RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10 (Nov. 15, 2020)

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 voters 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 (4) 2-0   56   1

2. Shary Pioneer (1) 2-0   53   2

3. Harlingen High   4-0    48   3

4. Mission High (1) 3-0    47   4

5. Mercedes   4-0    35   5

6. Weslaco East   2-0    29   6

7. Brownsville Hanna 2-0    18   7

8. McAllen Rowe   3-2    12    -

9. San Benito  2-1    11   9

10. Raymondville   3-0    10    -

Others receiving votes: McAllen Memorial 7, Lyford 3.

DISTRICT 31-6A

   Over Dist
Team     W L W L PF PA
Mission High 2 0 2 0 81 7
PSJA North   2 2 2 0 100 95
Edinburg North 2 1 2 1 84 48
Edinburg High 1 1 1 1 45 63
Edinburg Vela 1 0 0 0 49 13
PSJA High    0 2 0 2 22 59
Economedes 0 3 0 3 41 128

x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title

Team Statistics
OFFENSE

Team     G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Mission High 2 336 579 915 457.5
PSJA North   3 1030 216 1246 415.3
Edinburg Vela 1 131 240 371 371.0
Edinburg North 3 713 275 988 329.3
Edinburg High 2 370 173 543 271.5
PSJA High    2 134 394 528 264.0
Economedes 1 149 97 246 246.0

DEFENSE

Team     G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Mission High 2 65 132 197 98.5
Edinburg Vela 1 2 246 248 248.0
PSJA North   4 950 354 1304 326.0
PSJA High    2 465 251 716 358.0
Edinburg North 2 342 378 720 360.0
Edinburg High 1 165 337 502 502.0
Economedes 3 1186 237 1423 474.3

Individual Statistics
RUSHING

Name     G Att Yds Avg TD
Gonzalez, PSJAN 3 65 566 8.7 7
Aparicio, PSJAN 3 38 293 7.7 2
Reyes, Edinburg N 3 73 298 4.2 4
Woodard, Edinburg 2 37 208 5.6 1
Lugo, PSJAN    3 22 173 7.9 1

PASSING

Name     G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Duran, MH 2 38-63-3 577 5 60.3
Lopez, PSJA 2 28-53-4 323 2 52.8
Sotelo, Vela 1 14-27-1 229 2 51.9
Aparicio, PN 3 19-37-0 212 3 51.4
Abrego, EHS 2 8-28-0 173 2 28.6

RECEIVING

Name     G Rec Yds TD Avg
D. Cortez, Mission 2 7 171 1 24.4
Jones, Mission    2 8 120 0 15.0
J. Cortez, Mission 2 6 114 2 19.0
Garza, Edinburg High 2 4 104 1 26.0
Lugo, PSJA North 3 6 101 2 16.8

SCORING

Name     TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Gonzalez, PSJAN 7 0 0 0 42
Reyes, Edinburg N 4 0 0 0 24
M. Rodriguez, Edin N 4 0 0 0 12
D. Cortez, Mission 3 0 0 0 18
P. Rivera, Vela    2 0 0 0 12

DISTRICT 32-6A
EAST ZONE

   Over Dist
Team       W L W L PF PA
Brownsville Hanna 2 0 2 0 41 21
San Benito    1 1 1 1 73 28
Los Fresnos 1 2 1 2 54 97
Brownsville Rivera 0 1 0 1 16 38

WEST ZONE

   Over Dist
Team       W L W L PF PA
Harlingen High 3 0 2 0 110 12
Weslaco High 1 0 1 0 28 14
Harlingen South 1 2 1 2 58 68
Donna North 0 3 0 2 39 145

x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title

Team Statistics
OFFENSE

Team     G Rush Pass Tot Avg
San Benito    2 491 277 768 384.0

Weslaco High 1 210 167 377 377.0
Bville Rivera 1 267 40 307 307.0
Donna North 3 171 594 765 255.0
Los Fresnos 3 728 0 728 242.7
Bville Hanna 2 224 200 424 212.0
Harlingen South 3 335 242 577 192.3
Harlingen High 3 xx xx xx xx.x

DEFENSE

Team     G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Weslaco High 1 43 55 98 98.0
Harlingen High 3 216 245 461 153.7
San Benito    2 300 99 399 199.5
Bville Hanna 2 346 127 473 236.5
Harlingen South 2 294 295 589 294.5
Bville Rivera 1 318 0 318 318.0
Los Fresnos 3 736 277 1013 337.7
Donna North 2 716 216 932 466.0

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DISTRICT 14-5A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
SA SW Legacy 4 2 2 0 139 132
SA Southside 5 0 2 0 105 34
Eagle Pass Winn 2 0 2 0 80 20
San Antonio SW 1 6 1 2 126 205
Laredo Ciggaroa 1 2 1 2 30 70
Rio Grande City 0 4 0 2 68 108
Laredo Martin 0 2 0 2 6 54
x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Rio Grande City 3 620 644 1,264 421.3
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Rio Grande City 2 418 430 848 424.0

Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Perez, RGC   3 59 509 8.6 6
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Guerra, RGC 3 29-54-2 381 2 53.7
Ramos, RGC 3 16-36-1 263 0 44.4
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Perez, RGC   3 14 203 1 14.3
Chapa, RGC   3 4 103 0 25.8
Garcia, RGC   3 5 87 1 17.4
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Perez, RGC   7 0 0 0 42

DISTRICT 16-5A DI
  East Zone
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Brownsville Port. 3 0 2 0 81 39
Weslaco East 1 0 1 0 44 34
Brownsville Pace 1 1 1 1 72 46
Brownsville Vets 1 2 0 2 42 51
Brownsville Lop. 1 2 0 2 28 90
  West Zone
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
McAllen Rowe 2 2 1 0 118 135
Mc. Memorial 2 1 1 0 68 68
Donna High 1 1 1 0 38 44
McAllen High 1 3 1 2 101 20
LJ Palmview 0 2 0 2 38 46
x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
McAllen Rowe 4 1,151 568 1,719 429.8
McAllen High 4 711 805 1,516 379.0
Donna High 2 425 323 748 374.0
Brwnsvillle Pace 2 498 205 703 351.5
Weslaco East 1 321 9 330 330.0
McAllen Mem. 3 821 136 957 319.0
Brwnsville Porter 2 377 214 591 295.5
LJ Palmview 2 488 87 575 287.5
Brwnsville Vets 3 307 337 644 214.6
Brwnsville Lopez 2 76 195 271 135.5
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Brwnsville Pace 2 350 61 411 205.5
Brwnsville Porter 2 260 306 566 283.0
Donna High 2 478 127 605 302.5
LJ Palmview 2 324 282 606 303.0
Weslaco East 1 134 179 313 313.0
Brwnsville Lopez 2 492 142 634 317.0
Brwnsvillle Vets 3 719 307 1,026 342.5
McAllen Mem. 1 216 170 386 386.0
McAllen High 2 574 254 828 414.0
McAllen Rowe 2 504 518 1,022 511.0

Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Meehan, Rowe  4 74 503 6.8 6
Curl, McHi   4 60 351 5.8 5
Garcia, Porter   3 60 350 5.8 4
Reyes, Donna   2 58 330 5.7 3
Salinas, Mem   3 31 249 8.0 3
Lopez, Rowe   3 26 244 9.4 1
Killian, McHi   4 23 234 10.2 1
Garcia, Mem   3 39 221 5.7 2
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Curl, McHi 4 75-137-4 805 3 54.7
Garcia, BP 3 36-58-0 418 5 62.0
Gamez, Rowe 4 36-61-1 417 4 59.0
Frias, Donna 2 22-39-2 323 3 56.4
Mntelngo, BV 3 26-49-1 278 1 53.1
Banda, Pace 2 20-29-1 205 2 69.0
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Magana, McHi   4 13 192 1 14.6
Killian, McHi   4 20 192 1 9.6
Canada Jr., McHi 2 11 180 0 16.3
Reyes, Donna   2 6 127 2 21.2
Diaz, Rowe   4 5 123 2 24.6
Mchale, BVets   3 10 119 1 12.7
Cruz, Rowe   4 8 108 2 13.5
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Meehan, Rowe  6 0 0 0 36
Curl, McHi   4 0 0 0 24
Reyes, Donna   4 0 0 0 24
Garcia, Porter   4 0 0 0 24
Cruz, Rowe   2 0 0 0 12
Garcia, Memorial 2 0 0 0 12
Garcia, Pace   2 0 0 0 12

DISTRICT 16-5A DII
  East Zone
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Mercedes   4 0 2 0 162 48
PSJA Southwest 1 1 0 0 48 42
Edcouch-Elsa 2 1 0 1 90 82
PSJA Memorial 0 2 0 1 8 82
  West Zone
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Shary Pioneer 2 0 1 0 105 44
Mission Veterans 1 1 1 0 65 72
Sharyland High 1 0 0 0 34 24
Roma   0 2 0 2 16 56
x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Sharyland Pioneer2 327 783 1,110 555.0
Edcouch-Elsa 2 911 110 1,021 510.5
Mercedes   4 1,049 689 1,783 434.5
Sharyland High 1 337 83 420 420.0
Mission Veterans 2 143 586 727 363.5
Roma   2 652 33 685 342.5
PSJA Southwest 2 619 43 662 331.0
PSJA Memorial 2 166 211 377 188.5
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Mercedes   3 373 417 790 263.3
PSJA Southwest 2 453 128 581 290.5
Edcouch-Elsa 2 184 425 609 304.5
Mission Veterans 2 446 243 689 344.5
Sharyland High 1 240 110 350 350.0
PSJA Memorial 1 324 382 706 353.0
Sharyland Pioneer2 575 230 805 402.5
Roma   2 299 688 987 493.5

Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Jimenez, Mer   4 48 306 6.4 5
Galan, EE   2 25 258 10.3 4
Alvarado, EE   2 27 246 9.1 4
Marburger, SP   2 15 226 15.1 4
Saenz, Shary   1 15 213 14.2 3
Lopez, Roma   2 24 174 7.3 1
Bocanegra, PSJA SW 2 15 173 11.5 1
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Marburger, SP2 40-59-2 702 8 67.8
Cisneros, Mer 4 59-89-0 644 8 66.3
Reyna, MVets 2 35-70-4 566 6 50.0
Reyes, PSJAM2 24-50-4 211 1 48.0
Valdivia, Shary  1 8-12-1 83 2   66.7
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Castillo, SP   2 16 361 4 22.6
Cantu, Mer   4 24 278 4 11.6
Gonzaque, MVets 2 15 201 2 13.4
Barrera, MVets   2 10 172 1 17.2
De La Garza, SP 2 11 169 2 15.4
Treviño, Mer   4 14 153 2 10.9
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Galan, EE   6 0 0 0 36
Jimenez, Mer   6 0 0 0 36
Alvarado, EE   5 0 0 0 30
Marburger, SP   4 0 0 0 24
Castillo, SP   4 0 0 0 24
Cantu, Mer   4 0 0 0 24

DISTRICT 16-4A DI

   Over Dist
Team     W L W L PF PA
Hidalgo-y    3 1 3 1 122 30
La Feria-x    3 1 3 1 138 76
Zapata-x    5 1 3 1 144 121
Grulla-x    1 3 1 3 68 131
Kingsville King 1 6 0 4 62 242

DISTRICT 16-4A DII
SOUTH ZONE

     Over Dist
Team     W L W L PF PA
Raymondville-x 2 0 2 0 39 33
Port Isabel    0 2 0 2 28 35

x-clinched playoff berth
y-clinched district title

Team Statistics
OFFENSE

Team     G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Raymondville 1 387 194 581 581.0
La Feria    4 1042 669 1711 427.8
Hidalgo    4 1371 130 1501 375.3
Port Isabel    1 311 45 356 356.0
Zapata    6 323 1679 2002 333.7
Grulla    3 320 450 770 256.7
Kingsville King 7 742 408 1150 164.3

DEFENSE

Team     G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Hidalgo    3 205 414 619 206.3

La Feria 4 605 510 1115 278.8
Zapata    6 1101 825 1926 321.0
Kingsville King 7 1396 967 2363 337.6
Port Isabel    1 301 43 344 344.0
Raymondville 1 136 209 345 345.0
Grulla    4 1015 663 1678 419.5

Individual Statistics
RUSHING

Name    G Att Yds Avg TD
Carrera, Hidalgo 4 87 721 8.3 5
Martinez, Hidalgo 4 50 393 7.9 5
Armendarez, Rville 1 24 265 11.0 4
A. Trevino, La Feria 4 14 224 16.0 3
D. Perez, La Feria 4 21 221 10.5 2

PASSING

Name    G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Garcia, Zap 6 113-194-7 1227 10 58.2
Sanchez, LF 4 36-70-3 625 8 51.4
Trujio, Grulla 3 36-73-5 550 6 49.3
Cantu, Rville 1 12-17-0 170 2 70.6
Martinez, Hid 4 4-16-3 130 2 25.0

RECEIVING

Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Alvarez, Zapata   6 50 680 5 13.6
Chick, Zapata   6 30 382 2 12.7
Munoz, Zapata   6 27 328 3 12.1
A. Trevino, La Feria 4 9 249 5 27.7
Villanueva, La Feria 4 2 146 1 73.0

SCORING

Name    TD FG 1xp 2xp Total
A. Trevino, La Feria 8 0 0 0 48
Armendarez, Rville 6 0 0 0 36
Carrera, Hidalgo 5 0 0 0 30
Martinez, Hidalgo 5 0 0 0 30
Alvarez, Zapata   5 0 0 0 30

The Monitor’s Andrew McCulloch and Bryan Ramos recap RGV Week 4 action (1:22) and breakdown RGV Week 5 matchups, including The Monitor’s Game of the Week between Harlingen High and Weslaco High (6:11) and the Sub-5A playoffs.

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WESLACO — Weslaco High senior Jesse Hernandez has been named The Monitor’s high school football player of the week in the Rio Grande Valley for the week of Nov. 3-9 in his first start as the team’s featured back.

The Panthers’ senior running back played a major role in helping his team secure a dominant 28-14 season-opening win against the Harlingen South Hawks on Friday at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco.

Hernandez tallied 202 total yards of offense and scored three total touchdowns as one of the leaders of the Panthers’ prolific offense, which scored on each of its first three possessions against the Hawks.

The Weslaco High senior back scored his team’s first points of the season on a 5-yard touchdown run on the first offensive drive of the game and added another score at the start of the second quarter on a 30-yard screen pass from senior quarterback Rodney Garza.

Hernandez capped off his sensational night on the ground with an 88-yard sprint to the end zone after slicing through the interior of the Hawks’ defense at the start of the third quarter.

His relentless rushing attack helped the Panthers secure a much-needed win in District 32-6A’s west zone against Harlingen South.

The victory sets up a monster matchup with Hernandez and Weslaco High against the Harlingen High Cardinals, who currently sit atop 32-6A’s west zone standings.

The Cardinals and Panthers will meet at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Weslaco for The Monitor’s Game of the Week with a spot in the District 32-6A championship game on the line for both teams.

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The Harlingen High Cardinals and Weslaco High Panthers will meet in The Monitor’s Game of the Week in a colossal clash in District 32-6A and one of the early leading candidates for the Rio Grande Valley’s Class 6A game of the year.

Harlingen (3-0, 2-0) and Weslaco (1-0, 1-0) will duel for first place in 32-6A’s west zone standings and potentially a spot in the district championship game in a matchup that should carry significant regular-season and postseason implications.

The Panthers won their District 32-6A opener over Harlingen South last Friday in decisive fashion, as senior quarterback Rodney Garza and senior running back Jesse Hernandez combined for four touchdowns in the team’s season opener.

Weslaco High’s defense, which returns nine starters from last season’s team, also shut out the Hawks during the first half.

The Cardinals have rolled to three straight wins to open the 2020 season, highlighted by a shutout victory over crosstown rival Harlingen South in the Bird Bowl. Harlingen High has outscored its opponents 110-12 through three games so far this year.

A victory would put the Panthers one win away from clinching the District 32-6A west zone title and a spot in the district championship game in early December, while a win for the Cardinals would clinch a title game appearance outright.

Harlingen High and Weslaco High will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco.

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RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10 Poll 11-9-20

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 voters 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 (4)  1-0  57  T-1

2. Shary Pioneer (1)  2-0  53  T-1

3. Harlingen High    3-0   48   3

4. Mission High (1)   2-0   46   4

5. Mercedes      4-0   36   5

6. Weslaco East    1-0   22   8

7. Brownsville Hanna 2-0   19 T-6

8. Weslaco High    1-0   17   -

T-9. San Benito    1-1   15   -

T-9. Sharyland High 1-0   8  10

Others receiving votes: Hidalgo 6, Mission Veterans 6, McAllen Memorial 3, Raymondville 3, Lyford 2.

The top five teams in the RGVsports.com Top 10 Poll remained in the top five with just a little shuffle.

Edinburg Vela stands alone in the top spot this week, garnering four of the six first-place votes and 57 points. Last week Sharyland Pioneer had shared the top spot with the SaberCats, but the Diamondbacks appear at No. 2 in this week’s poll.

Harlingen High, Mission High and Mercedes filled out the next three spots, respectively.

Weslaco High and San Benito each climbed into this week’s poll after both came off impressive wins last week. The Panthers made their season debut and walked away with a 28-14 win over Harlingen South. Weslaco High senior running back Jesse Hernandez rushed for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns while adding another receiving touchdown in the win.

San Benito (1-1) dropped out of last week’s poll after losing to currently-ranked No. 7 Brownsville Hanna 20-13 in both teams’ season-opener. The Greyhounds, however, came storming back with a 60-8 win against Los Fresnos this past weekend.

Weslaco East made the biggest climb in the poll, from No. 8 to No. 6, after a 44-34 win over Brownville Pace in its season-opener. All aspects of the Wildcats game played a role, as the defense scored a touchdown, special teams returned a blocked PAT for two points and Avery Bowen, the team’s quarterback, threw for a touchdown and rushed for one as well.

Mercedes improved to 4-0 on the year. The Tigers won their seventh straight game against rival Edcouch-Elsa on the road, 34-21.

MISSION — After a two-week absence due to COVID-19 concerns, Mission Veterans made a successful return to the football field as the Patriots rolled to a 50-23 victory over Roma Saturday at Tom Landry Stadium.

The District 16-5A Division I win is the Patriots’ first of the year, while Roma drops to 0-2 overall.

Mission Veterans quarterback Ricky Reyna showed little rust as the junior gunslinger threw three first-half touchdowns and ran for another score during the opening 24 minutes.

Justin Rodriguez was on the receiving end of three touchdown passes from Reyna as he consistently battled for contested catches, and showed off a bit of burst while doing so. Rodriguez finished with five receptions for 123 yards. Receivers AJ Gonzaque and Jaythan Barrera each made nifty catches early for the Patriots.

Gonzaque finished with one touchdown grab, while Barrera had five catches and a couple big plays in the kick and punt return game.

With the score in hand, Mission Veterans took its foot off the gas a bit during the second half. That didn’t stop the Patriots offense from putting up points, however.

Mission Veterans running backs Erick Estrada and Noah Garcia each added second-half rushing touchdowns to pad the Patriots’ lead. On Estrada’s score, the senior received a handoff early during the fourth quarter, sprinted toward the left sideline and turned upfield. After 60 yards, Estrada celebrated in the end zone after out-running multiple defenders for a touchdown that resembled a circus high wire act.

Roma rallied late with three fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns — two from Sebastian Garza and one from Eliberto Muñoz. Garza came on strong late as he found room right up the middle of the Patriots defense for a 55-yard touchdown, and added another one from 29-yards out on the Gladiators’ next possession.

Roma (0-2, 0-2) has an open week coming up as the Gladiators were previously scheduled to play Valley View, which has not begun its football season.

Meanwhile, Mission Veterans (1-1, 1-0) will prepare for “The Battle of Conway” as the Patriots are scheduled to face the Mission High Eagles (2-0, 2-0) in a non-district rivalry game at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tom Landry Hall of Fame Stadium.

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