Galvan 2, Sydney Escobar 2, Kassey Gonzalez 2.

RECORDS: Edinburg North 9-5, 2-5 district.

EDINBURG HIGH 62, PSJA NORTH 39

PSJA North 7 6 10 16 — 39

Edinburg High 13 10 20 19 — 62

PSJA NORTH (39) — Angela Ochoa 2, Melissa Palacios 11, Clarissa Alvarez 2, Mikaela Guerrero 5, Catie Rodriguez 9, Ashia De La Garza 2, Alexia Neal 8.

EDINBURG HIGH (62) — Jayla Santa Maria 20, Jade Salinas 3, Mercedes Hernandez 11, Jenessah Santa Maria 18, Natalie Roxburgh 7, Julyane Martinez 2.

RECORDS: Edinburg North 9-5, 2-5 district.

PSJA MEMORIAL 43, PSJA SOUTHWEST 22

Score by quarter not reported.

PSJA SOUTHWEST (22) — Lizbeth Melendez 5, Karen Vasquez 2, Kim Bucio 4, Karen Prado 7, Dalia Cardenas 4.

PSJA MEMORIAL (43) — Joana Aranda 4, Violet Torres 11, Monique De Leon 20, Debbie Martinez 2, Alex Soto 5, Victoria Gonzalez 1.

RECORDS: Not Reported.

District 32-6A

WESLACO EAST 47, BROWNSVILLE HANNA 33

Brownsville Hanna 4 8 12 13 — 33

Weslaco East 4 8 12 9 — 47

WESLACO EAST (47) — Desiree Garcia 8, Valerie Valdez 1, Katelyn Rodriguez 3, Gabby Curtley 2, Valerie Castaneda 8, Aubrey Adame 2, Lauren Marquez 2, Yari Marin 21.

BROWNSVILLE HANNA (33) — Mia Paz 20, Jackie De La Rosa 8, Reischeel Ocampo 3, Ryann Wood 2.

RECORDS: Weslaco East 15-14, 2-5 district; Brownsville Hanna 14-14, 2-5 district.

District 32-5A

BROWNSVILLE VETERANS 63, DONNA HIGH 45

Brownsville Vets 18 21 16 9 — 63

Donna High 3 11 11 20 — 45

BROWNSVILLE VETERANS (63) — Hannah Myers 27, Ares Muzquiz 11, Jordan Rudd 11, Daniella Diaz 8, Lizzie Garza 5, Aisha Cantu 3, Alyssa Esquivel 2, Brittany Contreras 2.

DONNA HIGH (45) — Brianna Quesada 11, Melanie Arenas 8, Celeste Mata 7, Alex Cantu 4, Aileen Garza 4, Miranda Sandoval 4, Nicole Rodriguez 2, Bianca Quesada 2, Bridgette Juillen 1.

RECORDS: Brownsville Veterans 7-0 district; Donna High 4-3 district.

MERCEDES 44, DONNA NORTH 21

Mercedes 16 12 6 10 — 44

Donna North 2 6 8 5 — 21

MERCEDES (44) — Jacklynn Flores 13, La Kysha Saldivar 13, Mika Vento 7, Brianna Chacon 4, McAyla Garza 2, Clarissa Guevara 2, Roslynn Rodriguez 2, Jazmine Flores 1

DONNA NORTH (21) — I’Dasha Sorrell 7, Evelyn De Leon 6, Tori Valles 2, Kali Contreras 2, Melanie Morales 2

RECORDS: Donna North 6-21, 1-6.

District 32-4A

GRULLA 43, LA FERIA 35

Grulla 10 9 10 14 — 43

La Feria 13 5 9 8 — 35

GRULLA (43) — Delma Ozuna 12, Kossett Garza 11, Samantha Sifuentes 10, Leslie Guerrero 3, Jenny Morales 3, Larissa Martinez 2, Carolina Alamillo 2.

LA FERIA (35) — Not reported.

RECORDS: Grulla 17-11, 5-2

HIDALGO 60, ZAPATA 31

Score by quarters not reported.

HIDALGO (31) — Alexis Arjona 18, Ashley Arjona 10, Savannah Sanchez 5, Barbie Gutierrez 6, Karla Cantu 8, Elisa De La Pena 13.

ZAPATA (60) — Not reported.

RECORDS: Hidalgo 6-1 in district.

VALLEY-BOYS BASKTBALL SCHEDULE

Friday, Jan. 13

District 30-6A

McAllen High at McAllen Rowe, ppd.

La Joya High 48, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 41

La Joya Palmview 39, Mission High 35

District 31-6A

Edinburg Vela 54, Edinburg Economedes 40

Edinburg High 61, PSJA North 50

PSJA Memorial 53, PSJA Southwest 47

Edinburg North 67, PSJA High 60

District 32-6A

Weslaco East 46, Brownsville Hanna 35

Weslaco High 69, Los Fresnos 63

Harlingen High 61, San Benito 53

Brownsville Pace 56, Brownsville Lopez 55

District 31-5A

Sharyland High 45, Valley View 37

Roma 53, Mission Veterans 38

Laredo Martin 46, Rio Grande City 39

Laredo Nixon 97, Laredo Cigarroa 91

District 32-5A

Edcouch-Elsa 66, Brownsville Porter 54

Mercedes 75, Donna North 50

Brownsville Veterans 81, Donna High 31

District 32-4A

Hidalgo 54, Zapata 36

Raymondville 61, Progreso 47

Port Isabel at Rio Hondo, not reported

District 32-2A

San Isidro 70, La Villa 57

San Perlita 70, Lasara 65

Saturday, Jan. 14

District 30-6A

McAllen High at McAllen Rowe, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 17

District 30-6A

McAllen High at La Joya Palmview, 7:30 p.m.

McAllen Rowe at La Joya High, 7:30 p.m.

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at McAllen Memorial, 7:30 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg Vela at Edinburg North, 7:30 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at Edinburg High, 7:30 p.m.

PSJA North at PSJA Memorial, 7:30 p.m.

PSJA Southwest at PSJA High, 6 p.m.

District 32-6A

Weslaco East at Weslaco High, 7:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland High at Laredo Martin, 7 p.m.

Laredo Nixon at Sharyland Pioneer, 7 p.m.

Rio Grande City at Roma, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-5A

Edcouch-Elsa at Donna North, 7:30 p.m.

Mercedes at Donna High, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-4A

La Feria at Hidalgo, 8 p.m.

Port Isabel at Zapata, 8 p.m.

District 32-2A

Lasara at Santa Maria, 7:30 p.m.

VALLEY-BOYS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Friday’s Games

District 30-6A

LA JOYA PALMVIEW 39, MISSION HIGH 35

La Joya Palmview 4 8 11 16 — 39

Mission High 16 4 5 10 — 35

PALMVIEW (39) — Tristen Meyende 5, John Castanon 3, Javier Acosta 3, Gus Canales 3, Paco De La O 10, Ever Perez 15.

MISSION HIGH (35) — Art Herrera 3, Yan Martinez 3, Juan Escobedo 9, Andres Martinez 5, Ray Garcia 2, Rudy Trevino 13.

RECORDS: Palmview 3-1 district; Mission 1-4 district.

District 31-6A

EDINBURG VELA 54, EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 40

Eeinburg Vela 27 11 7 9 — 54

Economedes 14 11 13 2 — 40

EDINBURG VELA (54) — Noah Sekinger 4, Carlos Azubell 6, Ryan Garza 20, Chris Ochoa 3, Kaleb Coronado 2, Alex De La Cruz 19.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES (40) — Hugo Morales 3, Miguel Gonzales 7, Joshua Sauceda 5, Angel Salinas 8, Johnathan Barrientos 3, Saul Alaniz 14.

RECORDS: Edinburg Economedes 16-5, 3-2 district; Edinburg Vela 5-0 district.

EDINBURG HIGH 61, PSJA NORTH 50

PSJA North 7 15 14 14 — 50

Edinburg High 11 13 19 18 — 61

EDINBURG HIGH (61) — Daunte Galvan 11, Arturo Beltran 2, Oscar Cantu 14, Darren Fuentes 3, Leo Torres 2, Randy Adame 4, Jose Rodriguez 14.

PSJA NORTH (50) — Miguel Trevino 7, Damian Garcia 13, Matthew Cruz 3, Antoine Woodard 20, Marc Figeroa 6, Jesus Catnu 12.

RECORDS: Edinburg High 17-4, 5-0 district; PSJA North 3-2 district.

EDINBURG NORTH 67, PSHA HIGH 60

PSJA High 19 8 11 21 — 60

Edinburg North 15 15 17 19 — 67

PSJA HIGH (67) — Ryan Garza 3, Andrew Liszt 8, Isiah Garcia 17, Alejandro Lozano 11, Nathan Sanchez 15, Jacob Laredo 2, Jesus Ramos 3.

EDINBURG NORTH (60) — Noah Chavana 7, Andrew Nunez 9, Izaiah Rangel 9, Cristian Espinosa 15, Isiah Rivera 7, Josiah Molina 5, Ricky Alaniz 3, Steven Reyes 8, Josiah Vasquez 3.

RECORDS: PSJA High 0-5 district.

PSJA MEMORIAL 53, PSJA SOUTHWEST 47

PSJA Southwest 4 17 11 15 — 47

PSJA Memorial 12 9 14 17 — 52

PSJA MEMORIAL (52) — Xavier Romo 2, David Garner 4, Jared Koenig 20, J.D. Chavez 3, Marco Gonzalez 1, Ray Salinas 5, Adrian Rosales 15, Austin Saenz 2.

PSJA SOUTHWEST (47) — Marco Ramos 4, Rolando Cedillo 7, Brian Sifuentes 6, Nygul Andreson 12, Oscar Garay 10, Ian De Leon 8.

RECORDS: PSJA Memorial 17-10, 3-2 district.

District 32-6A

WESLACO EAST 46, BROWNSVILLE HANNA 35

Brownsville Hanna 10 11 8 11 — 35

Weslaco East 9 14 13 10 — 46

WESLACO EAST (46) — Jonathan Munoz 6, DJ Ramirez 1, JJ Garza 6, Felix Garcia 12, Richard Lefevre 12.

BROWNSVILLE HANNA (35) — Jose Torrez 5, Rick Rocha 1, Jaime Rucoba 6, Jie Cavasos 5, Noah Armstrong 9, Adam Lipez 3.

RECORDS: Weslaco East 13-10, 4-1 district; Brownsville Hanna 2-3 district.

District 31-5A

SHARYLAND HIGH 45, VALLEY VIEW 37

Valley View 6 7 9 15 — 37

Sharyland High 9 13 10 13 — 45

SHARYLAND HIGH (45) — Sean Tucker 15, Jared Karr 4, Jacob Olivarez 3, Mauro Fernandez 9, Kale Cator 13.

VALLEY VIEW (37) — Ricardo Rodrigo 5, Martin Lucero 4, Diego Monjaras 4, Marcos Campos 14.

RECORDS: Sharyland High 5-3 district; Valley View 0-8 district.

ROMA 53, MISSION VETERANS 38

Roma 10 12 13 18 — 53

Mission Veterans 12 7 7 12 — 38

ROMA (53) — Jesus Ramirez 13, Edgar Ayala 10, Leo Alanis 9, Ralf Contreras 4, Dario Gonzalez 2, Armando Rodriguez 2.

MISSION VETERANS (38) — Marc Doran 14, Derrick DeLeon 9, Noe Cantu 6, Elias Ibarra 3, Josh Acosta 3, Alex Rodriguez 3.

RECORDS: Mission Veterans 12-11. 4-4 district; Roma High 3-5 district.

LAREDO MARTIN 46, RIO GRANDE CITY 39

Laredo Martin 9 13 18 6 — 46

Rio Grande City 10 10 11 8 — 39

LAREDO MARTIN (46) — Alex Garza 4, Matt Ybarra 2, Deshaun Primus 8, Danny Gonzalez 2, AJ Anaya 2, Isayah West 5, Lalo Campos 13, Chris Mendez 1, Kyle Sanchez 2, Sergio Ortega 4, Bryan Argil 7, Jaden Conrow 6.

RIO GRANDE CITY (39) — Juan Martinez 3, Santiago Banda 1, Lalo Torres 2, Alan Gonzalez 5, Jose Madrid 4, Cruz Mendoza 2, Luis Garza 18.

RECORDS: McAllen High 12-10, 2-1.

District 32-4A

HIDALGO HIGH 54, ZAPATA HIGH 36

Hidalgo High 12 17 12 13 — 54

Zapata High 8 13 6 9 — 36

HIDALGO HIGH (54) — Andy Flores 8, Aaron Annaya 4, David Molina 2, Ramon Mancha 4, Frankie Sanchez 2, Andrew Sosa 15, Raul Ortiz 3, Jesse Alaniz 4, Marco Sanchez 10, Tony Frias 2.

ZAPATA HIGH (36) — Javy Chapa 9, Manny Elizondo 7, Connor Moreno 7, Curly Villa 5, Alex Turi 1, Marco Bustamante 4.

RECORDS: Hidalgo High 5-0 district; Zapata High 3-2 district.

RAYMONDVILLE 61, PROGRESO 47

Progreso 8 15 9 15 — 47

Raymondville 18 13 20 10 — 61

PROGRESO (47) — Alan Munoz 2, Jose Zuniga 3, Mike Gallardo 18, AJ Aleman 2, Mario Hinojosa 6, Ramiro Puentes 14, Eddie Rodrigez 2.

RAYMONDVILLE (61) — Jaden Tagle 4, Isaac Ramirez 8, Jacob Posas 7, Xavier Ledesma 3, Tre Silva 7, Tristen Posas 6, Eliseo Cerda 10, Daniel Gutierrez 4, Justin Noyola 2, Rudy Ambriz 2, Darian Cortez 8.

RECORDS: Not reported.

VALLEY-BOYS BASKTBALL SCHEDULE

Tuesday, Jan. 10

District 30-6A

McAllen High 56, La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 35

McAllen Rowe 59, Mission High 17

La Joya High 55, McAllen Memorial 54, OT

District 31-6A

Edinburg Vela 123, PSJA High 48

PSJA North 60, Edinburg Economedes 52

Edinburg High 57, PSJA Southwest 48

PSJA Memorial 64, Edinburg North 53

District 32-6A

Weslaco East 45, Harlingen South 41

Weslaco High 79, San Benito 46

Los Fresnos 87, Brownsvilel Rivera 33

Brownsville Hanna 50, Harlingen High 48

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer 80, Laredo Cigarroa 53

Laredo Nixon 93, Roma 81

Rio Grande City 59, Valley View 51

Mission Veterans at Laredo Martin, not reported

District 32-5A

Mercedes 81, Brownsville Porter 54

Brownsville Veterans 77, Donna North 19

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, not reported

Donna High at Brownsville Pace, not reported

District 32-4A

Hidalgo 69, Port Isabel 52

La Feria 57, Raymondville 27

Zapata 63, Grulla 58, OT

Rio Hondo at Progreso, not reported

District 32-3A

Lasara 61, San Isidro 52

VALLEY-BOYS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Tuesday’s Games

District 30-6A

McALLEN HIGH 56, LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 35

LJ Juarez-Lincoln 5 4 13 13 — 35

McAllen High 13 8 20 15 — 56

McALLEN HIGH (56) — Alex Garza 4, Matt Ybarra 2, Deshaun Primus 8, Danny Gonzalez 2, AJ Anaya 2, Isayah West 5, Lalo Campos 13, Chris Mendez 1, Kyle Sanchez 2, Sergio Ortega 4, Bryan Argil 7, Jaden Conrow 6.

LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN (35) — Juan Martinez 3, Santiago Banda 1, Lalo Torres 2, Alan Gonzalez 5, Jose Madrid 4, Cruz Mendoza 2, Luis Garza 18.

RECORDS: McAllen High 12-10, 2-1.

LA JOYA HIGH 55, McALLEN MEMORIAL 54, OT

La Joya High 10 12 12 16 5 — 55

McAllen Memorial 8 7 22 13 4 — 17

LA JOYA HIGH (55) — Alexis Tovar 17, Romel Villrreal 8, Jorge Rosales 9, Julio Gonzalez 3, Justin Polido 18.

McALLEN MEMORIAL (54) — Chris Flores 13, Chris Melendez 13, Josh Sanchez 7, Elian Reyna 6, Will Garcia 11, Johnny Larson 4.

RECORDS: McAllen Rowe 19-5, 3-0.

McALLEN ROWE 59, MISSION HIGH 17

McAllen Rowe 16 18 21 4 — 59

Mission High 2 3 11 1 — 17

McALLEN ROWE (59) — Derek Luna 15, Daniel Sotuyo 9, Freddy Ayala 9, Dominic Clarke 9, Tito Moronta 9, Darrin Everage 4, Reagan Witten 2, Gabe Bautista 2.

MISSION HIGH (17) — G Solis 4, Y Martinez 4, A Herrera 3, J Salinas 3, G Villegas 2, A Martinez 1.

RECORDS: McAllen Rowe 19-5, 3-0.

District 31-6A

PSJA NORTH 60, EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 52

Edinburg Econ. 13 12 14 13 — 52

PSJA North 18 19 9 14 — 60

PSJA NORTH (60) — Anthony Chavez 11, Daunte Galvan 7, Oscar Cantu 8, Darren Fuentes 3, Leo Torres 15, Randy Adame 7, Jose Rodriguez 11.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES (52) — Hugo Morales 9, Joshua Sauceda 13, Jonathan Barrientes 5, Brian Alvarez 5, Saul Alanis 19, Simon Pina 1.

RECORDS: PSJA North 20-5, 3-1.

PSJA MEMORIAL 64, EDINBURG NORTH 53

PSJA Memorial 12 23 12 17 — 64

Edinburg North 8 11 11 23 — 53

PSJA MEMORIAL (64) — Romo 4, J. Koenig 12, J. Chavez 13, R. Gonzalez 2, M. Gonzalez 2, R. Salinas 14, A. Rosales 11, A. Saenz 3, O. Munoz 3.

EDINBURG NORTH (53) — Noah Chavana 7, Andrew Nunez 14, Sam Gomez 3, Isaiah Rangel 4, Cesar Noyola 3, Cristian Espinoza 11, Isaiah Rivera 5, Ricky Alaniz 4, Josiah Vasquez 2.

RECORDS: Edinburg North 6-16, 0-4; PSJA Memorial 2-2.

EDINBURG HIGH 57, PSJA SOUTHWEST 48

Edinburg High 21 14 9 13 — 57

PSJA Southwest 8 13 15 11 — 48

EDINBURG HIGH (57) — Antoine Woodward 17, Marc Figuerroa 12.

PSJA SOUTHWEST (48) — Oscar Garay 16, Ian De Leon 10, Nygul Anderson 10, Marco Ramos 9.

RECORDS: PSJA Southwest 0-3.

District 31-5A

SHARYLAND PIONEER 80, LAREDO CIGARROA 53

Sharyland Pioneer 16 27 16 21 — 80

Laredo Cigarroa 20 15 6 12 — 53

SHARYLAND PIONEER (80) — Jordan Wilson 41, Chaunts Weston 6, Andrew Ogletree 10, George Suarez 8, Braden Wilson 2, Mike Madrigal 8, Lavar Lindo 5.

LAREDO CIGARROA (53) — Max Villanueva 2, Barry Callahan 2, Mikey Gallegos 4, Marcos Sandova 12, Arturo Valls 4, Benny Garza 6, Edgar Fraga 12, Jorge Salazar 11.

RECORDS: Sharyland Pioneer 3-5; Laredo Cigarroa 3-4.

LAREDO NIXON 93, ROMA 81

Laredo Nixon 23 31 17 22 — 93

Roma 20 26 16 19 — 53

LAREDO NIXON (93) — Not Reported.

ROMA (81) — Armando Rodriguez 16, Jesse Guerra 7, Dario Gonzalez 9, Edgar Ayala 6, Ralph Contreras 15, Leonardo Alanis 18, Jesus Ramirez 8, Cesar Contreras 2.

RECORDS: Roma 12-11, 2-5.

District 32-5A

MERCEDES 81, BROWNSVILLE PORTER 54

Brownsville Porter 15 10 13 16 — 54

Mercedes 17 26 17 21 — 81

MERCEDES (81) — Roger Adame 2, Ryan Reyes 12, Jaime Rodriguez 32, Alex Rios 3, Joe Garcia 11, Richard Urbina 7, Rey Rincon 9, Gene Garza 3.

BROWNSVILLE PORTER (54) — Rey Martinez 20, Sherard Anabuaiu 12, Chris Orozco 2, Andreas 4, Luis Garza 10, Jean Lue 4.

RECORDS: Mercedes 17-4, 4-0.

VALLEY-GIRLS BASKTBALL SCHEDULE

Tuesday Tuesday, Jan. 10

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial 58, La Joya High 42

McAllen High 49, La Joya Juarez-Linclon 25

McAllen Rowe 47, Mission High 36

District 31-6A

Edinburg High 71, PSJA Southwest 28

Edinburg Vela 59, PSJA High 21

PSJA North 70, Edinburg Economedes 27

PSJA Memorial 51, Edinburg North 37

District 32-6A

Weslaco East at Harlingen South, 7:30 p.m.

San Benito at Weslaco High, 7:30 p.m.

Los Fresnos 47, Brownsville Rivera 32

Harlingen High 57, Brownsville Hanna 47

District 31-5A

Laredo Martin 68, Mission Veterans 49

Rio Grande City 45, Valley View 19

Laredo Cigarroa 72, Sharyland Pioneer 40

Laredo Nixon 79, Roma 25

District 32-5A

Mercedes 56, Brownsville Porter 10

Edcouch-Elsa 63, Brownsville Lopez 22

Brownsville Pace 54, Donna High 45

Brownsville Ve8terans Memorial 76, Donna North 16

District 32-4A

Rio Hondo at Progreso, not reported

Grulla 56, Zapata 35

Hidalgo 51, Port Isabel 31

La Feria 46, Raymondville 36

VALLEY-GIRLS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Tuesday’s Games

District 30-6A

McALLEN HIGH 49, LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 25

LJ Juarez-Lincoln 5 5 9 6 — 25

McAllen High 9 20 11 9 — 49

McALLEN HIGH (49) — Aubrie Gonzalez 1, Heaven Wilbanks 2, Brianna Coffee 13, Victoria Alanis 12, Sabrina Guzman 11, Alex Gamino 1, Celeste Saenz 9.

LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN (25) — Kim Munoz 2, Jecelyne Rodriguez 1, Elizabeth Partida 6, Megan Bell 5, Diana Bustos 3, Noemi Millan 4, Yolanda Hernandez 4.

RECORDS: McAllen High 18-8, 4-1.

McALLEN ROWE 47, MISSION HIGH 36

McAllen Rowe 8 15 13 11 — 47

Mission High 5 9 13 9 — 36

McALLEN ROWE (47) — Jovanni Solis 26, Diana Gonzalez 18, Adrianna Martinez 3.

MISSION HIGH (36) — Brittney Garza 11, Ariel Sanchez 10, Siria Cepeda 6, Kimberly Barrera 3, Ashley Sanchez 3, Lea Rodriguez 2, Brianna Juarez 1.

RECORDS: Mission High 5-21, 0-5.

District 31-6A

EDINBURG HIGH 71, PSJA SOUTHWEST 28

Score by quarter not reported.

PSJA SOUTHWEST (28) — Lizbeth Melendez 11, Kim Bucio 2, Andrea Jimenez 2, Karla Kestler 2, Karen Prado 7, Dalia Cardenas 4.

EDINBURG HIGH (71) — Jayla Santa Maria 19, Alyssa Salinas 1, Emily Acosta 5, Victoria Basquez 3, Melanie Marcelita 3, Mercedes Hernandez 16, Natalie Roxburgh 4, Juliane Martinez 2.

RECORDS: PSJA North 21-6, 5-1.

PSJA NORTH 70, EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 27

Edinburg Econ 7 6 6 8 — 27

PSJA North 16 22 14 18 — 70

PSJA NORTH (70) — Angela Ochoa 4, Melissa Palacios 11, Gizelle Gutierrez 6, Lesley Rodriguez 1, Janelle Zuniga 2, Mikaela Guerrero 7, Catie Rodriguez 17, Ashia De La Garza 13, Alexia Neal 9.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES (27) — Tiffany Monroy 2, Daniela Castro 8, Alyssa Perez 2, Lizbeth Cabrera 9, Jennifer Barron 4, Theisa Moreno 2.

RECORDS: PSJA North 21-6, 5-1.

EDINBURG VELA 59, PSJA HIGH 21

PSJA High 8 7 2 4 — 21

Edinburg Vela 18 14 12 15 — 59

EDINBURG VELA (59) — Jaida Muhammad 16, Kayleen Rios 5, Bianca Cortez 11, Loreno Carrillo 2, Cynthia Hernandez 10, Julia Cordon 3, Kevynne Aleman 2, Terri Garza 10.

PSJA HIGH (21) — Ashley Pecina 4, Sara Jo Hernandez 5, Sydney Escobar 6, Dariana Galvan 4, Rebekah Trevino 2.

RECORDS: Edinburg Vela 12-14, 4-2.

PSJA MEMORIAL 51, EDINBURG NORTH 37

PSJA Memorial 8 9 21 15 — 51

Edinburg North 7 7 7 16 — 37

PSJA MEMORIAL (51) — Joanna Aranda 1, Violet Torres 8, Monique De Leon 13, Debbie Martinez 7, Tara Porter 1, Alex Soto 14, Victoria Hernandez 4.

EDINBURG NORTH (37) — Miranda Gaitan 2, Brianna Martinez 1, Tiffany Chapa 5, Tilly Villarreal 7, Victoria Sanchez 14, Anzhelany Jordan 6, Fernie Olvera 2.

RECORDS: PSJA Memorial 3-3; Edinburg North 2-4.

District 31-5A

LAREDO MARTIN 68, MISSION VETERANS 49

Laredo Martin 24 18 15 11 — 68

Mission Veterans 10 15 11 13 — 49

LAREDO MARTIN (68) — Cielo Lares 18, Sylvia Rodriguez 5, April Escamilla 8, Nallely Olguin 2, Vanessa Roman 4, Kait Roycroft 23, Monica Medina 8.

MISSION VETERANS (49) — Jackie Howell 22, Jocelyn Canizalez 2, Selinda Cortez 5, Andrea De La Garza 6, Lyndsey Garza 7, Gaby Gallardo 7.

RECORDS: Mission Veterans 13-14, 5-4.

LAREDO CIGARROA 72, SHARYLAND PIONEER 40

Laredo Cigarroa 23 16 18 15 — 72

Sharyland Pioneer 7 12 12 9 — 40

LAREDO CIGARROA (72) — G. Benavidez 17, C. Leija 16, L. Cantu 11, L. Alvarado 11, C. Deleon 6, L. Palamares 5, C. Lozano 4.

SHARYLAND PIONEER (40) — Chelsea Chandler 6, Daylann Garza 4, Daya Montalvo 6, Mariah Youngblood 10, Alicia Martinez 4, Gabi Galaviz 1.

RECORDS: Sharyland Pioneer 9-18, 2-7.

District 32-4A

GRULLA 56, ZAPATA 35

Grulla 11 11 17 16 — 56

Zapata 9 13 7 6 — 35

GRULLA (56) — Delma Ozuna 20, Samantha Sifuentes 11, Jennie Guel 6, Kossett Garza 4, Larissa Martinez 4, Leslie Guerrero 4, Carolina Alamillo 3, Jenny Morales 4.

ZAPATA (35) — Not Reported.

RECORDS: Grulla 4-2 in 32-4A.

District 32-3A

EDINBURG IDEA QUEST 65, MONTE ALTO 26

Edinburg IDEA Quest 18 20 22 5 — 65

Monte Alto 7 5 8 4 — 26

EDINBURG IDEA QUEST (65) — Diana Martinez 5, Alyssa Cuellar 19, Esmer Rodriguez 20, Victoria Rodriguez 2, Ana Cantu 7, Marbella Nunez 11, Sharon Marrufo 1.

MONTE ALTO (26) — Not Reported.

RECORDS: Edinburg IDEA Quest 14-7, 2-0.

SAUL BERRIOS-THOMAS | STAFF WRITER

McAllen Rowe boys basketball coach Jose Luis Yebra picked up career win No. 500 on Friday.

Rowe (18-5, 2-0) beat La Joya Palmview 39-36 in a District 30-6A game at McAllen Rowe.

“One of my favorite moments of the night — after of course getting the win — was seeing my wife and my kids there,” Yebra said. “You never expect that you are going to get to this point. You never think that you can win 500 games. You look back and you might have said you want to have a successful career, but never in your wildest dreams do you think you are going to get to 500 wins. My family, my wife and my kids. Seeing them, that was a special moment.”

The game was made more interesting because La Joya Palmview’s coach is Andy Saenz.

“Palmview played a great game,” Yebra said. “They came to play. Andy is one of my former players who had a lot to do with those 500 wins, too.”

Another former player of Yebra’s, Marco Hinojosa, now coaches at Los Fresnos. Hinojosa had an earlier game, so he made the trip over to Rowe to see Yebra hit the milestone.

“When I look back at when I first started at Lopez high school, he was one of my first freshman,” Yebra said of Hinojosa. “It was very exciting to see him there, and to see a lot of my former players there celebrating with us. That’s what I told our kids. It’s about the players that have played for our program, and it’s about the assistant coaches. I had some great coaches that helped me obtain this milestone.”

POWERFUL DUO LEADING SHARYLAND HIGH

A pair of seniors has been leading the Sharyland High boys basketball team this season. The duo of guard Sean Tucker and forward Kale Cator have proven to be two of the most talented players in District 31-5A.

For much of his career, Cator had played with his back to the basket in the low post. His athleticism allowed him to flourish in the role and put up big numbers, but the fit wasn’t quite right. This year, Sharyland coach David Keith made a decision to help the forward.

The Rattlers (7-13, 4-3) have played much of this year without focusing on the low post. The move has allowed Cator to play facing the basket. Last year, Cator averaged just 3.7 points per game. This year he is averaging 11.1.

“Once we got him facing the basket, his offensive game started to pick up and his defense started to pick up,” Keith said. “He’s gotten better every game, every day really. He’s getting better and better. He’s just a tremendous athlete with an incredible work ethic.”

Perhaps a counterintuitive figure, Cator’s rebounds per game have gone up from 3.2 last year to 6.3 this year.

The second half of the duo, Tucker, has had a tremendous season. He is currently third in The Rio Grande Valley with 17.4 points per game.

“I hope you can understand I am a little biased, but this is my 11th year as a head coach and 18th overall,” Keith said. “Throughout those years I’ve seen good guards come through our school and other schools. This kids ranks up there. At least right now, I would say he is one of the top three guards in the Valley.”

Tucker has been unstoppable at times this season, and he’s not even playing his natural position.

“He’s forced to play the point guard position, because we don’t have anyone else who can handle the ball,” Keith said. “But, he is a natural two.”

Tucker found success last year running off screens and getting open without the ball. This year he has had to create his own shot. But, that hasn’t slowed him at all.

“There isn’t anybody we have met, from here to San Antonio, that can stop him in a one-on-one situation,” Keith said. “They are sending multiple helpers to stop his penetration. And if you don’t close out on his shot, he’s shooting right around 53-54 percent from the 3-point line, which is incredibly amazing. His shot selection, his IQ, is high. He can shoot lights out.”

Sharyland beat Rio Grande City 57-53 on Friday.

DONNA HIGH STARTING TO GEL

The Donna High girls basketball team entered the year with a roster full of seniors and sophomores. It took some time for the team to start to click. The non-district schedule had ups and downs.

The Redskins, however, hit their stride at just the right time, and have been on a roll ever since.

“The first district game against Mercedes, we came out really flat,” Donna High coach Kevin Kromer said. “We didn’t score in the first quarter. That was the worst quarter of our season. And they just kind of flipped a switch in the second quarter. We played even with them the rest of the way. I think we’ve had one quarter since then where we scored single digits. I don’t know what it was. I didn’t say anything to them. I think the maturity just clicked. They didn’t like the way they were playing. They decided to relax, free themselves up and start playing a little more relaxed.”

Senior forward Alex Cantu played a role in that. Cantu is one of the leaders on the team. She, along with the other seniors, decided to step up and get the team on track.

The Redskins (4-1 in District 32-5A) are coming off of a 47-44 win over Donna North on Friday. As the attention turns towards finishing out the season, Kromer says the focus is on the little things.

“We are focused on our offense,” Kromer said. “We are cutting down on turnovers and correcting little mistakes here and there on defense. We are trying to make it better everyday, trying to make everything better, and eliminate as many errors as possible.”

GROWING PAINS

The Progreso girls basketball team graduated seven seniors last year.

Then they brought in coach Lydia De Leon.

The combination of a new coach and a young team has meant the team has had to fight for all six wins this year. But, it doesn’t mean that the season is a waste.

De Leon came in right away and wanted to make the team better.

“The first thing was seeing what kind of talent we have here,” De Leon said. “Instead of focusing on the wins, I am telling the girls to focus on the progress. What we are doing to get better.”

The young team has been led by junior forward Sydney Alaniz. Alaniz is averaging 12.8 points per game. Alaniz has contributed with more than just points, though.

“Everybody feeds off of her, and you can tell,” De Leon said. “When she has a bad game, we tend to have a bad game with her, and vice versa.”

The focus has been on remaining positive. That can be very tough, especially when the players have to hear about their lack of wins from friends and classmates. But, De Leon has helped the team block out the noise and focus on improving.

“It’s all about positive reinforcement,” De Leon said. “I tell them every day you have to be humble enough to learn, but hungry enough to be the best. We are just trying to get them to pick up good habits. I call the gym the classroom. We go in there, and we learn, and we get better, and that’s all that matters.”

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Boys Top 10

1. Edinburg Vela

2. Weslaco High

3. McAllen Rowe

4. PSJA North

5. Los Fresnos

6. Edinburg High

7. Mercedes

8. Brownsville Veterans

9. Edinburg Economedes

10. La Joya High

Girls Top 10

1. Edinburg High

2. Weslaco High

3. Brownsville Veterans

4. McAllen Memorial

5. McAllen High

6. PSJA North

7. Rio Grande City

8. Mission Veterans

9. Sharyland High

10. Harlingen High

VALLEY-GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Friday, Jan. 6

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial 51, McAllen High 46

La Joya Juarez-Linclon 52, Mission High 46

La Joya Palmview at McAllen Rowe, not reported

District 31-6A

Edinburg Economedes 17, PSJA Southwest 15

PSJA Memorial 54, PSJA High 23

PSJA North 48, Edinburg Vela 36

Edinburg High 57. Edinburg North 30

District 32-6A

Weslaco East 39, Brownsville Rivera 16

Weslaco High 42, Harlingen South 35

Harlingen High 56, Los Fresnos 32

District 31-5A

Rio Grande City 39, Sharyland High 21

Sharyland Pioneer 47, Roma 37

Mission Veterans 45, Valley View 31

Laredo Nixon 57, Laredo Martin 48

District 32-5A

Mercedes 69, Brownsville Lopez 25

Brownsville Pace 35, Edcouch-Elsa 23

Donna High 42, Donna North 20

Brownsville Veterans Memorial at Brownsville Porter, not reported

District 32-4A

Hidalgo 53, Grulla 29

La Feria 38, Rio Hondo 31

Port Isabel at Progreso, not reported

District 32-3A

Lyford 58, Brownsville IDEA Frontier 20

Edinburg IDEA Quest 40, Santa Rosa 26

Tuesday, Jan. 10

District 30-6A

McAllen Memorial at La Joya High, 6 p.m.

La Joya Juarez-Linclon at McAllen High, 6 p.m.

McAllen Rowe at Mission High, 6 p.m.

District 31-6A

Edinburg High at PSJA Southwest, 7:30 p.m.

PSJA High at Edinburg Vela, 7:30 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at PSJA North, 7:30 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Edinburg North, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-6A

Weslaco East at Harlingen South, 7:30 p.m.

San Benito at Weslaco High, 7:30 p.m.

District 31-5A

Valley View at Rio Grande City, 7 p.m.

Laredo Cigarroa at Sharyland Pioneer, 7 p.m.

Roma at Laredo Nixon, 7 p.m.

District 32-5A

Brownsville Porter at Mercedes, 7:30 p.m.

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, 7:30 p.m.

Donna High at Brownsville Pace, 7:30 p.m.

Donna North at Brownsville Veterans Memorial, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-4A

Rio Hondo at Progreso, 6:30 p.m.

Grulla at Zapata, 6:30 p.m.

Hidalgo at Port Isabel, 6:30 p.m.

VALLEY-GIRLS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Friday’s Games

District 30-6A

LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 52, MISSION HIGH 46

Juarez-Lincoln 10 13 17 12 — 52

Mission High 10 11 16 9 — 46

LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN (52) — Kim Muñoz 5, Elizabeth Partida 11, Megan Bell 8, Michelle Garcia 2, Noemi Millan 9, Yolanda Hernandez 16.

MISSION HIGH (46) — Natally Montoya 9, Kimberly Becerra 8, Deborah Gonzalez 2, Ariel Sanchez 10, Brittany Garza 8, Ashley Sanchez 9.

RECORDS: La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 1-3 in 30-6A.

District 31-6A

PSJA MEMORIAL 54, PSJA HIGH 23

PSJA Memorial 12 15 15 12 — 54

PSJA High 9 2 10 2 — 23

PSJA MEMORIAL (54) — Vanessa Iracheta 2, Angela Maldonado 2, Victoria Hernandez 2, Violet Torres 3, Victoria Gonzalez 6, Debbie Martinez 9, Monique Deleon 12, Alex Soto 18.

PSJA HIGH (23) — Taylor Calderon 2, Sydeny Escobar 2, Sara Jo Hernandez 5, Ashley Pecina 6, Rebekah Treviño 8.

RECORDS: PSJA Memorial 15-12, 3-2.

PSJA NORTH 48, EDINBURG VELA 36

EDINBURG VELA 10 20 30 36 — 36

PSJA NORTH 12 23 28 48 — 48

PSJA NORTH (48) — Angela Ochoa 1, Melissa Palacios 16, Clarissa Alvarez 6, Caitlin Rodriguez 7, Ashia De La Garza 4, Alexia Neal 10.

EDINBURG VELA (36) — Laura Lira 2, Jaida Muhammad 15, Julissa Cuellar 6, Cynthia Hernandez 6, Julia Cordon 8, Kayleen Rios 3, Tarrai Garza 2.

RECORDS: PSJA North 20-6, 4-1 district; Robert Vela 3-2 district.

EDINBURG HIGH 57, EDINBURG NORTH 30

Edinburg North 12 6 6 6 — 30

Edinburg High 11 13 13 20 — 57

EDINBURG HIGH (57) — Jayla Santa Maria 24, Emily Acosta 3, Mercedes Hernandez 14, Jenessah Santa Maria 9, Natalie Roxburgh 7.

EDINBURG NORTH (30) — Brianna Martinez 6, Tiffany Chapa 12, Tilly Villarreal 5, Anzhelany Jordan 1, Leslie Martinez 6.

RECORDS: Edinburg High 22-5, 5-0 district; Edinburg North 2-3 district.

District 31-5A

MISSION VETERANS 45, VALLEY VIEW 31

Valley View 8 7 8 8 — 31

Mission Veterans 14 7 12 12 — 45

MISSION VETERANS (45) — Jackie Howell 11, Celinda Cortez 6, Ronnie Cantu 12, Andrea De La Garza 2, Lindsey Garza 8, Gabby Gallardo 6.

VALLEY VIEW (31) — Evelyn Saenz 9, Maricela Gaitan 2, Camila Hernandez 4, Esmer Solis 6, Laya Ortis 8, Angela Ducero 2.

RECORDS: Mission Veterans 13-13, 5-3 district.

SHARYLAND PIONEER 47, ROMA 37

Roma 15 7 6 9 — 37

Sharyland Pioneer 18 5 16 8 — 47

ROMA (37) — Jeselle Guerra 10, Regina Rodriguez 9, Yeritza Saenz 6, Alexandra Gonzalez 6, Estefany Ramos 5, Valeria Gordillo 3.

SHARYLAND PIONEER (47) — Chelsea Chandler 13, Kayla Alaniz 3, Daylann Garza 2, Daya Montalvo 10, Mariah Youngblood 15, Victoria Mossman 4.

RECORDS: Sharyland Pioneer 9-17, 2-6.

District 32-5A

DONNA HIGH 42, DONNA NORTH 20

Donna High 12 6 13 11 — 42

Donna North 3 2 2 13 — 20

DONNA HIGH (42) — Melanie Arenas 12, Celeste Mata 2, Mercedes Castaneda 6, Alexandra Cantu 3, Bridget Guillen 1, Aileen Garza 9, Miranda Sandoval 9.

DONNA NORTH (20) — Kali Contreras 1, I’Dasha Sorrell 2, Gabby Sanchez 9, Evelyn De Leon 8.

RECORDS: Not reported.

District 32-3A

EDINBURG IDEA QUEST 40, SANTA ROSA 26

IDEA Quest 10 11 6 13 — 40

Santa Rosa 11 4 3 8 — 26

EDINBURG IDEA QUEST (40) — Diana Martinez 12, Alyssa Cuellar 11, Esmer Rodriguez 9, Ana Cantu 3, Marbella Nunñez 3, Erika Estrada 2.

SANTA ROSA (26) — Not reported.

RECORDS: Edinburg IDEA Quest 13-7, 1-0.

VALLEY-BOYS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Thursday, Jan. 5

Non-District

San Isidro 55, Bruni 35

Friday, Jan. 6

Non-District

Monte Alto 51, San Isidro 37

Lasara at Brownsville Frontier, not reported

District 30-6A

McAllen High 46, McAllen Memorial 43

McAllen Rowe 39, La Joya Palmview 36

Mission High at La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, not reported

District 31-6A

Edinburg Vela 50, PSJA North 47

PSJA Memorial 75, PSJA High 50

Edinburg Economedes 64, PSJA Southwest 35

Edinburg High 62, Edinburg North 56

District 32-6A

Weslaco East 64, Brownsville Rivera 49

Weslaco High 48, Harlingen South 38

Los Fresnos 62, Harlingen High 49

Brownsville Hanna 55, San Benito 48

District 31-5A

Sharyland High 57, Rio Grande City 53

Shayrland Pioneer 72, Roma 69

Mission Veternas 41, Valley View 28

Laredo Martin 64, Laredo Nixon 62

District 32-5A

Edcouch-Elsa 88, Brownsville Pace 83, OT

Brownsville Veterans 63, Brownsville Porter 24

Donna High 47, Donna North 44

Mercedes 64, Brownsville Lopez 62

District 32-4A

Hidalgo 59, Grulla 56, OT

La Feria 60, Rio Hondo 44

Progreso 64, Port Isabel 58

Tuesday, Jan. 10

District 30-6A

La Joya Juarez-Lincoln at McAllen High, 7:30 p.m.

McAllen Rowe at Mission High, 7:30 p.m.

McAllen Memorial at La Joya High, 7:30 p.m.

District 31-6A

PSJA High at Edinburg Vela, 6 p.m.

Edinburg Economedes at PSJA North, 6 p.m.

Edinburg High at PSJA Southwest, 6 p.m.

PSJA Memorial at Edinburg North, 6 p.m.

District 32-6A

Weslaco East at Harlingen High, 6 p.m.

District 31-5A

Sharyland Pioneer at Laredo Cigarroa, 7 p.m.

Mission Veterans at Laredo Martin, 7 p.m.

Laredo Nixon at Roma, 7 p.m.

Rio Grande City at Valley View, 7:30 p.m.

District 32-5A

Donna North at Brownsville Veterans, 6 p.m.

Brownsville Lopez at Edcouch-Elsa, 6 p.m.

Donna High at Brownsville Pace, 6 p.m.

District 32-4A

Rio Hondo at Progreso, 8 p.m.

Hidalgo at Port Isabel, 8 p.m.

Raymondville at La Feria, 8 p.m.

District 32-2A

Lasara at San Isidro, 7 p.m.

VALLEY-BOYS BASKETBALL BOX SCORES

Friday’s Games

District 30-6A

McALLEN HIGH 46, McALLEN MEMORIAL 43

McAllen High 7 11 13 15 — 46

McAllen Memorial 11 12 12 8 — 43

MCALLEN HIGH (46) — Alex Garza 6, Matt Ibarra 2, Vesahuan Primus 5, Isayah West 6, Lalo Campos 5, Sergio Ortega 13, Bryan Argel 9.

MCALLEN MEMORIAL (43) — Chris Melendez 8, Elian Reynas 5, Josh Sanchez 15, Will Garcia 15.

RECORDS: McAllen Memorial 14-11, 1-2 district; McAllen High 1-1 district.

McALLEN ROWE 39, LA JOYA PALMVIEW 36

La Joya Palmview 8 11 6 11 — 36

McAllen Rowe 13 8 11 7 — 39

McALLEN ROWE (39) — Derek Luna 11, Daniel Sotuyo 11, Freddy Ayala 8, Adrian Bernal 5, Dominic Clarke 2, Darrin Everage 2.

LA JOYA PALMVIEW (36) — Ever Perez 12, John Castanon 10, Paco De La O 8, Tristan Myende 6.

RECORDS: Nikki Rowe High 18-6, 2-0 district; Palmview 2-1 district.

District 31-6A

EDINBURG HIGH 62, EDINBURG NORTH 46

Edinburg North 12 7 13 14 — 46

Edinburg High 19 12 19 12 — 62

EDINBURG NORTH (46) — Noah Chavanna 8, Sam Gomez 6, Isaiah Rangel 8, Cristian Espinoza 13, Isaiah Rivera 6, Ricky Alaniz 3, Josins Vasquez 2.

EDINBURG HIGH (62) — Miguel Treviño 8, Matthew Cruz 2, Damian Garcia 15, Antoine Woodard 19, Marc Figueroa 2, Jesus Cantu 16.

RECORDS: Edinburg High 16-4, 3-0; Edinburg North 0-3 in district.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 64, PSJA SOUTHWEST 35

PSJA Southwest 8 0 11 16 — 35

Edinburg Econ. 18 19 17 10 — 64

PSJA SOUTHWEST (35) — Marco Ramos 6, Orly Torres 2, Rolando Cedillo 2, Nygel Anderson 13, Oscar G 10, Ian De Leon 2.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES (64) — Hugo Morales 2, Miguel Gonzalez 4, Joshua Sauceda 11, Jonathan Barrientos 8, Brian Alvarez 2, Saul Alanis 8, Simon Pina 16, Aizar Cavazos 4.

RECORDS: Edinburg Economedes 16-3, 3-0 district.

PSJA MEMORIAL 75, PSJA HIGH 50

PSJA High 9 7 21 13 — 50

PSJA Memorial 16 24 13 23 — 75

PSJA HIGH (50) — Not reported.

PSJA MEMORIAL (75) — Javier Romo 9, Jared Koenig 18, J.D. Chavez 7, Wolf De La Rosa 4, Marco Gonzalez 7, Rey Salinas 14, Adrian Rosales 7, Austin Saenz 1, Orlando Munoz 3, Vic Salgado 6.

RECORDS: PSJA Memorial 15-10, 1-2.

District 31-5A

MISSION VETERANS 41, VALLEY VIEW 28

Mission Veterans 7 15 5 14 — 41

Valley View 2 1 10 15 — 28

MISSION VETERANS (41) — Derick Deleon 10, Now Cantu 10, Marc Droan 10, Isaac Perez 6, Alex Rodriguez 4, Elias Ibarra 1.

VALLEY VIEW (28) — Felipe Ayala 7, Rudy Gomez 6, Marcos Campos 3, Diego Monjaros 4, Imanol Ibarra 3, Alan Fuentes 2, Juar Lira 1, Oscar Esparza 1, Sebastian Platas 1.

RECORDS: Mission Veterans 12-9, 4-2; Valley View 0-6 in district.

SHARYLAND HIGH 57, RIO GRANDE CITY 53

Rio Grande City 12 3 15 13 — 53

Sharyland High 16 17 9 15 — 57

SHARYLAND HIGH (57) — Shaun Tcker 10, Alex Castello 2, Jacob Olivares 9, Juan Leal 3, Maro Hernandez 13, Kale Cater 20.

RIO GRANDE CITY (53) — Rodrigo Nunez 13, Hiram Rivera 9, Aaron Marroquin 2, Demencio Vanecia 2, Ismael Cantu 2, Israel Lambert 8, Frank Gonzalez 15.

RECORDS: Sharyland 4-3 district; Rio Grande City 3-3 district.

ROMA 72, SHARYLAND PIONEER 69

Sharyland Pioneer 12 21 27 12 — 69

Roma 21 24 10 14 — 72

ROMA (72) — Armando Rodriguez 2, Jesse Guerra 4, Dario Gonzalez 3, Edgar Ayala 10, Ralf Contrera 12, Hector Lopez 6, Leo Alanis 22, Jesus Ramirez 10.

SHARYLAND HIGH (69) — Jordan Wilson 26, Chaunts Weston 6, Andrew Ogeltree 12, Jorge Suarez 8, Andre Garza 9, Braden Wilson 4, Mike Madrigal 3, Sean Curtis 2.

RECORDS: Sharyland Pioneer 8-12, 2-5 district.