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THE POWER RANKINGS: Melee for second as Westlake overpowers Austin area Girls squads
Westlake is at it again.
The undefeated Lady Chaparrals (32-0) once again crushed two ranked, 20-win district foes to maintain their comfortable lead in this week’s Austin area Girls Power Rankings.
It’s a madhouse behind them, however. Glenn avenged and earlier loss to Liberty Hill to move up to #2 for now, but that battle might be decided in the playoffs. With Vandegrift remaining at #4, Round Rock stepped over Westlake’s most recent victims and moved into the Top 5.
#6 Lake Travis will take its second shot at Westlake on Tuesday night (2/3) which will determine whether or not they can remain above Bowie, Austin High and/or Dripping Springs.
Cedar Park notched two impressive wins to close out the Top 10 while Vista Ridge reappeared in this week’s rankings.
Here’s where the Girls stand heading into the final full week of the regular season.
VYPE's Austin Public Schools Girls Basketball Rankings
(Last Week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. (1) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 32-0 (Def. #5 Austin High 53-29; def. #7 Bowie 53-37)
2. (3) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 27-3 (Def. Lehman 60-40; def. #2 Liberty Hill 56-42)
3. (2) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 25-7 (Def. Lockhart 87-23; lost @ #3 Glenn 56-42)
4. (4) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 24-6 (Def. #13 Vista Ridge 61-42; def. McNeil 62-27)
5. (6) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 22-7 (Def. Cedar Ridge 52-49; def. Manor 57-24)
6. (8) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 21-10 (Def. Del Valle 73-39; def. #9 Dripping Springs 62-53)
7. (5) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 22-10 (Def. #9 Dripping Springs 57-43; lost @ #1 Westlake 53-37)
8. (7) Austin High Lady Maroons (6A) 21-9 (Lost vs. #1 Westlake 53-29; def. Akins 81-11)
9. (10) Dripping Springs Lady Tigers (6A) 18-11 (Lost @ #7 Bowie 57-43; lost vs. #6 Lake Travis 62-53)
10. (11) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves(5A) 21-8 (Def. Leander 63-23; def. #11 Rouse 32-29)
11. (9) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 19-13 (Lost vs. #15 hays 45-35; lost vs. #10 Cedar Creek 32-29)
12. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 27-3 (Def. Northeast 60-23; def. Eastside 70-6)
13. (NR) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) 18-13 (Lost vs. #4 Vandegrift 61-42)
14. (15) Crockett Lady Cougars (5A) 26-8 (Def. McCallum 48-13; def. Ann Richards 66-14)
15. (14) Hays Lady Hawks (6A) 20-11 (Def. #11 Rouse 45-35; def. Lockhart 59-28)
On the radar: Cedar Ridge (15-9); Austin LASA (20-11)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Top 6A Austin schools duke it out for top spots
The warming temperatures may have thawed out the Texas Tundra, but the Boys Power Rankings remain nearly frozen in place heading into February.
The Top 7 teams stayed right where they were as they all nearly swept the week. The only exception was #4 Bowie’s 3-point loss to #2 Westlake; hardly enough to justify a drop in the rankings. Just behind the top 7, Glenn and Cedar Park flip-flopped; the Grizzlies blasted Lehman and defeated a solid Liberty Hill squad by a comfortable margin while the Timberwolves stubbed their toes against arch-rival Leander before bouncing back with a solid win over Rouse.
The only other change came at the bottom of the rankings, with New Tech moving up a spot and Austin High making their debut. The entire bottom third, however, is about as solid as slush on a 6-degree day with 4A LBJ – who’s already defeated New Tech -- and 5A Hays lurking in case the 6A Maroons’ strength-of-schedule argument collapses in the next two week.
Here are the updated rankings heading into the final three weeks of the regular season.
VYPE's Austin Boys Public School Basketball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. (1) Westwood Warriors (6A) – 25-2 (Def. Hutto 86-50; def. Hutto 71-60)
2. (2) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 23-6 (Def. Austin High 42-36; def. #4 Bowie 50-47)
3. (3) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) – 22-7 (Def. Del Valle 62-48; def. Dripping Springs 69-40)
4. (4) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) – 24-6 (Def. Dripping Springs 68-53; lost vs. #2 Westlake 50-47)
5. (5) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 21-6 (Def. Cedar Ridge 60-45; def. Manor 53-48)
6. (6) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 23-6 (Def. #11 Vista Ridge 72-37; def. McNeil 61-47)
7. (7) Hendrickson Hawks (5A) – 24-6 (Def. Weiss 59-54; def. Georgetown 58-53)
8. (9) Glenn Grizzlies (5A) – 21-9 (Def. Lehman 70-48; def. #12 Liberty Hill 67-58)
9. (8) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) – 19-7 (Lost @ Leander 44-24; def. #13 Rouse 69-63)
10. (10) East View Patriots (5A) – 21-8 (Lost @ Pflugerville 70-68; def. Pflugerville Connally 98-38)
11. (11) Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) – 18-10 (Lost @ #6 Vandegrift 72-37)
12. (12) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 17-10 (Def. Lockhart 82-39; lost vs. #9 Glenn 67-58)
13. (13) Rouse Raiders (5A) – 16-13 (Def. Hays 69-58; lost @ #8 Cedar Park 69-63)
14. (15) New Tech Titans (4A) – 24-4 (Def. Northeast 52-42; def. Eastside 78-50)
15. (NR) Austin High Maroons (6A) – 15-14 (Lost @ #2 Westlake 42-36; def. #14 Akins 80-58)
On the radar: Akins (15-8); Hays (15-13); Austin LBJ (17-12)