The McAllen High Bulldogs are coming off back-to-back seasons of a 4-3 record in district.

In both years, the team punched a ticket to the postseason.

This year, the reigning district champion PSJA North Raiders are gone after entering a new district.

That opens the tour for McAllen to claim a district championship, as the team is expected to be one of the prime contenders for that title.

The good thing is, we're a young football team," McAllen High head football coach Patrick Shelby said. "We have a lot of guys back who have a lot of experience playing already. For us as coaches, we just gotta make sure we do a great job of continuing to teach them, and they have to do a great job of learning so that we can be successful this year."

The Bulldogs start the season on Friday, August 30th against the Los Fresnos Falcons.

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