Most of the teams in our Power Rankings won lopsided games this past week. Most of those that didn’t got smacked pretty good by another ranked team. That pretty much sums up Week 8.
One big exception was the marquee matchup of the week that saw top-ranked Lake Travis hold off 3rd-ranked Dripping Springs 14-7 in a taut game played at Drip. The Tigers still remain ensconced as the 3rd-ranked teams after such a quality loss; their first defeat of the season.
Sandwiched in between was #2 Westlake, who pulled away from 14th-ranked Bowie 14-7. Westlake hosts Lake Travis in the annual “Battle of the Lakes” Friday night.
Things were pretty lopsided after that, as the 4th through 9th ranked teams defeated their opponents by a combined 350-50 margin. McNeil held steady at #10 with a Bye to round out the Top 10.
Hutto, Vista Ridge and Austin LBJ logged impressive wins to maintain their positions while Round Rock climbed three spots to #14 – and more importantly climbed back into the District 25-6A playoff picture – with a solid win.
Bowie, Pflugerville and East View each slipped a spot after suffering tough losses to Top 10 opponents, while Cedar Park held steady at #18 after a clutch win. McCallum climbed back into the rankings with a nice road win while Hays rounds out the rankings because we think they’re the best of the rest.
While all eyes will understandably be focused on the Chaps and the Cavs, Vandegrift travels to Hutto to take on the Hippos in a massively important 25-6A showdown. We’ll sort it all out next week.
VYPE Austin Top 20 Combined Class 4A-6A
*Last parentheses indicates most recent game result
1. (1) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) – 7-0 (W 14-7 @ #3 Dripping Springs)
2. (2) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 6-1 (W 30-7 @ #14 Bowie)
3. (3) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 7-1 (L 14-7 vs. #1 Lake Travis)
4. (4) Anderson Trojans (5A-1) – 7-0 (W 62-3 vs. Cedar Creek)
5. (5) Bastrop Bears (5A-2) – 7-0 (W 71-0 vs. Navarro)
6. (6) Weiss Wolves (5A-1) – 7-1 (W 54-3 vs. Lockhart)
7. (7) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) - 5-2 (W 62-13 vs. Manor)
8. (8) Georgetown Eagles (5A-1) – 6-1 (W 31-8 @ #16 East View)
9. (9) Liberty Hill (5A-2) – 5-2 (W 70-23 vs. #15 Pflugerville)
10. (10) McNeil Mavericks (6A) – 5-2 (BYE)
11. (11) Hutto Hippos (6A) – 6-1 (W 49-29 @ Stony Point)
12. (12) Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) – 5-2 (W 37-24 vs. Cedar Ridge)
13. (13) LBJ Austin Jaguars (4A-1) - 5-2 (W 71-0 vs. Austin Achieve)
14. (17) Round Rock (6A) – 4-4 (W 42-7 vs. Westwood)
15. (14) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) – 4-4 (L 30-7 vs. #2 Westlake)
16. (15) Pflugerville (5A-1) – 6-2 (L 70-23 @ #9 Liberty Hill)
17. (16) East View Patriots (5A-1) 5-2 (L 31-8 vs. #8 Georgetown)
18. (18) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A-1) – 4-3 (W 52-28 @ Glenn)
19. (NR) McCallum (5A-2) – 4-3 (W 36-34 @ Pflugerville Connally)
20. (20) Hays Hawks (5A-1) – 4-3 (L 52-7 @ College Station)
