Rio Grande Valley Coaches Association Top 10

Boys

	Team	Prv.
1.	Sharyland High	1
2.	La Feria	2
3.	Edinburg North	5
4.	McAllen High	3
5.	Donna North	4
6.	McAllen Memorial	6
7.	Harlingen High	7
8.	Weslaco East	8
9.	McAllen Rowe	10
10.	Brownsville IDEA Frontier	9

Girls

	Team	Prv.
1.	Sharyland High	1
2.	La Feria	2
3.	Edinburg Economedes	4
4.	McAllen High	3
5.	Mission Veterans	5
6.	Harlingen South	6
7.	Harlingen High	7
8.	Brownsville Veterans	9
9.	Weslaco East	8
10.	Sharyland Pioneer	10

Top 10 Individual Times (5,000-meters)

Boys

	NAME	SCHOOL	TIME	DATE
1.	Granados, Ayden	McAllen Memorial	15:25.8	Sept. 16
2.	De Leon, Diego	McAllen Memorial	15:35.5	Sept. 16
3.	Meza, Valdemar	Sharyland High	15:38.0	Sept. 3
4.	Luna, Dominick	Harlingen High	15:58.0	Sept. 3
5.	Ahlman, Jacksen	McAllen High	16:02.7	Sept. 3
6.	Salinas, Nathan	Sharyland High	16:02.9	Sept. 3
7.	Nava, Aaron	Weslaco East	16:08.2	Sept. 3
8.	Rodriguez, Alexis	Edinburg North	16:15.8	Sept. 3
9.	Rubio, Benjamin	Donna North	16:16.6	Sept. 3
10.	Morales, Armando	La Feria	16:19.8	Sept. 10

Girls

	NAME	SCHOOL	TIME	DATE
1.	Leal, San Juanita	Edinburg North	17:39.9	Sept. 3
2.	Gracia, Naia	Brownsville Veterans	18:32.6	Sept. 16
3.	Navarro, Liana	La Feria	19:03.0	Aug. 12
4.	Cavazos, Cecilia	Sharyland High	19:05.4	Sept. 3
5.	Ramirez, Kenzi	McAllen High	19:07.3	Sept. 16
6.	Surita, Maddison	Edinburg Economedes	19:15.0	Sept. 10
7.	Davila, Rebecca	Edcouch-Elsa	19:16.7	Sept. 16
8.	Rodriguez, Itzel	Brownsville Veterans	19:23.1	Sept. 16
9.	Rojas Vasquez, Dana	McAllen High	19:30.4	Sept. 3
10.	Fonseca, Alexis	Harlingen South	19:36.1	Sept. 3

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The RGVSports.com staff recaps the heavyweight battle between PSJA North and Edinburg Vela, breakdown the latest RGVSports.com top 10 and top 4 squads and look ahead to the Week 6 Game of the Week between No. 5 Donna High and No. 8 Brownsville Veterans.

Mercedes Tigers athlete Tyrell Treviño rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns in a 48-25 win over the Sharyland High Rattlers in Week 5. Treviño’s performance earns him the RGVSports.com Week 5 Player of the Week.

Treviño rushed for two long touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The senior scored one touchdown from 79 yards and the other from 70 yards. Treviño also took a kickoff return for 37 yards.

In five games this season, the senior has 788 rushing yards on 66 carries and 10 touchdowns. Treviño also has 8 catches for 119 yards and one touchdown.

Treviño has two kickoff returns for touchdowns and 305 yards from returning kicks.

Mercedes High will be on a bye this week before beginning District 16-5A DII. The Tigers return to action against Valley View at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Valley View High School.

RGVSPORTS.COM 5A-6A TOP 10
The following are the teams in the RGVSports.com Class 5A-6A 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 four 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. PSJA North (3) 5-0 39 3
2. Harlingen High (1) 5-0 37 2
3. San Benito   5-0 31 4
4. Edinburg Vela 4-1 29 1
5. Donna High   5-0 22 6
6. Los Fresnos   4-1 20 9
7. McAllen Rowe 4-1 16 7
8. Brownsville Vets 3-1 12 NR
9. Weslaco High 4-1  9 5
10. Mission Veterans 3-2  3 10
Others receiving votes: Brownsville Porter (4-1); Sharyland Pioneer (3-2).

RGVSPORTS.COM SUB-5A TOP 4
The following are the teams in the RGVSports.com sub-5A top 4 poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through 7 points for a fourth-place vote. The four 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.
T1. Lyford (2)   4-1 38 1
T1. Port Isabel (2) 4-1 38 2
3. Hidalgo   3-1 31 4
4. St. Joseph   3-1 29 NR

The RGVSports.com staff Ivan Palacios, Bryan Ramos and Edward Severn recap Week 4 action across the Valley and look ahead to a loaded Week 5 slate featuring the RGVSports.com Game of the Week featuring No. 1 Edinburg Vela at No. 3 PSJA North.

La Feria quarterback Andruw Rivera accounted for 541 total yards and eight total touchdowns, leading the Lions to a 53-47 victory over the Mercedes Tigers on Friday. Rivera’s performance earns him the RGVSports.com Week 4 Player of the Week award.

The sophomore signal caller led an aerial assault during the Lions’ third straight victory, completing 22-of-27 passes for 437 yards and seven touchdowns. He made his presence felt on the ground as well, carrying the ball 22 times for 104 yards and one touchdown.

Rivera connected with four different receivers for touchdowns, with two wideouts eclipsing the 100-yard receiving mark.

He opened the scoring for the Lions, punching it in from the one during the first. Rivera capped the game with a 6-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass to senior wideout Julian Torres with less than four minutes left.

The Lions (3-1, 0-0) turn their attention to district play Friday, taking on the Alice Coyotes (3-1, 0-0) at Lion Stadium in La Feria.

Unstoppable force, meet immovable object.

The No. 1- and No. 2-ranked teams in the RGVSports.com Class 5A-6A poll, Edinburg Vela (4-0, 1-0) and PSJA North (4-0, 1-0) are slated to collide in the RGVSports.com Game of the Week for Week 5.

Kickoff between the Raiders and SaberCats is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at PSJA Stadium in Pharr.

Both Edinburg Vela and PSJA North are unbeaten this season and have been dominating opponents through four weeks. The SaberCats have outscored opposition 222-34, including a 63-0 victory over McAllen Memorial during Week 4. Meanwhile, the Raiders are outscoring teams 171-41 and are fresh off a 55-0 win against McAllen High last week.

PSJA North brings in District 15-5A DI’s top offense and second-ranked defense in total yardage, while Edinburg Vela has the district’s No. 1-ranked defense and second-ranked offense. The two teams met a season ago in District 31-6A with the SaberCats winning 24-0. The final score was the closest a Rio Grande Valley team played Edinburg Vela during the 2021 regular season.

It’s also the first year back down at the Class 5A level for both programs after the latest UIL realignment in May. The Raiders and SaberCats qualified for the regional semifinal round of the playoffs last season at the Class 6A level. Now, they’re set to battle for bragging rights, a district title and playoff positioning once it’s all said and done.

RGVSPORTS.COM 5A-6A TOP 10
The following are the teams in the RGVSports.com Class 5A-6A 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 four 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 (3) 4-0 38 1
2. Harlingen High (1) 4-0 36 3
3. PSJA North   4-0 34 2
4. San Benito   4-0 28 4
5. Weslaco High 4-0 23 5
6. Donna High   4-0 18 6
7. McAllen Rowe 3-1 12 8
8. Brownsville Porter 4-0 10 9
9. Los Fresnos   3-1  8 10
10. Mission Veterans 2-2  6 7
Others receiving votes: Brownsville Veterans (2-1); Rio Grande City (3-1); Sharyland Pioneer (3-1).

RGVSPORTS.COM SUB-5A TOP 4
The following are the teams in the RGVSports.com sub-5A top 4 poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through 7 points for a fourth-place vote. The four 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. Lyford (3)   3-1 38 2
2. Port Isabel (1) 3-1 36 1
3. La Feria   3-1 23 4
4. Hidalgo   3-1 22 3
Others receiving votes: Brownsville St. Joseph (2-1); Raymondville (2-2).

Rio Grande Valley Coaches Association Top 10

Boys

	Team	Prv.
1.	Sharyland High	1
2.	La Feria	3
3.	McAllen High	2
4.	Donna North	4
5.	Edinburg North	5
6.	McAllen Memorial	6
7.	Harlingen High	7
8.	Weslaco East	8
9.	Brownsville IDEA Frontier	10
10.	McAllen Rowe	9

Girls

	Team	Prv.
1.	Sharyland High	1
2.	La Feria	2
3.	McAllen High	3
4.	Edinburg Economedes	4
5.	Mission Veterans	5
6.	Harlingen South	7
7.	Harlingen High	8
8.	Weslaco East	9
9.	Brownsville Veterans	6
10.	Sharyland Pioneer	10

Top 10 Individual Times (5,000-meters)

Boys

	NAME	SCHOOL	TIME	DATE
1.	Meza, Valdemar	Sharyland High	15:38.0	Sept. 3
2.	Granados, Ayden	McAllen Memorial	15:47.5	Sept.3
3.	Luna, Dominick	Harlingen High	15:58.0	Sept. 3
4.	De Leon, Diego	McAllen Memorial	15:58.7	Sept. 3
5.	Ahlman, Jacksen	McAllen High	16:02.7	Sept. 3
6.	Salinas, Nathan	Sharyland High	16:02.8	Sept. 3
7.	Nava, Aaron	Weslaco East	16:08.2	Sept. 3
8.	Rodriguez, Alexis	Edinburg North	16:15.8	Sept. 3
9.	Rubio, Benjamin	Donna North	16:16.6	Sept. 3
10.	Morales, Armando	La Feria	16:19.8	Sept. 10

Girls

	NAME	SCHOOL	TIME	DATE
1.	Leal, San Juanita	Edinburg North	17:39.9	Sept. 3
2.	Gracia, Naia	Brownsville Veterans	18:44.1	Sept. 3
3.	Navarro, Liana	La Feria	19:03.0	Aug. 12
4.	Cavazos, Cecilia	Sharyland High	19:05.4	Sept. 3
5.	Zurita, Maddison	Edinburg Economedes	19:15.0	Sept. 10
6.	Ramirez, Kenzi	McAllen High	19:18.8	Sept. 3
7.	Davila, Rebecca	Edcouch-Elsa	19:22.6	Sept. 3
8.	Rojas Vasquez, Dana	McAllen High	19:30.4	Sept. 3
9.	Rodriguez, Itzel	Brownsville Veterans	19:32.4	Sept. 3
10.	Fonseca, Alexis	Harlingen South	19:36.1	Sept. 3

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Several games across the RGV has been struck by lightning delays, pushing backs kickoffs at least 30 minutes per University Interscholastic League rules.

Harlingen High’s non-district tilt against Laredo United South at Gladiator Arena in Roma has been pushed back to 7:15 p.m. At Brownsville, Grulla and Brownsville Lopez’s non-district game has also been delayed until 7:15 p.m.

Weslaco East’s non-district finale against Edinburg High at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco is currently under a lightning delay as well, with a new start time to be determined.