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Class 6A & Sub-5A Stats & Standings – 11/3/21

DISTRICT 31-6A
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Edinburg Vela 10 0 8 0 417 62
PSJA North 8 1 6 1 360 70
Mission High 6 3 5 2 310 189
Edinburg High 4 5 4 3 201 173
Edinburg North 4 5 3 4 209 200
PSJA High  4 5 3 4 284 219
La Joya High 3 6 2 5 115 318
Edinburg Econ. 2 7 1 6 90 356
Juarez-Lincoln 0 9 0 7 35 393
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Edinburg Vela 9 2005 1550 3555 395.0
PSJA North 9 2728 794 3522 391.3
PSJA High  9 1110 2143 3253 361.4
Mission High 9 1416 1567 2983 331.4
Edinburg High 9 1710 995 2705 300.6
Edinburg North 9 1154 1363 2517 279.7
La Joya High 9 1848 280 2128 236.4
Edinburg Econ 8 1152 208 1360 170.0
Juarez-Lincoln 5 356 249 605 121.0
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Edinburg Vela 9 734 531 1265 140.5
PSJA North 9 862 616 1478 164.2
Edinburg High 9 1393 767 2160 240.5
Mission High 9 985 1373 2358 262.0
Edinburg North 9 1586 1212 2798 310.9
PSJA High  9 2067 788 2855 317.2
La Joya High 9 1471 1495 2966 329.5
Edinburg Econ 6 1255 842 2097 343.5
Juarez-Lincoln 8 2011 993 3004 375.5
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Gonzalez, PN   9 144 1115 7.7 10
Abrego, EHS   9 126 876 7.0 11
Galvan, EV   9 100 820 8.2 8
Montez, PN   9 93 654 7.0 4
Torres, PSJA   9 80 586 7.3 7
Guerra, MHS   9 127 575 4.5 10
Treviño, LJ   9 99 565 5.7 8
Lugo, PN   9 49 542 11.1 8
Hernandez, EN  9 83 511 6.2 2
Serna, EHS   9 96 425 4.8 4
Barrera, EN   9 81 382 4.7 6
Lopez, PSJA   8 74 358 4.8 5
Rivera, EV   9 54 357 6.6 8
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Lopez, PSJA 8 138-257-2 1933 21 53.6
Guerra, MHS 9 115-220-4 1487 19 52.2
Campbell, EV 9 97-151-4 1476 22 64.2
Medrano, EN 9 107-195-6 1339 15 55.2
Abrego, EHS 9 87-149-5 972 5 58.3
Arredondo, PN   7 33-39-1 564 10 84.6
Treviño, LJ 9 20-64-3 280 3 30.6
Castillo, LJJL 4 27-68-1 238 2 39.7
Aparicio, PN 3 15-33-1 205 1 45.5
Barrientos, EE 4 16-35-3 130 0 45.7
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Lopez, PSJA   9 44 805 9 18.3
Castillo, PSJA   9 50 568 3 11.4
Gamboa, PSJA  9 29 506 9 17.4
Vega, EV   8 33 495 6 15.0
Guzman, MHS   9 28 475 7 17.0
Rodriguez, EN   8 27 466 6 17.3
Rivera, EV   9 29 420 5 14.5
Tamez, EV   8 15 377 8 25.1
Guerrero, EN   9 24 298 3 12.4
Ramirez, EHS   9 21 289 0 13.7
Ramos, MHS   7 18 268 1 15.2
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Rivera, EV   13 0 0 0 78
Gonzalez, PN   11 0 0 0 66
Juarez, EV   0 5 49 0 64
Guerra, MHS   10 0 0 1 62
Abrego, EHS   10 0 0 0 60

DISTRICT 32-6A
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Harlingen South 9 0 6 0 324 94
Los Fresnos 6 2 5 1 239 140
Harlingen High 6 3 4 2 285 154
San Benito  7 2 4 2 298 93
Weslaco High 5 3 3 3 260 169
Brwnsvlle Hanna 3 6 2 3 181 326
Brwnsvlle Rivera 2 7 0 6 122 288
Donna North 1 7 0 6 89 337
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Harlingen High 9 1436 2014 3450 383.3
San Benito  9 2398 952 3350 372.2
Harlingen South 9 1920 1422 3342 371.3
Weslaco High 8 1070 1127 2197 274.6
Brwnsvlle Rivera 7 1065 810 1875 267.9
Los Fresnos 8 1260 822 2082 260.3
Brwnsvlle Hanna 9 1042 1285 2327 258.3
Donna North 8 760 680 1440 180.0
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
San Benito  9 684 1032 1716 190.7
Harlingen High 9 651 1095 1746 194.1
Harlingen South 8 734 1194 1928 241.0
Los Fresnos 8 1087 919 2006 250.8
Brwnsvlle Rivera 7 1128 908 2036 290.9
Weslaco High 8 1396 957 2353 294.1
Brwnsvlle Hanna 9 1400 1689 3089 343.2
Donna North 8 1837 1303 3140 392.5
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Garcia, SB   9 142 1047 7.4 9
Cavazos, DN   8 148 666 4.5 1
Bell, HH   7 102 657 6.4 11
K. Peña, BH   7 132 645 4.9 4
Gonzales, HS   8 74 598 8.1 11
Padilla, LF   8 96 532 5.5 9
Rivera, HS   9 65 481 7.4 7
Rodriguez, SB   8 66 430 6.5 4
Rodriguez, W   8 74 379 5.1 6
Mossboss, HS   9 39 359 9.2 3
Saenz, W   8 74 331 4.7 7
Rocha, BR   5 62 297 4.8 6
Muniz, LF   7 40 234 5.9 3
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Lopez, HH 9 85-126-5 1378 11 67.4
Casarez, HS 9 100-166-2 1366 15 60.2
Vela, BH 9 55-137-10 837 6 40.1
Padilla, LF 8 55-142-8 704 10 38.7
Gomez, DN 8 67-148-8 680 3 45.3
Rocha, BR 7 52-93-4 657 5 55.9
Rodriguez, SB 8 43-74-2 610 7 58.1
Rodriguez, W 8 36-74-3 590 2 48.6
Gallegos, W 8 47-74-1 537 5 63.5
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
E. Peña, BH   9 52 716 8 13.8
Quezada, DN   8 25 487 3 19.5
Sandoval, HH   8 30 460 5 15.3
Corbin, SB   9 31 459 6 14.8
Ledesma, HS   8 34 451 5 13.3
Jones, W   8 20 389 3 19.5
Rivera, HS   9 28 353 5 12.6
Solis, HH   7 20 315 1 15.8
Mesa, HS   8 18 288 2 16.0
Muñiz, LF   7 25 263 4 10.5
Taylor, LF   8 16 248 3 15.5
Perez, SB   8 22 236 4 10.7
K. Peña, BH   7 6 194 1 32.3
Price, HH   3 10 169 2 16.9
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Corbin, SB   13 0 0 0 78
Rivera, HS   12 0 0 0 72
Bell, HH   11 0 0 0 66
Gonzales, HS   11 0 0 0 66
Padilla, LF   9 0 0 0 54
Garcia, SB   9 0 0 0 54

DISTRICT 16-4A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
La Feria   7 1 4 0 356 233
Grulla   4 3 2 1 157 166
Hidalgo   3 5 1 2 192 172
Zapata   4 5 1 2 227 219
Kingsville King 1 8 0 3 78 266
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
La Feria   8 2514 1327 3841 480.1
Zapata   9 980 2060 3040 337.8
Hidalgo   8 2490 185 2675 334.4
Grulla   7 1226 805 2031 290.1
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Hernandez, H   8 140 1249 8.9 8
Dickerson, LF   8 132 1040 7.9 13
Treviño, LF   8 91 1020 11.2 15
Piña, Z   6 114 665 5.8 8
De La Garza, G  6 92 596 6.5 5
Zepeda, H   8 57 460 8.1 3
Nava, H   8 54 367 6.8 5
Sanchez, G   2 37 191 5.2 5
Alvarez, Z   8 26 174 6.7 2
Sifuentes, G   6 22 138 6.1 1
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Martinez, Z 9 170-285-11 1875 17 59.6
Treviño, LF 8 75-120-0 1322 19 62.5
Garcia, G 5 47-78-1 496 7 60.3
Sanchez, G 2 19-25-0 289 0 76.0
Martinez, H 8 15-64-5 121 2 23.4
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Gutierrez, Z   9 51 880 7 17.3
Treviño, LF   8 27 494 4 18.3
Guzman, G   6 25 443 3 17.7
Sanchez, Z   9 38 411 4 10.8
Rodriguez, LF   8 24 361 6 15.0
Alvarez, Z   8 39 358 2 9.2
Villanueva, LF   5 17 326 5 19.2
Sifuentes, G   6 10 120 1 12.0
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Treviño, LF   15 0 0 0 90
Dickerson, LF   13 0 0 0 78
Piña, Z   10 0 0 0 60
Hernandez, H   8 0 0 1 50
Gutierrez, Z   7 0 0 1 44

DISTRICT 16-4A DII
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Sinton   8 1 6 0 459 105
Ingleside   8 1 5 1 320 153
Rockport-Fulton 8 1 5 1 469 133
Port Isabel  7 2 4 2 309 247
West Oso   2 7 2 4 234 347
Raymondville 3 6 1 5 184 261
Rio Hondo  3 6 1 5 254 277
Robstown   2 7 0 6 141 392
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Sinton   9 2606 1154 3760 417.8
Rio Hondo  8 1775 1335 3110 388.8
Port Isabel  7 2046 229 1874 335.0
Raymondville 8 1296 1119 2415 301.9
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Jeridiah, RH   8 130 1080 8.3 13
Medina, PI   8 96 1042 10.8 13
Re. Galvan, S   9 113 1012 9.0 18
Sanchez, S   8 63 585 9.3 8
Ry. Galvan, S   6 60 544 9.1 9
Cantu, Ray   8 76 490 6.4 4
Rios, RH   7 44 472 10.6 6
Gutierrez, Ray   8 88 458 5.2 4
Martinez, PI   7 51 329 6.5 7
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Cantu, Ray 8 76-158-8 1054 12 48.1
Re. Galvan, S 9 62-114-4 966 12 54.4
Rios, RH 7 41-75-2 695 5 54.7
Barrera, PI 6 7-9-0 229 3 77.8
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Perez, RH   8 22 376 4 17.1
Arredondo, RH   4 21 344 5 16.3
Robles, Ray   8 18 297 4 16.5
Pyeatt, S   9 22 290 1 13.2
Tagle, Ray   8 23 283 1 12.3
Garza, Ray   8 11 274 5 24.9
Lopez, S   8 13 258 6 32.3
Jeridiah, RH   6 12 183 1 15.3
Rios, RH   7 5 152 0 30.4
Brown, S   9 10 139 1 13.9
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Galvan, S   18 0 0 0 108
Medina, PI   13 0 0 0 78
Jeridiah, RH   13 0 0 0 78
Galvan, S   10 0 0 0 60
Sanchez, S   8 0 0 0 48
Rios, RH   7 0 0 0 36

DISTRICT 16-3A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
CC London  8 0 5 0 324 90
San Diego   8 0 5 0 258 65
Lyford   6 3 3 2 282 179
Bishop   3 4 2 3 174 169
Santa Gertrudis 4 6 2 4 220 180
Falfurrias   1 8 1 4 52 265
Progreso   0 9 0 5 33 422
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Lyford   9 2862 1477 4339 482.1
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Martinez, L   7 132 1091 8.3 12
Rosas, L   9 61 480 7.9 2
Martinez, L   7 31 279 9.0 4
Vela, L   9 16 249 15.6 4
Marroquin, L   8 34 240 7.1 1
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Martinez, L 7 48-91-7 992 7 52.7
Nunez, L 9 26-40-4 438 4 65.0
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Vela, L   9 30 669 6 22.3
Guerra, L   9 17 284 4 16.7
Martinez, L   7 11 190 1 17.3
Marroquin, L   8 6 136 0 17.0
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Martinez, L   12 0 0 2 74
Vela, L   11 0 0 0 66
Guerra, L   5 0 18 0 48

DISTRICT 16-3A DII
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Odem   10 0 6 0 385 89
Hebbronville 7 1 4 1 359 130
Taft   7 2 3 2 300 130
Banquete   5 4 2 3 237 194
Skidmore-Tynan 5 3 2 3 174 143
Santa Rosa 2 7 1 4 179 249
Monte Alto 0 9 0 5 26 400

DISTRICT 16-2A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
La Villa   7 2 3 0 323 111
Premont   6 3 3 1 252 109
Ben Bolt   5 4 2 1 116 142
Santa Maria 3 5 0 3 134 217
Riviera-Kaufer 1 4 0 3 13 187
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
La Villa   7 2108 773 2881 411.6
Santa Maria 8 1260 984 2244 280.5
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Contreras, LV   8 63 822 13.0 9
Ortiz, LV   8 66 687 10.4 12
Felix, LV   8 47 495 10.5 6
Gracia, SM   7 59 470 8.0 7
Ibarra, SM   8 104 419 4.0 2
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Ibarra, SM 8 91-157-7 970 10 58.0
Felix, LV 6 29-44-1 443 8 65.9
Ortiz, LV 5 28-58-0 416 5 48.3
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Escobar, LV   8 21 414 6 19.7
Gracia, SM   7 28 357 5 12.8
Cardoza, LV   8 9 155 3 17.2
Morales, SM   7 11 141 1 12.8
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Gracia, SM   12 0 0 0 72
Ortiz, LV   12 0 0 0 72
Contreras, LV   9 0 0 0 54
Escobar, LV   6 0 0 0 36
Felix, LV   5 0 0 0 30

RGVSports Top 10 holds strong heading into Week 11

RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10
The following are the teams in the RGVSports.com top 10 poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through 1 point for a 10th-place vote. The six votes are the writers and editors who cover RGV high school football for AIM Media’s three newspapers: The Monitor, The Valley Morning Star, and The Brownsville Herald.
Team   Records Points Prv.
1. Edinburg Vela (6) 10-0 60 1
2. Harlingen South 9-0 54 2
3. PSJA North   8-1 48 3
4. McAllen Memorial 8-1 42 4
5. Mercedes   9-1 33 5
6. McAllen High  8-1 25 T6
7. San Benito   7-2 21 T6
8. Harlingen High 6-3 20 8
9. Los Fresnos   6-2 11 T9
10. La Feria   7-1  9 NR
Others receiving votes: Sharyland High.

Each team in last week’s RGVSports.com top 10 poll earned a victory during Week 10 leading to little movement in the latest ranks.

No. 1 Edinburg Vela (10-0, 8-0) received all six first-place votes for the 11th consecutive poll after being crowned District 31-6A champions with a decisive 35-7 win over Mission High last week. The SaberCats are on their bye this week before returning to play for the bi-district round of the playoffs against an opponent to be determined.

No. 2 Harlingen South (9-0, 6-0) fought off a feisty Weslaco High team during Week 10 for a 28-14 win. The Hawks can complete a perfect regular season with a win against Los Fresnos at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Los Fresnos.

No. 3 PSJA North ran through Edinburg Economedes 68-3 to improve to 8-1 overall and 6-1 in District 31-6A. The Raiders have a key Week 11 matchup against playoff qualifier Mission High set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Bill Pate Stadium in Hidalgo.

McAllen Memorial held strong at No. 4 with a 38-21 win over Brownsville Porter during Week 10. The Mustangs can win the District 16-5A DI championship outright with a win over Weslaco East at 7 p.m. Thursday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

No. 5 Mercedes (8-1, 7-0) is set to close out the regular season against defending District 16-5A DII champion Sharyland Pioneer at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Richard Thompson Stadium in Mission.

McAllen High went from tied for No. 6 to alone at No. 6 with 25 points after a 65-7 win against Brownsville Lopez. The Bulldogs (8-1, 7-1) are set to close out the regular season with a rivalry game against fellow playoff qualifier McAllen Rowe at 7 p.m. Friday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

San Benito slipped slightly from tied for No. 6 last week to No. 7 this week despite a dominant 50-0 performance against Brownsville Rivera. The Greyhounds (7-2, 4-2) collide with Weslaco High at 7 p.m. Friday at Bobby Lackey Stadium with a spot in the playoffs on the line.

Harlingen High remains at No. 8 after rolling to a 51-9 win over Donna North during Week 10. The Cardinals (6-3, 4-2) take on Brownsville Hanna at 7 p.m. Friday at Boggus Stadium in Harlingen.

At No. 9 are the Los Fresnos Falcons (6-2, 5-1), who are set for a regular-season finale showdown against district leader Harlingen South. A Falcons win would create co-district champions out of Harlingen South and Los Fresnos. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Friday in Los Fresnos.

La Feria moves back into the top 10 at No. 10 after winning the District 16-4A DI championship last week. The Lions (7-1, 4-0) are on a bye before playing host to a bi-district playoff game in two weeks.

The only other team to receive a vote in the latest top 10 poll was Sharyland High (7-2, 6-1).

Edinburg Vela’s Rivera named The Monitor’s Player of the Week

Edinburg Vela offensive weapon PJ Rivera is The Monitor’s Week 10 Player of the Week after delivering an all-around performance during a key 35-7 victory against Mission High last Friday.

Rivera displayed his versatility by posting 135 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns against a solid Eagles defense. The victory secured the District 31-6A championship outright for the SaberCats, who also completed an undefeated run through the regular season.

Rivera is up to 357 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns, while adding another 420 yards and five touchdowns on 27 receptions. His 13 total touchdowns and 78 points scored this season rank No. 1 in District 31-6A.

Edinburg Vela (10-0, 8-0) is on a bye this week. The SaberCats return to action next week, hosting a bi-district playoff game against a District 32-6A opponent to be determined.

PSJA High QB Lopez named The Monitor’s Player of the Week

PSJA High sophomore quarterback Jaime Lopez is The Monitor’s Player of the Week after posting video game-like numbers during a pivotal win over La Joya High in Week 9.

Lopez threw for 394 yards and five touchdowns, while also running for another score to lead the Bears to a 63-15 victory against the Coyotes at PSJA Stadium in Pharr.

His deep ball was on point from start to finish, as three of his five touchdown passes were hauled in by wide receiver Viggo Lopez, while Christian Gamboa also caught a pair.

Lopez leads all Rio Grande Valley quarterbacks in Class 6A with 1,800 yards and 21 touchdown passes in just seven games. He’s also gained 271 ground yards to go with five touchdown runs.

Last week’s win keeps the Bears (4-4, 3-3) firmly in the playoff picture as they continue to battle for District 31-6A’s No. 4 seed with Edinburg High (4-5, 4-3) and Edinburg North (3-5, 2-4).

Next for PSJA High is a must-win District 31-6A game over playoff hopeful Edinburg North at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Richard R. Flores Stadium in Edinburg.

SaberCats, Eagles square off in The Monitor’s Game of the Week

The Monitor’s Week 10 Game of the Week features a battle for the District 31-6A championship between Edinburg Vela (9-0, 7-0) and Mission High (6-2, 5-1).

Edinburg Vela has run through all opposition this season and have owned the No. 1 ranking in the RGVSports.com top 10 poll for 11 consecutive weeks, receiving all six first-place votes in each poll.

A win for Edinburg Vela would cap off a perfect run through the regular season at 10-0 and secure the program’s third consecutive district championship and sixth in seven years.

Meanwhile, the Eagles enter Week 10 on a three-game winning streak and sit tied at No. 2 in the District 31-6A standings with PSJA North

A Mission victory over Edinburg Vela would create a three-way tie for the district title entering the final week of the regular season.

The SaberCats and Eagles met last year with the District 31-6A title on the line during the final week of the regular season, and Edinburg Vela walked away with a 24-7 victory.

Kickoff between the Eagles and SaberCats is slated for 7 p.m. Thursday at Richard R. Flores Stadium in Edinburg.

Upper-Valley Football Roundup: Bulldogs reel off sixth straight win, move to second place

The McAllen High Bulldogs reeled off their sixth straight win, cruising past the La Joya Palmview Lobos 42-21 on Friday at La Joya ISD Stadium.

The win moves the Bulldogs to 6-1 in district play, sitting alone in second place in District 16-5A DI with two games remaining.

“The kids played extremely hard tonight,” McAllen High head coach Patrick Shelby said. “We’re happy with where we are right now.

“They’ve been getting prepared every single week. They show up and work extremely hard during the week of practice. They’re focused. They have a goal in mind that they want to achieve and they focus on that goal.”

The Bulldogs were led by running back Weston Guzman, who scored a pair of touchdowns, and quarterback Hunter Curl, who piloted the offense to several touchdown drives.

Defensively, the Bulldogs tightened down after the opening drive, limited the Lobos to 14 points in the final three quarters.

Next the for the Bulldogs (7-1, 6-1) is a home contest against Brownsville Lopez (0-8, 0-7) on Friday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.

McALLEN ROWE 49, BROWNSVILLE PORTER 7: At McAllen, the Warriors jumped out to a 28-0 first half lead and didn’t look back, cruising to their fifth district win of the season.

The Warriors kept their postseason hopes alive, sitting tied for fourth with the Weslaco East Wildcats, each with a 5-2 mark.

The Warriors (5-3, 5-2) hit the road next Friday for a pivotal district clash with the Wildcats (5-2, 5-2) at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco.

DISTRICT 16-4A DI

GRULLA 33, ZAPATA 27: At Rio Grande City, the Gators clinched a playoff spot with an overtime win against the Hawks on Friday at Joe R. Sanchez Stadium.

Grulla (3-3, 2-1) fought back from an early first quarter deficit to take a 20-14 lead into the break.

During the second half, the Gators nearly sealed the deal before Zapata rallied to force the game into overtime.

Grulla scored a touchdown during the extra period to win the game.

The Gators move on to their bye week before resuming District 16-4A DI play on Nov. 5 against Kingsville King.

DISTRICT 16-2A DI

LA VILLA 46, SANTA MARIA 0: At La Villa, the Cardinals remained unbeaten in District 16-2A DI with a shellacking of Santa Maria.

The Cardinals improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in district play. Next for the Cardinals is a matchup against Riviera-Kaufer at 7:30 p.m. Friday in La Villa.

Four RGV teams land on TABC top 25 preseason polll

Four Rio Grande Valley boys basketball programs — Brownsville Pace, North Mission IDEA, San Perlita and Santa Rosa — rank among the best teams in the state, according to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches top 25 preseason poll.

Brownsville Pace, the defending District 32-5A champion, is ranked No. 24 at the Class 5A level. The Vikings return a solid senior group led by Alex Agado, Christian Guajardo and Benny Villarreal with hopes of advancing further than last year’s second round playoff exit.

The RGV landed two teams in the Class 3A top 25 led by No. 22 Santa Rosa and No. 23 North Mission IDEA.

Santa Rosa made a run to the regional final last season before falling to San Antonio Cole. The Warriors graduated a strong class, but return seven lettermen from a season ago. Santa Rosa begins the year as a favorite to successfully defend its District 32-3A championship.

The North Mission IDEA Warriors finished last season 22-3 overall and 18-0 in District 31-3A to win the district title. The Warriors return all five returning starters from a season ago led by twins Manuel and Raul Bejarano.

Meanwhile, San Perlita landed at No. 17 in the Class 1A top 25. The Trojans won the District 32-1A title and reached the regional semifinals during their playoff run.

Class 5A High School Football Stats & Standings – 10/20/21

DISTRICT 16-5A DI

Over Dist

Team   W L W L PF PA

Mc. Memorial 6 1 6 0 227 133

McAllen High 6 1 5 1 201 131

B. Veterans   5 2 5 1 210 146

Weslaco East 4 2 4 2 147 64

McAllen Rowe 4 3 4 2 208 132

LJ Palmview 3 4 2 4 150 256

B. Pace   2 5 2 4 171 232

B. Porter   2 5 1 5 139 193

Donna High   1 5 1 5 107 142

B. Lopez   0 7 0 6 90 312

Team Statistics

OFFENSE

Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg

B. Veterans   7 2166 539 2705 386.4

Mc. Memorial 7 2039 555 2594 370.6

McAllen Rowe 7 652 1799 2451 350.1

McAllen High 7 1129 1146 2275 325.0

Weslaco East 6 1282 643 1925 320.8

B. Pace   7 1087 879 1966 280.9

Donna High   6 1274 308 1582 263.7

LJ Palmview 7 1122 626 1748 249.7

B. Porter   7 957 782 1739 248.4

B. Lopez   7 515 704 1219 174.1

DEFENSE

Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg

Mc. Memorial 7 559 865 1424 203.4

Weslaco East 6 762 645 1407 234.5

McAllen Rowe 7 1144 614 1758 251.1

B. Veterans   7 736 1047 1783 254.7

McAllen High 7 1460 621 2081 297.3

B. Porter   7 1371 752 2123 303.3

Donna High   6 1260 571 1831 305.2

B. Pace   7 1030 1244 2274 324.9

B. Lopez   7 1843 1035 2878 411.1

LJ Palmview 7 2263 723 2986 426.6

Individual Statistics

RUSHING

Name   G Att Yds Avg TD

Castillo, Mem   7 106 860 8.1 10

Garcia, Donna   6 109 730 6.7 7

Montoya, BVets   7 110 670 6.1 4

Alaniz-Choy, Mem 4 66 549 8.3 6

Guzman, McHi   7 75 473 6.3 4

Zavala, Rowe   7 89 451 5.1 6

Williams, Porter   7 74 409 5.5 3

Gonzales, Pace   7 47 395 8.4 6

Curl, McHi   7 75 366 4.9 4

Vasquez, WEast   6 50 349 7.0 4

Passing

Name   G  C-A-I Yds TD Pct

Llanas, Rowe 7 128-198-6 1731 19 64.6

Curl, McHi 7 67-107-4 1190 14 62.6

Narvaez, Pace 7 67-125-8 822 10 53.6

Aguirre, Port 7 60-109-3 678 6 55.0

Garza, WE 6 40-76-3 613 7 52.6

Cortinas, BL 5 37-92-7 580 2 40.2

Sampayo, BV 7 25-47-2 539 8 53.2

Cortez, MM 7 27-43-0 477 6 62.8

Garcia, DH 6 26-65-2 204 2 40.0

Receiving

Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg

Echazarreta, McHi 7 29 742 10 25.6

Ramirez, Rowe   7 39 506 8 13.0

Diaz, Rowe   7 25 473 3 18.9

Williams, Port   7 35 448 4 12.8

Agado, Pace   7 25 426 4 17.0

Martinez, WE   6 14 285 4 20.4

Melendez, Rowe   7 21 254 2 12.1

Jaramillo, Lopez   5 12 241 1 20.1

Sixtos, Lopez   6 10 222 1 22.2

Valdez, BV   7 11 198 2 18.0

Scoring

Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal

Castillo, Mem   10 0 0 0 60

Echazarreta, McHi 10 0 0 0 60

Gonzales, Pace   9 0 0 0 54

Zavala, Rowe   9 0 0 0 54

Ramirez, Rowe   8 0 0 0 48

Alaniz-Choy   6 0 10 0 46

Cervantes, BL   7 0 0 0 42

Garcia, Donna   7 0 0 0 42

Williams, Porter   7 0 0 0 42

Multiple tied at 36 6 0 0 0 36

DISTRICT 16-5A DII

Over Dist

Team   W L W L PF PA

Mission Vets. 5 2 5 0 221 132

Mercedes   7 1 5 1 378 94

Sharyland High 5 2 4 1 233 165

S. Pioneer   4 3 3 2 168 199

Roma   4 4 3 3 229 256

Edcouch-Elsa 3 5 3 3 219 178

PSJA Memorial 1 6 1 4 89 289

PSJA Southwest 0 7 0 5 65 308

Valley View   0 7 0 5 56 342

Team Statistics

OFFENSE

Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg

Mercedes   8 1611 2136 3747 468.4

Edcouch-Elsa 8 2771 377 3148 393.5

Roma   8 2576 235 2811 351.4

S. Pioneer   7 1141 1138 2279 325.6

Mission Vets. 7 732 1516 2248 321.1

Sharyland High 7 1270 898 2168 309.7

PSJA Memorial 7 1156 316 1472 210.3

PSJA Southwest 7 1086 182 1268 181.1

Valley View   7 172 482 588 84.0

DEFENSE

Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg

Mercedes   8 1435 401 1836 229.5

Mission Vets. 7 1047 574 1621 231.6

Edcouch-Elsa 8 1407 1027 2434 304.3

Roma   8 1598 880 2478 309.8

S. Pioneer   7 1430 740 2170 310.0

Sharyland High 7 1334 921 2255 322.1

Valley View   7 1869 1139 3008 429.7

PSJA Southwest 7 1874 1240 3114 444.9

PSJA Memorial 7 1964 1167 3131 447.3

Individual Statistics

RUSHING

Name   G Att Yds Avg TD

Gomez, EE   8 112 1217 10.9 9

Guerrero, Shary  7 111 754 6.8 8

Morales, Roma   8 128 705 5.5 12

Lozano, Roma   7 91 687 7.5 6

Jimenez, Mer   8 72 580 8.1 6

Garcia, Roma   8 71 554 7.8 4

Castillo, EE   8 92 529 5.8 7

Hernandez, SW   7 72 508 7.1 4

Cavazos, SP   7 88 450 5.1 3

Cisneros, Mer   8 66 438 6.6 6

Passing

Name   G  C-A-I Yds TD Pct

Cisneros, Mer 8 132-169-4 2014 26 78.1

Reyna, MVets 7 101-204-9 1462 17 49.5

Bazan, SP 6 66-108-5 805 5 61.1

Lopez, SH 3 33-54-0 499 5 61.1

Gerlach, SH 7 32-75-6 399 4 42.7

Cortez, EE 8 22-41-3 310 3 53.7

Valdez, SP 7 24-48-3 282 2 50.0

Contreras, PM 5 17-55-4 237 2 30.9

Morales, RH 8 10-33-1 181 1 30.3

Malpica, SW 7 12-40-3 154 1 30.0

Receiving

Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg

Trevino, Mer   7 38 622 7 16.4

Rocha, Mer   8 39 558 6 14.3

Velasquez, MVets 7 32 497 4 15.5

Cavazos, MVets   6 26 426 6 16.4

Graham Jr., SP   6 24 340 3 14.2

Espinoza, SP   6 22 327 3 14.9

Sanchez, Mer   7 19 314 4 16.5

Gonzalez, Shary   7 16 277 5 17.3

Cuellar, SP   7 26 264 2 10.2

Ayala, Mer   8 13 230 3 17.7

Scoring

Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal

Morales, Roma   12 0 0 0 72

Gomez, EE   10 0 0 0 60

Hernandez, Mer   0 2 52 0 58

Jimenez, Mer   9 0 0 0 54

Trevino, Mer   9 0 0 0 54

Gonzalez, Ala, SH 8 0 0 0 48

Guerrero, SH   8 0 0 0 48

Nguma, SH   0 7 26 0 47

Gonzalez, Ale, SH 7 0 0 1 44

Multiple tied at 42 7 0 0 0 42

DISTRICT 14-5A DI

Over Dist

Team   W L W L PF PA

SA SW Legacy 6 1 3 0 199 127

SA Southwest 5 3 3 1 214 110

SA Southside 4 4 3 1 208 138

Eagle Pass Winn 4 4 2 2 180 164

Rio Grande City 3 4 1 2 129 190

Laredo Cigarroa 3 4 0 3 139 154

Laredo Martin 0 7 0 3 76 319

Class 6A & Sub-5A Football Stats & Standings – 10/20/21

DISTRICT 31-6A
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Edinburg Vela 8 0 6 0 329 47
Mission High 6 2 5 1 252 154
PSJA North 6 1 4 1 236 64
Edinburg High 4 4 4 2 189 153
PSJA High  3 4 2 3 214 176
La Joya High 2 5 1 4 84 247
Edinburg North 2 5 1 4 164 178
Edinburg Econ. 2 5 1 4 80 233
Juarez-Lincoln 0 7 0 5 24 270
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Edinburg Vela 7 1621 1221 2842 406.0
PSJA North 7 2050 446 2496 356.6
PSJA High  7 855 1592 2447 349.6
Mission High 8 1336 1446 2782 347.8
Edinburg High 8 1591 865 2456 307.0
Edinburg North 7 763 1137 1900 271.4
La Joya High 7 1156 259 1415 202.8
Edinburg Econ 7 1127 161 1288 184.0
Juarez-Lincoln 5 356 249 605 121.0
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Edinburg Vela 7 617 382 999 142.7
PSJA North 7 699 573 1272 181.7
Edinburg High 8 1223 693 1916 239.5
Mission High 8 884 1175 2059 257.4
PSJA High  7 1601 621 2222 317.4
La Joya High 7 1288 1000 2288 326.8
Edinburg North 7 1314 950 2264 332.4
Edinburg Econ 6 1255 842 2097 343.5
Juarez-Lincoln 6 1240 851 2091 348.5
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Gonzalez, PN   7 131 910 6.9 9
Abrego, EHS   8 114 794 7.0 10
Galvan, EV   7 88 713 8.1 6
Guerra, MHS   8 115 554 4.8 10
Montez, PN   7 80 532 6.7 4
Torres, PSJA   7 59 446 7.6 6
Lugo, PN   7 44 429 9.8 7
Treviño, LJ   7 82 407 5.0 6
Serna, EHS   8 85 404 4.8 3
Torres, EE   4 50 283 5.6 3
Hernandez, EN  7 51 279 5.8 2
Lopez, PSJA   6 54 276 5.1 4
Lopez, EV   5 37 257 6.9 3
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Lopez, PSJA 6 103-199-2 1382 16 51.8
Guerra, MHS 8 107-189-4 1366 18 56.6
Campbell, EV 7 82-124-3 1209 18 66.1
Medrano, EN 7 88-159-4 1113 12 55.3
Abrego, EHS 8 73-122-4 834 5 59.8
Treviño, LJ 7 18-59-3 259 3 30.5
Castillo, LJJL 4 27-68-1 238 2 39.7
Arredondo 5 13-18-1 216 3 72.2
Aparicio, PN 3 15-33-1 205 1 45.5
Barrientos, EE 4 16-35-3 130 0 45.7
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Lopez, PSJA   7 33 617 6 18.7
Guzman, MHS   8 27 459 7 17.0
Vega, EV   6 28 415 6 14.8
Castillo, PSJA   7 40 409 3 10.2
Rodriguez, EN   6 22 395 5 18.0
Rivera, EV   7 27 360 4 13.3
Gamboa, PSJA  7 22 351 7 16.0
Tamez, EV   6 12 305 6 25.4
Guerrero, EN   7 21 274 3 13.0
Ramos, MHS   6 17 263 1 15.4
Ramirez, EHS   8 17 255 0 15.0
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Guerra, MHS   10 0 0 1 62
Abrego, EHS   10 0 0 0 60
Gonzalez, PN   10 0 0 0 60
Rivera, EV   9 0 0 0 54
Juarez, EV   0 5 36 0 51

DISTRICT 32-6A
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Harlingen South 7 0 4 0 258 77
Harlingen High 5 2 3 1 206 109
Los Fresnos 4 2 3 1 171 99
San Benito  5 2 2 2 192 93
Weslaco High 4 2 2 2 200 135
Brwnsvlle Hanna 3 4 2 2 162 248
Brwnsvlle Rivera 2 5 0 4 119 200
Donna North 1 5 0 4 80 230
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Harlingen High 7 1085 1532 2617 373.8
Harlingen South 7 1316 1171 2487 355.3
San Benito  7 1571 805 2376 339.4
Brwnsvlle Rivera 6 975 800 1775 295.8
Brwnsvlle Hanna 7 961 1058 2019 288.4
Los Fresnos 6 1010 657 1667 277.8
Weslaco High 6 785 848 1593 265.5
Donna North 6 577 541 1118 186.3
DEFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Harlingen High 7 429 876 1305 186.4
San Benito  7 523 968 1491 213.0
Los Fresnos 6 951 518 1469 244.8
Harlingen South 7 645 1079 1724 246.3
Brwnsvlle Rivera 5 852 819 1671 278.5
Weslaco High 6 1092 744 1836 306.0
Donna North 6 1234 1001 2235 372.5
Brwnsvlle Hanna 7 1209 1503 2712 387.4
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Garcia, SB   7 118 811 6.9 6
Bell, HH   7 102 657 6.4 11
K. Peña, BH   6 118 617 5.2 4
Cavazos, DN   6 99 496 5.0 1
Rivera, HS   7 61 468 7.7 7
Rodriguez, SB   7 63 399 6.3 4
Padilla, LF   6 67 390 5.8 6
Rodriguez, W   6 61 325 5.3 6
Rocha, BR   5 62 297 4.8 6
Gonzales, HS   6 39 243 6.2 7
Saenz, W   6 55 239 4.3 6
Muniz, LF   6 29 226 7.8 3
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Lopez, HH 7 78-117-4 1146 7 66.6
Casarez, HS 7 80-132-2 1115 13 60.6
Vela, BH 7 50-120-10 767 6 41.7
Rocha, BR 6 52-93-4 647 5 55.9
Rodriguez, SB 7 41-71-2 583 6 57.7
Gomez, DN 6 58-117-5 542 3 49.6
Padilla, LF 6 42-96-4 539 7 43.8
Rodriguez, W 5 23-47-1 434 1 50.0
Gallegos, W 5 28-46-0 318 2 69.7
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
E. Peña, BH   7 40 574 5 14.4
Sandoval, HH   7 28 435 4 15.5
Ledesma, HS   6 29 404 5 13.9
Quezada, DN   6 22 380 3 17.3
Rivera, HS   7 28 353 5 12.6
Corbin, SB   7 24 344 3 14.3
Jones, W   6 14 313 3 22.3
Muñiz, LF   6 23 257 4 11.2
Solis, HH   6 18 255 0 14.2
Perez, SB   6 20 211 4 10.6
K. Peña, BH   6 6 194 1 32.3
Price, HH   3 10 169 2 16.9
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Rivera, HS   12 0 0 0 72
Bell, HH   11 0 0 0 66
Corbin, SB   7 0 0 0 42
Gonzales, HS   7 0 0 0 42

DISTRICT 16-4A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
La Feria   5 1 2 0 279 191
Grulla   3 3 1 1 124 139
Hidalgo   3 4 1 1 164 138
Kingsville King 1 6 0 1 51 200
Zapata   3 4 0 1 177 173
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
La Feria   6 1930 1079 3009 501.5
Hidalgo   7 2128 170 2298 328.3
Zapata   7 636 1625 2261 323.0
Grulla   6 989 785 1774 295.7
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Hernandez, H   7 108 989 9.2 7
Dickerson, LF   6 101 816 8.1 11
Treviño, LF   6 67 700 10.4 11
De La Garza, G  6 92 596 6.5 5
Zepeda, H   7 49 402 8.2 2
Piña, Z   4 59 381 6.5 4
Nava, H   7 50 337 6.7 5
Sanchez, G   2 37 191 5.2 5
Alvarez, Z   6 26 174 6.7 2
Sifuentes, G   6 22 138 6.1 1
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Martinez, Z 7 126-218-9 1461 14 57.8
Treviño, LF 6 60-97-0 1074 15 61.9
Garcia, G 5 47-78-1 496 7 60.3
Sanchez, G 2 19-25-0 289 0 76.0
Martinez, H 7 13-53-4 106 1 24.5
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Gutierrez, Z   7 37 699 6 18.9
Guzman, G   6 25 443 3 17.7
Sanchez, Z   7 31 363 4 11.7
Treviño, LF   6 19 351 3 18.5
Rodriguez, LF   6 19 339 4 17.8
Villaneuva, LF   4 14 254 4 18.1
Alvarez, Z   6 26 242 1 9.3
Sifuentes, G   6 10 120 1 12.0
Reyes, H   7 5 65 1 9.3
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Dickerson, LF   11 0 0 0 66
Treviño, LF   11 0 0 0 66
Hernandez, H   7 0 0 1 44
Gutierrez, Z   6 0 0 0 36
Piña, Z   6 0 0 0 36

DISTRICT 16-4A DII
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Sinton   6 1 4 0 333 85
Ingleside   6 1 3 1 247 133
Port Isabel  6 1 3 1 253 167
Rockport-Fulton 6 1 3 1 347 99
West Oso   2 5 2 2 172 232
Raymondville 3 4 1 3 154 213
Rio Hondo  2 5 0 4 213 197
Robstown   2 5 0 4 135 273
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Sinton   7 2130 958 3088 441.1
Rio Hondo  7 1658 1066 2724 389.1
Port Isabel  7 2046 229 1874 335.0
Raymondville 7 1102 968 2070 295.7
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Jeridiah, RH   7 118 1000 8.5 12
Medina, PI   7 77 919 11.9 13
Re. Galvan, S   7 101 889 8.8 14
Rios, RH   6 43 468 10.9 6
Gutierrez, Ray   7 79 440 5.6 4
Ry. Galvan, S   4 48 409 8.5 5
Cantu, Ray   7 59 405 6.9 4
Sanchez, S   6 52 402 7.7 5
Martinez, PI   7 51 329 6.5 7
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Cantu, Ray 7 67-117-5 903 10 57.3
Re. Galvan, S 7 53-101-4 782 9 52.5
Rios, RH 6 41-75-2 695 5 54.7
Barrera, PI 6 7-9-0 229 3 77.8
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Arredondo, RH   4 21 344 5 16.3
Perez, RH   7 20 295 3 14.8
Pyeatt, S   7 21 279 1 13.3
Tagle, Ray   7 20 253 1 12.7
Robles, Ray   7 16 244 3 15.3
Garza, Ray   7 9 236 4 26.2
Jeridiah, RH   6 12 183 1 15.3
Lopez, S   6 9 166 4 18.4
Brown, S   7 10 139 1 13.9
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Galvan, S   14 0 0 0 84
Medina, PI   13 0 0 0 78
Jeridiah, RH   12 0 0 0 72
Galvan, S   7 0 0 0 42
Rios, RH   6 0 0 0 36

DISTRICT 16-3A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
CC London  7 0 4 0 275 65
San Diego   6 0 3 0 176 59
Lyford   5 3 2 2 244 159
Bishop   2 3 1 2 97 131
Falfurrias   1 6 1 2 52 208
Santa Gertrudis 3 5 1 3 178 131
Progreso   0 7 0 3 27 323
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
Lyford   7 2228 1316 3544 506.3
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Martinez, L   5 77 690 9.0 8
Vela, L   7 15 251 16.7 4
Martinez, L   5 21 238 11.3 4
Marroquin, L   6 29 203 7.0 1
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Martinez, L 5 38-69-4 831 7 55.1
Nunez, L 6 26-39-3 438 4 66.7
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Vela, L   7 26 588 5 22.6
Guerra, L   7 16 276 4 17.4
Marroqin, L   6 5 129 0 21.5
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Vela, L   10 0 0 0 60
Martinez, L   8 0 0 2 50
Guerra, L   4 0 18 0 42

DISTRICT 16-3A DII
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Odem   8 0 4 0 336 62
Hebbronville 7 0 4 0 339 102
Banquete   5 3 2 2 224 174
Taft   5 2 1 2 232 117
Skidmore-Tynan 4 2 1 2 131 101
Monte Alto 0 7 0 3 20 305
Santa Rosa 1 6 0 3 111 207

DISTRICT 16-2A DI
  Over Dist
Team   W L W L PF PA
Ben Bolt   5 3 2 0 116 128
La Villa   5 2 1 0 236 111
Premont   4 3 1 1 192 109
Santa Maria 3 4 0 2 134 171
Riviera-Kaufer 1 2 0 1 13 100
Team Statistics
OFFENSE
Team   G Rush Pass Tot Avg
La Villa   6 1880 620 2500 416.7
Santa Maria 7 1110 945 2055 293.6
Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Name   G Att Yds Avg TD
Contreras, LV   6 45 574 12.3 8
Ortiz, LV   6 52 572 11.8 9
Gracia, SM   7 59 470 8.0 7
Felix, LV   6 34 374 11.0 5
Ibarra, SM   7 88 342 3.9 2
PASSING
Name   G C-A-I Yds TD Pct
Ibarra, SM 7 85-138-3 931 10 61.6
Ortiz, LV 5 28-58-0 416 5 48.3
Felix, LV 7 11-20-1 189 2 55.0
RECEIVING
Name   G Rec Yds TD Avg
Gracia, SM   7 28 357 5 12.8
Escobar, LV   6 17 289 3 17.0
Morales, SM   7 11 141 1 12.8
Cardoza, LV   6 7 140 2 20.0
SCORING
Name   TD FG 1xp 2xpTotal
Gracia, SM   12 0 0 0 72
Ortiz, LV   9 0 0 0 54
Contreras, LV   8 0 0 0 48

Edcouch-Elsa’s Gomez runs wild, earns POTW

Edcouch-Elsa running back Joshua Gomez set a new school record Friday, earning The Monitor’s Week 8 Player of the Week honor.

The senior bell cow toted the rock 16 times for a school-record 316 yards and two touchdowns, while adding one reception for two yards and another score, helping his team earn a 63-0 victory over PSJA Memorial. Gomez’s performance breaks Fred Loredo’s single-game school rushing record of 315 yards set during the 2004 season.

Friday marked the second 300-yard game in a row by Gomez, becoming the first running back to surpass the 1,000-yard mark in the RGV this season. Gomez has rushed for 1,217 yards and nine touchdowns on 112 carries, averaging 10.9 yards per attempt.

The Yellow Jackets (3-5, 3-3) look to extend their two-game winning streak and keep their playoff hopes alive Friday against the Valley View Tigers (0-7, 0-5) at Tiger Stadium in Pharr.