Undefeated Westlake cruised to an easy win to become the first Austin-area basketball team – Girls or Boys – to reach the 30-win mark this season and remain Queens of the Hill in the Capital City. Liberty Hill, Glenn and Vandegrift all swept the week to remain in-place behind the Lady Chaparrals. All heck broke loose behind these four, however.
Austin High won their won their two games, including an impressive performance against 10th-ranked district foe Dripping Springs, to climb into the Top 5. Lake Travis also advanced two spots with their second close win of the season over Bowie, who settled in right behind their district rivals. Round Rock and Drip fell two and one-spot respectively after each paired a win with a loss to a ranked opponent. Perennial state power Cedar Park continued to climb the charts with a sweep to crack the Top 10.
Rouse shuffled down with two tough losses to ranked opponents, followed by 4A Manor New Tech and surging Vista Ridge’s reappearance in the Rankings. Crockett and Hays flip-flopped positions to close out this week’s Rankings.
Here’s where the Girls stack up with roughly three weeks left in the regular season.
VYPE's Austin Public Schools Girls Basketball Rankings
(Last Week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. (1) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 30-0 (Def. Akins 89-18)
2. (2) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 24-6 (Def. Leader 71-19; def. #9 Rouse 53-36)
3. (3) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 25-3 (Def. #9 Rouse 44-38; def. Lockhart 63-14)
4. (4) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 22-6 (Def. Stony Point 64-43)
5. (7) Austin High Lady Maroons (6A) 18-8 (Def. Del Valle 72-36; def. #10 Dripping Springs 60-56)
6. (8) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 19-10 (Def. #5 Bowie 38-34)
7. (5) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 21-9 (Lost vs. Lake Travis 38-34; def. Del Valle 66-33)
8. (6) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 20-7 (Lost @ Vista Ridge 58-51; def. McNeil 47-22)
9. (10) Dripping Springs Lady Tigers (6A) 18-9 (Def. Akins 91-19, lost vs. #7 Austin High 60-56)
10. (11) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves19-8 (Def. #14 Hays 40-23; def. Lehman 39-33)
11. (9) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 19-11 (Lost @ #3 Glenn 44-38; lost vs. #2 Liberty Hill 53-36)
12. (12) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 25-3 (Def. Austin Achieve 69-8; def. Austin LBJ 76-19)
13. (NR) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) 18-11 (Def. #6 Round Rock 58-51; def. Stony Point 57-49)
14. (15) Crockett Lady Cougars (5A) 24-8 (Def. Cedar Creek 64-12; def. Anderson 57-49)
15. (14) Hays Lady Hawks (6A) 18-11 (Lost vs. #11 Cedar Park 40-23; def. Leander 47-37)
On the radar: LASA Lady Raptors (5A) – 18-11; Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 14-8