<p>No. 1 Austin St. Michael's Catholic Academy<br></p><p>No. 2 Regents School of Austin</p><p>No. 3 Austin St. Dominic Savio Catholic</p><p>No. 4 Texas School for the Deaf</p><p>No. 5 Austin St. Stephen's Episcopal School</p><p><u><strong>TAPPS</strong> <strong>6A</strong> <strong>Boys Basketball </strong></u><u><strong>Team To Watch</strong></u></p><p>Austin St. Dominic Savio Catholic: The Eagles represent<span style="background-color: initial;"> the Austin area</span><span style="background-color: initial;"> in the state's highest private school classification and plan to build off their TAPPS 6A area round appearance and 17 wins from a year ago with notable returners</span> in <span style="background-color: initial;">first-team all-district athlete James Mooney, second-team all-district player Stephen Owens and other competitors in </span><span style="background-color: initial;">Liam Gall, Caleb Simmons, Lucas Li and Ben Schiesser during the 2020-2021 campaign.</span></p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Photo by VYPE Media's Bradley Collier.</small></p><p><u><u><strong>TAPPS</strong> <strong>5A</strong> <strong>Boys Basketball <u>Teams To Watch</u></strong></u></u></p><p>Austin St. Michael's Catholic Academy: The Crusaders have a lot of upside going into the 2020-2021 season because they marched to the TAPPS 5A regional final and won 19 games during the 2019-2020 campaign and still have a loaded roster that includes all-state athlete Kade Killeen and second-team all-district players Jack Esparza and Daniel Serna will joined by teammate Josh Jones.</p><p>Regents School of Austin: The Knights appeared in the TAPPS 5A area round and won 20 games a year ago and plan to achieve more during the 2020-2021 campaign with notable playmakers like all-state athlete and Wheaton College <span style="background-color: initial;">commit Steven Schultz and other players in </span><span style="background-color: initial;">Luke Brown, Andrew Penrod and Andrew White.</span></p><p><u><u><strong>TAPPS</strong><strong> 4A </strong><strong>Boys Basketball <u>Team To Watch</u></strong></u></u></p><p>Texas School for the Deaf: The Rangers won 22 games en route to a 2019-2020 TAPPS 4A area round appearance and have the necessary pieces in first-team all-district athlete Russell Rohde and second-team all-district players Jordan Leeper, Zarek Nathanson and Joshua Saaty to earn more late season success in the 2020-2021 campaign.</p><p><u><u><u><u><strong>TAPPS</strong><strong> 3A </strong><strong>Boys Basketball <u><u><u>Teams To Watch</u></u></u></strong></u></u></u></u></p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>Temple Holy Trinity Catholic: The Celtics move up a classification after earning 20 victories and a TAPPS 2A area round finish during the 2019-2020 season and plan to continue their success by leaning on first-team all-district athlete Patrick McKenna and second-team all-district players Zaylin Blackwood, Victor Mares and Patrick Weisbruch.</p><p>Hill Country Christian School of Austin: The Knights have a motivated group going into the 2020-2021 season because they recorded 17 wins as a 2019-2020 non-playoff participant and have a strong lineup that includes first-team all-district athlete Colt Lychner, second-team all-district players Kai Orred and Landon Wiste, all-district honorable mentions Landon Peterson and Silas Tsuei and another notable individual in Caeden Kieper.</p><p>Round Rock Concordia: The Cardinals can top their eight wins from the 2019-2020 season because their roster still has second-team all-district athletes Zavien Prater and Noah Van Soest, all-district honorable mention Evans Igiehon-Osifo and another contributor in Ben Ristow.</p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Central Texas Christian School: The Lions made the most of their seven wins during the 2019-2020 season because they finished </span>at the TAPPS 3A area round and plan to lean on second-team all-district athlete Braxton Richardson in the 2020-2021 campaign.</p><p><u><u><u><u><u><u><strong>TAPPS</strong><strong> 2A </strong><strong>Boys Basketball <u>Team To Watch</u></strong></u></u></u></u></u></u></p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>Faith Academy of Marble Falls: The Flames are expected to lead the Austin area in TAPPS 2A success during the 2020-2021 campaign because they dropped a classification after appearing in the 2019-2020 TAPPS 3A regional final and still have <span style="background-color: initial;">a lot of playmakers in</span><span style="background-color: initial;"> all-state athlete Tyler Kwan, first-team all-district honorees Case Coleman, Gus Henry and Grayson Poage, second-team all-district individuals Dylan Offutt and Cody Wilson and all-district honorable mention Mason Thornley.</span></p><p><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><u><strong>TAPPS</strong><strong> 1A </strong><strong>Boys Basketball <u>Team To Watch</u></strong></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></u></p><p>Fredericksburg Heritage School: If the Eagles were able to fly to the 2019-2020 TAPPS 1A regional final with single-digit<span style="background-color: initial;"> wins, then the sky's the limit for their 2020-2021 team that still features</span> all-state athlete Joshua Hoermann, first-team all-district players John Fritzsch and Sam Richburg and second-team all-district honorees Caden Bray and Finn Sawtelle.</p><p><u><strong>SPC Boys Basketball <u><u><u><u><u><u><u>Teams To Watch</u></u></u></u></u></u></u></strong></u></p><p>Austin St. Stephen's Episcopal School: The Spartans stormed <span style="background-color: initial;">to the Southwest Preparatory Conference semifinal and 13 wins during the 2019-2020 season, so their goal is to top those </span><span style="background-color: initial;">marks in the 2020-2021 campaign by following all-SPC talent LD King and fellow credible player</span><span style="background-color: initial;"> </span><span style="background-color: initial;">Ben Jones.</span></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Photo by VYPE Media's Bradley Collier.</small></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Austin St. Andrew's Episcopal School: The Highlanders earned their 10th win of the 2019-2020 season at the </span><span style="background-color: initial;">SPC tournament </span><span style="background-color: initial;">and </span><span style="background-color: initial;">will lean on all-SPC athlete </span><span style="background-color: initial;">Trenton Jackson and other notable playmakers in Colt Pepe and Gehrig Zimmerman to add more postseason success in the 2020-2021 campaign.</span></p><p><strong>For more sports coverage, follow Thomas (@Texan8thGen Facebook/Instagram/Twitter) and VYPE (VYPE Texas Facebook, @VYPE_ATX Instagram and @VYPEATX Twitter</strong><strong>) on social media.</strong><br></p><p>Looking to get more involved? Check out ShopVYPE for fresh gear that supports local schools and the VYPE U Ambassador Program. To sign up for the VYPE U Program, apply at VYPEU.com.</p>
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