In December of 1926, the Valley made plans for three big holiday football games. While high school football took the limelight during the regular season—semi-pro football was just as popular.The best of the semi-pros collided in Weslaco on Christmas day for the Valley title. The Mercedes city team, predicted as the favorites, tangled with the Donna eleven. In their first encounter, Mercedes defeated Donna 12-0.The Championship game was a tough evenly matched game that saw the winning team score its only touchdown on a fumble, as Mercedes won 7-0.The second holiday classic pitted the best of Valley boys, including many ...