By KEVIN NARRO | Valley Morning Star
SAN BENITO — In what’s pegged the toughest conference in the Valley, District 32-6A begins its play tonight with two of the hottest teams in the league taking the field when Los Fresnos travels to San Benito at 7:30 tonight.
BATTLE OF THE QBs: The Falcons are riding high and are coming off back-to-back wins against McAllen High and McAllen Memorial. Los Fresnos is led by quarterback Charles Chapa, who has passed for 428 yards and three scores through three games this season. Chapa also has the ability to use his legs and has three rushing touchdowns on 167 yards.
Meanwhile, San Benito quarterback Erick Retta has thrown for five touchdowns and has 364 yards through the air. Like his counterpart, Retta can also use his legs and has 174 yards on 26 attempts.
“I think it’s a coin flip when you get a bye week,” said San Benito coach Dan Gomez. “In our case we just continue to work and stay sharp. There is a point during the bye week where the kids get a chance to catch up on their school work, and when it comes to football we keep working hard and work on things that will make us better.”
AIR IT OUT: Both offenses have had no problem putting up points through the first three weeks of the season. Los Fresnons’ offense is averaging 30 points per game while the Hounds are scoring 32 points per contest. Tonight could end up being an old-fashion shootout.
“You definitely want to play some good competition early,” Gomez said. “For the kids that don’t have varsity experience, they can get an idea and know what to expect, and we hope they carry that experience into district play and will be ready to perform.”