SAN ANTONIO — Being the underdog is nothing new to Roy Garza and the Edinburg North Cougars.

Playing in District 31-5A, the Coogs fought for their third-place finish.

Up against teams like Harlingen and PSJA North, only made the Cougars a better team.

And after weathering the storm of playing shorthanded for the early part of the season due to injury, the North is playing superb ball at the right time.

The Cougars have definitely endured a lot this season.

But Edinburg North is reaping their rewards now.

Editor's Note: Keep checking back to this file on RGVSports.com throughout the weekend as playoff pairings, along with the time, date and place of the games, become finalized.

Thursday Nov. 12

BI-DISTRICT

CLASS 4A Division I

Flour Bluff 55, Mission Veterans Memorial 35

Friday Nov. 13

BI-DISTRICT

CLASS 5A Division I

Harlingen High 41, San Benito 21

Edinburg High 18, Brownsville Hanna 14

San Antonio Southwest 58, Rio Grande City 28

EDINBURG — Moises Beltran struggled to find words to describe another stunning win by his Edinburg North Cougars.

Considering the defensive back’s team just pulled off what had never happened in the program’s history, it’s easy to forgive him.

Behind three interceptions — two by Beltran — and Simon Edwards’ 207 yards rushing, the Cougars upset a previously undefeated Sharyland team 28-24 in the teams’ Class 5A area round game on Friday night at Cats Stadium.

Class 5A

Division I

Region I

Area

Odessa Permian (8-3) vs. Arlington Martin (7-4), 1 p.m. Saturday, Abilene's Shotwell Stadium

Euless Trinity (9-2) vs. Plano (5-6), 5 p.m. Saturday, Cowboys Stadium

Odessa (9-2) vs. Arlington (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Odessa's Ratliff Stadium

Coppell (10-1) vs. Plano East (7-3), 11 a.m. Saturday, Cowboys Stadium

Region II

Area

Dallas Skyline (11-0) vs. DeSoto (9-2), 6 p.m. Saturday, SMU's Ford Stadium

Class 5A

Division I

Region I

Area

Odessa Permian (8-3) vs. Arlington Martin (7-4), 1 p.m. Saturday, Abilene's Shotwell Stadium

Euless Trinity (9-2) vs. Plano (5-6), 5 p.m. Saturday, Cowboys Stadium

Odessa (9-2) vs. Arlington (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Odessa's Ratliff Stadium

Coppell (10-1) vs. Plano East (7-3), 11 a.m. Saturday, Cowboys Stadium

Region II

Area

Dallas Skyline (11-0) vs. DeSoto (9-2), 6 p.m. Saturday, SMU's Ford Stadium