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, Valley Morning Star, and Brownsville Herald.
Team Records Points Prv.
1. Edinburg Vela (6) 1-0 60 1
2. Mercedes 1-0 53 2
3. Harlingen High 1-0 48 3
4. PSJA North 1-0 34 5
5. Mission High 1-0 30 7
6. Weslaco East 0-0 28 6
7. McAllen Memorial 0-1 17 4
8. McAllen High 1-0 13 8
9. La Feria 1-0 9 NR
10. San Benito 1-0 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Brownsville Hanna, Edinburg North, Lyford, Mission Veterans, Rio Hondo, Sharyland High, Sharyland Pioneer.
The Edinburg Vela SaberCats (1-0, 0-0) held firm at No. 1 in the latest RGVSports.com Top 10 Poll after a dominant 42-6 win over last week’s No. 4 team McAllen Memorial. Vela received all six first-place votes from The Monitor, Valley Morning Star and The Brownsville Herald sports staff. The SaberCats are set for a Week 2 showdown against Harlingen High in The Monitor’s Game of the Week.
Meanwhile, the Mercedes Tigers (1-0, 0-0) remain at No. 2 after proving they’re deserving of their spot by defeating Brownsville Hanna 42-14 last week on the road. The Tigers will look to stay hot as they face a high-scoring Edinburg North team in Week 2.
Harlingen High (1-0, 0-0) stays at No. 3 after the Cardinals cruised past Laredo United South 34-10 in their season-opener last week. The Cardinals are set for a blockbuster Week 2 matchup as they take on No. 1 Edinburg Vela at 7 p.m. Thursday in Edinburg.
No. 4 PSJA North (1-0, 0-0) dropped from No. 5 after securing an overtime victory over Brownsville Rivera in Week 1. The Raiders are scheduled to host Edcouch-Elsa for a non-district game at 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Mission High Eagles (1-0, 0-0) flew up two spots from No. 7 last week to No. 5 this week after winning a defensive battle against rival Mission Veterans 13-12. The Eagles are set to square off against Weslaco High in another non-district contest in Week 2.
Weslaco East remains at No. 6 after its season opener against rival Weslaco High was canceled due to safety precautions, keeping the Wildcats on the sideline an extra week. East is scheduled to open District 16-5A DI play this week at home against Donna High.
McAllen Memorial (0-1, 0-0) tumbled from No. 4 to No. 7 after suffering a 40-6 loss at the hands of No. 1 Edinburg Vela. The Mustangs have no time to worry about Week 1, however, as they’re headed into another Top 10 matchup in Week 2.
McAllen High (1-0, 0-0) defeated Edinburg High 14-6 in a defensive slugfest in Edinburg last Friday, which keeps the Bulldogs at the No. 8 spot. Next for McHi is a crosstown rivalry game against the No. 7 Memorial Mustangs.
Lyford and San Benito broke into the top 10 after not being ranked a week ago.
No. 9 La Feria (1-0, 0-0) pulled off an impressive 44-26 victory over Raymondville in its season-opener to pick up some votes. The Lions will see a step up in competition as they face Class 6A’s La Joya High on Friday at home.
The Greyhounds (1-0, 0-0) round out the top 10 poll after taking down McAllen Rowe 20-13 last week in a comeback effort. San Benito hosts Mission Veterans on Friday.