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THE POWER RANKINGS: 25/26-6A dominate Austin area football rankings
Westlake lost a regular season football game for the first time since 2019 on Friday night to an undefeated and fellow state-ranked Atascocita squad. Doesn’t matter. They’ve won enough over the years to earn a mulligan and aren’t dropping from the top spot unless/until they get beat again.
Things are bunching up behind the Chaps with wins by each of the next nine teams in our Top 10. Stony Point rockets into the charts at #11 after giving Vandegrift a tussle, while East View (#14) and McCallum (#18) also crack our Top 20.
Here’s the rundown heading into Week 4.
VYPE Austin Top 20 Combined Class 4A-6A
*Last parentheses indicates most recent game result
1. Westlake Chaparrals (6A) -- 2-1 (39-21 L v. Atascocita)
2. Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) -- 3-0 (41-20 W v. Midland Legacy)
3. Vandegrift Vipers (6A) -- 2-1 (35-28 W v. Stony Point)
4. Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 2-1 (41-38 W v. Harker Heights)
5. Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 3-0 (33-7 W v. Vista Ridge)
6. Bowie Bulldogs (6A) – 3-0 (42-21 W v. Glenn)
7. Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 3-0 (44-35 W v. Austin High)
8. Hutto Hippos (6A) -- 2-1 (63-56 W v. Cedar Ridge)
9. Liberty Hill (5A-2) – (2-1 (49-35 W v. El Paso Eastlake)
10. Georgetown Eagles (5A-1) – 3-0 (44-8 W vs. Copperas Cove)
11. Stony Point Tigers (6A) – 2-1 (35-28 L vs. Vandegrift)
12. Pflugerville Panthers (5A-1) – 3-0 (42-32 W v. Ft. Bend Christian)
13. Austin High Maroons (6A) – 2-1 (44-35 L v. Buda Johnson)
14. East View Patriots (5A-1) – 2-1 (48-14 W v. Belton)
15. Cedar Park (5A-1) – 1-2 (49-28 L v. Huntsville)
16. LBJ Austin Jaguars (4A-1) -- 2-0 (27-6 W v. Wimberley)
17. Anderson Trojans (5A-1) – 2-1 (34-17 L vs. College Station)
18. McCallum Knights (5A-2) 2-1 (71-51 W v. Pinkston
19. Glenn Grizzlies (5A-1) – 2-1 (42-21 L v. Bowie
20. Wimberley Texans (4A-2) – 2-1 (27-6 L v. LBJ)
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*Last parentheses indicates most recent game result
1. Regents Knights (TAPPS) – 2-1 (59-21 W v. Antonian)
2. St. Michael’s Warriors (TAPPS) – 3-0 (34-0 W v. St. Andrew’s)
3. Brentwood Christian Bears (TAPPS) – 2-1 (56-20 W v. Legacy Prep)
4. Hyde Park Panthers (TAPPS) – 1-1 (46-3 W vs. Savio)
5. St. Andrew’s Highlanders (SPC) – 2-1 (34-0 L vs. St. Michael’s)
The Dripping Springs Tigers prepare for kick-off
THE POWER RANKINGS: Familiar faces climb to top of Austin-area football rankings
Let’s face it. Just two weeks into the 2024 high school football season, nobody really knows anything yet.
Teams are still sorting themselves out while playing unfamiliar foes; upsets and near misses unfold that would never happen when the teams are in their grooves, and so forth.
As a result, the cream rises to the top until a rising power curdles that cream by inflicting a second or third loss.
That’s why Lake Travis stays at No 2 despite a near-miss vs. Rockwall and Vandegrift stays at No. 3 despite their upset 2-OT loss at Cedar Park.
It’s also why Cedar Park – a team trying to reconnect with its own elite status from the recent past – has cracked this week’s list.
That said, here’s our stab at the Top 20 teams heading into Week 3.
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VYPE Austin Top-20 Combined Class 4A-6A
*Last parentheses indicates most recent game result
1. Westlake Chaparrals (6A) -- 2-0 (63-7 W v. San Benito)
2. Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) -- 2-0 (45-42 W v. Rockwall)
3. Vandegrift Vipers (6A) -- 1-1 (49-46 L 2-OT v. Cedar Park)
4. Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 1-1 (35-6 W v. SA Wagner)
5. Weiss Wolves (5A-1) -- 2-0 (54-0 W v. San Marcos)
6. Hutto Hippos (6A) -- 1-1 (31-29 L v. Judson)
7. Bowie Bulldogs (6A) – 2-0 (38-27 W v. Vista Ridge)
8. Liberty Hill Panthers (5A-2) – 1-1 (57-38 W v. Rouse)
9. Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A-1) – 1-1 (49-46 W 2-OT v. Vandegrift)
10. LBJ Austin Jaguars (4A-1) -- 1-0 (Bye)
11. Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 2-0 (42-21 W v. Temple)
12. Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 2-0 (35-24 v. Stony Point)
13. Anderson Trojans (5A-1) – 2-0 (62-20 W vs. Elgin)
14. Pflugerville Panthers (5A-1) – 2-0 (46-7 W v. Hays)
15. Rouse Raiders (5A-1) 1-1 (57-38 L v. Liberty Hill)
16. Georgetown Eagles (5A-1) – 2-0 (39-10 W vs. Belton)
17. Glenn Grizzlies (5A-1) – 2-0 (41-40 W v. Copperas Cove)
18. Wimberley Texans (4A-2) – 2-0 (35-9 W v. Fredericksburg)
19. Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) – 1-1 (38-27 L v. Bowie)
20. Austin High Maroons (6A) – 2-0 (35-34 W v. Westwood)
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1. Regents Knights (TAPPS) – 1-1 (63-7 W v. San Benito)
2. St. Michael’s Crusaders (TAPPS) – 2-0 (34-9 W v. St. John XXIII)
3. Brentwood Christian Bears (TAPPS) – 1-1 (53-14 W v. Savio)
4. St. Andrew’s Highlanders (SPC) – 2-0 (55-13 W vs. St. Francis Episcopal)
5. Hyde Park Panthers (TAPPS) – 0-1 (41-22 L vs. Lutheran South Academy)