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THE POWER RANKINGS: Vista, Vandy and Round Rock remain atop Austin-area girls basketball poll
A week further into their seasons, the Girls teams played in a roughly 50-50 mix of district and tournament games this past week. Just as with the guys, District 25-6A remains atop the Power Rankings with Vista Ridge (14-3), Vandegrift (13-5) and Round Rock (15-2) sweeping their district opponents last week. (Despite Round Rock’s better overall record so far, both the Lady Rangers and Lady Vipers have edged the Lady Dragons in district.)
Liberty Hill (16-1) and Georgetown (15-3) are just off the podium after the Lady Panthers edged the Lady Eagles in the Gold Bracket championship game of the latter’s venerable Jack Frost Tournament. (#6 Glenn also went a perfect 5-0 in that tournament, playing in the Bronze bracket, possibly to avoid a clash with district foe Liberty Hill).
#7 Bastrop (20-2) was this week’s silver bullet, climbing four spots with a 5-1 tournament run in La Grange, while Westlake (11-6), Cedar Park (12-3) and Glenn (12-5) round out the Top 10.
Manor New Tech (15-1) went 3-1 in the Bruceville-Eddy Tournament to remain the top-ranked 4A club in the Rankings.
District play resumes this week as we head towards one last round of holiday tournaments after Christmas.
VYPE's Austin Girls Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) – 14-3 (Def. Stony Point, Hutto)
2. (2) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 13-5 (Def. Dripping Springs, Westwood)
3. (3) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 15-2 (Def. McNeil, Stony Point)
4. (4) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 16-1 (5-0 Gold Champions in Jack Frost Tournament)
5. (6) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) – 15-3 (4-1 Gold runner-up in Jack Frost Tournament)
6. (7) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 16-2 (5-0 Bronze Champions in Jack Frost Tournament)
7. (11) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) – 20-2 (5-1 Runner-up in La Grange/Schmeckenfest Showdown)
8. (5) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 11-6 (1-3 in Jack Frost Tournament)
9. (10) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves (5A) – 12-3 (3-1 in Jack Frost Tournament)
10. (8) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 12-5 (Lost vs. Glenn; Def. Killeen)
11. (9) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 12-4 (2-2 in New Braunfels Canyon Tournament)
12. (14) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 15-1 (3-1 in Bruceville-Eddy Tournament)
13. (12) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 10-7 (Lost @ Chaparral; Def. Copperas Cove)
14. (13) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 9-4 (N/A at Westwood, BYE)
15. (15) Crockett Lady Cougars (5A) 12-7 (2-3 in Navasota Varsity Tournament)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Perennial Austin-area girls powers stake early claim to local basketball dominance
Ladies first. So says tradition and most of the etiquette books on the market. (And yes, there is an “Etiquette for Dummies” book, which is just about my speed.) But it’s also the case when it comes to Texas High School Girls Basketball, which always starts its season a week ahead of the guys.
As we’re still immersed in football, and volleyball has just wrapped up, we’re not quite ready to break out the Austin area Girls Basketball polls just yet – but they’re coming. In the meantime, quite a collection of teams are off to tremendous starts.
Vista Ridge (12-2) has virtually everyone back from last year’s young playoff team and figures to duel it out with Vandegrift (11-5) for the District 25-6A title. Bowie (11-4) and Westlake (8-2) seem to be the early cream of the 26-6A crop.
5A is where the serious action is. The top teams overall record-wise so far are Georgetown (10-1) from District 23-5A; Bastrop (12-1) and Crockett (10-2) in 24-5A -- and pick your team out of 25-5A.
Seriously.
Seven of the eight teams in that district are well over .500 in the early going, with traditional powers Liberty Hill (9-1), Rouse (8-2) and last year’s State semifinalist Cedar Park (8-2) leading the way.
It’s going to be fun watching these races all play out. And here’s a guarantee that just when we think we’ve got it all figured out and start cranking our Austin area Girls Basketball poll in the next week or two, the only experts who matter – the teams themselves – will cast the only votes that count from gyms across the CenTex area.