5A D1 District 16

Class 5A · Texas high school football · 2026

The model has Rio Grande City winning 5A D1 District 16 at 4-3 in league play. The top four advance to the playoffs. Fans decide the rest, so tap a team and tell us who is really taking it.

Projected finish

1 Rio Grande City 4-3 district 5-5 overall 2 PSJA Memorial 4-3 district 4-6 overall 3 Mission 4-3 district 5-5 overall 4 McAllen Rowe 4-3 district 5-5 overall 5 Donna North 3-4 district 4-6 overall 6 La Joya Palmview 3-4 district 5-5 overall 7 McAllen 3-4 district 3-7 overall 8 McAllen Memorial 3-4 district 4-6 overall

Top four in green advance. Projection only, from the Friday Night Picks model. No games have been played yet.

The games that decide it

The five league games our model is least sure about.

Sep 18 Donna North at Rio Grande City Rio Grande City 55% Oct 2 PSJA Memorial at Donna North Donna North 55% Oct 8 Donna North at Mission Mission 55% Oct 15 McAllen Rowe at Donna North Donna North 55% Oct 22 Donna North at La Joya Palmview La Joya Palmview 55%

Beat the model on every 5A game.

Pick every district game, report scores from the stands, and settle it with your own fans.

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