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THE POWER RANKINGS: Great games result in minimal movement for Austin area boys
Despite – or maybe because of -- several big games between ranked opponents this past week, there was minimal movement in our Rankings. Stony Point followed up their win over previously undefeated #2 Westwood with a gutsy close road win at #5 Round Rock; Westwood rebounded with wins over Vandegrift and an improved Vista Ridge squad; Round Rock rebounded from their 6-point loss to the Tigers with a road win at #8 Vandegrift, (who had a tough week and slipped spot). As a result, those three 25-6A clubs, along with St. Michael’s and Liberty Hill, remain locked into the Top 5.
After a nice week, Westlake moved up a spot as did Georgetown, who crept ever closer to cracking the Top 10. And the battle to reach the Rankings continued as McCallum blasted Bastrop to leapfrog Pflugerville Connally and climb back onto the charts.
The rest of the ranked teams won most of their games and held their ground as the season enters the home stretch.
VYPE's Austin Boys Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Stony Point Tigers (6A) – 21-4 (Def. Round Rock; Bye)
2. (2) Westwood Warriors (6A) – 25-1 (Def. Vandegrift; Def. Vista Ridge)
3. (3) St. Michael’s Warriors (TAPPS) – 21-4 (Def. Central Catholic; Def. TMI-Episcopal)
4. (4) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 20-5 (Def. Hays; Def. Cedar Park)
5. (5) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 17-8 (L vs. Stony Point; Def. Vandegrift)
6. (6) Lago Vista Vikings (4A) – 21-2 (Def. Travis; Def. Manor New Tech)
7. (8) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 18-6 (Def. Del Valle; Def-OT Dripping Springs)
8. (7) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 18-8 (L @ Westwood; L vs. Round Rock)
9. (9) East View Patriots (5A) – 18-7 (Def. Elgin; Def. Hendrickson)
10. (10) Leander Lions (5A) – 18-6 (Def. Lockhart; Def. Glenn)
11. (12) Georgetown Eagles 18-8 (Bye; Def. Pflugerville)
12. (11) Brentwood Christian (TAPPS) 18-8 (IDLE)
13. (13) Dripping Springs (6A) 15-10 (Bye; L-OT @ Westlake)
14. (14) Rouse 17-8 (Def. Lehman; Def. Lockhart)
15. (NR) McCallum (5A) – 15-7 (Bye, Def. Bastrop)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Relentless Stony Point climbs atop Austin Boys Basketball
Uncle!
After several weeks of resisting the urge to move Stony Point to the top of the rankings, deferring to Westwood’s hard-fought undefeated status, we give in. The relentless wave that is the Tigers’ offensive juggernaut finally crashed over the Warriors’ defensive seawall as Stony Point pulled away for a critical 86-59 win. They’ll clash again at Westwood in a few weeks, but for now, the defending 6A state runners-up have moved to the top of our charts.
Westwood only slips to #2 as they also notched a quality win over #5 Round Rock last week but will have to rebound quickly. Surging #7 Vandegrift comes calling on Tuesday to start a pivotal week in District 25-6A that also sees Stony travelling to Round Rock on Tuesday with the Vipers hosting the Dragons on Friday.
Liberty Hill climbs a spot to remain the area’s top-ranked 5A team despite a couple of head-scratching losses earlier in the year, (although keep an eye on Georgetown as the Eagles now lurk just outside the Top10.) Westlake slips a few spots but remains inside the Top 10 after closer-than-expected wins over unranked district foes. Pflugerville Connally, meanwhile, climbs back into the Rankings after a couple weeks outside the charts.
With lots of great matchups coming up this week, we’d like to say things will start to clear up soon, but we know better. Just enjoy watching it all unfold as much as we will!
VYPE's Austin Boys Basketball Rankings
1. (3) Stony Point Tigers (6A) – 20-4 (Def. Hutto; Def. Westwood)
2. (1) Westwood Warriors (6A) – 23-1 (Def. Round Rock; L @ Stony Point)
3. (2) St. Michael’s Warriors (TAPPS) – 19-4 (2-2 in The Classic, Bristol, TN)
4. (7) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 18-5 (Def. Lehman)
5. (5) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 16-7 (L @ Westwood; Bye)
6. (6) Lago Vista Vikings (4A) – 19-2 (Def. Eastside)
7. (8) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 18-6 (Def. Manor; Def. Hutto)
8. (4) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 16-6 (Def. Bowie; Def. Lake Travis)
9. (9) East View Patriots (5A) – 16-7 (Def. Pflugerville)
10. (10) Leander Lions (5A) – 16-6 (Def. Rouse)
11. (11) Brentwood Christian (TAPPS) 18-8 (Def. Grace Community)
12. (14) Georgetown Eagles 17-8 (Def. Elgin; Def. Weiss)
13. (13) Dripping Springs (6A) 15-9 (Def. Lake Travis; Def. Del Valle)
14. (12) Rouse 15-8 (L vs. Leander)
15. (NR) Pflugerville Connally (5A) – 17-8 (Def. Elgin)