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The Game If there is one sport that brings back all the memories and players back together after fifty-years, it would have to be football. A game that first originated back in China, yes, China around 200-300 BC and it was then-called Medieval Football. In 1961, the Donna Redskins won the State 2A Football title by defeating Quanah 28-21 in a come-back win. These guys are our Friday night heroes. Forget about their wrinkles and scruffy looks. These guys are aging with the past, but they can still inspire those who will listen to their stories on how they won it. These guys are our legends. Winning a state football championship title fifty-years ago in Donna, Texas still brings back many memories and tears for these guys. Donna quarterback Luz Pedraza can still call the plays he watches from the stadium seats as he attends Donna Redskin football games today. It’s what football does. It never makes you forget. Playing at Darryl Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas seemed to happened too fast for these Legends of the Fall. The players, all 18 of them were just excited to know that they would eat on the way too. The players, Abel Benavides, Bill Brumley, Fred Edwards, Raul De La Garza, Raul Alvarado, Oscar Avila, Alfredo Avila, Fabian Barrera, Harry Lantz, Verl Hopper, Tommy Stone, Richard Avila, Jackie Roberson, Jim Hulme, Joe Gonzales, Nick Padilla, Luz Pedraza, and Johnny Badeaux all packed their bags and made the trip to Austin. Most of the players did not even know that they were about make history.

Head coach Earl Scott always told these guys “we have another game to play.” Assistants, Verle Cray and Bennie LaPrade were loyal to Scott. For these coaches, it was just another game they loved to coach.

For these 18 players, they just played hard and prayed, for the love of the game.

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Friday, Nov. 11 Bi-District-Class 5A-Division I Edinburg High (6-4) at San Benito (8-2), 7:30 p.m.

Sharyland (9-1) at Laredo United (8-2) at the SAC, 7:30 p.m.

Bi-District-Class 5A-Division II Brownsville Pace (8-2) at PSJA North (7-3), 7:30 p.m.

Laredo Alexander (10-0) at McAllen High (6-4), 7:30 p.m.

McAllen Memorial (10-0) vs. Eagle Pass (5-5), 7:30 p.m. at Shirley Field, Laredo Class 4A-Division I Alice at Weslaco East (9-1), 7:30 p.m.

Rio Grande City (6-4) at Flour Bluff, 8 p.m.

Class 4A-Division II Kingsville King at Edcouch-Elsa (9-1), 7:30 p.m.

Calallen at Mercedes (4-6), 7:30 p.m.

Class 3A-Division I Raymondville (6-4) at Grulla (7-3), 7:30 p.m.

Class-3A Division II Port Isabel (6-4) vs. Orange Grove (7-3), 7:30 p.m. at Cats Stadium, Edinburg Lyford (6-4) vs. Rio Hondo (7-3), 7:30 p.m. at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium, Los Fresnos Class 1A-Division I La Villa (4-6) vs. Yorktown (4-5), 7:30 p.m. at Tuloso-Midway Saturday, Nov. 12 Bi-district-Class 5A-Division I Los Fresnos (8-2) at Harlingen High (10-0), 4 p.m.

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Harlingen Cardinals (10-0) Ready For the State 5A Division Playoffs (Harlingen, Tx)-Make it four District 31-5A titles in a row! As a matter of fact, make that 31-straight district wins in a row dating back to 2008. Since that season, the Cardinals have posted an impressive 46-6 overall record, including three consecutive State 5A Regional championship appearances in Division I. The Harlingen Cardinals completed another 10-0 season by defeating PSJA Memorial 49-7 at PSJA Stadium and for head football coach Manny Gomez, it was pure Cardinal Pride. Now, the quest for a State 5A begins with six more games to go. This year’s State 5A Division I title game will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on December 17th. Did Gomez expect this moment? “No doubt. This is what we put together in the offseason.

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The Class 5A Division I playoff brackets favor the Cardinals as they will meet Los Fresnos (8-2) and then will play the winner of the Del Rio (8-2) or Donna (7-3) match up in the area playoffs next week. Should the Cardinals advance to Regionals for the fourth time, head coach Gomez feels that there is no jinx at this level after three straight losses. “We have played great football teams in those three losses. At this level, every player must perform, our coaches must perform, I must perform,” he added. In 2008, Harlingen lost to Austin Westlake (49-23) and again in 2009 (42-13). Westlake advanced to the quarterfinals in 2008 before losing to SA Clark 24-21 and then went all the way in 2009 and lost to Euless Trinity 41-38 in a heart-breaking, last second touchdown...

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“We spend so much time together. It was a time of joy. Watching my Cardinals hoist the 31-5A trophy was special. These guys understand the concept of team. Every player understand their roles”.

The Cardinals will probably meet District 27-5A champions, SA Warren (9-1) in the regional finals. The Warriors are coached

by Bryan Dausin and they have posted wins over SA Southwest 63-13, SA Stevens 41-31, and O’Connor 38-21 in 2011. All three are playoff teams.

Historic? The Cardinals have scored 530 points and allowed 126 points scored on their defense. Of those points scored, only the Abilene Eagles have scored more on the Cards defense in their 45-44 loss. The seven-time state champions are in the playoffs with a 7-3 record. The Eagles losses have been to State 5A champions, Euless Trinity 34-17; regional finalist, Harlingen; 4A finalist, Longview 35-28.

If this is any indication of what to expect from the Harlingen Cardinals in the State 5A Division I playoffs, Gomez feels that his scheduling only makes sense. “The only date I have is Decemember 17th. That’s how we handle our business. Our starters prepare in practice. No team is perfect. But at this level, you have to be perfect,” adds Gomez. Note: The Harlingen Cardinals will play this Saturday at Boggus Stadium in Harlingen with kickoff set for 4:00 p.m. in the first round of the Class 5A Division I Bi-District Championships.

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Class 5A Division II Bi-District Championships: Weslaco (9-1) to play PSJA Memo

(Brownsville, Texas)-It was not the finish that the Weslaco Panthers would have loved to ended with but their 28-21 loss to Brownsville Pace in District 32-5A might have served these Panthers right. “We played a great team this afternoon. But, we are a great team too. This loss will only make us better,” head coach Tony Villarreal told his players afterwards.

The Panthers will now share the 32-5A trophy with San Benito (8-2, 6-1) and will host PSJA Memorial of 31-5A in Weslaco this Thursday night at Bobby Lackey Stadium. “The last time we loss our last game of the season, we went three-deep in the State 5A playoffs,” said Villarreal.

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to send the game into overtime. Panther QB Carlos Madrigal rolled right and threw his last pass attempt and it was tipped in the endzone. This was the third time in the drive that the Panthers had converted on fourth down. This time, their luck ended.

The Pace Vikings bench started to celebrate afterwards. “We’ll bounce back,” Madrigal said.

In 2007, the Panthers defeated Edinburg North (62-49), McAllen (40-38), before losing to SA Madison (59-42). Against the Pace Vikings, the Panthers fumbled away the ball four times and had one interception. “This game helps us prepare for the PSJA North Raiders this week,”says Pace head football coach, Rene Medrano. “Weslaco helped us improve and believe. And believe me, I’m just glad to get out of this one today.”

The Vikings lost to PSJA Memorial (31-16) in the Division II

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orial (7-3); Brownsville Pace (8-2) Meets PSJA North (7-3)

Bi-District Championships; then again in 2009 to PSJA North (48-34) followed by another first round losses to PSJA 24-7 in 2008 and again in 2007. Four straight losses in the Division II playoffs has frustrated Medrano and he hopes that traveling back to PSJA Stadium on Friday night will change all this. The Pace Vikings have one thing in their favor.

The Raiders lost last week to PSJA 26-21 and this could give the Vikings the momentum they will need to beat another running team like the Panthers. Should the Vikings beat the Raiders, they will advance to the Area playoffs against the winner of the McAllen (6-4) or Laredo Alexander (10-0) game.

The Panthers will have a tougher road to follow should they beat the Wolverines this Thursday. The winner will meet either Eagles Pass (5-5) or McAllen Memorial (10-0) in the area playoffs.

8-2, 5-2 Overall Record

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McAllen Memorial Mustangs Wins 30-5A Title Class 5A Division II Bi-District Championships: Mustangs to meet Eagle Pass

(McAllen, Texas)-The McAllen Memorial Mustangs won the outright 30-5A title by defeating the Sharyland Rattlers 28-14 and then marched into the State 5A Division II playoffs with a perfect 10-0 record. Something the Mustangs had not done since 1995 when Claude Bassett was head football coach. “This is a great accomplishment. I knew that this team was special from the start of the season. It was a great finish. Now, we need to continue this success in the playoffs,� said Bill Littleton, head football coach of the Mustangs.

For Littleton, it was his first perfect season with the Mustangs.

They will now travel to Shirley Field this Friday and play Eagle Pass (5-5), at 7:30 p.m. , who defeated Eagle Pass Winn 28-21 in District 29-5A in their season finale. Last year, the Eagles lost to Memorial in the first round 28-20.

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30-5A Champions! QB Matthew Kaufmann will lead his team against Eagle Pass This Friday in the State 5A Division II Bi-District Championships.

Below, DE Garrett Sharp leads the team in tackles.

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to eventual State 5A Division II Champions, Cibolo Steele.

The Mustangs could take one more step in the playoffs with Steele now playing in the upper bracket. This means that, should Memorial beat Eagle Pass, they will meet the winner of the Weslaco-PSJA Memorial game in the area playoffs. In the third round, the Mustangs could face, more than likely, SA Reagan (10-0) from District 26-5A. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS MAGAZINE

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McAllen Bulldogs To Host Undefeated Laredo Alexander (McAllen, Texas)-The McAllen Bulldogs (6-4) will entertain Laredo Alexander (10-0) this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at McAllen Memorial Veterans Stadium. The Bulldogs ended their season with a 38-21 loss to Sharyland (9-1) in District 30-5A, something that head coach Tony Harris would have rather not preferred.

Prior to that loss, the Bulldogs had defeated Donna (3810), La Joya (38-3), and Palmview (31-7). Now, they will face another Bulldog team that has scored 447 points and has allowed only 133 points in ten games.

Alexander QB Brian Swaine has passed for 2,837 yards with 27 touchdowns, completing 205 passes of 304 thrown.

He has rushed for another 859.0 yards too. In the back-

field, senior RB Xavier Skaggs has rushed for 775 yards and also caught 688.0 yards from Swaine this season. WR Daniel Ramos leads the team in receptions with 70 catches for 935 yards.

The McAllen Bulldogs will be in for a long night on defense. The Bulldogs defense has given up 250 points this season to its opponents and against 30-5A District Champion, McAllen Memorial, the Bulldogs allowed over 600 yards of total offense. Harris will go with quarterback Justin Salinas. The winner meets the Pace/PSJA North winner next week.

Big Bark! McAllen head football coach Tony Harris will be fired up against Laredo Alexander.

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Donna, PSJA Memorial Open Class 5A Playoffs Away (Donna, Tx)-The Donna Redskins will begin its quest for another state title when they meet Del Rio (8-2) at Shirley Field on Saturday in Laredo. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. in the Class 5A Division I Bi-District Championships.

In Division II, PSJA Memorial (7-3) of District 31-5A won the coin toss and will play 32-5A co-champions, Weslaco (9-1) at Bobby Lackey Stadium at 7:300 p.m.

Wolverine headcoach Gus Cavazos was at the Weslaco-Pace game last Saturday and was hoping that a Thursday night game would be perfect.

This means that the Panthers, following their 28-21 loss to Pace could still hinder the Weslaco team this Thursday night. “Playing in Weslaco is not what I wanted but we got on Thursday,” said Cavazos. Teams that

play Weslaco at home will be intimidated by all the fanfare and video board.

The Wolverines finished District 31-5A tied for third place with Edinburg but ended their season with a loss to district champion, Harlingen 49-7.

So can the Wolverines be gauged? Memorial QB Manny Mancillas was slightly injured against Harlingen so Cavazos opted to pull him from the game. To

date, he has passed for 1,586 yards and rushed for 489 yards. On the ground, Fernando Garza will lead the team with averaging 4.0 yards per carry on 107 takes. At wide-receiver, the Panthers will have to stop Jaime Borrego (785.0 yards) and Jeric De La Cruz (528.0 yards). The winner will play either Eagle Pass or McAllen Memorial in the next round.

At Laredo, Del Rio will meet Donna, who will

Ready to go! Donna RB Eduardo Fraire will lead his team against Del Rio on Saturday at Shirley Field at 5:00 p.m. in Laredo. PSJA Memorial Eli Barrera and the Wolverines will play at Weslaco on Thursday night.

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have to come up with some gutsy play-calling in order to stop the Rams running attack.

The second-place Rams from District 29-5A have scored 410 points throughout the season and have allowed only 114 points scored.

Losses to Aleaxnder (28-21) and SA Jay (3120) have accounted for 59 of the 114 points allowed by the Rams this season.

What’s impressive, is the five shutouts the

Rams have notched this season by outscoring their 29-5A opponents 232-0. All blowouts too.

Can the Redskins knock off the Rams with its own running game?

Donna RB Fraire is the fire power behind these Redskins have and last week Fraire, he rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. With both starting quarterbacks out, Casey Ramirez, a sophomore, will lead this team on Saturday.

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San Benito Plays Edinburg Class 5A Division I Bi-District Championships

(San Benito, Tx)-The San Benito Greyhounds (8-2) finished its season watching the Weslaco Panthers (9-1) hand them a share of the District 32-5A title last Saturday after their loss to Brownsville Pace 28-21. The win meant alot but what was more rewarding, the Greyhounds beat Los Fresnos earlier in the season. This means no playoff match with the Harlingen Cardinals in the first round. The Greyhounds will play 31-5A Edinburg instead in the Class 5A Division I Bi-District Championships. But, don’t under-estimate the Bobcats. In 2010, the Bobcats went three rounds before losingto SA Wagner 31-10 at the Alamdome in San Antonio, Texas. On paper, the Greyhounds are the better team with 350 points scored on offense. Again, on paper, the Greyhounds lost to Harlingen 49-7, while the Bobcats lost too, 42-14. So which team will come out and play this Friday night at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito? The Greyhounds beat 32-4A District Champion, Weslaco East 28-16 in their season opener and their only other loss was to the Weslaco Panthers 21-14. QB Jacob Puente will the Hounds against all-purpose player, Sal Martinez of Edinburg. The key? Keep the ball away from Martinez every chance these Greyhounds get or they will pay a hefty price.

PSJA North Entertains Pace Class 5A Division II Bi-District Championships

(Pharr, Tx)-The PSJA North Raiders (7-3) will entertain Brownsville Pace (8-2) on Friday night at PSJA Stadium in the Class 5A Division II Bi-District Championships. The winner will play either McAllen or Laredo Alexander in the area playoffs. The Pace Vikings are riding high after knocking off Weslaco in their last game of the season by holding off the Panthers at the three-yard line, while the Raiders were surprised by PSJA 26-21.

Raiders head coach Bruce Bush is aware of the Vikings defense, which has allowed only 170 points throughout this season. The Raiders on the other hand, have given up 246 points. Players to watch for the Raiders are QB Austin Navarro and he will have to be careful with Pace LB Ben Hernandez, who has caused three fumbles along with teammate Chris Esquivel who pressured Weslaco QB Carlos Madrigal last weekend. He finished the game with 14 tackles. The Vikings are led by QB Dustin Hernandez who has passed for 1,360 yards and his favorite targets are Danny Munoz (626.0 yards) and CJ Arizmendi. He averages 20.0 yards per catch. “The Raiders like to control the ball. We don’t expect Playoff Time! San Benito them to change what has worked in the past. I like QB Jacob Puente will our chances,” said Pace Viking head coach Rene lead the Greyhounds this Medrano. The Vikings would like to advance to Friday against Edinburg. the next round. It’s been four straight years of first Bottom photo, Edinburg round frustrations for the Vikings. “We need to get will meet the Greyhounds while the PSJA this monkey off out backs. We have the team to North Raiders host Pace. make this happen,” added Medrano.

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fter the Weslaco East Wildcats (9-1) defeated the Edcouch-Elsa (9-1) Yellowjackets 31-14 on October 28th at Bobby Lackey Stadium in Weslaco, head football coach Armando Cuellar was left speechless. After 30 years of coaching and the Wildcats only football coach, he had to pause for a moment.

“This is a tribute to my players and staff. This district title means so much to me in my career. Words cannot express how I really feel inside,” said Cuellar.

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eliminating the Pirates from the post season. It’s been a long season.

The Wildcats started its season with a 31-0 thrashing of Zapata but the next week, against the San Benito Greyhounds, the East lost its strong side, losing 28-16. “We lost that game. We were outplayed. The better team won,” said Cuellar. Whatever happened in the next weeks ahead, the Wildcats won their next eight games, leading them to the District 32-4A title.

Now, the Weslaco East Wildcats will play 31-4A, Alice (4-6) this Friday night at Bobby Lackey Stadium in the Class 4A Division I Bi-District Championships.. Kickoff is set for Oct-Nov 2011

7:30 p.m.

In 2010, the East Wildcats clinched a share of the 32-4A title and went three rounds deep in the State 4A Division I playoffs. They posted a bi-district title win over Corpus Christi Ray (2014) and then knocked of Victoria West 42-35 in area championships. A trip to the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas against Cedar Park ended their chances of the winning a state title. Three games away.

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Park (8-2) in the regional finals. “We are making improvements each week.

Injuries have plagued our team this season. Luckily, those injuries were early on,�said Cuellar.

The East Wildcats have been impressive in 2011. They allowed only 95 points scored against them this year, with San Benito scoring 28 points in their win. Since then, the Wildcats have allowed less than two touchdowns scored per night.

Senior running back Aaron Munguia leads the team in rushing with 1,835 yard. He averages 7.0 yards per carry.

Marco Navarro, Peter Gonzalez, and Brandon Hernandez have all added

another three hundred yards to this season. If the Alice Coyotes expect to make any progress against the Wildcats, they will have to stop DL Efrain Alvarez. He leads the team with 15 quarterback sacks and Darek Martinez has four interceptions for the year, including 25 tackles.

On kickoffs, the Wildcats are deadly with Jose Luis Hernandez scoring 53 points and has accounted for 26 touch backs.

The 31-4A Alice Coyotes have given up 300 points on defense. Running back, AJ Perez leads the team with rushing yards of 715.0 or seven yards per carry.

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With No Measurement Tigers to play host to Calallen Wildcats on Friday (Mercedes, Tx)-The Roma Gladiators (5-5) could only watch in disbelief as the referees walked away in overtime, giving the Mercedes Tigers a wild 35-28 win to clinch the final 32-4A fourth place spot and most of all, a trip to the postseason. After determining that the first down was short. Gladiator head coach Max Habecker begged the referees for a measurement. But, no dice.

“This is not fair. That pileup did not determine where the ball was or where it fell.

I can’t believe that it was not worth a measurement,” said Habecker. “We played like Gladiators tonight.” The Mercedes Tigers will now play Corpus Christi Calallen at Tiger Stadium this Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

The Mercedes Tigers had to get lucky after three of four games at the start of the district season to Weslaco East, Edcouch-Elsa, and Hidalgo. Sitting at 1-6 with only three games left to play, the Tigers needed to win and Uribe also need some help.

The Tigers first defeated La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 178, followed by another win over Valley View 44-0 to set up the stage after Weslaco East knocked off Hidalgo, to end their season with three straight losses.

Now, they will face last year’s State 4A Division II semifinalist, Calallen who has outscored their opponents 405-55 in 2011.

The Wildcats rotate two quarterbacks with Andrew McCurley and Preston Dorsey, both juniors.

The Wildcats just run the ball down field. Running back Marcus Price leads the team with 1,022 yards.

Against CC Ray, Price rushed twice for 91.0 yards and was taken out of

the game.

The Calallen Wildcats have also sacked their opponents quarterbacks 28 times this season.

The winner will play Beeville or SA Southside in the area playoffs next week.

Big Pile-Up! The Roma Gladiators fought to the end but no measurement by the referees to determine actual first down mark in overtime. Mercedes won 35-28 as Roma head coach Max Habecker watches in disbelief. Mercedes head coach Mike Uribe with referee, clinches 32-4A spot. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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Ed-Elsa, Rio Grande City

Clinch Class 4A Spots (Edcouch-Tx)-The Rio Grande City Rattlers (6-4) are back in the State 4A Division I Bi-District playoffs and headcoach Carlos Longoria will now take his team to Flour Bluff (6-5) this Friday. Kickoff is set for 8:00 p.m.

The Rattlers played EdcouchElsa earlier this season, losing 42-21 and the Yellowjackets then came up short by losing the district title to Weslaco East 31-14.

Now, they will play Kingsville (5-5) at Benny Layton Sr. Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Both Rio Grande Valley teams will be favored to win the first rounds by HSSM. Head coach Joe Solis of the Yellowjackets has talked about this opportunity but also has his opponent on his mind. The state-ranked Port Lavaca-Calhoun Sandcrabs (10-0), should they beat the Brahamas. Both will then meet in the area playoffs. “We would love to beat Port Lavaca-Calhoun. But first, we must beat Kingsville.

This is exciting,” says Solis.

The Brahamas have scored 299 points but defensively, they have allowed 236 points scored against them. By comparison, the Jackets have allowed just 84 points. On offense, the Jackets have scored 407 points. Players to watch for the Jackets are Israel Loredo and Alonzo Toscano at

running back and quarterback Eric Morales. Against Mission Veterans, Toscano rushed 27 times for 187 yards and two scores while Morales had a great night with 9-of-12 passes for 330 yards and four touchdowns as they won 49-0.

“We are building momentum and that’s what we need in the state playoffs,” says Longoria.

The Rattlers or Flour Bluff will play the winner of the Gregory-Portland or SA Brackenridge game in the area playoffs next week.

Jackets, Rattlers Clinch Spots! The Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets and Rio Grande City Rattlers both will advance to the State 4A Football playoffs in 2011. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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(Rio Grande City, Tx)-Imagine this: The Grulla H.S. Gators are one of 32 teams playing for a state championship title in Class 3A. Call it a season of miracles for the Grulla H.S. Gators.

In only their second season, the Gators (7-3) made history when they defeated the Port Isabel Tarpons 27-26 and then knocked off Zapata 35-29 last Friday to earn the right to represent District 32-3A in the State 3A Division I Bi-District Championships.

They will now play Raymondville at home on Friday night at Joe R. Sanchez Stadium in Rio Grande City. The Bearkats finished tied for second place.

Head coach Abel Gonzalez, who lost his father a few weeks ago, will lead his team that has scored 303 points this season. This will be a rematch of Week 1 when the Bearkats beat the Gators 28-20 on their turf. The winner will meet West Columbia or RockportFulton in the Class 3A Division I Re-

gional Championships next week.

As for the Rio Hondo Bobcats, they barely escaped with a victory by beating the Gators 14-13 and if this is any indication on just how tough the Gators are, just ask head coach Rocky James. The Bobcats (7-3) will now play Lyford (6-4) of District 31-3A in the State 3A Division II playoffs this Friday at Leo Aguilar Stadium in Los Fresnos at 7:30 p.m.

The Bulldogs are riding a two-game win streak and head coach Jaime Infante will bring his spread-offense that has scored 386 points. Bulldogs weakness? Their defense has given up 286 points and they will meet a potent Bobcat defense that has given up only 155 points this season.

Class 3A Bi-District Championships! The Grulla Gators made school history after knocking off Zapata last weekend to make the state playoffs under head coach Abel Gonzalez. Rio Hondo Bobcats also clinched the 32-3A title. (HSSMIMages/David Amador)

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(Port Isabel, Tx)-The 32-3A Tarpons (6-4) will meet champions, Orange Grove (7-3) of District 31-3A at Cats Stadium in Edinburg on Friday night. The Bulldogs are back in the State 3A Division II playoffs after going 1-9 in 2010. The Tarpons run the ball. Running backs Matt Martinez (84 carries/563.0 yds), Jacob Losoya (74 carries/512 yards), and Juan Aguilera (80 carries/513 yards) will carry the load for the Tarpons. The Tarpons are coming off a 35-21 loss to Rio Hondo and earlier in the season, the Tarpons lost to Grulla HS 2726. In 2010, the Tarpons were eliminated in the first round by Robstown 37-7 and missed the playoffs in 2009. A win for the Tarpons will be rewarding.

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www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.net Golf Results: Sharyland’s Carlos Pena, Solis of McAllen, Kitten of Harlingen South Win fending champion, Peter Fox easily swept the field with scores of 71-72 at the Palmview Golf Course.

This could be the best Sharyland team (Harlingen, Tx)-The defending 30-5A talented players. Trying to put the best yet, with hopes of making it back to the District Champions, Sharyland Rattlers team together is a task,” adds Rodriguez. U.I.L. State 5A Tournament in Austin, have won three tournaments this Fall sea- At the Weslaco Invitational Golf Tourna- Texas in 2012. son and so far, head coach Fernando Ro- ment, Rattler senior Carlos Pena won his As for the Harlingen South Hawks, it’s driguez is just trying to put the best team first tourney of the season with a score of been one season since the Hawks golf together. “It’s difficult when you have 70-78 and at the McAllen Invitational, de- team featured probably one of the best

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Justin Kitten has emerged as the player to watch for the Hawks. He won the Edinburg Invitational at the Los Lagos Golf Course with a two day scores of 72-75.

The Hawks also won the overall team title with scores of 332-325-657.

Senior Ricky Solis of McAllen H.S. Harlingen Invitational Boys Golf-Team Results showed that he will be a force in District 1. McAllen 324-334-658 30-5A. The four-year senior golfer had 2. Harlingen South “A” 328-334-662 trouble staying in the fairways at the Tony 3. Sharyland B 329-342-671 Butler Golf Course, but managed to win 4. Harlingen 345-340-685 with 77-76. Edinburg senior golfer MiEdinburg 349-336-685 chael Fasci finished four-strokes behind October 28-29, 2011 Tony Butler Golf Course Solis with a 78-79. It’s Fasci’s best finish Harlingen Invitational Boys Golf-Individual so far in 2011.

1. Ricky Solis-McAllen 77-76-153 In 2011, Fasci will be challenged by 2. Michael Fasci-Edinburg 78-79-157 PSJA’s Rudy Muniz who has had a great 3. Juan Rodriguez-Sharyland B 81-77-158 start this Fall. He finished fourth at the 4. Shrey Bhakta-Har South 79-80-159 Weslaco Invitational with scores of 72David Rodriguez-Economedes 80-79-159 77, good for fourth place with a 149. He 6. Hector Bautista-Sharyland B 79-85-164 finished actually, tied for second place, Rudy Muniz-PSJA 80-84-164 Colin Eubanks-Harlingen 83-81-164 one stroke behind Pena, who won the 9. Adrian Saenz-Porter 78-87-165 tournament. The Sharyland Rattlers had 10. Robert Bernal-McAllen 76-90-166 four players finish in the Top 10. Led by golfers from the Rio Grande Valley, Roman Robledo. Head coach Larry Kruse knew that replacing Robledo would be a task. In 2011, the Hawks are off and running as they have won one tournament as a team and also finished second overall at the Harlingen Invitational played at

Pena, Jose Pena took second place honors by virtue of scorecard tie-breakers, with teammate Peter Fox, both shooting 149.

In 8th place overall, Jon Ybarra carded a 75-76 to give his team its best score of the season with a 295-300-595.

With the Sharyland Rattlers playing this good, they could well be headed to the State 5A Championships in 2012. Last year’s Region-IV 5A winner, San Antonio Reagan (305-309-614) and SA Churchill (320-311-631) both advanced.

Weslaco Invitational Boys Golf-Team Results

1. Sharyland 2. CC Ray 3. PSJA 4. San Benito 5. Weslaco

295-300-595 307-310-617 320-326-646 324-324-648 327-328-655

October 14-15, 2011 Tierra Santa Golf Course Weslaco Invitational Boys Golf-Individual

1. Carlos Pena-Sharyland 2. Jose Pena-Sharyland 3. Peter Fox-Sharyland 4. Rudy Muniz-PSJA Papito Gonzalez-McAllen Mem 6. Rudy Lee Revino-CC Carroll Will Wallace-Incarnate Word 8. Jon Ybarra-Sharyland Joseph Hoskins-CC Ray 10. Calvin Lackey-Weslaco

70-78-148 75-74-149 77-72-149 72-77-149 75-74-149 76-74-150 78-72-150 75-76-151 73-78-151 76-76-152

Edinburg Invitational Boys Golf-Team Results

1. Harlingen South 2. Sharyland 3. Harlingen 4. Edinburg No.1 5. Edinburg No.2

332-325-657 332-331-663 331-346-677 331-347-678 335-379-714

October 20-21, 2011 Los Lagos Golf Course Edinburg Invitational Boys Golf-Individual

1. Justin Kitten-Har South 2. Chris Tagle-Sharyland 3. Colin Eubanks-Harlingen 4. JC Torres-Edinburg No.1 5. Pablo Bocanegra-Edinburg No.2 6. Hector Bautista-Sharyland 7. Shrey Bhakta-Har South 7. Jerardo Jasso-Edinburg No.2 Edinburg HS golfer Michael Fasci finished second at the Harlingen HS Invitational 9. David Pryor-Harlingen 9. Mario Morales-La Joya played at the Tony Butler Golf Course in Harlingen.

9. Aaron De Jesus-Economedes (HSSMImages/David Amador)

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www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.net Cross-Country Results: Emily Perez Headed To State 4A Cross-Country Championships for 4th Time

LJ Juarez-Lincoln Cross-Country Runner Wins Regionals Valley View Runner, LJ Juarez-Lincoln Boys Team Qualify for State 4A Meet; Edinburg Girls team headed to State (San Antonio, Texas)-32-4A District Cross-Country Champion, Emily Perez of La Joya Juarez-Lincoln qualified for the UIL State 4A Cross-Country Championships for the fourth straight year by winning the 4A-Regional IV meet Saturday at the National Shooting Complex in northwest San Antonio.

The senior runner will now advance to the 2011 University Interscholastic League Class 4A Cross-Country Championships this weekend at the Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, Texas this Saturday.

Last year, Perez finished fifth overall with a time of 11:16.83, with Karlee Kleiber of Canyon Randall winning the title with a time of 11:06.10.

Perez will be challenged this Saturday

by Cali Roper of Willis High School who finished third and Natalie Rathjen who took fourth place honors. All three runners finished four seconds apart from one another. Perez, won the Class 4A girls division at the regional meet in 11 minutes, 1 seconds over a 2-mile course. This was Perez’s third straight Region-IV title.

The top three teams and top 10 individual finishers in each division at Saturday’s Region IV meet qualified for the UIL state meet. Juarez-Lincoln coach Eva Gutierrez was proud of her senior. “She is very dedicated and she improved her times for State 4A Qualifiers: Pictured are Emily Perez of La Joya Juarez-Lincoln, Valley View H.S. runner, Jose Delgado and members of the La Joya Juarez-Lincoln Boys team. All will compete this Saturday at the Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, Texas. (HSSMImages/Mike De La Cruz)

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Also qualifying for the State 4A CrossCountry Championships were the La Joya Juarez-Lincoln’s boys teams by taking third place behind winner Cedar Park and runner-up Boerne Champion. The top finisher for the Juarez-Lincoln boys was Joel Gracia, who came in ninth over a 3.1-mile course.

Edinburg High’s girls also qualified for state a second straight year by finishing third behind winner Laredo Alexander and runner-up New Braunfels High.

Yvonne Zerda and Laura Mendoza led the Edinburg High girls by finishing 28th and 30th. Also headed to state for the Lady Bobcats were Katia Romero, Stephanie Vasquez, Alex Cruz and Evelyn Aranda.

“I’m proud of our team. It was a tough course,but we are headed back to the State 5A meet again,” Lady Bobcats coach Tencha Lancaster said.

Rio Grande Valley runners who qualified for state individually included Valley View’s Jose Delgado, third in the 4A boys division; Los Fresnos’ David Guillen, fourth in the Class 5A boys division; Port Isabel’s Arturo Fierro, fifth in the Class 3A boys division; Weslaco East’s Jose Martinez, sixth in the 4A boys division; San Benito’s Brenda Lopez, sixth in the 5A girls division; and Mercedes’ Marissa Mata, ninth in the 4A girls division.

The Lady Tigers won the 32-4A CrossCountry Championships at the Mercedes Livestock Show grounds two weeks ago and head coach Pete Martinez was elated with having one of her team members qualify. “This is the first cross-country runner from Mercedes High School to qualify for the UIL 4A state-meet in cross country. I’m proud of Marissa,” added Martinez.

32-4A District Cross-Country Champions! Pictured are team members of Mercedes H.S. Lady Tigers Cross-Country team Marisa Mata, Alma Turribates, Terri Sova, Jennifer Torres, Judy Aariano and Alyssa De Leon. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

District Champions! La Joya Palmview HS Girls team captured the 30-5A CrossCountry Championships.

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www.HighSchoolSportsMagazine.net State 5A Volleyball Area Highlights

Edinburg North Wins Area Title

(Edinburg, Tx)-The Edinburg North Lady Cougars are on their way to the State 5A Regional Quarterfinals for the first-time in school history after defeating McAllen Memorial, 25-21, 25-22, 26-24.

With the win, Edinburg North (32-6) won for the 18th-straight time and claimed their first-ever area championship.

The Lady Cougars will face Laredo Alexander in a Region IV-5A quarterfinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Roma.

Memorial (32-5) fell after claiming a coDistrict 30-5A championship with Sharyland. Errors plagued the Lady Memorial at the service line with eight errors and four came in the first game. Edinburg North’s Juliannah Lopez served six points, including two aces in the final set that ended the match. Brandt had seven kills. Lopez had 13 assists and Denise Trevino nine assists for the Lady Cougars.

State 5A Volleyball Area Highlights

Lady Hawks Beat Sharyland

(Harlingen, Tx)-The 31-5A Harlingen South Lady Hawks knocked off 30-5A Co-Champions, Sharyland, 22-25, 2624, 25-16 and 25-19 at Harlingen South on Friday afternoon. South will now play Los Fresnos in the regional quarterfinals.

The win gives first-year head coach Lupe Garza, her second career playoff match.

The Lady Hawks dropped its first set 2522 but South (22-7) played on. Lady Rattlers’ Laura Eberly, put Sharyland’s ahead 16-14 but the Lady Hawks held on to the second set and won, 26-24.

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Headed to Class 5A Region IV Qtr Finals! The Edinburg North Lady Cougars Volleyball team defeated McAllen Memorial to advance to the State 5A Region IV Quarterfinals. Pictured are Allison Brandt and Jessica Martinez blocking for Lady Cougars. (HSSMImages/Mike De La Cruz)

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Chick-Fil-A Player of the Week

Top Performances High School Sports Magazine presents the Chick-Fil-A Player of the Week for “Week 6” and this award goes to Mike Morales of La Joya High School. The four-year lettermen senior won his first-ever high school golf tournament in the Donna ISD Invitational played the Tierra Santa Golf Course in Weslaco. Morales fired a 72-76 to win. He also finished tied for second at the McAllen Invitational.

In Week 7, Weslaco High School DE Jose Montiel led his team to wins over San Benito, Los Fresnos, and Brownsville Rivera to earn the Chick-Filet-A Player of the Week Award. Montiel, a senior and 2010 State 5A Selection also is the captain of his team and led the Panthers to back-to-back undefeated seasons in District 32-5A. This year’s defense has allowed 116 points scored.

In Week 8, San Benito QB Jacob Puente has passed for 1,039 yards and rushed for 908 yards in leading the Greyhounds to a second place finish in District 32-5A. They will host Edinburg in the first round of the State 5A Division One playoffs.

Pictured is Ted Venecia, store operator of Chick-Filet-A in Mission/Sharyland with Mario Morales and head golf coach Joe Pena of La Joya HS. (HSSMImages/David Amador)

In Week 9, Edinburg High School senior golfer, Jessica Tamen has won two tournaments in 2011. The two-time Class 5A State Championship qualifier also won the 2010 Class 5A Region IV Golf Championships this past April at the Los Lagos Golf Course in Edinburg, Texas.

All Chick-Fil-A Player of the Week winners will compete for the HSSM/Chick-Fil-A Player of the Year honors and will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Chick-Fil-A and HSSM in May 2012. “We are proud to team up with HSSM to present these awards,” says Ted Venecia of Chick-Fil-A in Mission.

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Pictured is Jessica Tamen of Edinburg HS Golf team with Rudy Martinez (left) of Chick-Filet-A in McAllen along with head coach Orlando Garza and assistant Hector Gonzalez.

Also, pictured is Joe Filoteo, Edinburg CISD Athletic Director.

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Presenting the award was Ben Stover, Chick-Fil-A store operator/owner at Jackson Ave in McAllen with Weslaco High School senior DE Jose Montiel, Player of the Week with head coach Tony Villarreal and HSSM Sales Manager, Gonzalo Aguayo. Also pictured is Weslaco ISD Athletic Director, Oscar Riojas. Montiel has led the Panthers to back-to-back 32-5A District Championships. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador) Oct-Nov 2011

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District 30-5A Standings Teams

*Mc Memorial Sharyland Donna McAllen Nikki Rowe LJ Palmview La Joya Mission

DISTRICT BY DISTRICT UIL Week 10 Football-Final Standings **Co-Champions * District Champion

District 32-3A Standings Teams

*Rio Hondo La Grulla Port Isabel Zapata La Feria Progreso

Season

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7-3 7-3 6-4 5-5 7-3 0-10

4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 0-5

PF

265 303 271 261 369 54

PA

155 202 229 241 230 418

District 31-3A Standings Teams

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PF

PA

*Orange Grove 7-3 6-4 Lyford 6-4 Raymondville 5-5 CC Miller 2-8 CC West Oso 0-10 Robstown

5-0 3-2 3-2 3-2 1-4 0-5

307 386 245 251 195 49

222 286 164 278 324 477

Season

District

**San Diego **Taft Santa Rosa Odem Falfurrias Bishop

6-4 5-5 5-4 4-5 3-6 0-9

4-1 4-1 2-2 2-2 1-3 0-4

PF

292 299 180 321 136 59

Teams

Harlingen Psja North Psja Mem Edinburg Edinburg No Psja Har South Economedes #

Season

District

PF

PA

*Ben Bolt Charlotte Kenedy La Villa

9-1 4-6 6-4 5-5

3-0 2-1 1-2 0-3

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PA

180 157 145 250 289 194 341 254

Season

10-0 7-3 6-4 6-4 3-7 3-7 2-8 0-10

District

7-0 5-2 4-3 4-3 3-4 3-4 2-5 0-7

PF

530 272 247 284 242 213 240 190

PA*

126 246 207 189 318 305 321 453

District 32-5A Standings Teams

**Weslaco **San Benito Los Fresnos Bro Pace Bro Lopez Bro Hanna Bro Rivera Bro Porter

Season

9-1 8-2 8-2 8-2 3-7 3-7 2-8 1-9

District

6-1 6-1 5-2 5-2 2-5 2-5 1-6 1-6

PF

353 350 311 263 154 165 184 200

PA*

144 195 192 170 367 299 385 403

DISTRICT 32-4A Standings

District 16-1A Div 1 Standings Teams

PF

378 391 287 304 279 182 100 170

#District Champions 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 Co-District Champions

PA

159 309 234 263 247 329

District

7-0 6-1 4-3 4-3 4-3 2-5 1-6 0-7

District 31-5A Standings

District 16-2A Div 1 Standings Teams

Season

10-0 9-1 7-3 6-4 5-5 4-6 2-8 2-8

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Teams

Season

District

PF

*Weslaco East Edcouch-Elsa Rio Grande City Mercedes roma hidalgo Juarez-Lincoln Miss Memorial Valley View

9-1 9-1 6-4 4-6 5-5 3-7 2-8 2-8 1-9

8-0 7-1 6-2 4-4 4-4 3-5 2-6 2-6 0-8

384 407 248 226 258 162 107 141 85

PA

95 84 230 250 256 278 267 289 375

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with Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs & 2007 NBA Finals MVP

With the NBA still in a lockout and the season still on hold, the SA Spurs MVP made a trip to the Rio Grande Valley to host a basketball clinic and took three minutes to talk with Tddave.

HSSM: What advice can you give a high school athlete wanting to play professional sports?

Parker: Follow your dreams and work hard. No matter what happens, good or bad, you still have to believe in yourself.

HSSM: Who started you playing basketball?

Parker: My Dad was a professional basketball player and I have been around basketball courts all my life since I was five years old.

HSSM: How do you feel about playing basketball?

What does this sport mean to you?

Parker: I love this game. This is what I dream. I have a passion for this game.

HSSM: At the age of 19, the San Antonio Spurs drafted you. Your thoughts.

Parker: I was excited and overwhelmed. This was the highlight in my life.

HSSM: Three NBA titles and one MVP award. Which excited you the most?

Parker: Tough question. I would have to say...both. (he laughs) but, really, it was the MVP award at the 2007 NBA championships. That was special.

HSSM: Tim Duncan. What does he mean to you?

Parker: He is probably one of my best mentors and friends.

HSSM: Your best rival in the NBA? Parker: It has to be the Los Angeles Lakers.

HSSM: How long will you be playing for the Spurs?

Parker: I just resigned for four more years. I love being a Spurs.

HSSM: In your rookie season you became the starter and played in 77 games. How did you feel?

Parker: I made it. I was nervous but then I just started playing my game.

HSSM: Let’s talk about the NBA Finals in 2007. Playing

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against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavs. Did you expect to sweep the Cavs in four games?

Parker: That was unbelievable. We were on fire.

HSSM: You were on fire too.

You averaged 24.0 points during the series too.

Parker: That was special. Being a small point guard at 6’2” and playing NBA basketball all comes with dedication. I love this game. I can’t wait for this season to start.

HSSM: Final thoughts for high school athletes?

Parker: Follow your dreams and live it.

HSSM: Good luck.

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District 32-4AAAA

2011 UIL Class 4A

The Playoffs

Head coach: Michael Uribe MISD Athletic Director

Nov. 11 Calallen 7:30 p.m.

Bi-District Championships Class 4A Division II Tiger Stadium

Mercedes Principal Elizabeth De la Rosa

Mercedes ISD Superintendent Dr. Daniel Trevino Jr. www.misdtx.schoolwires.com

Good luck in Playoffs!

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Weslaco (Band Parents Night) La Feria (Parents Night) *RioGrande City *Weslaco East *Mission Veterans *Edcouch-Elsa *Hidalgo *LJ Juarez-Lincoln (Homecoming) *Open *Valley View *Roma

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Back-to-Back Champions!

Weslaco H.S.

Panthers

Tony Villarreal Head Football Coach

2011 32-5A Co-District Champions Armando Cuellar Head Football Coach

Weslaco East H.S.

9-1, 6-1

Wildcats

2011 32-4A District Champions 9-1, 8-0

GameDay Schedule Weslaco East Wildcats 2011 W L W W W W W W W W

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Zapata San Benito LJ Juarez-Lincoln Mercedes Valley VIew Roma Rio Grande City Mission Veterans Edcouch-Elsa Hidalgo

Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away

31-0 28-16 55-3 37-12 65-0 36-7 28-14 28-7 31-14 57-10

Weslaco H.S. Panthers 2011 W W W W W W W W W L

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Mercedes Alice Har South Los Fresnos Bro Porter Bro Lopez San Benito Bro Hanna Bro Rivera Bro Pace

Away Away Home Home Away Away Home Away Home Away

16-3 28-14 27-19 21-14 66-33 35-11 21-14 35-8 49-0 21-28

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Good Luck in the State Football Playoffs!

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District 32-4AAAA

UIL Class 4A

The Playoffs

Head coach: Joe Solis Edcouch-Elsa ISD Athletic Director

2010 Bi-District Champs 2008 32-4A Champions Bi-District Champs Area Finalist 2007 32-4A Champions Bi-District Champs Area Finalists

Edcouch-Elsa HS Principal Juan R. Gonzalez Edcouch-Elsa ISD Superintendent Delfino Aleman Jr, Ph.D.

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Away *Hidalgo W 42-7 7:30 p.m.

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Home *Rio Grande City W 42-21 7:30 p.m.

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Home *Mission Veterans Memorial W 49-0 7:30 p.m.

Bi-District Championships vs Kingsville Home Area Championships Six-Time Defending District Champions Regional Championships from 32-4AAAA 2003-2008 Quarterfinals Semifinals 4A Division II State Finals - Cowboys Stadium-Arlington, Texas 12:00 Noon Oct-Nov 2011

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