Los Fresnos Falcons

October 16,2006
The Monitor

LOS FRESNOS—Last Friday, Los Fresnos coach Scott Ford felt as though the Falcons were nowhere near the team they should be.

Ford expressed concern that his teams’ four turnovers against The Monitor’s No. 3 San Benito Greyhounds in last week’s 38-35 victory didn’t justify their No. 2-ranking. He just didn’t feel the Falcons were playing to their potential.

Whether Los Fresnos is peaking or has yet to peak, voters across the state felt the Falcons were playing at least like the 10th best team in the state. The Associated Press released their weekly poll Monday with the Falcons securing the No. 10 spot in Class 5A—making them the second program in the Valley in the AP’s state poll.

La Villa broke into the Top 10 two weeks ago in Class A and continue to hold down that spot.

For more on this story, see The Monitor's Tuesday edition. 

AP Top 10

Week 7
Class 5A

Team                    Rec 
1. Southlake Carroll 6-0 
2. Lufkin             6-0 
3. Euless Trinity   6-0
4. Smithson Valley 7-0
5. Katy              6-0
6. Galena Park North Shore 6-0
7. Cedar Hill         6-0
8. Spring Westfield 7-0
9. A&M Consolidated 5-1-1
10. Los Fresnos     6-0
Dropped out: No. 10 Lubbock Monterey.

Also receiving votes: Austin Westlake 8, Cedar Park 7, Plano East 6, Cypress Fairbanks 4, San Antonio Madison 2, El Paso Coronado 2, Coppell 2, Allen 1, Converse Judson 1, Killeen Ellison 1.

Class 4A

Team                    Rec 
1. Texarkana       6-0 
2. Stephenville    6-0 
3. Calallen          6-0 
4. Highland Park   6-0 
5. Lamar Consolidated 6-0 
6. Brenham         5-1 
7. La Marque       6-1 
8. Copperas Cove 5-1 
9. Aledo             5-1 
10. McKinney North 6-0 

Also receiving votes: New Braunfels Canyon 16, Edcouch-Elsa 11, El Paso Riverside 4, Dallas Wilson 2, Paris 2, Whitehouse 1, Waco 1.

Class 3A

Team                    Rec 
1. Cuero             7-0 
2. Gilmer             6-0 
3. Giddings          6-0 
4. West Orange-Stark  6-0  
5. Celina             6-0 
6. Dallas Madison 5-0 
7. Decatur          6-0 
8. Wimberley       6-1 
9. Hutto             5-1 
10. Carthage       6-0 

Also receiving votes: Sweetwater 10, Palestine 9, Goliad 9, Midland Greenwood 7, Liberty Hill 6, Rio Hondo 6, Hondo 4, Snyder 4, Dallas Roosevelt 4.

Class 2A

Team                    Rec 
1. Tatum            5-1 
2. Jefferson        6-0 
3. Mart              5-1 
4. Altair Rice       6-0 
5. Early              5-1 
6. Crawford        5-1 
7. Marlin            5-1 
8. Lexington        5-2 
9. Newton          3-2 
10. Blanco          5-1 

Dropped out: No. 7 Paradise.

Also receiving votes: Troup 20, Comfort 12, Hamilton 9, Sonora 7, Childress 7, East Bernard 7, Paradise 6, New Boston 6, Cisco 5, Refugio 5, Omaha Pewitt 4, Wall 3, Itasca 1, Littlefield 1.

Class 1A

Team                     Rec 

1. Windthorst       6-0 
2. Alto                 6-0 
3. New Deal         6-0 
4. Goldthwaite      6-0 
5. Chilton             5-1 
7. Nazareth          6-0 
8. Roscoe            6-1 
9. Grapeland        5-1 
10. La Villa           5-0 
 

Also receiving votes: Bosqueville 14, Beckville 5, Archer City 4, Price Carlisle 3, Iola 2, Rocksprings 1, Tenaha 1