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Sharyland High coach Ron Adame was quick to point out that he had zero responsibility for having junior wide receiver Adrian Solis come into the game as a substitution.
“I told my coaching staff afterward, ‘Whoever the hell made that move, that was the move of the night,’” Adame said.
Sharyland High (1-1) was mounting a drive down three with less than a minute to go in regulation. The Rattlers were 8 yards out when Solis was subbed into the game. Senior quarterback Diego Vela found Solis in the end zone for a touchdown with five seconds remaining. The score wound up being the difference in Sharyland High’s 24-20 win over Edinburg North.
Edinburg North kicked a field goal in the final minute to take a 20-17 lead.
“It was an emotional win for us,” Adame said. “Our boys showed resiliency after getting dominated the week before. You don’t know how a team is going to react the week after a game like that. But these guys put that behind them.”
RIO GRANDE CITY 14, ZAPATA 3: At Zapata, the Rio Grande City defense spurred its offense in a victory. Rio Grande City forced six turnovers out of Zapata and that helped senior QB Jason Perez get into a better rhythm than last week’s season opening loss against La Joya.
Perez threw two touchdowns on the night. His first went to senior wide receiver Demencio Venecia in the second quarter, his first TD reception since he was a member of the Rattlers’ freshman team three years ago. The second touchdown went to junior wideout Elias Cobos in the fourth quarter, giving the Rattlers some breathing room late.
DONNA HIGH 24, PSJA NORTH 20: At Pharr, Donna High overcame a 20-0 deficit in the second quarter and scored 24 unanswered points to net their first win of the season. A designed half-back pass by senior Eric Rangel to junior wide receiver Daniel Nino put Donna in front for good.
VALLEY VIEW 34, HIDALGO 10: At Hidalgo, Valley View senior defensive end David Torres had four sacks to lead the Tigers’ strong defensive effort. Valley View is off to its first 2-0 start since the 2010 season.
LAREDO MARTIN 35, DONNA NORTH 14: At Laredo, Martin avenged its Week 1 shutout defeat, while North dropped to 0-2.
EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 13, LA JOYA PALMVIEW 9: At Edinburg, Economedes picked up a second straight narrow victory. Palmview dropped to 1-1.
CC VETERANS 56, PSJA SOUTHWEST 7: At Corpus Christi, Veterans is 2-0.Southwest picked up its first score of the season in its second lopsided loss.
RAYMONDVILLE 10, GRULLA 7: At Grulla, Grulla was upset by Raymondville, as the Gators fell to 1-1, while the Bearkats improved to 2-0.
SANTA MARIA 12, MONTE ALTO 7: At Monte Alto, Santa Maria snuck out of Blue Devil Field with a narrow win to improve to 1-1, while the home team, Monte Alto, fell to 1-1.
SAN BENITO 44, SA EAST CENTRAL 18: At San Antonio, San Benito improved to 2-0 in its deadly non-district schedule.