East View got the short end of the stick. With all of these 6A powers clustered together like plants under a sheet on a freezing night, the Patriots slipped outside the Top 5 despite pounding their sole opponent last week by 57 points. Cedar Park, one of the Pats' chief rivals for top 5A team, climbed a spot while Vista Ridge moved up two and Hendrickson also climbed into the Top 10.
Rouse reappears in our Rankings despite their close road loss at the Timberdome, as do Glenn and 4A Manor New Tech. The latter two had been inexplicably overlooked in previous Rankings, proving that not only are we not AI, but that sometimes we’re not even “I.”
Here’s where they stand with plenty of other critical games on the docket besides Vandegrift/Westwood.
VYPE's Austin Boys Public School Basketball Rankings
(Last week’s rankings in parenthesis)
1. (2) Westwood Warriors (6A) – 19-2 (Def. #8 Round Rock 60-42; def. Stony Point 79-41)
2. (3) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) 20-4 (Def. Manor 60-38; def. Hutto 76-32)
3. (6) Lake Travis Cavaliers (6A) – 17-7 (Def. Dripping Springs 52-45; def. #4 Westlake 64-62 OT)
4. (4) Westlake Chaparrals (6A) – 18-6 (Def. #1 Bowie 57-46; lost @ #6 Lake Travis 64-62 OT)
5. (1) Bowie Bulldogs (6A) – 21-4 (Lost 57-46 @ #4 Westlake; def. #13 Akins 99-80)
6. (5) East View Patriots (5A) – 18-5 (Def. Pflugerville Connally 80-23)
7. (8) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) – 16-4 (Def. Rouse 54-51; def. Lockhart 89-42)
8. (10) Vista Ridge Rangers (6A) – 17-7 (Def. Cedar Ridge 51-37; def. Manor 69-47)
9. (7) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 15-6 (Lost vs. #2 Westwood 60-42)
10. (11) Hendrickson Hawks (5A) – 19-6 (Def. Georgetown 51-47; def. Pflugerville 59-52)
11. (NR) Glenn Grizzlies (5A) – 15-9 (Def. #12 Liberty Hill 84-54; def. #15 Hays 50-41
12. (13) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 13-8 (Lost vs. Glenn 84-54; def. Lehman 67-21)
13. (NR) Rouse Raiders (5A) – 13-10 (Lost @ #8 Cedar Park 54-51; def. Leander 64-54)
14. (14) Hays Hawks (5A) – 13-9 (Def. Lockhart 76-48; lost vs. Glenn 50-41)
15. (NR) New Tech Titans (4A) – 19-3 (Def. Eastside 78-47; def. Travis 73-57
On the radar; McNeil Mavericks (13-10); Akins Eagles (13-5); Buda Johnson Jaguars (13-12); Austin High (12-10)
