THE POWER RANKINGS: Westwood tops all-too-soon first Austin-area boys basketball poll
You’ve gotta start somewhere.
High school basketball polls the week after Thanksgiving are about as useful as a turkey leg left out on the counter overnight, but what the heck? We’ll take a stab at it and adjust accordingly once the reality of playing more than a dozen or so games kicks in.
All disclaimers aside, Westwood looks to be pretty solid, debuting at #1 after a 12-0 start including back-to-back blow-out district wins. The Warriors barely edge out #2 Stony Point (8 -2) for the top spot after the Tigers bombed a decent Vandegrift squad and fought off Vista Ridge. Round Rock (9-2) rounds out the District 25-6A podium sweep. Keep an eye on those three duking it out in district play.
St. Michael’s (10-2) caught our eye with an impressive road win at Stony Point. We’ll keep an eye on the TAPPS powerhouse as they face several other decent UIL schools throughout December before beginning district play. Westlake serves as District 26-6A’s sole representative at #5, leading a parade of throw-a-blanket-over-them 5A clubs from #6-9 with 4A Lago Vista cracking our initial poll.
We’ll likely expand the poll to 15 schools heading into 2025 as things come further into focus. But for now, it’s a start.
VYPE's Austin Boys Basketball Rankings
1. (NR) Westwood Warriors (6A) – 12-0 (Def. Cedar Ridge 63-40)
2. (NR) Stony Point Tigers (6A) – 8-2 (Def. Vista Ridge 70-60)
3. (NR) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 9-2 (Def. McNeil 63-46)
4. (NR) St. Michael’s Warriors (TAPPS) – 10-2 (Def. Weiss 78-53)
5. (NR) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 5-2 (Def. Oak Ridge 68-53, 11/30)
6. (NR) East View Patriots (5A) – 8-3 (Lost 46-43 vs. Belton)
7. (NR) Leander Lions (5A) – 6-0 (Def. Connally 66-40)
8. (NR) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 5-1 (Def. Shoemaker 63-62)
9. (NR) Lockhart Lions (5A) – 6-0 (Def. Hallettsville 86-52, 11/25)
10. (NR) Lago Vista Vikings (4A) – 7-3 (Def. Burnet 47-33)
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