UIL approves Edcouch-Elsa for playoffs
Posted: 11.13.2008 at 11:33 AM
Photo

"La Maquina Amarilla" remains undefeated both on the field and off the field.

The University Interscholastic League (UIL) voted unanimously to give the Edcouch-Elsa Yellowjackets the green light for the playoffs.

The Hidalgo County school had been involved in an athletics controversy over the elibibility of a player that would have ruined their standings for playoffs.

Edcouch-Elsa asked the UIL executive board to review the case in Austin.

Action 4 Sports learned that the UIL voted in Edcouch-Elsa's favor during a unanimous Thursday morning vote.

Edcouch-Elsa is 10-0 for the high school football season.

The UIL decision made the team the District 32-4A champion for the sixth year in a row.

The Yellowjackets play the Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway Warriors for the bi-district championshiop on Friday evening.