No. 8: Mercedes
District: 32-5A
2013 record: 6-5, 4A DII Bi-District Finalist
Top returners: QB Rene Presas; WR Joshua Garza; RB Isaac Vela; LB David Alvarado; LB Rick Blanco; FS Roel Garcia
Of note: Mercedes returns the Valley’s top passer and receiver, and seven starters on defense. The pieces are there for a great year. The lines are thin, but if Mercedes can avoid injury the sky is the limit.
No. 9 Edcouch-Elsa
No. 10 Edinburg North
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