Valley-Boys basketball schedule
Editor’s Note: Coaches are asked to e-mail their schedules to wbaker@themonitor.com or fax them to (956) 683-4401.
Nov. 16
Non-district
Weslaco High at Mercedes, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 17
Non-district
PSJA Memorial at McAllen Memorial, 7:30 p.m.
Harlingen South at Sharyland, 7:30 p.m.
La Joya Palmview at Mission Veterans, 7:30 p.m.
Brownsville Pace at Harlingen High, 7:30 p.m.
Brownsville Lopez at PSJA High, 7:30 p.m.
Roma at PSJA North, 7:30 p.m.

Valley-Boys basketball schedule
Editor’s Note: Coaches are asked to e-mail their schedules to wbaker@themonitor.com or fax them to (956) 683-4401.
Nov. 16
Non-district
Weslaco High at Mercedes, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 17
Non-district
PSJA Memorial at McAllen Memorial, 7:30 p.m.
Harlingen South at Sharyland, 7:30 p.m.
La Joya Palmview at Mission Veterans, 7:30 p.m.
Brownsville Pace at Harlingen High, 7:30 p.m.
Brownsville Lopez at PSJA High, 7:30 p.m.
Roma at PSJA North, 7:30 p.m.

DONNA — Manny Moreno asked Fernando Sanchez where he wanted the spot.

The Donna kicker told his coach he wanted the ball between the hash marks so he could boot the kick right down the middle, win the game and send McAllen Memorial home for the season. Once Moreno gave Sanchez what he had asked for, one of the Rio Grande Valley’s best kickers took care of the rest. It was a 27-yarder, but with the game on the line in front of the home crowd, nothing is ever as easy as it looks.

DONNA — Ivan Estrada kept shaking his head.

“I can’t believe it,” Donna’s junior defensive back said after his team’s stunning 24-21 come-from-behind win Friday night during The Monitor’s Game of the Week at Bennie La Prade Stadium.

Estrada picked off Memorial quarterback Matthew Kaufmann, who threw an uncharacteristic four interceptions in the game, with 55 seconds left, setting up a game-winning 27-yard field goal as the clock expired by Fernando Sanchez.

Cross Country-Valley schedule
Oct. 10
Meet of Champions

McALLEN — McAllen High coach Tony Harris was pleased that he could call it an early night after Thursday night’s game.

After the Bulldogs defeated Donna 34-9 in a District 30-5A contest that took a little over two hours to play, Harris said he was pleased with the way his team ran the ball.

“As I get older, I am kind of digging this running stuff because the games end early,” Harris said. “We ran the ball very effectively tonight and our kids played real well tonight.”

McHi improves to 4-2 in District 30-5A and 2-1 overall while Donna falls to 4-2 and 2-1.

After Rio Grande City’s 42-35 win over a-then fifth-ranked McAllen Memorial last week, Rattlers coach Jesus Lozano wanted to make it clear that it wasn’t an upset.

Lozano carries high expectations for this year’s team and some predicted RGC to win District 30-5A. Lozano said the team’s 2-3 overall record is not indicative of the team’s talent and experience. The coach said injuries have also played a factor.