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Saturday, November 24, 2012  Brownsville Veterans fought to the end, and quarterback Marco Munoz made some spectacular plays, but Del Rio came out on top of the area round playoff game at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio, ending the Chargers' first-ever varsity season.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Raymondville and Orange Grove were locked into a defensive battle during the first three quarters of their area round playoff game.

Friday, November 23, 2012  For the 2nd week in a row, Edinburg North's defense came up huge in the playoffs, as they made the Cougars 14-point first half stand up for the victory on a night when Harlingen South had to play without their starting quarterback.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Sharyland had already proven they were the best team in the Rio Grande Valley this season with an 11-0 record on their resume, but any doubters had to admit it as well after the Rattlers took down the top local team for the previous three years, Harlingen, and doing it in dominating fashion.

Friday, November 23, 2012  For the fifth time in the past 7 postseasons, Edcouch-Elsa and Port Lavaca Calhoun square off in the second round. But this time was much different than the rest, as the Yellowjackets had an answer for every move the Sandcrabs made, and shocked many football pundits upstate by defeating previously unbeaten and 8th ranked Calhoun to advance to a regional semifinal game with San Antonio Brennan Friday in Kingsville.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Sinton has usually been a deadly opponent to Valley football teams in playoffs past, but this is an unusual Port Isabel squad, one that recalled Tarpons of days past by mauling the Pirates defense and advancing to a third round game for the first time in 8 seasons.

Friday, November 18, 2011  Action 4 Sports has placed Friday night high school football scores from tonight's playoffs games.