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Most UIL State Football Titles

Eight Titles Won Richland Springs 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 Katy 1959, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015 Southlake Carroll 1988, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011 Celina

1974 (co-champs), 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 Seven Titles Won Aledo 1998, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 Abilene 1923, 1928, 1931, 1954, 1955, 1956, 2009 Plano 1965, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1994 Brownwood 1960, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1981

2017 District 32-5A Final Standings Bro Veterans** Mercedes* Bro Lopez* Bro Pace* Ed-Elsa Donna Donna North Bro Porter

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5A Playoffs Bi-District Championships Bro Veterans 34 Laredo Nixon 10 Bro Lopez 17 Mission Veterans 25 Mercedes 68 Pioneer 31 Bro Pace 43 Sharyland 59 Area Championships Bro Veterans 41 CC Veterans 55 Mercedes 12 Calallen 47 **District Champion *Clinch Playoffs

2017 District 31-5A Final Standings Mission Veterans** 10-2, 7-1 9-3, 7-1 Sharyland** 8-3, 7-1 Laredo Nixon** SharylandPioneer* 6-5, 5-3 5-5, 4-4 Rio Grande City 4-6, 3-5 Laredo Martin 3-7, 1-7 Valley View 1-9, 1-7 Laredo Cigarroa 1-9, 1-7 Roma **District Champion *Clinch Playoffs

5A Playoffs Bi-District Championships Bro Veterans 34 Laredo Nixon 10 Bro Lopez 17 Mission Veterans 25 Mercedes 68 Pioneer 31 Bro Pace 43 Sharyland 59 Area Championships Sharyland 39 Alice 42 (3OT) Mission Veterans 33 Flour Bluff 57

Region IV Teams Class 4AAAA

District by District Standings District 4DI-13A Standings

Sealy 8-0, 4-0** Brazosport 4-4, 3-1** Needville 5-3, 3-1** Columbia 5-3, 2-2 Bay City 3-6, 2-3 El Campo 3-5, 1-3 Fulshear 2-7, 0-5 ** Clinch Playoff berth

District 4DI-16A Standings

La Feria 8-1, 3-0** Zapata 6-3, 2-1** Kingsville 4-5, 1-2** Grulla 3-6, 1-2 Hidalgo 2-6, 0-2 ** Clinch Playoff berth

District 4DII-13A Standings Cuero 7-1, 3-0** Navarro 6-1, 3-0** Wimberely 3-5, 2-1** Llano 5-3, 1-2 Bandera 1-6-1, 0-3 Eastside Mem 0-8, 0-3

District 4DII-15A Standings RP-Fulton 4-4, 3-0** Ingleside 4-4, 2-1** Orange Grove 4-4, 2-1** CC West Oso 4-4, 1-2 Sinton 2-6, 1-2 Robstown 1-6, 0-3

District 4DII-14A Standings Crystal City 5-3, 3-0** Devine 4-4, 2-1** Hondo 4-4, 2-1** Pearsall 3-5, 1-2 Carrizo Springs 2-6, 1-2 Poteet 0-8, 0-3

District 4DII-16A Standings Raymondville 7-1, 2-0** Rio Hondo 7-1, 1-1** Port Isabel 4-4, 1-1** Progreso 3-6, 0-2**

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District 4DI-14A Standings

Liberty Hill 6-1, 3-0** Canyon Lake 7-1, 2-1** Lampasas 4-4, 2-1** Taylor 3-5, 1-2 Fredricksburg 4-4, 1-2 Burnet 2-6, 0-3 **Clinch Playoff berth

District 4DI-15A Standings

La Vernia 8-0, 2-0** Boerne 7-1, 2-0** Gonzales 4-5, 2-1** Pleasanton 5-3, 0-2 Jones 5-4, 0-3 ** Clinch Playoff berth

Playoff Bound! The Progreso Red Ants HS Football team will compete in the State 4A playoffs for the first time since 2000. (HSSMImages)

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followed by the boys teams at 1:50 p.m. Both girls and boys teams will be vying for a state title. The La Feria HS teams are the only high school from the Rio Grande Valley that qualified by boys and girls teams. In 2017, Sundown HS from Class 2A swept both titles in the girls and boys events. Others qualifying in Class 4A are Jasmine Rangel from Rio Hondo HS and Kaelynn Gonzalez from Zapata HS. In Class 3A, Brownsville Frontier Prep Academy will making its second straight UIL State 3A appearance. Frontier Prep finished 15th overall in 2017 but they return a core of runners with plenty of experience. Six runners returns from last year’s team. Victor Leos led the team with his best finish in 2017 with a time of 15:42.19. Other qualifiers from

Frontier are Irving Chavira, Juan Franco, Christian Lopez, Jose Mendieta, Rafael Torres, and Alex Trujillo. Also qualifying from Class 3A is Ryan Sanchez from Lyford HS. In Class 2A, Robbie Sue Espericueta from La Villa HS and Jackie Mendez from Lasara HS are the only two qualifiers from the Rio Grande Valley. No other 2A boys teams or individuals qualified.

Running in Class 5A are the Edcouch-Elsa HS Girls Cross-Country team. Only one senior makes up this Lady Jacket squad led by Natali Mireles. Three sophomores and two freshmen will try to stay together top score points and win a possible state title. Haley Villalpando is the only junior runner on the team. Also competing at the State 5A Championships is La Joya Palmview HS senior Bailey

Villalon and Soledad Cruz from Mercedes HS. In Boys, three Edcouch-Elsa members will join their girls pack with Kristian Martinez, Domink Medrano, and Albino Rodriguez. Two other runners from Mercedes will be headed to state with Julian Fuentes and Guadalupe Reyes, along with returning state runner, Cruz Gomez from PSJA Memorial HS followed by Alex Canales from Rio Grande City.

Individual runners from Class 6A includes Andrea De La Rosa from Brownsville Rivera, Jesus Mora and Jorge Ponce from Donna North HS, Marco Castro from Mission, and Freddy Calvillo from LJ Juarez-Lincoln HS. In team, the McAllen Memorial HS Boys Cross-Country squad will be the only Rio Grande Valley 6A team to compete in Class 6A this weekend.

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