RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10 Poll 11-1-20
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.
T-1. Edinburg Vela (4) 1-0 55 1
T-1. Sharyland Pioneer (1) 2-0 55 2
3. Harlingen High 2-0 47 3
4. Mission High (1) 2-0 45 4
5. Mercedes 3-0 35 5
T-6 Brownsville Hanna 2-0 22 –
T-6 Hidalgo 3-0 22 8
8. Weslaco East 0-0 18 6
9. Lyford 5-0 15 –
10. Sharyland High 1-0 8 10
Others receiving votes: Edcouch-Elsa 3, PSJA North 1, Raymondville 1, Weslaco High 1
Edinburg Vela has some company at the top in this week’s RGVSports.com Top 10 Poll.
The SaberCats, who were alone at the top of the poll last week, collected four of six possible first-place votes from the sports editors and writers who cover RGV high school football for The Monitor, Brownsville Herald and Valley Morning Star.
Sharyland Pioneer, which picked up one of the other remaining first-place votes, ended in a tie with Vela atop this week’s poll following a 56-16 rout over Roma. The Diamondbacks, led by quarterback Eddie Lee Marburger, have shown themselves to be an offensive juggernaut this year. Pioneer faces rival Sharyland High on Friday, with the Rattlers holding on to their No. 10 ranking this week. A Rattlers’ victory would probably create a major shakeup.
Vela has been in quarantine due to COVID-19 safety measures and is scheduled to return to practice Nov. 9 before a matchup with Edinburg Economedes on Nov. 13.
The top five spots remained the same with Harlingen High in third, following its win over Harlingen South in the annual Bird Bowl matchup. Mission High earned the other No. 1 vote. And Mercedes — after a thumping of PSJA Memorial, which moved the high-flying Tigers to 3-0 — is No. 5.
Mission High improved to 2-0 and finished with 45 points, just behind Harlingen High, while two new teams made the poll as Brownsville Hanna tied with Hidalgo for sixth on the list, as Lyford — off to a 5-0 start — came in at No. 9.
Weslaco East, despite not playing so far this year, dropped two spots to No. 8. The Wildcats will play Thursday in a marquee matchup against Brownsville Pace.
Both teams have district-championship hopes and are set to face off in The Monitor’s Game of the Week. Weslaco East is the defending District 31-6A Champion but has since been moved down to 5A after realignment.