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The Mercedes Tigers continued their struggles with a 28-0 loss to District 16-4A Division I’s La Feria Lions on Thursday at Tiger Stadium in Mercedes.
“It was Part 2 of last week,” Mercedes coach Roger Adame Jr. said. “We had some bright spots last week, but no real ones this week.”
Adame Jr. held senior quarterback Israel Alegria out of Thursday’s game due to nagging wrist and shoulder injuries. Horacio Pequeño, who saw action in each of Mercedes’ first two games, got the start in his place.
“We got a first down on the first series of the game, but I don’t think we got another first down the rest of the half,” Adame Jr. said. “They (the Lions) shut us down. We couldn’t get anything going.”
The Tigers (1-2) played Week 1 on a Saturday, Week 2 on Friday and now Week 3 on Thursday. The game against La Feria (3-0) was moved to Thursday due to concerns of heavy rain on Friday night.
“The kids were excited to go out there on a Thursday,” Adame Jr. said. “We didn’t want to lose a game because of rain. With this team, right now, we need all the reps we can get.”
VALLEY VIEW 35, BROWNSVILLE RIVERA 3: At Hidalgo, the Tigers had a historic night on the defensive side of the ball.
Valley View (3-0) forced Brownsville Rivera (0-3) into seven turnovers, notched 10 sacks and held the Raiders to 45 yards of offense.
LOS FRESNOS 42, EDCOUCH-ELSA 13: At Elsa, the Yellow Jackets fell to 0-3 with their third consecutive blowout loss to open the season.
EDINBURG HIGH 22, LA JOYA JUAREZ-LINCOLN 13: At La Joya, the Bobcats jumped out to an early lead, and the Huskies couldn’t catch up.
The Huskies missed a field goal during the first quarter that could have halved the lead, and instead the Bobcats scored a rushing TD in the middle of the second quarter to go up 13-0. Juarez-Lincoln tacked on a touchdown before the half, but it was too little, too late, as the Bobcats’ dominant defense clamped down on the Huskies. Edinburg High forced multiple turnovers, including a pair of second-half interceptions that helped seal the game.
A safety cushioned the Bobcats’ lead before the teams traded TDs to round out the scoring.
Senior quarterback Matt Cruz ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to junior Erik Cano.
EDINBURG ECONOMEDES 12, LAREDO LBJ 0: At Edinburg, Economedes jumped out to an early lead, and the Jaguars’ defense clamped down to beat the Wolves.
The Jaguars notched an early field goal from Ramiro Gonzalez to open the scoring. Then, senior QB Albert Guerra found junior running back Jeremy Fernandez on a 34-yard pass for the lone touchdown of the game.
The Econ defense was unrelenting, forcing turnovers and never allowing LBJ to gain any positive field position.
During the first three weeks, the Jags have allowed only one score — a deep ball just before half last week against Corpus Christi Moody.
KINGSVILLE SANTA GERTRUDIS 12, PROGRESO 9: At Progreso, Santa Gertrudis won a low-scoring game as Progreso dropped to 1-2 on the season in a game that was originally scheduled for Friday.
The Red Ants will have a bye in Week 4 before traveling to face Hidalgo on Sept. 28.
PORT ISABEL 33, HIDALGO 6: At Port Isabel, Bryan Medina scored three touchdowns runs as part of a big night, and the Tarpons cruised to a win in a game that was originally scheduled for Friday. Hidalgo fell to 0-3 on the year heading into a matchup against Rio Hondo next Friday.
MARINE MILITARY ACADEMY 16, MONTE ALTO 13: At Harlingen, Marine Military won to drop Monte Alto to 1-2 on the season in a game that was moved from Friday.
RESCHEDULINGS
Brownsville Porter will play at La Joya Palmview at 6 p.m. Saturday. Rio Grande City’s matchup at Brownsville Lopez was almost moved to 6 p.m. Saturday.