The McAllen High Bulldogs reeled off their sixth straight win, cruising past the La Joya Palmview Lobos 42-21 on Friday at La Joya ISD Stadium.
The win moves the Bulldogs to 6-1 in district play, sitting alone in second place in District 16-5A DI with two games remaining.
“The kids played extremely hard tonight,” McAllen High head coach Patrick Shelby said. “We’re happy with where we are right now.
“They’ve been getting prepared every single week. They show up and work extremely hard during the week of practice. They’re focused. They have a goal in mind that they want to achieve and they focus on that goal.”
The Bulldogs were led by running back Weston Guzman, who scored a pair of touchdowns, and quarterback Hunter Curl, who piloted the offense to several touchdown drives.
Defensively, the Bulldogs tightened down after the opening drive, limited the Lobos to 14 points in the final three quarters.
Next the for the Bulldogs (7-1, 6-1) is a home contest against Brownsville Lopez (0-8, 0-7) on Friday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium.
McALLEN ROWE 49, BROWNSVILLE PORTER 7: At McAllen, the Warriors jumped out to a 28-0 first half lead and didn’t look back, cruising to their fifth district win of the season.
The Warriors kept their postseason hopes alive, sitting tied for fourth with the Weslaco East Wildcats, each with a 5-2 mark.
The Warriors (5-3, 5-2) hit the road next Friday for a pivotal district clash with the Wildcats (5-2, 5-2) at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco.
DISTRICT 16-4A DI
GRULLA 33, ZAPATA 27: At Rio Grande City, the Gators clinched a playoff spot with an overtime win against the Hawks on Friday at Joe R. Sanchez Stadium.
Grulla (3-3, 2-1) fought back from an early first quarter deficit to take a 20-14 lead into the break.
During the second half, the Gators nearly sealed the deal before Zapata rallied to force the game into overtime.
Grulla scored a touchdown during the extra period to win the game.
The Gators move on to their bye week before resuming District 16-4A DI play on Nov. 5 against Kingsville King.
DISTRICT 16-2A DI
LA VILLA 46, SANTA MARIA 0: At La Villa, the Cardinals remained unbeaten in District 16-2A DI with a shellacking of Santa Maria.
The Cardinals improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in district play. Next for the Cardinals is a matchup against Riviera-Kaufer at 7:30 p.m. Friday in La Villa.