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For the fifth consecutive week, San Benito is RGVSports.com’s unanimous No. 1 high school football team.
The Greyhounds passed a big test last week, surviving fellow top-10 member Weslaco East, 25-19, to go to 5-0 heading into Week 7. All seven of RGVSports.com’s voters picked San Benito No. 1.
The seven voters are writers who cover RGV high school football for AIM Media’s three newspapers (the Monitor, Valley Morning Star and Brownsville Herald).
San Benito hosts Brownsville Rivera this week.
The Nos. 2 and 3 teams in the poll remain the same.
Edcouch-Elsa is comfortably in second place, improving to 4-1 with last week’s 53-14 rout of Donna High. The Yellowjackets host Brownsville Veterans Memorial in a marquee District 32-5A matchup Friday.
No. 3 is Edinburg Vela. The SaberCats had a controversial Week 5 as four players, including their star running back, were suspended for vandalizing Edinburg High property. But Vela responded with a resounding 42-14 win over the Bobcats to improve to 4-1.
Vela plays PSJA Southwest this week.
PSJA North jumped three spots to No. 4 after beating PSJA High 34-9 last week to go to 5-0. The Raiders own the best defense in the Rio Grande Valley and host Edinburg North on Thursday.
Weslaco East and Harlingen High tied at No. 5, each earning 36 points apiece from the voters. The Wildcats fell to San Benito last week, while Harlingen High dominated Brownsville Rivera on Saturday, 62-7.
Each team is 3-2 so far. Weslaco East hosts Los Fresnos on Friday, and Harlingen High hosts Weslaco High.
McAllen Memorial is No. 7 in this week’s poll, going to 4-2 after its 45-6 romp of Mission High.
The Mustangs play McAllen High in a big rivalry game Friday night.
Weslaco High moved up two spots to No. 8 after its 21-0 win over Brownsville Hanna last week. The Panthers have a significant challenge this week when they travel to play Harlingen High.
Los Fresnos dropped four spots to No. 9. The Falcons fell to 2-3 after a 21-14 loss to Harlingen South last week, but star quarterback Mark Mata did not play.
The Falcons travel to Weslaco to play Weslaco East on Friday.
Port Isabel is No. 10 in this week’s poll. The Tarpons are 5-0 and had a bye last week. They host Rio Hondo this week to begin district play.
Other teams receiving votes in this week’s poll: Sharyland High, Harlingen South, Edinburg Economedes and Brownsville St. Joseph.
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WEEK 7 RGVSPORTS.COM TOP 10 POLL
The following are the teams in RGVSports.com’s 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 seven voters are writers who cover RGV high school football for AIM Media’s three newspapers (the Monitor, Valley Morning Star and Brownsville Herald).
Team – Record – Points – Prev.
1. San Benito (7) 5-0 70 1
2. Edcouch-Elsa 4-1 60 2
3. Edinburg Vela 4-1 55 3
4. PSJA North 5-0 38 7
T-5. Weslaco East 3-2 36 4
T-5. Harlingen High 3-2 36 6
7. McAllen Memorial 4-2 25 8
8. Weslaco High 3-2 15 10
9. Los Fresnos 2-3 14 5
10. Port Isabel 5-0 12 9
Other teams receiving votes: Sharyland High (9), Harlingen South (7), Edinburg Economedes (5), Brownsville St. Joseph (3).