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RGV H.S. FOOTBALL PREVIEW SPECIAL EDITION $5.00 Copies www.HSSMLive.com 36 PAGES OF SCOUTING REPORTS 36 PAGES OF SCOUTING REPORTS... ISAIAH GARZA MERCEDES QB TRAGEDY WEARING NO.5 FOR THE LAST TIME SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 EXCLUSIVE PHOTO BY ALEC AMADOR/HSSMIMAGES 1.SHARYLAND 2.HARLINGEN 3.EDCOUCH-ELSA 4.PORT ISABEL 5.DONNA HS 6.EDINBURG NORTH 7.HARLINGEN SOUTH 8.WESLACO EAST 9.MCALLEN MEMORIAL 10.MCALLEN 1.SHARYLAND 2.HARLINGEN 3.EDCOUCH-ELSA 4.PORT ISABEL 5.DONNA HS 6.EDINBURG NORTH 7.HARLINGEN SOUTH 8.WESLACO EAST 9.MCALLEN MEMORIAL 10.MCALLEN

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Page 1: 2013 High School Sports Magazine Football Preview

RGV H.S. FOOTBALL PREVIEW

SPECIAL EDITION $5.00 Copieswww.HSSMLive.com

36 PAGES OFSCOUTINGREPORTS36 PAGES OFSCOUTINGREPORTS...

ISAIAH GARZAMERCEDES QB TRAGEDY

WEARING NO.5FOR THE LAST TIME

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

EXCLUSIVE PHOTO BYALEC AMADOR/HSSMIMAGES

1.SHARYLAND2.HARLINGEN3.EDCOUCH-ELSA4.PORT ISABEL5.DONNA HS6.EDINBURG NORTH7.HARLINGEN SOUTH8.WESLACO EAST9.MCALLEN MEMORIAL10.MCALLEN

1.SHARYLAND2.HARLINGEN3.EDCOUCH-ELSA4.PORT ISABEL5.DONNA HS6.EDINBURG NORTH7.HARLINGEN SOUTH8.WESLACO EAST9.MCALLEN MEMORIAL10.MCALLEN

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956.631.2005“Anytime tragedies occur like this, it’s tough on any team. Through prayer and faith, Isaiah will get better. He

talked about wearing No.5 this sea-son, his favorite number...

-Michael Uribe, head football coach Mercedes High School

Can Sharyland Hold On to No.1? The Rattlers posted an impressive 12-1 season under first year head coach Ron Adame. (HSSMImages/Alec Amador)

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OntheCover

HSSM Football Photoday! On June 8th Mercedes QB Isaiah Garza and his teammates came to McAllen Memorial Veterans Stadium to have their annual photo taken. This would be his last photo in his favorite jersey No.5 he would have worn on gameday. (HSSM IMages/Alec Amador)

8District

by DistrictThe Predictions

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Bulldog Coach Ready for season.

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1030-5A District by District Preview

1831-5A District by District Preview

2232-5A District by District Preview

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May-June 2012

CHANGES COACH

ING32-5A 31-5A 30-5A 32-4A 32-3A 31-3A 16-2A DI 16-1A DI

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(McAllen, Texas)-The 2013 University Interscholastic League’s Football Season opens with 221 new head football coaches who will see the sidelines with new teams across Texas High Schools. In the Rio Grande Valley, sixteen football coaches were replaced, retired, or new schools came into town. Three Rio Grande Valley head football coaches were named at prized school campuses after the 2012 concluded. In Donna, Manny Moreno stepped down as Donna H.S. head football coach to accept the Donna ISD Athletic Director’s position. Moreno wasted no time in finding his replacement as he named longtime assistant Ramiro Leal Jr. to the top spot for the Redskins. At Weslaco East High School, head football coach Armando Cuellar called it quits after 35 years as an educator, and decided to spend more time with his family and grand children. “It’s the best choice I made in my life and I am really enjoy-ing my time with my grand children and family. This is fun,” says Cuellar. The biggest change took place at McAllen High School with 17-year veteran head football coach Tony Harris. The Bulldogs missed the playoffs in 2012, losing their last three district games. McAllen ISD reassigned Harris and opened the job to applicants. The position drew more than 35 applicants. In the end, McAllen ISD Ath-letic Director, Paula Gonzalez announced that Kevin Brewer, offensive coordinator from Rowlett High School (Dallas-Fort Worth area) would be the next McAllen High School athletic coordinator and head football coach. Overall, Brewer will join three new coaches in District 31-5A. In District 32-4A, Joe Marichalar accepted his first head coaching position at Edcouch-Elsa High School after Joe Solis was relieved as head coach and placed on three-year probation by the U.I.L. for violations with the Yellowjacket football program. In moves across Texas, Mike Jinks resigned as head football coach at Cibolo Steele to accepted a coaching position with Texas Tech University; Del Rio head football coach Steve Hoffman took over the Corsicana football program; Plano East head coach Johnny Ringo resigned as head coach and Randy Jack-son came in from Mesquite Poteet to become the new football coach. In the Class 5A-San Antonio area, seven head coaches were named at San Antonio Jay, East Central, Holmes, Marshall, Roosevelt, Stevens, and Wagner. In Class 2A, Scott Ford left the 3A Hidalgo football program to accept the head football position at Elysian Fields, east of Dallas.

Class 5A Changes 41Class 4A Changes 37Class 3A Changes 31Class 2A Changes 40 Class 1A Changes 40 Six-Man Changes 30New Schools 2Total: 221

Mike BurgetWeslaco East H.S.

New UIL Coaches

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/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////CHANGES221 NEW TEXAS HS FOOTBALL COACHES ‘13

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Rio Grande Valley MovesDistrict 32-5A

Brownsville LopezJason Starkey

Brownsville PorterTom Campos

District 31-5AMcAllen HS-Kevin BrewerPSJA HS-Steve MarroquinPSJA North-Steve Flores

Weslaco East-Mike Burget

District 30-5ADonna HS-Ramiro Leal Jr.

District 32-4AValley View-Baldo Pena

Edcouch-Elsa-Joe MarichalarDistrict 32-3A

Progreso-Tom SalazarHidalgo-Taihi Jones

District 16-2ASanta Rosa HS-Arturo Garcia

District 16-1ASanta Maria-Rolando Aguirre

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Won 30-5A Title; Lost in 5A DI Regionals

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District 30-5A1. Sharyland (3,040)2. Donna (3,175)3. Edinburg North H.S. (2,698)4. Economedes (2,568)5. LJ Juarez-Lincoln (2,134)6. Edinburg H.S. (2,455)7. LJ Palmview H.S. (2,302)8. La Joya H.S. (2,488)9. Edinburg Vela HS (2,257)

District 31-5A1. McAllen Memorial (2,354)2. Weslaco East H.S. (2,140)3. McAllen (2,274) 4. Weslaco H.S. (2,544)5. PSJA (2,398) 6. San Benito (2,904)7. Nikki Rowe (2,251)8. PSJA North (2,423) 9. PSJA Memorial (2, 278)

District 32-5A1. Harlingen (2,826)2. Harlingen South (2,193)3. Los Fresnos (2,825)4. Brownsville Porter (2,219)5. Brownsville Hanna (3,041) 6. Brownsville Rivera (2,268)7. Brownsville Lopez (2,328)8. Brownsville Pace (2,202)9. Brownsville Veterans (2,495)

District 32-4A1. Edcouch-Elsa (1,357)2. Mission H.S. (2,084) 3. Mission Veterans (1,902) 4. Mercedes (1,487)5. Rio Grande City (2,003)6. Roma H.S. (1,815)7. PSJA Southwest (1,722)8. Valley View H.S. (1,302)

(Denotes Student Enrollment)

District 32-3A 1. Port Isabel (617)2. Rio Hondo (622)3. La Feria (958)4. Hidalgo (984) 5. Progreso (482)

District 16-2A Division I1. Aransas Pass (446) 2. Mathis (446) 3. San Diego (383)4. Odem (311)5. Santa Rosa (339) 6. Bishop (369)7. Falfurrias (402)

District 31-3A1. Ben Bolt (199)2. La Villa (159)3. Santa Maria (151)4. Monte Alto (191)

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30-5A1. Sharyland 2. Donna 3. Edinburg North

4. Edinburg Economedes 5. Edinburg6. LJ Juarez-Lincoln 7. LJ Palmview H.S.

8. Edinburg Vela 9. La Joya H.S.

REPORTSPREDICTIONSREALIGNMENTSTHEPREDICTIONS BY TDDAVE

PRESEASON OFFENSIVE MVP: OL David Anzaldua, Edinburg North H.S. 6’7, 310LBS

PRESEASON DEFENSIVE MVP: CB Augustin Cantu, Donna H.S. 5’10”, 7 INTs (2012)

(Edinburg, Tx)-In 2012, District 30-5A featured two teams quali-fying for the State 5A Division I Regional finals. The biggest third round surprise were the Edinburg North Cougars, who had fin-ished 3-7 in 2011. But, for the Cougars, it was a huge turn around in 2012 as they won 10 games and finished third overall in District 30-5A behind Donna and district champion, Sharyland. The Rat-tlers romped themselves through their season schedule outscoring their opponents 717 points on offense and allowing just 212 points scored on defense. In the end, the Rattlers would face San Anto-nio Madison at Buccaneer Stadium in Corpus Christi in the State 5A DI Regional finals, losing 40-13 and the North Cougars would travel to the Alamodome and their season would end too, against powerhouse and the former 2010 State 5A Division II Champi-ons, Cibolo Steele 38-0. Steele’s bid for another state title ended in the semifinals against eventual state champion, Katy 45-33. In Division I, San Antonio O’Connor ended Madison’s state title run

in a wild 52-49 finish in the quarterfinals. Both Donna and Ed-inburg Economedes lost in the first rounds. But for both teams, it was bittersweet. “We made the playoffs for the second time in school history. To bounce back from 0-10 to a playoff spot? I’ll take that any day. I’m excited about 2013,” said Economedes head football coach, Gabe Pena. But for the Donna Redskins, Manny Moreno had a career decision to make once their state title bid end-ed against Laredo Alexander 35-24. “I made the decision to step down and become the new athletic director with Donna ISD. With Donna North High School opening in 2013, we have a lot of work to do. It’s the right move but I will always be on the sidelines,” said Moreno. HSSM takes a look at the 2013 season in District 30-5A. Will the Sharyland Rattlers win another district title? Will the Donna Redskins win their last district title in Class 5A before dropping down to Class 4A in 2014? Will Edinburg North surprise the district and win an outright title in 30-5A?

BY DAVID “TDDAVE” AMADOR HSSM SPORTS DIRECTOR

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With a new head football coach taking over the Donna High School football program in 2013, Ramiro Leal Jr knows that District 30-5A will not be an easy task to step right into. On the positive side, twenty-one lettermen return but with only four starters on offense from a team that went 9-2 overall and a State 5A DI Bi-District finals. They lost to only Sharyland to end the season in second place with an impressive 6-1 district record. Players to watch are returning running back Aldo Silva (5-10, 175, 4.6) and on defense, CB Augustin Cantu (5-7, 150, 4.6) returns with seven interceptions to lead the district.

If there is one head football coach looking forward to 2013, that football coach is Edin-burg Economedes, Gabe Pena. Twenty-nine let-termen return with six starters on both sides of the ball returning from a team that went 6-5 in 2012. “We need to do what we do best and that is run the ball,” says Pena. If the Jags decide to pass, WR Hugo R. Paz (6-3, 180, 4.5) will be the target most de-fenses would not like to defend.

With the Jaguars think-ing playoffs in 2013, the Sharyland Rattlers are thinking “defend the District 30-5A title” in 2013. Second-year head coach Ron Adame, led the Rattlers to an overall 12-1 record last seasonand this year’s

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team could probably be even better. Five starters return on offense with Lance Mad-den, a junior possibly replacing Tres Bar-rera at quarterback. The Rattlers scored 712 points against their opponents as they ad-vanced to the State 5A Division I Regional finals against San Antonio Madison. Players to watch are OL Richard Cervantes (6-2, 275lbs), DT David Aguayo (6-0, 280lbs), ATH Sean Landez (5-9, 170lbs), along with WR Justin Harris and RB Mike Gonzalez. At La Joya ISD, all three schools, Palm-view, Juarez-Lincoln, and La Joya High-School missed the playoffs in 2013. But the expectations are high with the Huskies who finished the season in 2012 with an im-pressive 5-5 record and tied for fourth 4-4, missing the playoffs by a slim margin. Head coach Tomas Garcia believes in this Huskies team. And they will be even better on the ground rushing with Martin Diaz returning. As for the Palmview Lobos and Coyotes? George Espinoza, La Joya head coach does not enjoy losing. His Coyotes went 2-8 in 2013 and finished District 30-5A with a 1-7 record. Palmview returns twenty-six letter-men from last season’s 3-5 district record and head coach Manuel Flores remains posi-tive that his team will make the playoffs. The Lobos will be much improved in 2013.

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If there is one team that could give the Shary-land Rattlers fits, next to Donna, that team will be the Edinburg North Cougars and head foot-ball coach Roy Garza.

The Cougars advanced to the State 5A Divi-sion II Regional finals against Cibolo Steele in 2012. The road to San Antonio was exciting and humbling for Garza.

“They were good. Real good,” laughs Garza. The Knights blanked the Cougars at the Al-amodome 38-0. In 2013, this Cougar team could be better than last year’s

team with seven start-ers back on both sides of the ball. On offense, many fans will notice offensive tackle David Anzaldua (6’7, 320lbs) and he will give QB Alex

Guerrero, RB Adri-an Alvarez, and HB Matt Whitesides all the protection they will need to plow the field on Friday nights. “David is getting lots of DI attention. The best thing about David is that he is humble and a great stu-dent,” adds Garza.

That leaves the pride of Edinburg, the Bobcats, won-dering how they will fit in District 30-5A. Head football coach Joey Caceres continues to build a program af-ter the split with new school, Robert Vela High School in 2012. At Edinburg Vela, head coach Michael Salinas will be doing the same after an 0-10 season in Class 5A.

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Daniel GuerraEdinburg Economedes

Marco MontanoEdinburg Economedes

Ramsey RamirezEdinburg Economedes

Justin FloresEdinburg Economedes

Hugo Reyes PazEdinburg Economedes

Adrian AlvarezEdinburg North

Matthew WhitesidesEdinburg North

Martin RodriguezEdinburg North

Alexander GuerreroEdinburg North

Rudy AcunaEdinburg North

Adam GarzaRobert Vela High

Gerrad GraciaRobert Vela High

Erik GuajardoRobert Vela High

Genaro CavazosRobert Vela High

Steven De LunaRobert Vela High

Haldo TrevinoEdinburg High

Kristov MartinezEdinburg High

Michael HarrisonEdinburg High

Sammy JimenezEdinburg High

Steven GuerreroEdinburg High

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31-5A1. McAllen Memorial 2. Weslaco East H.S.

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PRESEASON DEFENSIVE MVP: DE John Adame 6’0, 230 LBS, Weslaco East H.S.

(Pharr, Tx)-The Weslaco East Wildcats surprised District 31-5A by winning their first ever district title and they also made history as the only Rio Grande Valley team to win back-to-back district titles in two classifications in back-to-back seasons. The Wildcats won the District 32-4A title in 2011. For East H.S. head football coach, Armando Cuellar, it was time to call it quits. He felt he had done his job and his Football Friday Nights was now, over. That move seemed to cause havoc in District 31-5A with three more head coaches moving on. At PSJA North, Bruce Bush retired. PSJA ended Rich Lucero’s bid as Bears head coach after a 1-9 season. And the biggest move came with the McAllen Bulldogs as they replaced Tony Harris with Kevin Brewer (Rowlett H.S. offensive coordinator). Did the moves make a difference in 2013? Weslaco East new head football coach Michael Burget won his first game as a head coach against Eagle Pass in Week O and his win was followed by first year head coaches Brewer and PSJA High School’s Steve

Marroquin. PSJA North’s Steve Flores watched his team lose against Donna in their season opener. In the 2012 State 5A playoffs, all three teams, McAllen Me-morial, Weslaco East, and McAllen Nikki Rowe lost in the first round of the state playoffs. The Weslaco Panthers advanced to the Area Playoffs after defeating Los Fresnos 28-24 to win their third straight 5A Bi-District title. “I really don’t know how we won that game against Los Fresnos,” says Weslaco H.S. head football coach Tony Villarreal. The Panthers would travel to Kingsville the next Friday to take on Laredo Alexander in the State 5A Division I Area finals at Javelina Stadium. “They were huge and talented. We did the best that we could. We were just outmanned,” said Villarreal in their loss to Alexander 57-21. So what can fans expect from District 31-5A? McAllen Me-morial Mustangs should be considered the kings of football with three straight playoff appearances, which includes two-regional finals, one district title, and a Class 5A Division I Bi-District fi-

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32-5A1. Harlingen 2. Harlingen South 3. Los Fresnos 4. Porter 5. Rivera 6. Lopez 7. Hanna 8. Pace

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(Harlingen, Tx)-Three 32-5A teams won bi-district titles in 2012. Harlingen, Harlingen South, and Brownsville Veterans Memorial all had great playoff runs with first round wins in 2012. Los Fresnos watched their season end to Weslaco 24-28 in a heart breaker. What can fans expect in 2013? Almost the same playoff teams, with the exception of Brownsville Veterans. Put the Porter Cowboys in that slot. Porter? “The players have predicted this playoff spot,” says first-year head football coach Tom Campos of Brownsville Porter. The last time the Cowboys made the playoffs was back in 2008 as a Class 4A team. A bold prediction by the Cowboys. “We are a different team in 2013 and our players really want to work hard to make this playoff prediction hap-pen,” adds Campos. The Harlingen Cardinals have won five straight district titles and have advanced to three Class 5A Division I Regional finals, including one State 5A Division I Quarterfinal appearance back in 2011. This season will not be any different as the Cards will be tested early on against 26-5A San Anto-nio Johnson from District 26-5A. In their season opener, the Jags defeated the Cardinals in San Antonio in Week O but that does not hinder head foot-ball coach Manny Gomez. “We like challenges early on. We want to find out where our football program is at early in the season,” adds Gomez. The Cardinals have made the state playoffs 36 times since 1929 and the Cardinal football program ranks 6th overall in Texas High School Football with school playoff appearances. The Cards also rank eighth overall with 614 wins in

Texas. In Brownsville, Hanna leads with 15 playoff appearances since 1922 and Los Fresnos has made the state playoffs 26 times since 1940. So what can fans expect in 2013 from District 32-5A? “We expect to make the play-offs in 2013. It’s our goal,” says Los Fresnos head football coach Clint Finley. Teams to watch in 2013 will be the Harlingen South Hawks and Browns-ville Lopez. The Hawks return from a 2012 District 32-5A title share with Harlingen under second-year head coach Lanny Wilson. The Hawks defeated McAllen Nikki Rowe 41-21 in the Class 5A Division II Bi-District Champi-onships and then lost to Edinburg North 14-3 in the area finals last season. At Brownsville, more shuffling took place with Brownsville Lopez promoting Jason Starkey, former NFL football player who played for the Arizona Car-dinals. At Porter, Campos takes over. Both coaches are young and eagered to find wins in 2013. Lopez opened the season with a win over La Joya H.S. while Porter ran into problems with Edinburg Economedes in Week O. Darkhorse? The Brownsville Rivera Raiders could raid the District 32-5A standings with second-year head football coach Tom Chavez. The longtime head football coach first started his career at Rivera where he led his Raiders to the state playoffs eight times from 1991-2003 before moving on to other coaching opportunties. Other teams looking to improve will be the Brownsville Veteran Memorial Chargers, Hanna, and Pace. One question remains. Can the Brownsville Por-ter Cowboys make the state playoffs in 2013? It’s a Porter Nation prediction.

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32-4AREPORTSPREDICTIONSREALIGNMENTS

1. Edcouch-Elsa 2. Mission 3. Mission Veterans 4. Mercedes5. Rio Grande City 6. Roma 7. PSJA Southwest 8. Valley View

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(Mercedes, Tx)-Tragic. The Mercedes Tigers will begin its quest of winning another district title without senior quarterback Isaiah Garza, who was injured in a horrific car accident. He will be out for the rest of the season and for head football coach Michael Uribe, this was not in his plan for 2013. “It’s devastating and this hurts,” says Uribe. “Isaiah was planning on having his best senior year ever,” adds Uribe. On opening day in Week O, the Tigers were shutout by state-ranked Calal-len but Uribe also pointed out that “we have to stay together and keep things moving.” At Edcouch-Elsa, the Yellowjackets defeated the Port Lavaca-Cal-houn Sandcrabs in the second round of the state playoffs. In the third round, they lost to San Antonio Brennan 42-0. Now, the Yellowjackets have a new head coach and he is former Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjacket player, Joe Marichalar. “This is unreal and it still has not sunk in. I’m actually coaching the team I played for in high school,” says Mar-ichalar. In their opening game against Weslaco, Marichalar thanked his players for giving him his first career win as a head coach. “To get this win over Weslaco was awesome. They are a good football program,” added Marichalar. Last year, District 32-4A had three teams

share the title. Edcouch-Elsa, Mercedes, and Mission. Can all three teams repeat? Which team will win the outright title? Will there be co-champions? Darkhorse? Head football coach Carlos Longoria of Rio Grande City would like to think so. Longoria had previously applied for the Hidalgo vacancy but pulled his name out of the hat this past summer. Will the Rattlers be much improved from a disasterous 1-9 year? The Rattlers have made the playoffs only nine times since 1982. With Mission moving down to the 4A classification, the Eagles could reclaim the title again too. The Eagles won the 32-4A title in 2009 with head coach Mario Pena taking over the program and again in 2012. The Mission Eagles have had a rich playoff tradition since 1936 with 22 appearances. “We will be more experienced in 2013 and I’m look-ing forward to it,” says Pena. Many fans are talking about the Roma Gladiators making the play-offs in 2013. Head football coach Max Habecker would love to see this happen too, especially after ending the season tied sixth overall in district at 2-5. On the bright side, the Gladiators return RB Orlando Solis (2,055 yards rushing in 2012). On the downside, The Gladiators opened it season with a loss to Laredo Martin 34-7.

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Rigoberto TrejoEdcouch Elsa

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PRESEASON OFFENSIVE MVP: TB Jesse Valladares, Raymondville H.S.

PRESEASON DEFENSIVE MVP: DE Justin Wickham, Kingsville King H.S.

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1. Raymondville H.S. 2. Kingsville King 3. Grulla H.S. 4. Lyford 5. Zapata

(La Grulla, Tx)-The Grulla Gators would have made the play-offs in 2012 had there been a four team-playoff system. Grulla Gator head footbal coach Abel Gonzalez likes the system. “It was about time too. Every team likes making the playoffs,” says Gonzalez. The Gators made their debut as a 3A football team in 2010 and the following season the Gators turned heads and won seven games, including a 3-2 finish in District 32-3A. Now, with the new realignments, the Gator program moved to District 31-3A and head coach Gonzalez was puzzled with the new realignments. But that was last year. “We just need to fo-cus and play football every Friday night,” says the Gator head coach. Playoff teams to look for in 2013? Raymondville proves to be the better team in District 31-3A. As a matter of fact, the Bear-kats are picked to win it all in 2013 under head football coach Joe Gonzales. The Bearkats are loaded with plenty of talent too.

In the state playoffs, the Bearkats have made the it to the show 17 times since 1938. But, if the Bearkats expect to win the 31-3A title, they will have to beat Kingsville King. The Brahamas return eight starters back on offense and seven on defense. Head coach Robert Wilcox believes that his Brahamas can compete for another title. This leaves two playoff slots open in 2013. Lyford and Grulla. Both teams could make a run at a district title too. The Gators will be led by quarterback Rey Penablan-ca and bigman, offensive linemen Aaron Barrera (6’1 260lbs). At Lyford, Jaime Infante made the trip to High School Sports Magazine’s annual photoday at McAllen Memorial Veterans Stadium this past summer and he was able to catch a glimpse of some opponents. “It will be a tough district again in 2013,” says Infante. The Bulldogs have been to the state playoffs 18 times since 1940 and most recently in 2012. The Bulldogs lost to Port Isabel 40-20 in the 3A D II Bi-District playoffs.

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PRESEASON OFFENSIVE MVP: TE/DT Matthew Dillard, 6’6 225lbs-Hidalgo H.S.

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(Port Isabel, Tx)-The Port Isabel Tarpons have made the state playoffs 34 times since 1952 and rank No.5 overall in Texas with most playoff appearances to go along with one State 3A semifinal appearance in 2002 plus two regional appearances in 2002 and 2004. Add a 2012 State 3A Division II Quarterfinal too. After the 2011 season, head coach Monty Stumbaugh applied for the Shary-land job but that thought ended when his contract was renewed at PI. With his new contract, he led the Tarpons to the quarter-finals in 2012. Now, the Rio Grande Valley is whispering a pos-sible state title in 2013? And it just makes sense too. With seven starters back on offense and six on defense, including all-stater DE Jacques Guillot (6’2 245lbs) to lead his defense, this Tarpon team has all the tools to make a serious state title run. But one ques-tion does remain. How did District 32-3A share the title with three teams in 2012? In the playoffs, PI defeated Lyford (40-20), Sinton (53-26), and Navarro (35-28), before losing to Bellville 22-0 in the quarterfinals. Two new head football coaches make their debuts

in District 32-3A. At Progreso, Tom Salazar begins his quest for a playoff spot in 2013, now that four teams will qualify in for the state playoffs in Class 3A. “We just need one win gets you in,” says the new Progreso Red Ant coach. The Red Ants last made the playoffs in 1990. The pressure is on at Hidalgo Early College High School with new athletic director Taihi Jones. He will lead the Pirates in 2013 and the expectations are high too. However, the Pirates expectations were high had their standout quarterback Shea Patterson had not left to another school. Now, it’s back to the starting blocks to find a quarterback to lead the Pirates in 2013. In Week O, the Pirates were blanked by Raymondville 50-0 in non-district action. On a positive note, the Pirates still have four more non-district games to find what they are looking for before they meet Rio Hondo on October 18th. Jones was hired late in 2013 and barely had enough time to find a coaching staff. No off-season program. Questions and doubts surrounds Jones in his first bid as a head football coach in Class 3A.

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TONY VILLARREALHead Football Coach

3-TIME DEFENDING CLASS 5A BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS!

*DISTRICT GAMES

STATE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES1933, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 53, 54, 55, 69, 70, 87, 88, 89,

91, 92, 93, 97, 98, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012Superintendent of Schools-Dr. Ruben Alejandro

Director of Athletics-Oscar RiojasPrincipal-Yvette Morales

Eddie Serna, Athletic Coordinator

31-5A Varsity Schedule

August 30 @Edcouch-ElsaSept 6 @DonnaSept 14 @McAllen Memorial*Sept 20 PSJA Memorial*Sept 27 @Nikki Rowe*Oct 4 PSJA North *Oct 11 Weslaco East*Oct 18 McAllen*Nov 1 @PSJA*Nov 8 San Benito*

August 30 @Eagle PassSept 6 CalallenSept 13 PSJA North*Sept 27 @McAllen*Oct 4 PSJA*Oct 11 @San Benito *Oct 18 Weslaco*Oct 25 @McAllen Memorial*Nov 1 PSJA Memorial*Nov 8 @Nikki Rowe*

Weslaco H.S. Weslaco East H.S.

Jose Garcia, CB Darren Rivas, QB Brooks Guzman, WR Ramiro Medoza, LB Juan Anguiano, OLB J.R. Villarreal, WR Alejandro Flores, RB Jesus Espinoza, OLB

Raymundo Flores, DE Jonathon Banda, RG Anthony Esparza, TE

Armando Martinez, RG

Ramiro San Miguel, RT

Hector Decanini, OL Jesus Martinez, LT Sergio Moralez Jr, RT

Ciro Rojas, FS Ricardo Almaraz, DB Randy De Los Santos, LB

Ryan Navarro, RB

Angel Flores, RB

Chase Lopez, WR Daniel Meave, DT

Defending District 31-5A Champions!State Playoffs Tradition...

‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, & 2012

Bryan Sanchez, LB

German Lopez, DT

District 31-5A

Superintendent of Schools-Dr. Ruben AlejandroDirector of Athletics-Oscar Riojas

Principal-Susan Peterson

Mike BurgetHead Football Coach

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