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VYPE High School Spotlight (9/27): Mason's Keller, Austin Area Sports Update & Football Rankings
Miss the second episode of VYPE's new radio show? Catch Sunday's replay below. VYPE High School Spotlight airs on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m on Talk 1370 AM and Majic 95.5 HD2 in the Austin area and Central Texas, and anywhere in the world on https://talk1370.radio.com/shows/vype-high-school-spotlight and the RADIO.COM app.
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On the first segment, VYPE Austin/San Antonio/Hill Country editor/reporter Thomas Bingham and Cedar Park VYPE Live broadcaster Brad Cone recapped the first week of UIL 5A and 6A football and the fifth week of small school action.
In segment two, Thomas and Brad interviewed Mason five-sport athlete Tristin Keller. She discussed her first Texas high school varsity football start, Twitter fame, celebrities that contacted her, and more.
In the second half of the show, the hosts highlight area volleyball teams that are off to hot starts, mention Week 2 football games to watch, release the updated VYPE Austin UIL Football Rankings, and honor the show's player and team of the week.
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Cisco coach Brent West, left, and Wall coach Houston Guy said small schools hosting first round playoff games is a good thing but it does present challenges, including facilities and travel concerns in the vast expanse of West Texas.
High School Football: Reaction mixed on small schools hosting playoff games
By: Mike Lee, Special to the USA Today Network-Texas
Allowing higher-seeded teams to host first round or bi-district football games in Texas seems like a good idea in most scenarios. Teams seeded Nos. 1 or 2 in their district have hosted bi-district games in Class 6A since 2015 and in 5A since 2018.
The rule was adopted in part because after fourth-place teams were allowed in the playoffs, some forced No. 1 seeds to flip home-and-home for a bi-district game site. If the No. 4 seeds won, a district champion was forced to play at the home stadium of a fourth-place team.
Allowing the higher seeds to host first round games provided a reward for district champions and runners-up. The higher seeds are capitalizing on their home-field advantage. Last season in 6A, higher-seeded home teams won 48 of 64 bi-district games. In 5A, higher-seeded hosts won 51 of 64 first round games.
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