(Mission, Texas)-The Mission Veterans Memorial High School Patriots (2-2, 2-0) will play host to Edcouch-Elsa High School (1-3, 1-1) tonight at Richard Thompson Stadium in Sharyland in a key District 16-5A Division II battle. The Patriots are coming off a 48-3 win over Roma while the Yellowjackets are doing just the same, with a 55-6 win over PSJA Southwest. Both teams are in the hunt for four playoff spots in 2021. The Patriots were left out of the state playoffs in 2020 while the Yellowjackets clinched a spot under head coach Christian Navarro. Last week, the Yellowjackets emerged with their running attack behind running back Joshua Gomez, who rushed for over 305 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns. Tonight’s game is crucial to the overall standings in 16-5A Division II. HSSM picks Yellowjackets by 6
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District 16-5A DI McAllen travels to Brownsville Porter
(Brownsville, Texas)-Two weeks ago, the McAllen Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1) escaped with a win over Donna after QB Hunter Curl went down with an injury in the first half but, head coach Patrick Shelby led his team with a second half 14-point performance to pull out the win. The Brownsville Porter Cowboys needs a win tonight to remain in the playoff hunt (1-3, 0-3). HSSM picks an upset. Porter wins by 3
District 32-6A Weslaco at Donna North
(Donna, Texas)-At Bennie La Prade Stadium, the Weslaco Panthers (2-0) meet the Donna North (1-1) Chiefs with both teams beginning District 32-6A play. The Panthers have allowed 22 total points scored while the Chiefs ended their losing streak dating back to 2018. The Panthers will be all business tonight, while the Chiefs could have other things in mind. HSSM Picks Weslaco by 35
District 31-6A PSJA Bears Plays Host to Economedes
(Pharr, Texas)-The PSJA Bears (2-1, 1-0) are undefeated in league play and will meet winless, Edinburg Economedes (1-3, 0-2) in another key game. The Jaguars are limping. The Jags have been outscored 149-54 in four games. Most recently, a 49-9 loss to Edinburg. The Jags need this win tonight. As for the Bears? They will just keep passing the ball in the air. The Bears defeated La Joya Juarez-Lincoln 49-10 last week. HSSM picks the Bears by 21
District 31-6A Mission Flys to Edinburg
(Edinburg, Texas)-The Edinburg Bobcats are 2-0 in District 31-6A under first-year head football coach Rene Guzman. “We are 2-0 and we need to take one game at a time,” says Guzman. Tonight, the Mission Eagles (2-0) will land at Richard R. Flores Stadium with hopes of pulling off another upset win over another Edinburg CISD school. Last week, the Eagles came from behind to beat Edinburg North 28-24. Both teams will put points the board. HSSM picks another upset, Edinburg stays undefeated at 3-0.
