Unranked Fulshear knocks off No. 10 Waller to move back into the rankings
What a wild weekend of high school football in Greater Houston, as upsets ruled the day.
Cypress Falls kicked off the chaos Thursday night, as the Eagles knocked off No. 7 Cy-Fair with a last-second Hail Mary on the VYPE Thursday Night Showdown powered by Daspit Law.
The upsets continued Friday, as No. 16 Bridgeland took down No. 2 Cypress Ranch, which had looked nearly unbeatable entering district play. Then, a banged-up College Park squad rallied to beat No. 5 Willis in a pivotal district matchup.
Unranked Fulshear capped off the weekend by taking down No. 10 Waller.
With several ranked teams taking losses, the Class 6A rankings have been reshuffled heading into Week 6.
Meanwhile, Randle and Angleton continue to lead the way in Class 5A, while Lutheran South makes its debut in the private school rankings.
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THE VYPE Top 25 Class 6A
- North Shore Mustangs
- Katy Tigers
- Ridge Point Panthers
- CE King Panthers
- Memorial Mustangs
- Pearland Oilers
- Cypress Falls Eagles
- Manvel Mavericks
- Cypress Ranch Mustangs
- Fulshear Chargers
- Tomball Cougars
- Shadow Creek Sharks
- Willis Wildkats
- Bridgeland Bears
- Klein Collins Tigers
- Barbers Hill Eagles
- Deer Park Deer
- Waller Bulldogs
- Summer Creek Bulldogs
- Cy-Fair Bobcats
- The Woodlands Highlanders
- Klein Bearkats
- Alief Taylor Lions
- Klein Cain Hurricanes
- Grand Oaks Grizzlies
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CLASS 5A TOP 10
- Randle Lions
- Angleton Wildcats
- Montgomery Bears
- Crawford Chargers
- Friendswood Mustangs
- Lake Creek Lions
- Goose Creek Memorial Pats
- West Fork Gators
- La Porte Bulldogs
- BF Terry Rangers
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PRIVATE SCHOOL TOP 5
- Episcopal Knights
- St. Thomas Eagles
- The Kinkaid School Falcons
- Lutheran South Pioneers
- The John Cooper School Dragons
Rankings such as this one are a lot like going in for a vision test. You sit in a big chair, and the technician slides that heavy metal goggle contraption in front of your face. Then he or she starts toggling back and forth between settings, dialing in your lenses as your vision gradually comes into focus.
That’s’ where we are in this week’s Power Rankings as we head towards this week’s midway point of the season. To be honest, however, there wasn’t a lot of movement this past week. Most of the ranked teams won and won handily, a couple had their Bye and only one ranked squad went down.
Still, as things come into better focus as more games get played, we’re bumping Westlake and Round Rock up to join Lake Travis on the podium after all three notched impressive wins. Weiss settled at #4 after holding off stubborn Killeen Shoemaker and Dripping Springs rounded out the top 5 with a lopsided win.
District 24-6A is a defensive coordinator’s nightmare with Hutto, Cedar Park and Rouse all cracking the half-century scoring mark in their district openers. Hutto eased in front of idle Vandegrift with the Timberwolves packed in behind the Vipers. Anderson fell hard at Champion but remained in the Top 10 at #9 while Bowie rounded out the Top 10 after pulling away from Austin High for a big District 26-6A win.
The bottom half of the Rankings was easy. Everyone either won or had the night off, so no positions changed. But, man, undefeated Cedar Ridge is thissss close to cracking the Top 10 after a shut out win. Hays remained at #12, followed by the aforementioned Raiders from Rouse at #13, Liberty Hill at #14 with a nice bounce back win and Wimberley, our top 4A team.
Taylor, Georgetown, Lockhart, Lago Vista and Hendrickson all held serve to close out the rankings, but Legacy Ranch is lurking just on the outside looking for a crack to slip back in.
Some clear separation has emerged amongst Austin area private schools. Regents cruised to an easy road win in San Antonio while St. Michael’s bested St. Pius X to remain #1 and #2. #3 Hyde Park comfortably blanked Hill Country Christian to establish that divide, as the latter had edged Brentwood Christian earlier in the season. (We get the enrollment factor but does anybody else wish that these schools could actually all play each other in the same district?)
More district matchups mean more chances to compare and contrast teams in the weeks ahead and the big picture will continue to come into focus.
Just like when the ophthalmologist asks, “Which is better, A or B?”
VYPE Austin Top 20 Combined Class 4A-6A
*Last parenthesis indicates most recent game result
1. (1) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) 2-1-1 (W 59-6 @ McNeil)
2. (3) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) 3-1 W 49-6 vs. Midland Lee)
3. (4) Round Rock Dragons (6A) 4-1 (W 45-25 vs. Stony Point)
4. (2) Weiss Wolves (5A-1) 4-1 (W 42-28 @ Shoemaker)
5. (5) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) 3-1 (W 75-0 @ Akins)
6. (8) Hutto Hippos (6A) 4-1 (W 61-7 @ East View)
7. (7) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 2-2 (BYE)
8. (9) Cedar Park Timberwolves (6A) 5-0 (W 56-0 vs. Leander)
9. (6) Anderson Trojans (5A-1) 3-1 (L 61-32 @ Boerne Champion)
10. (10) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) 4-1 (W 31-3 @ Austin High)
11. (11) Cedar Ridge Raiders (6A) 5-0 (W 43-0 vs. Westwood)
12. (12) Hays Hawks (6A) 4-1 (W 41-28 @ Buda Johnson)
13. (13) Rouse Raiders (6A) 3-2 (W 51-28 @ Vista Ridge)
14. (14) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A-2) 3-2 (W 38-24 @ New Braunfels)
15. (15) Wimberley Texans (4A-2) 4-0 (W 49-35 vs. Bellville)
16. (16) Taylor Ducks (4A-1) 4-0 (W 77-0 @ Northeast)
17. (17) Georgetown Eagles (5A-2) 3-2 (W 48-21 @ Glenn)
18. (18) Lockhart Lions (5A-1) 3-1 (BYE)
19. (19) Lago Vista Vikings (4A-2) 4-1 (W 43-42 @ Lampasas)
20. (20) Hendrickson Hawks (5A-1) 2-2 (Bye)
On the Radar: Legacy Ranch (3-2), Elgin (2-3), Pflugerville (2-3)
VYPE Austin Top 5 Private Schools
*Last parenthesis indicates most recent game result
1. (2) Regents Knights (TAPPS D2) 4-1 (W 71-0 @ St. Anthony)
2. (1) St. Michael’s Warriors (TAPPS D1) 5-1 (W 21-14 @ St. Pius X)
3. (3) Hyde Park Panthers (TAPPS D2) 3-2 (W 49-0 vs. #4 Hill Country Christian)
4. (NR) Hill Country Christian Knights (TAPPS FL) 3-3 (L 49-0 @ #3 Hyde Park)
5. (5) Brentwood Christian (TAPPS FL) 3-2 (BYE)
On the Radar: St. Andrew’s (3-2)
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