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ATX/SA Football Teams Chase 5 UIL 6A/5A Regional Titles
Four Austin/San Antonio area football teams (Converse Judson, Lake Travis, San Antonio Brandeis and Westlake) will play for a UIL 6A regional championship and three area programs (Boerne Champion, Manor and San Antonio Wagner) are battling for a UIL 5A regional title this week. Check out the latest VYPE Central Texas and VYPE South Texas regional final previews and stay tuned for more postseason coverage in the days and weeks to come.
UIL 6A Division I Region IV Championship: Converse Judson Rockets (12-1) vs. Lake Travis Cavaliers(12-1)
When/Where To Watch: Saturday December 7th at 4pm/San Antonio's Alamodome
Players to Watch: Converse Judson (Mike Chandler, De'Anthony Lewis, Treylin Payne and Donnie Moody); Lake Travis (Nate Yarnell, Kyle Eaves, Weston Stephens and Mauricio Trevino)
Success Against Opponents: Converse Judson has outscored its 2019 opponents 611-255, while Lake Travis has a 595-206 point differential.
VYPE Prediction: Converse Judson
UIL 6A Division II Region IV Championship: San Antonio Brandeis Broncos (13-0) vs. Westlake Chaparrals (12-1)
Photo by VYPE Media's Bradley Collier.
When/Where To Watch: Friday December 6th at 7:30pm/San Antonio's Alamodome
Players to Watch: San Antonio Brandeis (Jordan Battles, Joshua Suarez, Aiden Inesta-Rodriguez, Jalen Rainey and Preston Dang); Westlake (Kirkland Michaux, Ryan Lindley, Zane Minors, Mason Mangum and Leo Lowin)
Success Against Opponents: San Antonio Brandeis has outscored its 2019 opponents 510-188, while Westlake has a 626-127 point differential.
VYPE Prediction: San Antonio Brandeis
UIL 5A Division I Region III Championship: Manor Mustangs (8-5) vs. Shadow Creek Sharks(13-0)
Photo by VYPE Media's Bradley Collier.
When/Where To Watch: Saturday December 7th at Noon/San Antonio's Alamodome
Players to Watch: Manor (Tahj Brooks and Princely Umanmielen); Shadow Creek (Kyron Drones and Kelvon Brown)
Success Against Opponents: Manor has outscored its 2019 opponents 429-368, while Shadow Creek has a 640-125 point differential.
VYPE Prediction: Shadow Creek
UIL 5A Division I Region IV Championship: San Antonio Wagner Thunderbirds (12-1) vs. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial Eagles (10-3)
Photo by VYPE Media's Bradley Collier.
When/Where To Watch: Friday December 6th at 7:30pm/Corpus Christi's Buccaneer Stadium
Players to Watch: San Antonio Wagner (LJ Butler, Isaiah Williams, Alex Bouldin, Daniel Powel and DeMarcus Hendricks); Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial (Carter Senterfitt, Kobe Piper, Jacob Hernandez, Jaden Mora and Josef Davis)
Success Against Opponents: San Antonio Wagner has outscored its 2019 opponents 652-179, while Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial has a 505-275 point differential.
VYPE Prediction: San Antonio Wagner
UIL 5A Division II Region IV Championship: Boerne Champion Chargers (12-1) vs. Calallen Wildcats(12-1)
Photo by VYPE Media's Bradley Collier.
When/Where To Watch: Saturday December 7th at 8pm/San Antonio's Alamodome
Players to Watch: Boerne Champion (Luke Boyers and Tamari Jenkins); Calallen (Jarrett Garza, Jeremiah Earls, Charley Hill and Colten Calloway)
Success Against Opponents: Boerne Champion has outscored its 2019 opponents 563-239, while Calallen has a 429-206 point differential.
VYPE Prediction: Calallen
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Michaux & Westlake D Too Much For Hays As Rebels Suffer 1st Loss
Westlake (7-1, 5-1) faced an undefeated Hays team (7-1, 5-1) for the second year in a row, so it knew how to force the Rebels' first loss of the season. The Chaparrals jumped on the home team's early miscues in the third-to-last 25-6A district game of 2019, which allowed them to take the early lead and never look back in a 65-7 victory at Hays CISD's Bob Shelton Stadium.
VYPE Player of the Game Kirkland Michaux recorded four passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in the first half, so he played a major role in the win.
"Going into this, wasn't anything special," Michaux said of the game plan. "We're going to run plays we've been running since middle school, and we're just going to execute, and that's what we went out here and did, so it ended up going good."
Hays was forced to punt on its first two offensive possessions, but wasn't able to push back its opponent's starting field position. Jackson Coker blocked a punt to allow the Chaparrals to start their first drive on the Rebels' six-yard line, and set up Michaux's first touchdown pass to Mason Mangum and an early 7-0 lead at the 9:35 mark of the opening quarter.
On Hays' second drive, the Rebels picked up a key first down on a fourth-and-one attempt, but a high punt snap ended the possession, and resulted in both a safety and a 9-0 Westlake advantage with 6:06 left in the period.
"Our defense is kinda our strength." said Michaux. "We trust them a bunch. We know they're going to make stops for us [and] they know we're going to execute for them, so it's a really good thing we got going."
Westlake's offensive unit finally got an opportunity to test itself on a full drive, and scored on every possession in the first, second and third quarters. Michaux connected with Mangum on a second touchdown pass, as well as Ryan Lindley on his third and Jaden Greathouse on his fourth. Zane Minors then scored from 20 yards out, and Michaux quarterback sneaked into the end zone for his team's sixth score of the half.
Hays' only answer was a Durand Hill touchdown run, and Minors helped Westlake finish what it started. He added a pair of rushing scores in the third quarter, including the second being set up by Austin McClendon's late interception.
The Chaps' other score in the third came from Cade Klubnik's touchdown pass to Luke Nicklos. Klubnik and Drew Willoughby have earned notable snaps at quarterback this season, and were thrown into action on Friday after Michaux's performance.
"I think in the Lake Travis game, the first half, he led some really nice drives [and] in the second half he played really well until he was injured," Westlake coach Todd Dodge said of Michaux's gradual progression to QB1. "Have tremendous confidence in Cade and in Drew. It's a unique deal, but, as we continue to go through, it's kinda settling in to Kirkland as our starter."
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