(McAllen, Texas)-“It was a great list of selections,” says High School Sports Magazine’s publisher, “David “Tddave” Amador. “We are proud of these hard-working football players and we will see them on the sidelines. Special thanks to our sponsor, attorney at law, Hector Bustos, a former football player from the Edinburg Bobcats Semifinals team.”
Celebrating the 30th Edition of High School Sports Magazine’s Football Preview SUPER TEAM selections, PSJA North High School QB Alejandro Aparicio (University of Texas-RGV Commit) leads the list of players on the first team followed by quarterbacks junior Donna HS QB 6’4 Geoffrey LeFevre (1,822 passing yards 20 TDs), senior Sharyland Pioneer QB Julian Valdez (3,220 career passing yards), PSJA QB senior Jaime Lopez (5,250 passing yards), and Weslaco QB Andres Sepulveda (1,856 passing yards). Lopez will be starting his fourth season as the Bears quarterback and head football coach, Lupe Rodriguez says that,” I’m going to let him (Jaime) loose this season.” Should that happen, Lopez could surpass former Sharyland Pioneer/UTSA QB Eddie Marburgers career passing record of 8,986 yards 103 TDs. Current Pioneer QB Valdez could also break another Marburger record, his overall career rushing (2,381 yards rushing). Valdez has a career rushing record of 1,281 yards. Aparicio is also closing in on Marburgers record as well, with 1,141 career yards rushing.
Top running backs returning with stats from 2022 is 6A All-State San Benito HS Fabian Garcia (2,230 yards rushing in 29 TDs), 5A All-State Roma HS Issac Lozano (2,012 yards rushing 20 TDs), Hidalgo HS Enrique Hernandez (1,105 yards rushing), Edinburg Vela HS Jamal Polley (1,580 yards), and Los Fresnos HS Gael Palestina (880 yards).
HSSM WRs selections are McAllen HS 6’1 Obed Alaniz (564 yards), Edinburg Vela 6’1 Jaxson Shupe (467 yards), PSJA North 6’0 Julius Arredondo (518 yards), PSJA 5’10 Caleb Salas (918 yards), Mission Veterans 6’0 Vince Abrego (moved to WR), Sharyland Pioneer 6’0 Leo Espinoza (1,140 yards), and Brownsville Veterans 6’0 Gerardo Gomez (783 yards).
Rounding out the offense are the linemen. Big linemen. Up front are Harlingen HS 6’2 275lbs Adrian Aguirre, Brownsville Pace OL 6’3 285lbs David Rivera, McAllen HS 6’4 290lbs Arad Palafox, Weslaco East C Daniel Garcia 6’1 270lbs, Brownsville Veterans 6’3 285lbs Matthew Pinon, PSJA 6’2 280lbs North Dante Garcia (UTRGV Commit), Edinburg Vela 6’3 275lbs Ronnie Ramirez, and Grulla HS OL 6’4 275lbs Lizandro Ramirez
On defense, PSJA North HS senior DL Danny Garcia (6’2 265lbs UTRGV Commit), San Benito HS DE Devin Robinson (6’2 200lbs 9 QB sacks), 6’1 DL Antonio Rebollosa from La Joya HS, DL Edinburg HS 6’3 Chevy Garza, Donna HS Gabriel Enriquez 6’3 225lbs, and Roma HS Artemio Belmontes IV. At linebackers, a talented group, starting with Edcouch-Elsa HS Trey Barco (6’0 185lbs), Tristan Garcia (5’10 190lbs), PSJA North 5A All-State Michael Gonzales (6’1 205lbs), Harlingen HS Jacob Ortiz (6’0 205lbs), and Rio Hondo HS 3A All-State returning linebacker, Keyan Lopez (5’10 168 tackles). At defensive backs, Harlingen HS Dre Deur, Raymondville HS Ethan Barnhart, Harlingen South Mikey Gonzalez (4 INTs), and Hidalgo HS Anthony Nava (4 INTs) round out the 2023 High School Sports Magazine’s SUPER TEAM selections presented by the Law Office Hector Bustos in Edinburg.
