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2009 ARCHIVED VIDEO CONTENT 

Video of Harlingen High-SA Southwest

Video of Edinburg High-Brownsville Hanna

Video of Edinburg High-Edinburg North

Video of Mission Veterans' Raul Becerril

Video of Rio Hondo's Maverick Hunter

Video highlights of McAllen Memorial-Sharyland

Video of Los Fresnos' Estephan Wilson

Video highlights of Mercedes-Weslaco East

SAN ANTONIO — Before the Harlingen Cardinals’ game against Austin Westlake, an Alamodome press box official wandered over to a gathering of reporters and declared he’d heard that Big Red’s terrorizing defensive end Mingo Rincon “was a stud.”

He and the thousands of others in attendance at the Alamo City landmark Friday undoubtedly did not leave disappointed.

HARLINGEN — Cardinals offensive coordinator Robert Fraga has football down to a science.

Literally.

The AP physics teacher at Harlingen High School is in his 15th year coaching football and first as OC for his alma mater, the Cardinals.

Fraga was raised on one philosophy: hard work pays off.

From his parents to his coaches at Harlingen, Fraga's used his upbringing to get ahead in life.

And whether it's teaching in the classroom or the practice field, Fraga instills the same work ethic and values to his students and athletes.

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AREA ROUND GAME STORIES

Harlingen fends off Southwest for Westlake rematch

PSJA North recovers from 21 down to beat Eagle Pass

Mission High comes up short against Gregory-Portland

Cougars' defense denies Rattlers in red zone for upset

Bobcats' playoff run falls short against Rams

This time, late heroics fall short for Tigers against Sandcrabs

AREA ROUND FEATURES

Jim Helms said the Rivera football team — and Raiders athletics in general — looked as if it was starting to turn things around after missing the postseason in the final game of the regular season.

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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

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.