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THE POWER RANKINGS: Vista Ridge, Liberty Hill remain on top of Austin-area Girls Basketball
With convincing wins over #5 Round Rock and Stony Point, Vista Ridge crept ever closer to an undefeated District 25-6A title and remained atop this week’s Power Rankings. Their rematch at #4 Vandegrift – who also dispatched Stony to move up a spot -- will be their toughest remaining test. Sandwiched between the 25-6A powers, Liberty Hill and Glenn both swept last week and remain on a collision course Friday night (1/24).
Further down the Rankings, Bowie turned away Lake Travis for a second time to creep closer to Westlake in the Rankings and in the District 26-6A race. After a slow start, a rebuilding Austin High joins those three 26-6A teams and enters the Rankings for the first time this season.
Just five dates left in the regular season!
1. (1) Vista Ridge (6A) 25-5 (Def. #5 Round Rock; Def. Stony Point
2. (2) Liberty Hill (5A) 28-2 (Def. Leander; Def. Rouse)
3. (3) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 28-3 (Def. Rouse; Def. Lockhart)
4. (5) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 22-8 (Def. Stony Point; Bye)
5. (4) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 24-5 (L vs. #1 Vista Ridge; Def. McNeil)
6. (6) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) – 25-4 (Def. Pflugerville Connally; Def. East View)
7. (7) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) – 28-3 (Def. Ann Richards; Def. Cedar Creek)
8. (8) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 22-7 (Bye; Def. Akins)
9. (10) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 21-8 (Def. #11 Lake Travis; Def. Del Valle)
10. (9) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves (5A) – 21-6 (L vs. Hays; Def. Lehman)
11. (11) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 17-11 (L vs. #9 Bowie; Bye)
12. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 21-3 (Def. Austin Achieve; L @ Austin LBJ)
13. (13) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 14-8 (Def. Hutto; Def. Westwood)
14. (15) Savio (TAPPS) – 21-11 (Def. TMI-Episcopal; Def. Incarnate Word)
15. (NR) Austin High – 19-10 (Def. Del Valle; Def. Dripping Springs)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Vista Ridge, Liberty Hill solidify hold on Austin-area Girls Basketball
Top-ranked Vista Ridge cruised through last week to remain on top of this week’s Girls Basketball Power Rankings but there was some flip-flopping going on beneath them. Liberty Hill eased past Hays then snared a marquee road win over Cedar Park at The Timberdome to move up two spots. Glenn slipped a spot after a double-digit loss to those same Lady Timberwolves, who remained inside the Top 10 after the quality split.
Round Rock won their rematch at home with Vandegrift to climb a spot while the Lady Vipers remained inside the Top 5.
Further down the Rankings, Lake Travis climbed over Manor New Tach after the Lady Titans dropped a home game against unranked Lago Vista. Similarly, Rouse climbed a spot following a couple of easy wins coupled by a Savio loss to St. Michael’s in TAPPS action.
There’s not a lot of ranked matchups this week so we’ll see if our Power 15 hold serve or if upsets shake things up.
VYPE's Austin Girls Basketball Rankings
1. (1) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) – 23-5 (Def. Hutto; Def. Westwood)
2. (4) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 26-2 (Def. Hays; Def. Cedar Park)
3. (2) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 26-3 (L vs. Cedar Park; Def. Leander)
4. (5) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 23-4 (Def. Stony Point; Def. Vandegrift)
5. (3) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 21-8 (Def. Westwood; L @ Round Rock)
6. (6) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) – 23-4 (Bye; Def. Pflugerville)
7. (7) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) – 26-3 (L @ Anderson; Def. McCallum)
8. (8) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 21-7 (Def. Del Valle; Def. Dripping Springs)
9. (9) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves (5A) – 21-5 (Def. Glenn; L vs. Liberty Hill)
10. (10) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 19-8 (Def. Austin High; Bye)
11. (12) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 17-10 (Def. Akins; Def. Austin High)
12. (11) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 20-2 (Bye; L vs. Lago Vista)
13. (13) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 12-8 (Bye; Def. Manor)
14. (15) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 17-10 (Def. Lehman; Def. Lockhart)
15. (14) Savio (TAPPS) – 19-11 (L @ St. Michael’s)