economedes jaguars HSSM GAMEDAY SCHEDULES September 1 Porter 7 McAllen Mem 14 Ed North* 21 Ed Vela* 27 Sharyland* October 5 La Joya* 18 Juarez-Lin* 26 Edinburg* November 2 Donna* 9 Palmview*
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Head coach Gabe Pena 2nd Year
2011 Overall Record
Season 0-10 District 0-7
(Edinburg, Tx)-There’s a lot of buzz going on in Edinburg right now. Of course, there’s the talk of realignment and the district changes. There’s plenty of buzz about the fourth school in Edinburg - the just opened Robert Vela High School, named after long-time head coach Robert Vela. But, there’s more buzz - it’s coming from the east side of Edinburg. Can you hear it? Yup, it’s coming from Economedes High School. There’s even talk of competing for a playoff spot. It would be the second postseason appearance for Economedes in the past 10 years. The Jaguars have amassed just two .500 seasons since that playoff spot those coming with 5-5 records in both the 2006 and 20007 seasons. The Jaguars, led by secondyear coach Gabe Pena, are coming off an 0-10 record. That’s the bad news. But there’s good news, like…
…. there are 18 returning starters on the roster…. the offensive line is 100 percent intact from a year ago…. Hugo Reyes-Paz returns as the signal caller. Yes, expectations are high this year for the Jaguars. Anchoring the line are a trio of seniors in Genaro Acevedo (6-1, 280), Luis Prieto (6-2, 247) and Hugo Jimenez (5-8, 210). They will be protecting and opening holes for Reyes-Paz, a junior who returns with lightning speed and will be called on to cause some havoc. Reyes-Paz has been clocked with a 4.4 40-yard dash and considered one of the fastest quarterbacks in the Valley. In the back field, running backs include Tony Yzaguirre and James Villarreal and Ronnie Benavidez. Senior Andy Duarte (6-2, 182) will oversee the defense from the linebacker position. Last year the Jags gave up 453 points on defense and could be much improved. This year will be different. Key defensive play-
Players to Watch:
QB Hugo Reyes-Paz, 6’3 205lbs Jr. OL Luis Prieto, 6’2 247lbs Sr. OL Genaro Acevedo, 6’1 280lbs Sr.
Returning Lettermen R/L: 24/13 Starters Returning O/D: 9/9 Enrollment: 2,568 State playoffs appearances since 2000: 2003
DidYOUknow? The Edinburg Economedes H.S. Jaguars got their high school name from longtime Edinburg Fire Chief, Johnny Economedes.
ers inlace Oscar Garcia (5-9, 157, CB), junior Aliver Garza (5-11, 180, LB) and Roger Reyna (5-10, 180, LB). The Jaguars open their season Sept. 1 at Brownsville Porter. They open District 30-5A on Sept. 14 at home against one of three city rivals Edinburg North and go on the road the following week for a Sept. 21 matchup against their newest rivals, the Vela H.S.
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Andy Duarte
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Hugo Reyes-Paz
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Genaro Acevedo
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Ricky Rodriguez
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John Jacob Castro
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Aliver Garza
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Tomas Salazach
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