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PDF versionThe top three teams in Valley Freedom Newspapers’ high school football top 10 poll released Monday received the identical votes from the five district beat writers. After those top three teams, however, there was some jostling of the final seven teams.
Harlingen High (8-0), Sharyland (8-0) and PSJA North (8-0) kept the top three spots, respetively, in the latest poll. The Cardinals, the No. 1 team in the poll since the preseason, will play the No. 3 Raiders on Friday night at PSJA Stadium.
No. 2 Sharyland will battle for the District 30-5A title when it plays McAllen Memorial on Friday night in McAllen.
After the top three teams is where the newest top 10 changed its form. Weslaco East (7-1), which was previously No. 4, fell to No. 9 after a home loss to Mercedes. That defeat allowed Brownsville Hanna (7-1) and Lyford (8-0) to move up one spot to fourth and fifth, respectively. Mission High (7-1) and Los Fresnos (6-2), both coming off of wins, moved up two spots to No. 6 and No. 7, repectively.
Mercedes (5-3) climbed to No. 8 with its upset of Weslaco East, which follows the Tigers in the poll.
San Benito (5-3), which has won four straight, completes the top 10.
VALLEY TOP 10 POLL
The following is the top 10 teams in Valley Freedom Newspapers’ high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 10 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 10th-place vote and previous ranking. The five district football beat writers from across the Valley vote in the poll each Monday.
Record Pts Prvs
1. Harlingen High (5) 8-0 50 1
2. Sharyland 8-0 45 2
3. PSJA North 8-0 40 3
4. Brownsville Hanna 7-1 30 5
5. Lyford 8-0 27 6
6. Mission High 7-1 22 8
7. Los Fresnos 6-2 19 9
8. Mercedes 5-3 17 NR
9. Weslaco East 7-1 11 4
10. San Benito 5-3 7 NR
Also Receiving Points: Brownsville Pace 6; McAllen High 1.
