THE POWER RANKINGS: Dominant Westlake bashes Top 10 teams (again) to top Austin area Girls Rankings
Undefeated Westlake again swamped two Top 10 opponents by 20+ points to remain ahead of the pack by several car lengths in this week’s Girls’ Power Rankings.
Liberty Hill defeated Glenn relatively comfortably to allow the Lady Panthers to flip-flop with the Lady Grizzles, with Vandegrift and Round Rock still rounding out the Top 5.
Bowie remained just in front of Austin High despite their 20-point loss to Westlake, if for no other reason than the Chaps had defeated the Lady Maroons by 24 earlier this year. They’ll face each other Tuesday (11/13) as they battle each other, #8 Lake Travis and #10 Dripping Springs – the latter two also flip-flopping after the Lady Cavs’ win over Drip -- for second place in District 26-6A.
New Tech and Crockett continue to dominate their district opponents in the bottom third of our Rankings while Cedar Park climbed the ladder a couple of spots and Vista Ridge cracked the Rankings with a convincing win over Cedar Ridge.
Here’s where they stand with more district showdowns on tap this week.
VYPE's Austin Public Schools Girls Basketball Rankings
(Last Week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. (1) Westlake Lady Chaparrals (6A) – 27-0 (Def. #6 Bowie 48-28; def. #10 Lake Travis 49-20)
2. (3) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (5A) – 21-5 (Def. #2 Glenn 60-46; def. Lehman 80-38)
3. (2) Glenn Lady Grizzlies (5A) 21-3 (Lost @ #3 Liberty Hill 60-46; def. #14 Hays 66-37)
4. (4) Vandegrift Lady Vipers (6A) – 19-6 (Def. Manor 66-47; def. Hutto 71-45)
5. (5) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 18-5 (Def. Westwood 50-47)
6. (6) Bowie Lady Bulldogs (6A) – 19-8 (Lost vs. #1 Westlake 48-28; def. Akins 79-18)
7. (7) Austin High Lady Maroons (6A) 17-7 (Def. Akins 90-15)
8. (10) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) – 17-9 (Def. #8 Dripping Springs 55-43; lost @ #1 Westlake 49-20)
9. (8) Dripping Springs Lady Tigers (6A) 16-7 (Lost @ #10 Lake Travis 55-43; N/A vs. Del Valle)
10. (9) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) – 17-9 (Lost @ #15 Cedar Park 41-38; def. Leander 45-30)
11. (11) Manor New Tech Lady Titans (4A) 22-2 (Def. Eastside 63-18; def. Travis 78-14)
12. (13) Crockett Lady Cougars (5A) 21-7 (Def. Ann Richards 65-12; def. Bastrop 62-13)
13. (15) Cedar Park Lady Timberwolves16-7 (Def. #9 Rouse 41-38; def. Lockhart 53-15)
14. (14) Hays Lady Hawks (6A) 16-9 (Def. Lockhart 60-20; lost @ #2 Glenn 66-37)
15. (NR) Vista Ridge Lady Rangers (6A) – 15-11 (Def. #12 Cedar Ridge 54-40; def. Manor72-38)
On the radar: Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) – 11-8
