RGVSports.com
The Brownsville Veterans Memorial Chargers were the big movers in the RGVSports.com top 10 poll, jumping from No. 8 to No. 5 following a 21-19 win against Edcouch-Elsa on Thursday.
For the year, Brownsville Vets is 5-1, with wins against Edinburg North, Brownsville Rivera, Brownsville Pace, Mercedes and E-E. The team’s only loss is to Edinburg Vela.
The poll’s 10 responding 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.
San Benito maintained its stranglehold on the No. 1 spot, remaining undefeated at 6-0 with a dominating 49-21 win against Brownsville Rivera. The Greyhounds got nine of 10 first-place votes.
The lone remaining first-place vote went to Edinburg Vela, which took down PSJA Southwest 53-0 to also remain undefeated at 6-0, holding steady at No. 2 in the poll.
Harlingen High outlasted Weslaco High 24-7 to stand pat at No. 3, while Mission Veterans remained No. 4 after defeating Laredo Nixon 48-17 to stay unbeaten at 7-0 and take control of the District 31-5A title race.
Brownsville Veterans’ jump up the ranks forced Los Fresnos and PSJA High to each slide back one place despite winning weeks. Los Fresnos went from No. 5 to No. 6 after a 17-14 win against Weslaco East, and PSJA High went from No. 6 to No. 7 following a 41-22 victory over Edinburg Economedes.
McAllen Memorial moved from No. 9 to No. 8 after routing McAllen High 55-21, and Brownsville Lopez entered the rankings at No. 9 with a 21-7 win against Donna High.
On the heels of the loss to Los Fresnos, a banged-up Weslaco East team slid from No. 6 to No. 10.
Brownsville Veterans will have a chance to continue its rise this week, squaring off against Lopez on Saturday. Week 8’s only other matchup between ranked teams sees Weslaco East traveling to face Harlingen High on Friday.
| 1. San Benito (9) | 6-0 | 99 | 1 |
| 2. Edinburg Vela (1) | 6-0 | 87 | 2 |
| 3. Harlingen High | 5-1 | 78 | 3 |
| 4. Mission Veterans | 7-0 | 74 | 4 |
| 5. Brownsville Veterans | 5-1 | 47 | 8 |
| 6. Los Fresnos | 4-2 | 46 | 5 |
| 7. PSJA High | 6-0 | 49 | 6 |
| 8. McAllen Memorial | 5-2 | 29 | 9 |
| 9. Brownsville Lopez | 6-0 | 15 | NR |
| 10. Weslaco East | 3-3 | 11 | 6 |
Other teams receiving votes: Mercedes (9), Raymondville (9), Edcouch-Elsa (4), McAllen Rowe (2), Sharyland High (1).