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Video of Harlingen High-SA Southwest

Video of Edinburg High-Brownsville Hanna

Video of Edinburg High-Edinburg North

Video of Mission Veterans' Raul Becerril

Video of Rio Hondo's Maverick Hunter

Video highlights of McAllen Memorial-Sharyland

Video of Los Fresnos' Estephan Wilson

Video highlights of Mercedes-Weslaco East

Ask PSJA head coach Mel Rios and he'll tell you just how tough District 31-5A really is.

Rios' Bears came in fifth place in 31-5A this season losing to the second through fourth place teams by a combined score of five points.

PSJA High lost to Edinburg North by three points, 31-28 in a nailbiter from the start.

The following week, the Bears lost to the Edinburg High Bobcats 33-32 in overtime.

Then in Week 10 with the Bears officially out of the postseason, PSJA High went for the win late in the game but came up short on the two-point play for the 21-20 loss.

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Harlingen fends off Southwest for Westlake rematch

PSJA North recovers from 21 down to beat Eagle Pass

Mission High comes up short against Gregory-Portland

Cougars' defense denies Rattlers in red zone for upset

Bobcats' playoff run falls short against Rams

This time, late heroics fall short for Tigers against Sandcrabs

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Los Fresnos and Edinburg North are familiar playoff foes, having met one year ago in a Class 5A Division II bi-district matchup won by the Falcons 70-21 in Edinburg.

The Falcons (7-3) and Cougars (7-3) meet again at the same stage of the postseason at 7:30 p.m. today at Leo Aguilar Memorial Stadium in Los Fresnos.

"It should be a better game this year," Cougars coach Roy Garza said.

Los Fresnos coach Scott Ford readily agrees.

HARLINGEN — PSJA North's win against PSJA last week meant just a little more to Bruce Bush than the other nine this season.

Just a little.

The Raiders' 21-20 win against the Bears at PSJA Stadium was also Bush's 250th career win.

Bush spent two years as head coach of the Bears from 1981-82. He said reaching this milestone against one of his many old teams was special.

Bush was 19-3 in two yeas at the San Juan school.

"I got some of my early wins with the Bears," Bush said. "I told the kids this win was symbolic and special."

Here it is, the last regular season game of high school football. There have been many ups, downs, surprises, happy endings (almost) and nightmarish seasons.

If you’re plotting your team’s first-round opponent, congratulations. If you’re looking at the freshmen and JV teams and predicting an incredible 2010 season, though, more power to you. Hopefully your ride hasn’t been too bumpy.

So to send the 2009 regular season off with style, here are five games that mean something in the standings, playoff bracket or just plain ol’ bragging rights.

Enjoy.

Joey Caceres and the Edinburg Bobcats can now move on.

Only a couple of years removed from a 0-10 season, the Bobcats clinched their first postseason berth on Friday with a 50-7 win against Harlingen South.

It's the first playoff appearance for Caceres as the Bobcats head coach. As an assistant under the late Robert Vela, Caceres was a regular in the postseason party.

Caceres said getting in as the head coach feels wonderful.

RIO HONDO — Believe it or not, there are two men named Robert Garza from Rio Hondo that are very good at what they do.

One is of course the lineman for the Chicago Bears and former Bobcat standout.

But the other is the head band director for the Rio Hondo High School Band, one of the top marching bands in South Texas.

RIO HONDO — Believe it or not, there are two men named Robert Garza from Rio Hondo that are very good at what they do.

One is of course the lineman for the Chicago Bears and former Bobcat standout.

But the other is the head band director for the Rio Hondo High School Band, one of the top marching bands in South Texas.