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Sharyland received all six first-place votes to continue as RGVSports.com’s top-ranked team.
The Rattlers, who are coming off a Week 1 59-28 victory over McAllen Memorial, finished as the Valley’s top-ranked team the last two seasons and travel to take on Laredo United on Friday.
The loss to Sharyland did not hurt Memorial too much. In the preseason poll, Memorial was tied with McHi at No. 3. The Mustangs check in a No. 4 this week.
All three of the McAllen ISD schools are ranked in the Top 10. McHi is No. 5 after a 35-7 loss to Odessa Permian on Saturday. McAllen Rowe is tied at No. 7 with Edinburg North. Rowe thumped Edcouch-Elsa to open the season while North rallied to beat Los Fresnos on the road.
Rowe was unranked in Week 1. North was No. 10 in the preseason poll.
Harlingen High maintained its No. 2 ranking. The Cardinals were idle in Week 1 and travel to take on San Antonio Reagan at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio on Friday.
After slipping past city rival Mission High on Friday, Mission Veterans moved up to No. 3. The Patriots will make the long trek to Odessa on Saturday to take on Odessa Permian.
Port Isabel is No. 6 after a resounding victory over Grulla on Friday in Rio Grande City. P.I. plays host to Rio Grande City this week. Despite the win, P.I. slipped one spot in the poll.
Weslaco East and Edinburg Vela round out the Top 10 at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. Weslaco East beat Rivera and plays host to San Benito on Thursday.
After a slow start, Vela pushed aside Brownville Pace for a Week 1 victory. It is the first time Edinburg Vela has been ranked in the RGVSports.com 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:
Record Pts Pvs
1, Sharyland (6) 1-0 60 1
2, Harlingen High 0-0 46 2
3, Mission Vets 1-0 40 6
4, McAllen Memorial 0-1 39 3(t)
5, McAllen High 0-1 38 3(t)
6, Port Isabel 1-0 25 5
T7, Edinburg North 1-0 21 10
T7, McAllen Rowe 1-0 21 NR
9, Weslaco East 1-0 13 NR
10, Edinburg Vela 1-0 8 NR
Others receiving votes: Weslaco High (7 points); Harlingen South (3); Mercedes (3); Edcouch-Elsa (2); Donna (1); San Benito (1).