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The Dripping Springs Tigers prepare for kick-off
THE POWER RANKINGS: Familiar faces climb to top of Austin-area football rankings
Let’s face it. Just two weeks into the 2024 high school football season, nobody really knows anything yet.
Teams are still sorting themselves out while playing unfamiliar foes; upsets and near misses unfold that would never happen when the teams are in their grooves, and so forth.
As a result, the cream rises to the top until a rising power curdles that cream by inflicting a second or third loss.
That’s why Lake Travis stays at No 2 despite a near-miss vs. Rockwall and Vandegrift stays at No. 3 despite their upset 2-OT loss at Cedar Park.
It’s also why Cedar Park – a team trying to reconnect with its own elite status from the recent past – has cracked this week’s list.
That said, here’s our stab at the Top 20 teams heading into Week 3.
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VYPE Austin Top-20 Combined Class 4A-6A
*Last parentheses indicates most recent game result
1. Westlake Chaparrals (6A) -- 2-0 (63-7 W v. San Benito)
2. Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) -- 2-0 (45-42 W v. Rockwall)
3. Vandegrift Vipers (6A) -- 1-1 (49-46 L 2-OT v. Cedar Park)
4. Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 1-1 (35-6 W v. SA Wagner)
5. Weiss Wolves (5A-1) -- 2-0 (54-0 W v. San Marcos)
6. Hutto Hippos (6A) -- 1-1 (31-29 L v. Judson)
7. Bowie Bulldogs (6A) – 2-0 (38-27 W v. Vista Ridge)
8. Liberty Hill Panthers (5A-2) – 1-1 (57-38 W v. Rouse)
9. Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A-1) – 1-1 (49-46 W 2-OT v. Vandegrift)
10. LBJ Austin Jaguars (4A-1) -- 1-0 (Bye)
11. Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 2-0 (42-21 W v. Temple)
12. Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 2-0 (35-24 v. Stony Point)
13. Anderson Trojans (5A-1) – 2-0 (62-20 W vs. Elgin)
14. Pflugerville Panthers (5A-1) – 2-0 (46-7 W v. Hays)
15. Rouse Raiders (5A-1) 1-1 (57-38 L v. Liberty Hill)
16. Georgetown Eagles (5A-1) – 2-0 (39-10 W vs. Belton)
17. Glenn Grizzlies (5A-1) – 2-0 (41-40 W v. Copperas Cove)
18. Wimberley Texans (4A-2) – 2-0 (35-9 W v. Fredericksburg)
19. Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) – 1-1 (38-27 L v. Bowie)
20. Austin High Maroons (6A) – 2-0 (35-34 W v. Westwood)
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VYPE Austin Top-5 Private Schools
1. Regents Knights (TAPPS) – 1-1 (63-7 W v. San Benito)
2. St. Michael’s Crusaders (TAPPS) – 2-0 (34-9 W v. St. John XXIII)
3. Brentwood Christian Bears (TAPPS) – 1-1 (53-14 W v. Savio)
4. St. Andrew’s Highlanders (SPC) – 2-0 (55-13 W vs. St. Francis Episcopal)
5. Hyde Park Panthers (TAPPS) – 0-1 (41-22 L vs. Lutheran South Academy)
Vandegrift emerges from the tunnel in the 2024 season opener
THE POWER RANKINGS: Austin-Area loaded with challengers on the gridiron
The Austin area is filled to the brim with state contenders, beginning with perennial power Westlake, who was one victory away from reaching the UIL-6A-DI title game a year ago.
They're on a collision course back to the championship, but they aren't the only ones vying for supremacy. District rival Lake Travis should give them a run for their money in 6A, alongside the always threatening Vandegrift Vipers.
Meanwhile, Smithson Valley looks to make a name for themselves, while LBJ is primed to dominate in Class 4A.
All that being said, here are our composite rankings as we head into Week 2 of the new season.
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VYPE AUSTIN FOOTBALL TOP-10
*Combined Class 6A, 5A, 4A
*Last parentheses indicates most recent game result
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1. Westlake Chaparrals (6A) -- 1-0 (35-14 W v. Prosper)
2. Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) -- 1-0 (51-12 W v. Martin)
3. Vandegrift Vipers (6A) -- 1-0 (31-14 W v. Dripping Springs)
4. Smithson Valley Rangers (5A) -- 1-0 (45-0 W v. SA Roosevelt)
5. LBJ Austin Jaguars (4A) -- 1-0 (54-6 W v. Sam Houston)
6. Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 0-1 (14-31 L v. Vandegrift)
7. Weiss Wolves (5A) -- 1-0 (42-41 W v. McNeil)
8. Harker Heights Knights (6A) -- 1-0 (45-43 W v. Cedar Park)
9. Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) -- 1-0 (31-21 W v. Killeen)
10. Hutto Hippos (6A) -- 1-0 (63-8 W v. San Marcos)