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THE POWER RANKINGS: Top-heavy talent leaves little margin for error in latest Austin-area Girls BB poll
How tough is the competition in Austin area girls high school basketball? Teams can slip a spot even when they win their games.
Round Rock, for instance, slips back to #3 behind Vandegrift despite the Dragons’ win over Hutto. That’s because, A) Vandegrift defeated a marginally tougher opponent in Cedar Ridge and B), the Lady Vipers edged the Lady Dragons earlier this season.
Similarly, Glenn jumped two spots with a huge road win at Liberty Hill – resulting in Georgetown slipping a spot despite sweeping both their games last week. Brutal.
Everyone mostly stayed put further down the rankings, although Manor New Tech and Rouse flipped spots and Crockett jumped back onto the chart after a nice road win at McCallum.
Look for one last round of tournament play over the Holidays for some teams then it’s non-stop district action the rest of the way.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hoopster Holidays!
VYPE's Austin Girls Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) – 16-3 (Def. McNeil)
2. (3) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 15-6 (Def. Cedar Ridge)
3. (2) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 18-2 (Def. Hutto)
4. (6) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 20-2 (Def. Lehman; Def. Liberty Hill)
5. (4) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 19-2 (Def. Lockhart; L @ Glenn)
6. (5) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) – 19-3 (Def. Elgin; Def. Hendrickson)
7. (7) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) – 23-2 (Def. Navarro)
8. (8) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 13-6 (Def. Austin High)
9. (9) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves (5A) – 16-3 (Def. Leander; Def. Rouse)
10. (10) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 15-5 (Def. Dripping Springs)
11. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 19-1 (Def. IDEA Kyle; Def. Eastside)
12. (11) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 12-8 (L @ Hays; L vs. Cedar Park)
13. (13) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 11-8 (Def. vs. Del Valle)
14. (14) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 10-7 (L vs. Vandegrift)
15. (NR) Crockett (5A) – 13-9 (W @ McCallum)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Top teams tread water, minor movement in middle of Austin-area boys basketball poll
Westwood, Stony Point and Round Rock all swept their opponents this week. While that’s not particularly noteworthy, the scores were: our three Power Rankings leaders routed their district opponents by a rough average score of 77-33 – and it probably could have been worse in some cases.
While the leaders played all district games, the rest of the rankings played a mixture of district, non-district and tournament games, sometimes in the same week. That all contributed to a confusing muddle below the top three.
St. Michael’s from TAPPS swiped a road win at 6A Lake Travis and Liberty Hill bounced back from a loss to win their tournament and round out the Top 5.
This week’s Silver Bullet, the Westlake Chaparrals, took 3-out-of-four in the tough Cy-Hoops Invitational to leapfrog several teams and move up three spots. Lago Vista and East View and Brentwood Christian moved up as well.
By this time everyone next week will have started district play and we’ll finally start to get some clarity. In the meantime, here’s where they stand.
VYPE's Austin Boys Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Westwood Warriors (6A) – 18-0 (Def. Manor, Def. Hutto)
2. (2) Stony Point Tigers (6A) – 15-2 (Def. McNeil, Def. Cedar Ridge)
3. (3) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 15-3 (Def. Cedar Ridge, Def. Manor)
4. (4) St. Michael’s Warriors (TAPPS) – 16-2 (Def. Lake Travis)
5. (5) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 12-4 (L vs. McCallum, 4-0 to win Glen Rose Jurassic Classic)
6. (9) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 10-5 (3-1 in Cy-Hoops Invitational)
7. (8) Lago Vista Vikings (4A) – 13-1 (Def. Llano, Def. Austin LBJ)
8. (10) East View Patriots (5A) – 13-4 (Def. Del Valle, 4-0* in Marble Falls Tournament)
9. (6) Leander Lions (5A) – 11-4 (Def. Pflugerville, 2-2* in Leander Lions Classic)
10. (11) Brentwood Christian (TAPPS) 15-6 (Def. St. Stephen’s, Def. Veritas Academy)
11. (7) Lockhart Lions (5A) – 15-2 (Def. Northeast, 3-2 in Navarro Panther Classic)
12. (12) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 12-5 (Def. Vista Ridge. Def. McNeil)
13. (13) Georgetown Eagles (5A) 11-7 (4-1, 3rd in Glen Rose Jurassic Classic)
14. (14) Dripping Springs (6A) 10-7 (Def. Buda Johnson, Def. Anderson)
15. (15) Pflugerville Connally Cougars (5A) 12-7 (L @ LBJ; 4-1, 2nd in HTeaO Classic)