Reported high school volleyball scores Friday from around the RGV as well as Saturday’s schedule:

VALLEY HS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE
Friday’s Matches
District 31-6A
Edinburg High def. PSJA North 25-14, 25-15,25-18
PSJA High def. Edinburg Economedes 25-18, 25-12, 25-17
Mission High def. Edinburg North 12-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-22
Edinburg Vela def. La Joya High 25-8, 25-14, 25-15
District 31-3A
Monte Alto at Weslaco IDEA, Not reported
District 32-4A
Hidalgo def. La Feria 25-22, 16-25, 25-22, 25-27, 15-13
Port Isabel at Grulla, Not reported
Raymondville at Rio Hondo, ppd.
District 30-2A
San Isidro def. Bruni 25-13, 25-2, 25-19

Saturday’s Matches
District 31-6A
PSJA High at Edinburg High, 11 a.m.
Mission High at PSJA North, 11 a.m.
Edinburg North at La Joya, 11 a.m.
Edinburg Vela at Edinburg Economedes, 2 p.m.
District 32-6A
Donna North at Harlingen High, Noon
Brownsville Hannah at San Benito, Noon
Brownsvile Rivera at Los Fresnos, Noon
Harlingen South at Weslaco High, ppd.
District 30-5A
Mission Veterans at Rio Grande City, Noon
Laredo Martin at La Joya Palmview, Noon
District 31-5A
Sharyland Pioneer at McAllen Memorial, 11 a.m.
Sharyland High at PSJA Memorial, 11 a.m.
Sharyland High at McAllen Memorial, 3 p.m.
Sharyland Pioneer at PSJA Southwest, 5 p.m.
PSJA Memorial at McAllen Memorial, canceled
McAllen Rowe at McAllen High, ppd.
McAllen Rowe at PSJA Southwest, ppd.
Valley View at McAllen High (Valley View forfeit)
Sharyland High at Valley View (Valley View forfeit)
District 32-5A
Weslaco East at Mercedes, Noon
Brownsville Pace at Brownsville Lopez, Noon
Brownsville Veterans at Brownsville Porter, Noon
Edcouch-Elsa at Donna High, ppd.
District 32-4A
La Feria at Port Isabel, Noon
Hidalgo at Rio Hondo, Noon
Raymondville at Grulla, Noon
District 31-3A
Monte Alto at North Mission IDEA, 12:30 p.m.
Pharr Vanguard at Lyford, 12:30 p.m.

VALLEY HS VOLLEYBALL SUMMARIES
Friday’s Matches
District 31-6A
PSJA HIGH DEF. EDINBURG ECONOMEDES
25-18, 25-12, 25-17
PSJA HIGH — Daniela Villarreal, 2 digs; Victoria Gonzalez 10 assists, 2 aces, 3 digs; Joeclyn Serna 4 kills; Jenna Guajardo 1 kill, 1 dig; Talia Gomez 1 ace, 26 digs; Jumairy Campos 3 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Murielle Murillo 10 kills, 5 digs; Alexa Carranza 13 assists, 7 digs; Kaylah Hernandez 6 kills, 8 digs, 5 aces.
RECORDS — PSJA High 4-2 overall, 3-2 in district

EDINBURG HIGH DEF. PSJA NORTH
25-14, 25-15, 25-18
PSJA NORTH — Victoria Rodriguez 6 kills; Jenna Fabela 6 kills, 1 ace; Emma Lucio 26 assists, 1 ace; Sabrina Santa Maria 12 assists; Katelyn Luera 26 digs; Angel Lozano 14 digs, 1 ace; Karina Lucio 1 block, 1 ace.
EDINBURG HIGH — Hannah Vega 30 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces, 1 kill; Julissah Santa Maria 18 assists, 18 digs, 1 ace, 3 kills; Jazmine Cuellar 11 kills, 6 blocks, 8 digs; Natalie Hernandez 7 kills, 16 digs, 1 ace; Kristen Salinas 22 digs, 2 aces; Hailey Vega 10 assists, 14 digs, 1 ace; Ashley Garcia 1 kill, 3 digs; Samantha Saenz 1 kill, 9 digs.
RECORDS — PSJA North 3-3, 2-3 in district; Edinburg High 4-3, 3-2 in district.

EDINBURG VELA DEF. LA JOYA HIGH
25-8, 25-14, 25-15
EDINBURG VELA — Dylan Cantu 9 points, 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 kill; Dayanne Ramos 1 dig, 2 kills; Maria Sanchez 8 points, 5 aces, 20 digs; Eliana Guerra 2 assists; Samantha Villalobos 3 points, 2 aces, 1 dig, 8 kills; Melanie Garcia 2 digs; Fey Vasquez 9 points, 2 aces, 4 digs, Amaris Cruz 1 dig; Izabella Rodriguez 5 points, 3 aces, 1 assist; Bianca Ollervidez 1 assist; Gabby Avila 8 points, 2 digs, 10 assists.
RECORDS — Edinburg Vela 3-2 in district.

MISSION HIGH DEF. EDINBURG NORTH
12-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-22
EDINBURG NORTH — Evana Ramos 47 digs, 22 kills, 1 ace; Kaylee O’Bryan 7 kills, 13 digs, 7 blocks; Victoria Faz 5 kills, 3 digs; Melanie Cantu 22 digs, 2 kills; Sephany Kotzur 20 assists, 13 digs; Shayla Gaytan 16 digs, 2 aces; Alexis Espinoza 5 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks; Jade Guerra 2 kills, 2 digs, 9 blocks; Maddie Abrego 2 kills, 6 digs; Ariana Gonzalez 12 assists, 8 digs.
RECORDS — Edinburg High 4-1 in district; Mission High 4-1 in district.

DISTRICT 32-4A
Hidalgo DEF. LA FERIA
25-22, 16-25, 25-22, 25-27, 15-13
HIDALGO — Alayssa Jimenez 44 assists, 5 points; Priscilla Fuentes 19 kills, 9 points; Jacqui Garcia 29 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs, 4 points; Leanne Mancha 6 kills; Joselyn Fonseca 6 kills, 7 digs, 12 points; Ynarra Moya 17 digs, 11 points, 1 ace; Clarissa Lara 11 digs, 8 points; Yazlin Flores 6 kills, 1 dig, 3 points.
RECORDS — Hidalgo 5-2 in district.

DISTRICT 30-2A
SAN ISIDRO DEF. BRUNI
25-13, 25-2, 25-19
SAN ISIDRO — Alex Garcia 3 kills, Karina Perez 7 kills, Roma Elizondo 7 aces, Nicole Delgado 4 aces, 18 assists, Mia Alvarado 9 kills.
RECORDS — San Isidro 6-0 in district

Brownsville Lopez, Brownsville Pace and Los Fresnos Meet

Thursday

At Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center, Brownsville

Team Results

Boys

Los Fresnos 67, Brownsville Pace15

Los Fresnos 65, Brownsville Lopez 25

Brownsville Lopez 50, Brownsville Pace15

Girls

Los Fresnos 68, Brownsville Pace 4

Los Fresnos 68, Brownsville Lopez 26

Brownsville Lopez 75, Brownsville Pace 10

Individual Results

Girls 200 Medley Relay

1, Los Fresnos A 2:14.13. 2, Los Fresnos B 2:14.38. 3, Brownsville Lopez A (Gonzalez, Frida SO, Duran, Viancy JR, Hernandez, Karmen SR, Ramirez, Juana SR), 3:03.69. 4, Brownsville Lopez B (Ramirez, Esmeralda JR, Rodriguez, Lesly SO, Quiroz, Karla SR, Granado, Vivian JR), 3:16.77.

Boys 200 Medley Relay

1, Los Fresnos A 1:55.25. 2, Los Fresnos B 2:11.78. 3, Brownsville Lopez A (Delgado, Raul SR, Longoria, Hiram SR, Vieyra, Jesus SR, Gonzalez, Juan SR), 2:14.31.

Girls 200 Freestyle

1, Osuna, Rebeca, Los Fresnos, 2:18.66. 2, Ramirez, Esmeralda, Brownsville Lopez, 4:07.47. 3, Ramirez, Juana, Brownsville Lopez, 4:21.21.

Boys 200 Freestyle

1, Burton, Reid, Los Fresnos, 2:23.80. 2, Santisteban, Bonoso, Los Fresnos, 2:32.05. 3, Delgado, Raul, Brownsville Lopez, 2:40.22.

Girls 200 IM

1, Barrales, Citabria, Los Fresnos, 2:40.12. 2, Seanz, Kallyia, Los Fresnos, 2:49.16. 3, Duran, Viancy, Brownsville Lopez, 3:37.23. 4, Rodriguez, Lesly, Brownsville Lopez, 3:42.89.

Boys 200 IM

1, Garcia, Evyn, Los Fresnos, 2:16.58. 2, Mascorro, Efrain, Los Fresnos, 2:40.46. 3, Longoria, Hiram, Brownsville Lopez, 3:31.04.

Girls 50 Freestyle

1, Blanco, Joslyn, Los Fresnos, 30.42. 2, Barrales, Citabria, Los Fresnos, 32.64. 3, Davies, Ava, Brownsville Pace, 37.40. 4, Rojas Juarez, Melanie, Brownsville Pace, 42.40. 5, Gaona, Valeria, Brownsville Lopez, 52.03. 6, Martinez, Dyani, Brownsville Lopez, 1:00.34. –, Mancillas, Ariana, Los Fresnos, X26.94. –, Trevino, Maria Jimena, Los Fresnos, X28.70. –, Blanco, Marlin, Los Fresnos, X34.70. –, Granado, Vivian, Brownsville Lopez, X38.48. –, Soriano, Marilyn, Los Fresnos, X41.12. –, Martinez, Aisha, Brownsville Lopez, X43.80. –, Cardenas, Angie, Brownsville Lopez, X45.83. –, Flores, Josefina, Los Fresnos, X50.08. –, Siller, Vielka, Brownsville Lopez, X52.00. –, Gomez, Sofia, Brownsville Lopez, X54.44. –, Del Angel Raga, Edna, Brownsville Pace, X57.40. –, Mendoza, Aylah, Brownsville Lopez, X1:06.47.

Boys 50 Freestyle

1, Gomez, Israel, Los Fresnos, 25.38. 2, Gonzalez, Juan, Brownsville Lopez, 28.44. 3, Cantu, Max, Brownsville Pace, 29.59. 4, Del Angel Raga, Raul, Brownsville Pace, 31.33. 5, Reyes, Ricardo, Brownsville Lopez, 44.69. –, Dominique, Hernandez, Los Fresnos, X27.35. –, Gamez, Diego, Los Fresnos, X30.67. –, Rodriquez, Jose R, Los Fresnos, X32.39. –, Burnias, Orlando R, Los Fresnos, X32.44. –, Ramirez, Michael A, Los Fresnos, X34.64. –, Gutierrez, Hector, Los Fresnos, X35.39. –, Salazar, Tranquilino, Los Fresnos, X35.66. –, Rios, Mario, Los Fresnos, X38.21. –, Castro, Daniel A, Los Fresnos, X43.26.

Girls 100 Butterfly

1, Seanz, Kallyia, Los Fresnos, 1:13.94. 2, Blanco, Joslyn, Los Fresnos, 1:14.02. 3, Hernandez, Karmen, Brownsville Lopez, 1:55.85. 4, Quiroz, Karla, Brownsville Lopez, 2:05.19.

Boys 100 Butterfly

1, Garcia, Evyn, Los Fresnos, 59.69. 2, Mascorro, Efrain, Los Fresnos, 1:10.67. 3, Vieyra, Jesus, Brownsville Lopez, 1:13.73. 4, Macias, Juan, Brownsville Lopez, 1:24.05.

Girls 100 Freestyle

1, Mancillas, Ariana, Los Fresnos, 59.61. 2, Gonzalez, Frida, Brownsville Lopez, 1:18.43. 3, Rojas Juarez, Melanie, Brownsville Pace, 1:38.76. 4, Ramirez, Juana, Brownsville Lopez, 1:46.08. –, Blanco, Marlin, Los Fresnos, X1:14.84. –, Flores, Josefina, Los Fresnos, X1:29.33. –, Granado, Vivian, Brownsville Lopez, X1:32.44. –, Martinez, Aisha, Brownsville Lopez, X1:37.73.

Boys 100 Freestyle

1, Gomez, Israel, Los Fresnos, 59.85. 2, Gonzalez, Juan, Brownsville Lopez, 1:08.01. 3, Huerta-Vela, Heri, Brownsville Pace, 1:14.05. 4, Cantu, Max, Brownsville Pace, 1:17.08. –, Gutierrez, Hector, Los Fresnos, X1:01.25. –, Santisteban, Bonoso, Los Fresnos, X1:06.13. –, Gamez, Diego, Los Fresnos, X1:08.25. –, Burnias, Orlando R, Los Fresnos, X1:13.83. –, Castro, Daniel A, Los Fresnos, X1:14.87. –, Rodriquez, Jose R, Los Fresnos, X1:15.45. –, Rios, Mario, Los Fresnos, X1:20.22. –, Ramirez, Michael A, Los Fresnos, X1:20.94.

Girls 500 Freestyle

1, Soriano, Marilyn, Los Fresnos, 8:52.76. 2, Hernandez, Karmen, Brownsville Lopez, 10:00.93. 3, Quiroz, Karla, Brownsville Lopez, 10:38.10.

Boys 500 Freestyle

1, Salazar, Tranquilino, Los Fresnos, 6:10.48. 2, Burton, Reid, Los Fresnos, 6:50.55. 3, Vieyra, Jesus, Brownsville Lopez, 8:09.62. 4, Macias, Juan, Brownsville Lopez, 8:54.26.

Girls 200 Freestyle Relay

1, Los Fresnos A 1:50.90. 2, Brownsville Lopez A (Rodriguez, Lesly SO, Duran, Viancy JR, Ramirez, Esmeralda JR, Ramirez, Juana SR), 2:42.78. 3, Brownsville Lopez B (Cardenas, Angie FR, Gomez, Sofia FR, Gaona, Valeria FR, Martinez, Dyani FR), 3:32.47.

Boys 200 Freestyle Relay

1, Los Fresnos A 1:43.93. 2, Los Fresnos B 2:03.97.

Girls 100 Backstroke

1, Ashford, Jada, Los Fresnos, 1:05.45. 2, Osuna, Rebeca, Los Fresnos, 1:14.55. 3, Gonzalez, Frida, Brownsville Lopez, 1:33.88. 4, Ramirez, Esmeralda, Brownsville Lopez, 2:06.05. –, Gaona, Valeria, Brownsville Lopez, X2:15.63. –, Siller, Vielka, Brownsville Lopez, X2:16.56. –, Cardenas, Angie, Brownsville Lopez, X2:16.59. –, Mendoza, Aylah, Brownsville Lopez, X2:20.80. –, Martinez, Dyani, Brownsville Lopez, X2:25.76. –, Gomez, Sofia, Brownsville Lopez, X2:36.03.

Boys 100 Backstroke

1, Delgado, Raul, Brownsville Lopez, 1:12.47. 2, Huerta-Vela, Heri, Brownsville Pace, 1:30.15. 3, Reyes, Ricardo, Brownsville Lopez, 1:39.25.

Girls 100 Breaststroke

1, Ashford, Jada, Los Fresnos, 1:11.58. 2, Trevino, Maria Jimena, Los Fresnos, 1:21.31. 3, Rodriguez, Lesly, Brownsville Lopez, 1:53.65. 4, Duran, Viancy, Brownsville Lopez, 1:54.29.

Boys 100 Breaststroke

1, Dominique, Hernandez, Los Fresnos, 1:11.81. 2, Del Angel Raga, Raul, Brownsville Pace, 1:34.31. 3, Longoria, Hiram, Brownsville Lopez, 1:34.58.

Girls 400 Freestyle Relay

1, Los Fresnos A 4:40.60. 2, Brownsville Lopez A (Hernandez, Karmen SR, Granado, Vivian JR, Gonzalez, Frida SO, Quiroz, Karla SR), 6:12.86. 3, Brownsville Lopez B (Martinez, Aisha SO, Gaona, Valeria FR, Gomez, Sofia FR, Martinez, Dyani FR), 8:24.41.

Boys 400 Freestyle Relay

1, Los Fresnos A 4:16.94. 2, Brownsville Lopez A (Delgado, Raul SR, Macias, Juan SR, Gonzalez, Juan SR, Vieyra, Jesus SR), 4:45.06. 3, Los Fresnos B 5:08.22.

VALLEY HS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Wednesday’s Games
District 16-3A DII

Hebbronville 40, Santa Rosa 7

Thursday’s Games
District 31-6A

PSJA North 48, Edinburg Economedes 21

District 16-5A DI

Brownsville Porter 27, Donna High 20

Non-District

Edinburg Vela 49, Mission Veterans 13
Mercedes 27, McAllen High 14
McAllen Memorial at Sharyland Pioneer, canceled

Friday’s Games
District 31-6A

Mission High 51, Edinburg High 7
Edinburg North 29, PSJA High 22

District 32-6A

Brownsville Hanna 20, San Benito 13
Los Fresnos 38, Brownsville Rivera 16
Harlingen South 44, Donna North 13

District 16-4A DI

La Feria 42, Kingsville King 14

Zapata 34, Grulla 26

TAPPS

Austin Regents 55, Brownsville St. Joseph 0

Non-District

Harlingen High 21, McAllen Memorial 6
Brownsville Veterans 14, PSJA Southwest 13
Edcouch-Elsa 34, Rio Grande City 28
Lyford 52, La Villa 6
Sharyland High 34, McAllen Rowe 24
Brownsville Lopez 14, PSJA Memorial 8

VALLEY HS VOLLEYBALL SCORES

Tuesday’s Matches

District 31-6A

Edinburg High def. Edinburg Economedes 26-24, 25-13, 25-21

PSJA High def. La Joya High, 25-19, 25-11, 25-10

Mission High def. Edinburg Vela 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17

Edinburg North def. PSJA North 25-11, 25-17, 25-27

District 31-5A

McAllen High def. Sharyland High 25-20, 25-13, 25-15

McAllen Memorial at McAllen Rowe, ppd.

Sharyland Pioneer def. PSJA Memorial 25-5, 25-6, 25-9

PSJA Southwest at Valley View, (Valley View forfeits)

District 32-4A

La Feria def. Grulla 8-25, 25-16, 25-20, 26-24

Hidalgo at Raymondville ppd

Rio Hondo at Port Isabel, Not reported

District 31-3A

IDEA Donna at Lyford, Not reported.

IDEA Pharr at Vanguard Pharr, Not reported

Monte Alto at Vanguard Edinburg, Not reported

TAPPS District 5-2A

Mission Juan Diego def. Harvest Christian Academy, 27-25, 26-24, 25-23

Non-District

Donna North at Donna High, ppd

Edcouch-Elsa at San Benito, Not reported

Weslaco High at Mercedes High, ppd

VALLEY HS VOLLEYBALL SUMMARIES

Tuesday’s Matches

District 31-6A

EDINBURG HIGH DEF. EDINBURG ECONOMEDES

26-25, 25-13, 25-21

EDINBURG HIGH — Julissah Santa Maria 16 assists, 2 aces, 9 digs, 3 kills; Jazmine Cuellar 4 kills, 5 blocks, 6 aces, 6 digs; Emily Carranco 8 kills, 5 blocks, 7 digs; Mia Dominguez 9 kills, 1 ace, 15 digs, 1 block; Hannah Vega 27 digs, 3 aces, 2 assists, 1 kill; Hailey Vega 11 assists, 6 digs, 1 ace; Natalie Hernandez 5 kills, 3 aces, 15 digs; Arianna Guerra 17 digs, 1 assist; Kristen Salinas 16 digs, 2 aces; Samantha Saenz 3 kills, 1 block, 6 digs.

EDINBURG ECONOMEDES — Not reported.

RECORDS — Edinburg High 3-3 overall, 2-2 in district

PSJA HIGH DEF. LA JOYA HIGH

25-19, 25-11, 25-10

PSJA HIGH — Daniela Villarreal 9 digs; Victoria Gonzalez 10 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig; Jocelyn Serna 5 kills; Jenna Guajardo 2 kills; Talia Gomez 4 kills, 2 assists, 27 digs; Jumairy Campos 8 kills, 5 digs; Norma Mendez 2 kills, 1 dig; Murielle Murillo 8 kills, 1 dig; Serenity Lopez 2 digs; Alexa Carranza 16 assists, 4 digs; Kaylah Hernandez 3 kills, 5 digs; Jasmine Jenny 1 kill..

LA JOYA HIGH — Not reported.

RECORDS — PSJA High 4-2 overall, 2-2 in district

MISSION HIGH DEF. EDINBURG VELA

25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 25-17

MISSION HIGH — Makayla Castillo 8 kills, 4 blocks; Mayela Cantu 6 kills, 5 blocks, Alinah Hernandez 4 aces, 22 assists; Jasmin Gomez 36 digs; Francesca Garza 5 aces

MISSION HIGH — Mission High 5-1 overall, 3-1 in district.

RECORDS — Not reported.

EDINBURG NORTH DEF. PSJA NORTH

25-11, 25-17, 25-17

EDINBURG NORTH — Evana Ramos 13 kills, 31 digs, 4 aces, 5 assists; Stephany Kotzur 12 assists, 3 aces, 10 digs; Kaylee O’bryan 5 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks; Melanie Cantu 4 kills, 6 digs; Victoria Faz 4 kills, 2 blocks; Alexis Esponoza 4 kills, 2 blocks; Jade Guerra 3 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks; Ariana Gonzalez 12 assists, 5 digs; Shayla Gaytan 4 digs, 2 aces; Maddie Abrego 2 kills, 3 digs.

PSJA NORTH — Not reported.

RECORDS — Edinburg North 4-0 in district; PSJA North 3-2 overall, 2-2 in district.

District 31-5A

MCALLEN HIGH DEF. SHARYLAND HIGH

25-20. 25-13, 25-15

MCALLEN HIGH — Shiela Zamora 7 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace; Olivia Tite 14 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace, 1 block; Madison Helmcamp 1 kill, 33 assists, 9 digs, 1 block; Sabrina Garza 8 digs, 1 ace; Avery Scurlock 2 digs; Haidee Moore 7 digs; Sharian Ruiz 7 digs, 3 aces; Kaydence Pritchard 7 kills, 1 dig; Aleah Saenz 1 kill, 2 digs; Audrey Zamora 2 assits, 9 digs; Camilla Miller 1 ace; Miranda Quintanilla 4 kills.

SHARYLAND HIGH — Ancecey Pena 6 kills; America Hernandez 7 kills; Andrea Castillo 3 kills, 1 block; Rozana Garcia 3 assists; Ana Paola Cerda 9 assists; Yaribeth Zarate 3 blocks; Ximena Chapa 23 digs.

RECORDS — McAllen High 5-1 in district.

SHARYLAND PIONEER DEF. PSJA MEMORIAL

25-5, 25-6, 25-6

SHARYLAND PIONEER — Andrea Chapa 1 ace, 8 assists; Daisy Monie 3 aces, 7 kills, 5 digs; Elizabeth Fina 9 aces, 1 kill, 2 assists, 6 digs; Joy Caraballo 2 aces, 10 digs; Lorelai Hill 11 kills, 1 assist; Mariana Trevino 4 kills; Natalie Reyes 3 aces, 2 kills, 17 assists; Nicole Wilson 5 aces. .

PSJA MEMORIAL — Not reported.

RECORDS — Sharyland Pioneer 5-1 in district.

District 32-4A

LA FERIA DEF. GRULLA

8-25, 25-16, 25-20, 26-24

LA FERIA— Ayisha Castillo 6 digs, 21 assists, 5 kills; Sophia Cabrera 9 digs, 2 kills; Reanne Fraga 2 digs, 5 assists, 10 kills; Allison Rosales 4 digs, 3 kills; Alani Garza 13 digs, 14 kills; Sabrina Castaneda 18 digs; Carolina Baker 6 digs, 1 ace.

GRULLA — Not reported.

RECORDS — Not reported.

TAPPS DISTRICT 5-2A

MISSION JUAN DIEGO DEF HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

27-25, 26-24, 25-23

MISSION JUAN DIEGO — Maria Reyna 7 kills, 6 digs; Kassandra Vela 2 kills, 6 assists, 5 aces; Natalie Long 6 assists; Lauren Rivera 3 kills; 1 ace; Andreana Vasquez 2 kills.

HARVEST CHRISTIAN — Not reported.

RECORDS — Mission Juan Diego 3-7 overall, 1-0 in district

In the latest episode of the RGVSports.com Podcast, The Monitor’s Andrew McCulloch and Bryan Ramos preview this weekend’s Rio Grande Valley football action, including The Monitor’s Game of the Week – Edinburg Vela vs. Mission Veterans (00:53), McAllen Memorial vs. Sharyland Pioneer (4:27) and more with the return of 5A and 6A action across the RGV (7:10). For more, visit RGVSports.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @rgvsports.

MISSION — The Edinburg Vela SaberCats and Mission Veterans Patriots will clash in The Monitor’s Game of the Week, as teams across the Rio Grande Valley celebrate their return to the gridiron in what will be the season opener for both squads.

The Patriots and SaberCats will headline a full weekend slate of RGV football for the first in 2020. It will be the only non-district contest for Vela this season.

Edinburg Vela and Mission Vets have been two of the Valley’s most successful programs at the Class 6A and 5A levels, respectively, ranking as the area’s two winningest high school football programs during the last decade. Together, the Patriots and SaberCats have combined for a 148-68 record over the past 10 seasons.

In what should be an early favorite for the RGV’s high school football game of the year, Vela and Mission Vets will both be looking to build off adversity-filled seasons last year.

The SaberCats had their first imperfect regular season in years during the 2019 campaign but still battled into the third round of the Class 6A playoffs. The Patriots, meanwhile, had to overcome a mountain of injuries before bowing out of the postseason in the bi-district round in the Class 5A DI playoffs.

Quarterback Ricky Reyna makes his return for Mission Veterans after suffering a broken leg last season and so is senior wideout AJ Gonzaque, one of the Valley’s top receivers who returns to the fold after plans to transfer to San Antonio Cornerstone fell through during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the other side of the ball, senior quarterback AJ Sotelo and left tackle Ronnie Garza, the RGV’s top offensive line prospect and a UTSA Roadrunners commit, will lead a loaded Vela offense looking to stake its claim as the RGV’s top-scoring unit.

Both teams will be looking to become the first Valley high school football squad to punch its way into the fourth round of the state playoffs since Mission Veterans did it last in 2018.

The Patriots and SaberCats will kick things off at 7 p.m. Thursday at Tom Landry’s Hall of Fame Memorial Stadium in Mission.

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In the latest episode of the RGVSports.com Podcast, The Monitor’s Andrew McCulloch and Bryan Ramos recap the weekend’s Rio Grande Valley football action, including The Monitor’s Game of the Week – Mercedes vs PSJA North (0:47), Sharyland Pioneer vs McAllen Rowe (06:19) and small school action across the RGV (17:17). For more, visit RGVSports.com. Follow us Facebook and Twitter @rgvsports.com.

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District 16-4A DI

Hidalgo 31, Kingsville King 0

La Feria 45, Grulla 13

District 16-3A DI

Lyford 64, Santa Gertrudis Academy 6

TAPPS

Austin St. Michael’s 42, Brownsville St. Joseph 18

Non-District

Mercedes 33, PSJA North 13

Sharyland Pioneer 49, McAllen Rowe 28

Zapata 31, Rio Grande City 20

STAFF REPORT

Early season matchups in high school volleyball are meant to prepare teams for the rigors of district play.

Due to the Valley being a hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t a preseason for any area teams. Teams may have squeaked in two games before their district schedule began, some went headfirst into district.

For Edinburg Vela, the District 31-6A season opener against PSJA High was a battle of two teams expected to fight for the district title. Vela shook off a little rust and rebounded from a first-set loss as the Sabercats claimed an 11-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-21, 15-10 win over the Bears on Tuesday at PSJA High.

“We went in there hoping we were ready after trying to put it together for a week,” Vela head coach Araceli Ortega said. “As the match went on, you could see our girls were starting to figure it out. They (PSJA) had just beaten Mission Veterans over the weekend. We knew that and knew it would be tough. I was proud to see how they responded.

Vela lost the first set 25-11 and trailed early in the second set before the two teams tied at 10 and then four more times before Vela went on an 8-3 run for a 22-17 advantage. Samantha Villalobos recorded two aces during that span and Vela went on to tie the match at one set apiece.

After the two teams traded off wins in the next two sets, Vela jumped out to 8-4 lead and extended it to 10-5 behind the of Fey Vasquez. A sophomore, Vasquez was used mainly as a blocker last year but with the graduation of standout Glenys Maldonado, she has been asked, like the rest of the team, to step up this year. Vasquez responded with three kills in the final six Vela points to secure a playoff-like win for the Sabercats.

“She came up big for us,” Ortega said. “She was nervous before the game but then started showing confidence. She was just willing to get whatever she could with any ball she got and do something with it.”

Vasquez led the Sabercats with a game high 14 kills along with seven blocks. Villalobos added 10 kills to go with five blocks, seven digs and 11 service points. Maria Sanchez chipped in 35 digs and 14 points.

Kaylah Hernandez had 10 kills to lead the Bears offensively while Talia Gomez had eight kills. Jenna Guajardo and Jumairy contributed six kills apiece.

MERCEDES — The PSJA North Raiders and Mercedes Tigers will meet Friday in The Monitor’s Game of the Week as Class 5A and 6A high school football teams begin to make their returns to the gridiron in the Rio Grande Valley.

The Tigers and Raiders will be one of a handful of Valley matchups featuring a pair of 5A and 6A teams participating in their season openers after Grulla, Hidalgo and La Feria kicked off the 2020 football season in the Valley last week. For Mercedes and PSJA North, it will also mark the Raiders’ only non-district games of the 2020 regular season.

In what promises to be a monumental matchup featuring two of the RGV’s most prolific offense and bruising defenses. It will mark the first time the Raiders and Tigers have clashed on the football since 2005.

The Tigers are coming off a 7-4 regular season that ended with a 21-17 bi-district playoff loss to the Alice Coyotes, but return a large number of starters and playmakers.

Offensively, Mercedes will be led by dynamic junior dual-threat quarterback Michael Cisneros (1,905 passing yards, 11 TDs) and athletic senior wideout Josiah Cantu (796 receiving yards, five TDs), while the defense will be captained by senior all-state linebacker Brandon Adame (177 tackles, 20.0 TFL, four sacks, three forced fumbles), one of the Valley’s most elite defenders.

Adame will meet his match on the opposite sideline, as the Raiders are also led by one of the hardest hitters across South Texas in senior outside linebacker Micah Lopez (143 tackles, seven TFL), who will take the reins this season as the leader of North’s Blackshirt Defense.

PSJA North, which is coming off a 5-5 season in which the team narrowly missed out on a return trip to the playoffs, will be looking to kick off 2020 with a big road win. Offensively, the Raiders should lean on All-Valley junior running back Isaac Gonzalez (1,418 rushing yards, 14 TDs, eight 100-yard rushing games) as the team decides on its newest starting quarterback this week.

Kick-off between the Raiders and Tigers is set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tiger Stadium in Mercedes.