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By Thomas Jones • The Class 5A divisional split let'slookbackatthefirsthalfof best defense - in years. What's been the best game so [email protected] has created some interesting the schedule and look ahead at And who has been the best far? newrivalriesaswellasbolstered the rest ofthe fall: player? The offensive fireworks in Midway through the high the playoff hopes ofprograms Who has been the best team? Griffin, Hutto's all-time that overtime game between school football season, tirings not that tiunili.ar with meaning It's hard to :argue against leader in virtually every pass Hutto and Liberty Hill left we thought we knew in the ful games after Halloween. Liberty Hill, since the Class ing category, has enjoyed a everyone - players, coaches, preseason have certainly been • The slot-Tis alive and well 4A school's only loss came in stellar senior season. The UCIA fans and the scoreboard confirmed. in Central Texas, especially at overtime to an unbeaten Class pledge has thrown for 1,607 operator - exhausted after a • Lake Travis is good, like schools such as Liberty Hill, 5AHuttosquad that is No. 9in yards and 25 touchdowns on combined 1,137 yards, 14 TDs seventh-star-on-the-helmet Lockhart and, most surpris the latest Associated Press state 70.2 percent passing with just and one defensive stop by Hutto good. ingly' Hays. poll. However, Lake Travis has two interceptions. He has an onatwo-point conversion try in • Powered by quarterback But questions still abound won its five completed games array ofweapons such as Caleb overtime that gave the Hippos a Chase Griffin, Hutto boasts an after the first six weeks of the by an average of 36.1 points Forrest, Dajon Harrison, Chux 52-51win. offense as dynamic as any in season. Wrthdistrictplaynowin and looks to have its most bal NwabukoandDJBaptist,andhe Class5A. fullswingforeveryareaschool, anced offense - as well as its knowshowtogetthemtheball. SeeQ&A, C3 Also, Hutto will t ry to Q&A dethrone longtime defend ing di>-trict champion Cedar From Page Ci ParkoaOct. 19atHuttoina game that should determine That sounds fun, but I like the District 11-SA, Division I d Westlake counts on Westlake's defense, running game David Neil to pull off upset leads a flen:e defensive By Jay Plotkin front into Amer""1!1-Slalesman Correspondent fridafs matchup Over the past decade, Lake with Lake Travis has become unaccus Travis. !NICK tomed to losing football games, WAGNER/ especially toarchrival Westlake_ AMERICAN The Chaparrals' 21-14 win STATESMAN) over the Cavaliers last season ended a decade's worth offrus tration for Westlake (4- 1, 3- 0 District 25- 6A). No player for Lake Travis (5- 0, 4 - 0) carries more frustration with him than receiver Garrett Wilson, who crone up short of a first down on his team's final attempt at a rally. "Ithink about it a lot," Wilson said. "I was really mad to be on one of the teams that lost to Westlake. Westartedslowand finished the same way. It just wasn'tagoodweekforus." Though the memory of last year's defeat still stings Lake Travis' top player, Wilson doesn't dwell onthe game. But it does bring him a little extra motivation. "I'm looking forward to it," hesaid. "lknowmyteammates. I know we can go out there and beat them. What happened last year is just motivation for me. I'm excited to play, to get back out there and get another chance at them before I go." If the Cavaliers are going to avenge the 2017 defeat, they'll have to handle Westlake's aggressive defense and chang ing looks, something they didn't do well last year. "They mix things up quite a bit," Wilson said. "They are one of the more sophisticated teams that we'll play with their defense." Westlake coachTodd Dodge could not be reached for comment. After catching passes along side Wilson in last year's game, Hudson Cardgets his first taste of the rivalry from the quarter back's spot - and his first look at Westlake's pass rush. With 20 touchdown passes and no interceptions, Card bas handled whatever opposing defenses have thrown at !him so far, and he doesn't plan to change his process. "I just have to trust what we've been taught and let it go," Card said. "Our coaching stiff puts us in position every week to go out there and play well. We want to have a good week of practice and go out and play our game." Lake Travis coach Hank Carter said Westlake played its game last year. The Chaps pressured quarterback Matthew Baldwin consist ently- David Neil once again anchors Westlake's hard-charging front seven - and kept the Cavs' offense offthe field with abruisingrunninggamefeatur ingNakia Watson. Although Watson now plays for Wisconsin and defensive lineman Braden Cassity- last year's AssociatedPress Class 6A defensive player of the year - suits up for Oklahoma State, Carterexpects Westlake to stick with what works. "I think what they did was the same game plan they use every Friday night," Carter said. "They came out early and given the Chaps similar pro mixed in some tempo, but they duction, averaging nearly 130 want to control the ball and talce yards per game. Penny Baker some deep shots - they throw and Mason Mangum highlight it well. And their defense is Westlake'sreceivingcorps,and always very aggressive. We all-state center Blake Webster didn't handle it well last year. anchors the offensive front. Hopefully, we'llbandleitbetter "They are a really good foot this year." ball team," Carter said. "They Westlake quarterback Taylor don't make a lot of mistakes. Anderson worked in tandem They have an excellent quarter with Watson and punished the back. Theyhaveplentyofkidsto Cavaliers when they focused throw itto. From what I've seen, too much on the Wisconsin their offensive line looks like it's bound running back, rushing gottenbettereveryweek. They for 140 yards and a key touch are playing at a much higher down. Tripp Graham replaces level than they were earlier in Watson inthe backfield and has the year." Westlake's David Neil leads a fierce defensive front into FridaY's matchup with lake Travis. INICK WAGNEttl AMERICAN· STATESMAN) WESTLAKE VS. LAKE TRAVIS: SERIES HISTORY Lake Travis has had the upper pressure 1n his own end zone - hand in a 13-game series that finds Grant Foster behind the didn't begin until 2006. Here's a defense for a 96-yard touchdown year-by-year look at the how the and a cavs comeback. rivalry has played out: 2013: Lake Travis 28, Westlake 27 2006: Westlake 37, Lake Travis 14 (LT) (at Lake Travis) After controlling the game for Future SUper Bowl champions three quarters. Westlake can't Nici< Foles and Justin Tucker help hold a 27-14 lead. Sparked by the Chaps win the first Great Lake Shaun Nixon, Lake Travis domi Shootout Bron Hager and Max nates the fourth quarter, winning Minor both top 100 yards rushing on Nixon·s touchdown run with for the eventual state finalists. 4 minutes le~ The lake Travis 2007: Westlake 28, Lake Travis 21 defense holds Westlake to two (at Westlake) fourth-quarter possessions, both Westlake's defense intercepts three-and-outs. lake Travis quarterback Garrett 2014: Lake Travis 24, Westlake 7 Gilbert four times. including two (LT) late in the game to thwart a cavs Lake Travis sacks Sam Ehlinger 11 rally. After the loss, lake Travis times and Dominic De Lira guides wins 48 consecutive games. the cavs to another win on their 2008; Lake Travis 38, Westlake 17 hornefleld (Wl.) 2015: Lake Travis 35, Westlake 14 Gilbert atones for his intercep (WL) tion-filled outing in 2007 with Despite losing running back Abe three touchdown runs, and the Willows to a knee injury, Lake Cavs, under new head coach Travis pulls away for a 35-14 win. Chad Morris, get their first win in Charlie Brewer throws three the series. touchdown passes to lead the 2009: Lake Travis 42, Westlake 21 way. Both teams reach 6A state (LT) championship games, the second Michael Brewer throws for more time that has happened since the than 400 yards. connecting time teams started playing (2009). and agaln on deep throws to 2016: Lake Travis 49, Westlake 7 Andy Erickson and CoMor Floyd. (LT) as Lake ll"avis rolls to its first Ehlinger suffers a broken thumb home win over the Chaps. early in the game, and the 2010: Lake Travis 32, Westlake 21 Gavaliers roll. Maleek Barkley (DKR) scores three touchdowns. and In Hank cartcr'S debut as the Westlake avoids its first shutout Cavaliers• coach, Brewer's second In 30 years when Steele O'Connor half touchdown pass to Griffin scores In the fourth quarter. Gilbert provides a big score. and 2016: Lake Travis 51, Westlake 3 Austin Williams' late pick-six seals (Reeves) it at Royal-Memorial Stadium. In the teams· only postseason 2011: Lake Travis 35, Westlake 7 meeting, eventual state champion (DKR) Lake Travis dominates from start Playing for the sccond time at to finish, winning 51-3. Ehlinger DKR, Lake Travis starting quar misses the game after breaking terback Cofin Lagasse leaves the his wrist the previous week game after six plays. No worries 2017: WestlaJce 21, Lake Travis 14 for the cavs, though. They insert (WL) Baker Mayfield, who engineers a Westlake uses relentless pressure 35-7 win and leads them to their from David Neil and a strong fifth straight state title. Mayfield second-half rushing attack goes on to win the Heisman featuring Nakia watson and Trophy and becomes the first pick Taylor Anderson to end lake in the 2018 NFL dra~ Travis' JO-game winning streak 2012: Lake Travis 14, Westlake 11 in the series. Westlake·s defense (WL) snuffs out lake Travis' final rally, Westlake's late fourth-down stopping Garrett Wilson on fourth gamble fails when the Lake Travis down in the final minute. defense stops Alex Chavez. Two plays later, Mayfield - under Jay Plotkin SCOUT'S TAKE: A DISTRICT COACH LOOKS AT WESTLAKE VS . LAKE TRAVIS Three District 25-6A teams big risk because there aren't have faced both Lake Travis a lot of people left to tackle and West1ake this season. Hudson Card." Lehman, Akins and Austin And how can Westlake High have lost their games win? "If they can win the with the Chaps and Cavs by turnover battle." acombinedscoreof359-41. A district coach shares his on Lake Travis: scouting report on both Lake Travis and Westlake. "(Wilson is) the X-factor. Thereisn'taplayerinCentral on Westlake: Texas who can match up with him. I think the tight end "Westlake's defensive (Grayson Sandlin) is pretty front seven is very good, good, too.... You can take better than they've been advantage of their second in the past. David Neil is ary. I don't think they are tough, and you have to know great in the back end, andyou where he is at all times. The can stretch them vertically. defensive coordinator (Tony ... Westlake's front seven is Salazar) is really good, and very good. Lake Travis is a I'm interested to see what little more inexperienced up he comes up with in this front than they have been. game .... What do you do Westlake tends to tell you with Garrett (Wilson)? Do where they're coming from, you double him up and try to so if Lake Travis can block take him away or let him get that up ... " his numbers because he's And how can Lake Travis done that anyway and try to win? "If they can make stop everyone else? Do they Westlake one-dimensional get exotic in the backand try and force them to throw the to take him out of the game? ball." Becauseifyoudo, the quar terback run game becomes a Jay Plotkin Lakelr.lvls quarterback Hudson card (breaking a tackle by Bowie defensive back Joshua Gause) could find running room. (STEPHEN SPILLMAN/FOR AMERICAN• STATESMAN! Westlal Chaps trounce tban 10,ooofans at Chaparral No. 2 cavs In f ront Stadium Friday. The final of packed house margin- Westlake's largest in the 14-gameseriesthat Lake By Thomas Jones Travis now leads 10-4- may [email protected] have stunned football follow ers across Texas, but it came Defense hasn't won this as no surprise in the Westlake Westlake team any champi (5-1, 4-0 District 25-6A) onships yet, but it certainly locker room. sent a message to its fiercest "Respect to Lake Travis rival as well as the rest of the because they are a great state_ team and will do great Powered by a relentless things this year, but this defensive front and a creative isn't a surprise," Westlake game plan, Westlake limited senior defensive back Drew Westlake quarterback lllylor Anderson (6) breaks free for a 64-yard Lake Travis' potent duo of Webster said. "We knew touchdown against Lake Travis during the Chaps' 44-14 win over the quarterback Hudson Card and what they were going to do cavs Friday. Anderson led the Chaps with 164 yards rushing and two Garrett Wilson to just a scat before they even ran it." second-half touchdown runs, and he also threw for 171 yards and a tering of big plays in a 44-14 touchdown. [STEPHEN SP11.lMAN I-OR AMERJCAN-STATESMANJ win before a crowd of more See DEFENSE, Cu pressure and instead relied on on a 41-yard reception off a led the Chaps with 164 yards dominance of the first half to DEFENSE tight coverage by his second flea-flicker in the first quarter rushing and two second-half special teams by nailing field ary as well as the pass rushing and 101-yard kickoff return in touchdown runs, and be also goals of 40 and 38 yards. From Page Cl ofa defensive line led by David the third quarter. threw for 171 yards and a Drew Webster continued NeiJ, Bobby Duncum and "Garrett is obviously an touchdown. Westlake's momentum on the William Roberston. amazing player, and we made Westlake built a 20-7 half first drive of the second half Lake Travis (5-1, 4-1), "I wouldn't trade him for ita priority toshut him down," time lead by dominating the when he returned an inter ranked No. 2 in the latest any defensive coordinator in Webster said. "We let off a lot trenches and controlling the ception 64 yards for a score Associated Press Class 6A the state," Westlake coach ofourblitzesbecauseweknew clock. and a 27-7 lead. poll, entered the game aver Todd Dodge said. if we could limit those explo The Chaps' first score came "They lined up and whipped aging 51.6 points and 426 Card, a junior committed sive plays, we'd have a chance on a 31-yard touchdown pass our butt," said Lake Travis yards per contest. But the to Texas, threw for 133 yards to win the game." from Anderson to Penny coach Hank Carter, whose Cavs could never find their on 15-of-29 passing with two While Westlake's attack Baker, and the Chaps' other team bas now lost two con rhythm while totaling just 221 interceptions. may lack the pizzazz of the touchdown before the break secutive games to Westlake yards and committing three He also had two other picks Cavs, it had plenty of punch. included some razzle-dazzle after winning 10 games in a turnovers. negated by penalties. Wilson, An offensive line anchored with a 37-yard touchdown row over its District 25-6A Westlake defensive coor one of the state's top recruits by three-year starting catch by Jackson Coker after a rivals from 2008-2016. "I dinator Tony Salazar, who who is pledged to Ohio State, center Blake Webster helped double pass from Anderson to didn't have our kids prepared has earned a reputation for ended the game with 70 yards Westlake dominate the clock Rhett Kelley. to play, and credit Westlake freely utilizing his beloved on seven receptions and scored while rushing for 266 yards. Chap senior Gabe Lozano for that. They played blitzes, dialed back the all-out theCavs' only two touchdowns Quarterback Taylor Anderson extended Westlake's extremely well" PREP FOOTBAll AP TOP ItHOW THlY FARED ResutsblhtlelfflSllnlced., ~ASS4Xllt.l'd ~~Ngh--POl L Ab(S.O)boatPSIMIE.151?4--lG. 2.utobYis(S-l)lo!l"'--..- 1.. li.ll - - ...... •l'i -.-10-1'-M71:-,l l ♦l7. llceililg: - lMTl"M.Wilsoa7-7'CI, TD:: oon,ptZ.M; U> her and said, "Would you?" Division II semifinalist. The Chaparrals, alas, But Westlake went a long weren't the popular pick way toward constructing a to win this annual blood big-time winner and settling letting called the Battle of old scores Friday night when the Lakes. After all, Lake it scorched the second lldlBobls Travis has won six foot ranked team in the state ball state championships, 44-14. The5-1 Chaps didn't finished a close second to just beat the Cavaliers. odd Dodge's wife Allen in last year's final They dominated them. approached the sports and has major star power. From start to wild finish. Twriter interviewing Westlake entered Friday's "They probably got her husband after Friday grudge match with a loss sick of me mentioning the night's showdown with to Cypress Ranch in which Cy-Ranch game," Dodge perennial state champion the Chaps blew an 18-point said. "I told 'em about it Lake Travis and good lead in the fourth quarter again at halftime. I told 'em naturedly scolded him for and bad lost 10 of the rivals' toplayitlikeitwas o-o." bis inaccurate prediction. last n meetings. In addi Dodge has become accus "You didn't pick us to tion, they were missing three tomed to the zero on the win, n Elizabeth Dodge said. starting offensive linemen right side of the hyphen. His Westlake coach Todd Dodge, witll his players during Friday's win At which point the and all of their comer- over lake Travis, could be headed to a state championship. [STEPHEN Westlake coach looked at backs from last year's 6A, See BOHLS, CS SPILLMAH/tOR AMERICAl'I-STATESMANJ Dodge's savvy, veteran nifty runs to outplay his BOHLS defensive coordinator Lake Travis counterpart. wbo has been with bis They' ve got a gritty, f'romPageC1 boss since Marble Falls. hard-nosed running "I wouldn't trade back in Tripp Graham, him for any defen· a converted defensive unranked Chnps have sive coordinator in the lineman. They've got outscored the opposition state,• Dodge said. terrific, interchange by a whopping222-14, What's even more able wide receivers, from and Tony Salazar's surprising than Salazar's Penny Baker to Mark ravenous defense bas defense throttling Lake Mangum. And they've surrendered a paltry one Travis' high·octane got an outstanding offensive touchdown offense, paced by future kicker in Gabe Lozano, in thelllst 15 qw,.rters. Ohio State Buckeye who booted three field "Coach Salazar always Wilson and Texas pledge goals, including one says, 1Kill their will,'" Card, is the fact that from 40 that might have defensive lineman the 36-year-old isn't been good from 60. Bobby Duncum said. a head coach yet. But it's this salty, They did that early on. He's been in the swarming defense Westlake switched mix for a few jobs, but that gives Westlake its from its base of four be revels in working punch. In the second· down linemen to a three· along.5ide Dodge and ary, where the team man front, mirroring other stud assistants didn't return a single the look it used to beat like former Longhorn cornerback who bad Lake Travis a year ago lineman Brian Vasek started a varsity game, when it held the magical to such an extent that Salazar's got a real bitter Garrett Wilson a half he's put aside his per· in the consistent Drew yard short of a first on sonal ambitions to try to Webster, a tough Leo a critical fourth down. bring Westlake a second Lowin off last year's fV, Tb.is year, the Chaps state championship. a former wide receiver kept middle linebacker " I don't want to in Peyton McDonell Jake Eblinger , the glue of lake a job just to take and Lucas Mireur, who the defense and brother a job," said Salazar, overcame knee surgery of Sam Ehlinger, as a a stocky, upbeat fel • in the summer and "is spy on Cavs quarterback low llild n former All• gonna be special," the Hudson Card and used America safety out of defensive boss promises. a dime package in an Dripping Springs and Heck, the whole mnbrella coverage that Mary Hardin-Baylor. team might be. always kept their eyes "I learned from coach This is the kind of on Card, a dangerous Pete Fredenburg and win that infuses so runner. They befuddled Gorky Nelson al Mary much confidence that Card into four intercep• Hardin• Baylor, and I've it could carry Westlake tions, two of which were enjoyed my partner· along way, assuming negated by penalties. ship with Coach Dodge. the players don't devi• They rotated five I' m soaldng up every ate from their work defensive linemen, thing I can from him, ethic. They saw the including David Neil - so that when I do get a results of those bard the son offormer highly job, it'll be fail •proof. practices Friday night decorated Longhorn "Besides, we've as they danced naked offensive guard Dan got some unfin around the locker room Neil who might be ished bnsiness. • and kept chanting long beaded to Army - and Like another state after the final whistle. Duncum, whose dad, tiUe to go with that Even the usually Duane, played at Texas lonely one in 1996. stoic Dodge emerged, as well. They blitzed Ob, WesUalce's been carrying a foot-high just four times. close. Seven times a dancing, singing, "This shows we're runner-up, in fact, head -bobbing James very good on defense. including in 2015. Brown doll and groov• One of the best in the The Chaps just might ing to the Godfather of state,• Dunc um said. have what it takes to go Soul's trademark tune. Save for a 101 -yard all the way. They might "Tb.is is what tbe kickoff return from have the most under winner of the Battle of the electric Wilson rated quarterback in the the Lakes gets," Dodge and a successful flea - state in senior Taylor said, grinning from ear flicker, Westlakemight Anderson, who ran for to ear as Brown sang, "I have bad a shutout. 164 yards and two scores Got You (I Feel Good)." Give much o( the Friday night and dallied Like Todd Dodge credit to Salazar, Lake Travis with bis knew that he would. P LAY ER OF THE WEEK AND GAME BAL LS Westlake quarterback Taylor Anderson scores against Lake Travis during the Chaps• 44-14 win Friday. Anderson passed for 171 yards, rushed for 164 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to win player of the week honors. !STEPHEN SPILLMAN/l'OR AMERICAN-STATIESMANJ PLAYER OF THE WEEK Tavierre Dunlap, RB, Del Valle: accounted for 260 rushing and The Cardinal sophomore receiving yardS and four TDs Taylor Anderson, QB, Westlake: rushed for 240 yards and three and contributed five tackles on The Chaparral senior came touchdowns in a 62-20 victory defense in a 31-21 victory over up big during a 44-14 victory over Lehman. Shiner SL Paul. over Lake Travis, passing for Jaylen Ems, WR, Cedar Ridge: " Parker, FS, Vandegrift: The 171 yards, rushing for 164 The Raider senior caught eight Viper junior was credited with yards and accounting for three passes for 196 yards and two 10½ tackles, three for loss, and touchdowns. He contributed TDs in a 28-21 victory over a sack in a 42-1 4 victory over matching 64-yard TO runs Hendrickson. McNeil. against the second-ranked Coy Fulmer, RB, Anderson: The Tanner Prewit, QB, !kipping cavaliers to help give Westlake Trojan senior rushed for 134 Springs: The Tiger senior its second straight victory over yards and a touchdown in a passed for 337 yards, rushed for its chief rival. 24· 15 victory over Akins. 81 yards and accounted for four Scott Guzman, RB, Thorndale: TDs in a 52-35 victory over LBJ. GAME BALLS The Bulldog senior rushed for Jackson Tingler, QB Stony 137 yards and three touch Point: The Tiger senior com• Sawyer Berry, WR, Austin High: downs in a 41 ·0 victory over pleted 15 of 19 passes for 294 The Maroon senior caught nine rival Thrall. yards and a pair of TOs in a 44-0 passes for 204 yards and a TD Zion Hester, RB, East View: victory over Vista Ridge. in a 49-48 loss to Hays. The Patriot senior rushed for Ace Whitehead, QB/PK, Marquis Brown, RB, Round 172 yards, including a 98-yard Lampasas: The Badger sopho Rock: The Dragon senior rolled TD run, in a 30-25 victory over more passed for 347 yards and for 225 yards on the ground and Bastrop. four touchdowns, rushed for three touchdowns in a 49-30 Devin Hines, RB, Hays: The a TO and was 8-for-8 on extra victory over Leander. Rebel senior rushed for 87 points in a 56-7 victory over Rashad carter, RB, Leander: The yards and four touchdowns in a Burnet. Lion senior rushed for 266 yards victory over Austin High. Garrett Wilson, WR, Lake and scored three touchdowns in Drew McGuire, QB, Glenn: The Travis: The Cavalier senior the loss to Round Rock. Grizzly junior passed for 215 caught seven passes for 70 Trellis Collins, OT, Westlake: yards and a pair of touchdowns yards and a TD and scored on The Chaparral senior had six in a 34-10 victory over Cedar a 101-yard kickoff return in the tackles, two for loss: caused a Creek. loss to Westlake. fumble; and had a sack in the Sam Orick. RB/DB, Brentwood victory over Lake Travis. Christian: The Bear junior Rick Cantu Chaparrals No. 8 in latest Class 6A poll By Rick Cantu [email protected] Westlake rejoined the Associated Press Top 10 high school football poll after an impressive victory over Lake Travis on Friday. After a one-week absence, the Chaparrals are No. Sin the Class 6A poll that was released Monday. The Cavaliers slipped from No. 2 to No. 9 in the weekly poll of a panel of 24 media voters in Texas. Westlake (5-1 overall, 4-0 in District 25-6A) will play Del Valle (4-3, 2-3) Thursday Hutto's Caleb Fon-est runs for a ftrst down as Liberty Hill's Drake night at Cardinal Stadium. Lake 0berpiller tries to tackle him earlier this season. The Hippos are Travis has a bye this week. up to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press poll. lRICAROO B. BRAZZJtLL/ Also, Hutto moved from AMtRICAN•STATESMAN) No. 9 to No. 7 in the Class 5A poll. Liberty Hill remained Ryan; 4. Fort Ben d Marshall; 5. Class 3A: I. Newton (24); 2. No. 3 in Class 4A. Lufkin (l); 6. Frisco Lone Star; Gunter; 3. Childress; 4. New 7. Hutto; 8. Lubbock Cooper; 9. London West Rusk; S. Rockdale; Class 6A; I. Allen (21); 2. Alvin Shadow Creek; ID (tie) 6. Goliad; 7. Brock; & Canadian; Galena Park North Shore (3); 3. College Station. Frisco Reedy. 9. Lexington; 10. Gladewater. Converse Judson; 4. Longview; Class 4A: I. Carthage (19); 2. Class ZA; I. Mason (20); 2. 5. Duncanville; 6. Southlake Argyle (5); 3. Liberty Hill; 4. Wellington (3); 3. Mart; 4. carroll; 7. Katy; 8. Westlake; 9. Waco La Vega; 5. Cuero; 6. Shiner; 5. New Deal (I); 6. Lake Travis; ID. Klein Collins. Midlothian Heritage; 7. Sweeny; Falls City; 7. Muenster; 8. Class SA: I. Aledo (20); 2. Dallas & Texarkana Pleasant Grove; 9. Price Carlisle; 9. Refugio; 10. Highland Park (3); 3. Denton Stephenville; 10. Sealy. Stamford. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: FAB FIVES Class 6A have five straight wins enter ing trip to Hutto. Team W·l Pts. 4. Glenn 4·2 6 1. Vandegrift 7-0 15 (2) first-year Grizzlies have won WR Ryan Merrifield has 123 three Dlstlict 13-SA. DU games yards, 2 TOs in win over by an average of 26 points. McNeil. 5. LBJ 4-2 3 2. Westlake 5-1 13 (1) Defense exposed in loss to After 30-point win over rival Dripping Springs. Lake Travis, what do Chaps Others receiving votes: None do for an encore? 3. Lake ll'avis 5-1 8 Class 4A and below For better or worse, Cavs have two weeks to lick wounds 1. Liberty Hill 4-1 15 (3) after loss to westlake. As evidenced by 69-7 win 4. Hays 6-o 7 over Fredericksburg, no rust Rebels survive thriller accumulated during two off with Austin High to remain weeks. perfect. 2. Giddings 5·1 12 5. Cedar Ridge 4·2 3 Defense holds Caldwell to Raiders strengthen playoff 263 yards in District 12·4A, positioning with 28-21 win DII opener. over rival Hendrickson. 3. Regents 5·1 8 Others receiving votes: None Knights had open week to prepare for TAPPS district Class SA rival Hyde Park. 4. Thorndale 4·1 7 1. Hutto 5-0 15 (l) Bulldogs roll to 41-0 win over How did Hippos use bye rival Thrall in renewal of to prepare for No. 4 Cedar Highway 79 rivalry. Park? 5. La Grange 4·1 3 2. Dripping SpringsS-1 12 Leopards pitch second con Offense rolls up 646 yards secutive shutout in 29-0 win in District 12-SA, DI win over over Brookshire-Royal. LBJ. Others receiving votes: None 3. Cedar Park 5-2 9 Streaking Timberwolves Thomas Jones, AA ·S Staff Vandegrift running back Isaiah Smallwood scores a touchdown against Hendrickson. The Vipers moved atop the Statesman's Class 6A poll for the first time this season. [STEPHEN SPILLMAN/ fOR AMERICAJViTATESMAHJ PREP FOOTBALL C[NTRAl TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STATlSTICS ,....ClASSiA c:.t-11115 111 Clurlts l'll!Qhl. Aost;1 Higll 18l·los-420!54 20 Hudscntw,UktTIM ,1121,21.366 20 89·1'Hll0613 ln?-.RJ""'1n,,.-- UHl&-411216 13 Jilltn&rowft,Ctd•Ridtl! M-111111911 1 OnllllwSOO. -idl 11-101-0 'J90 10 51•-1181' Ta,b---l1ph w.uMnguln. Def V.ile 54 l.ts---4 770 6 c.,,k,1""'""'1<1--. 10-1:14-< m • ----Ortw C.ntll. Yist. llldge 49!&99--5 IOI- 3 S97732 54 l(yle O.Cr10n. 5-Paolt 51 84-0 S8J l tckcaglt.Aloos 46-~7 "92 I ...... _ Vl By Chris Bits while also passing for 171 possession of a 48-47 loss, win over Akins(3-4, 1-4). American-Statesman yards and a score. Drew Wright converted a 4th correspondent Webster returned an and-19 standing inside his THE WEEK IN PREVIEW interception 64 yards to own 10-yard line. Sawyer the house to open the third Berry was Wright's go-to Game of the Week: Austin THE WEEK IN REVIEW quarter, making the score receiver, with nine catches High at Anderson - One 27-7. The Cavaliers (5 - 1, for 204 yards. more loss likely elimi • Team of the Week: Westlake 4-1) came into the game The rest of the cfistrict - nates the Maroons from - Defense dominated the ranked No. 2 in Class 6A. Tavierre Dunlap topped playoff contention. Battle of the Lakes. The Player of the Week: Charles 200 rushing yards for the Meanwhile, a victory Chaparrals' defense, that Wright, Austin High - The second consecutive week to would keep the Trojans in is. Led by a fierce defensive Maroons(2-5, 1-4)came leadDelValle(4-3,2-3)past the hunt. Led by Wright, front and man-to-man up a two-point conver Lehman (o-6, 0 -4). In a Austin High has one of the Del Valle offensive lineman Alexei Rodriguez (72) and the coverage by its defen sion shy of a massive upset 62 -20 victory, Dunlap car most explosive offenses cardinals have won back-to-back district games entering sive backs, Westlake (5-1, over Hays (6-o, 4-0), but ried 15 times for 240 yards in the area, but its defense this week. [JOHN GUTIERREZ / ~OR AMERICAN-STATESMAN) 4-0 District 25-6A) lim· Wrightputonashow. The and three touchdowns. He has struggled. Anderson ited a stacked Lake Travis sophomore quarterback had nms of 58 and 62 yards has not scored more than slate.... Lehman and Hays offense to 221 yards while completed 27 of 37 passes inthe first quarter, and now 30 points all season and has renewtheir local rivalry .... forcing three turnovers. for 364 yards and two has 1,u6rushing yards this yet to all.ow more than 35. Bowie needs to beat Akins Chaps quarterback Taylor touchdowns and rushed for season.... Anderson (3-3, other games - Westlake OD Friday at Burger Stadium Anderson rushed for 164 105 yards and two scores. 2-2) overturned a halftime travels to Del Valle for the to stay in the fourth and yards andtwo touchdowns On Austin High's final deficit onthe way to a 24-15 only Thursday gameon the final playoff spot. A photo finish A.s regular season winds down, Statesman sizes up volleyball playoff picture By Butch Harl American• St•tesman Correspondent As the regular season for high school volley ball winds down for area schools, the Statesman takes a look at the playoff picture for area districts: District 13-6A Who's in? Vandegrift (11-2) On the bubble: Vista Ridge (10-3), Round Rock (9-4), Kennedi Lemmond and second-place Cedar Park will take on first-place Rouse in a Westwood (8-5), Cedar pivotal District 17-SA match lllesday. [NICK WAGNER/AMERICAN-STATESMANJ Ridge (8-5) and McNeil ···-~- ~- - ; ~·- ···-··-·· (8·5) Connally at Glenn the same has won 11 of 12, losing St. Michael's Notes: Vandegrift has night ls a pivotal contest. only to Class SA Cedar Park. On the bubble: Regents clinched at least a tie for Pflugerville still has to face The Panthers have not lost and Brentwood Christian a playoff spot, and the Rouse, and Connally still a set in district play. Notes: This is one of the Vipers appear in the stron• has Cedar Park. The race strongest TAPPS districts gest shape for postseason for the final two playoff District 28-4A in the state. St. Michael's action. Five other teams slots is intense. has won seven straight are vying for three playoff Who's In? Wimberley matches. spots, and over the next District 18-SA (7·0), Canyon Lake (5·2), three matches there arc Fredericksburg (3·4) and TAPPS District 3-3A six combinations of the five Who's In? Hutto (10-0), llano 0·6). teams playing each other. Georgetown (8·2) and East On the bubble: None Who's in? Round Rock View(7-3) Notes: All from the four-team Christian (6-0) and Central District 25-6A On the bubble: Bastrop district arc in the playcffs. Texas Christian ( 4.~) and Elgin (3·6) Wimberley has won eight on the bubble: Concordia Who's in? Westlake (14•1) Notes: State-ranked Hutto straight and swept second• Academy and Faith and Lake Travis ( 13-2) has swept Georgetown, place Canyon Lake. Academy On the bubble: Hays (10-4), which has played all its Notes: Thursday·s match Bowie (11·4) and Akins district matches without District 2.5-3A between Concordia and (9-6) all-state standout Emily Faith will decide a playoff Notes: casey Campbell had Herman. Bastrop will visit Who's in? Blanco (8-0), berth. 13 kills, Katie Hashman Elgin on Tuesday in a Johnson City (7-2), Lago slammed 10 kills and match with huge playoff Vista (5·3) and Gateway TAPPS District 4-2A sophomore middle blocker implications. Charter (4·5) Genevieve Perry had On the bubble: None Who's in? Austin Waldorf seven blocks as Westlake District 25-SA Notes: Johnson City will be (5·0) defeated Lake Travis 19-25, at Lago Vista on Tuesday in On the bubble: Bryan St. 25-19, 25·18, 25·22 to take Who's in? Dripping Springs a seeding contest Gateway Joseph, Holy Trinity and the top spot after the Cavs (11-0), Lockhart (10-1), Charter clinched a play- San Juan Diego lost their second straight McCallum (8·3) and LBJ off berth with a sweep of Notes: Tuesday's match district match. Akins fin· (6-5) Jarrell on Friday. pitting Holy Trinity and ishes with Bowie. Westlake On the bubble: None Bryan St. Joseph should and Lake Travis, needing to Notes: Dripping Springs District 25-2A decide the final playoff win at least two to possibly will be at Lockhart on spot. Qualify for the final playoff Tuesday. The Tigers have Who's in? Thrall (10·0), berth. not lost a district match in Thorndale (7·2) and Milano Southwest Prep South five seasons and have won (6·3) Division District 17-SA 12 consecutive matches. On the bubble: Mumford and Bartlett Who's in? Houston St. Who's in? Rouse (10-0) and District 27-4A Notes: State-ranked Thrall John's and Houston Cedar Park (8• 1) has won 12 of 13 matches, Episcopal On the bubble: Connally Who's in? Liberty Hill (7· 0), and Bartlett will go into the On the bubble: St. (5·4). Pflugerville (5-5) and Burnet (5·2) Salado (4·3) Class A playoffs. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Glenn (4-6) and Taylor (3-4) Notes: St. Andrew's will Notes: Rouse at Cedar On the bubble: None TAPPS District 4-SA finish district play at St. Park on Tuesday matches Notes: liberty Hill has a Stephen's on Nov. 2 with the top two teams, and 24· 12 overall record and Who's in? Hyde Parll and playoff implications. HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: FAB FIVES AND PLAYER OF THE WEEK FAB FIVES 3. Thrall (26-9, 9-0) Class6A 4. Round Rock Christian (30-8, 6-0) 1. Westlake (32-9, 14-1 5. Johnson City (28-6, 7-2) district record) 2. vandegrift (28-13, 11-2) Player of the Week 3. Hays (25-11, 11-4) 4. Lake Travis (28-13, 12-2) Rory Williams, Westlake 5. Vista Ridge (27-14, 10-3) senior setter - Williams had 17 assists, 13 digs Class SA and two service aces as the Chaps defended home 1. Hutto (34·8, 11-0) court with a dramatic 2. Dripping Springs (26-15, come-from-behind win 11·0) over co-leader Lake Travis 3. Rouse (20· 18, 10·0) 19-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22 4. Cedar Park (27-12, 8-1) Friday. Williams has 330 5. Lockhart (26-9, 10-1) assists and 196 digs while serving 29 a.ces as the Class 4A and below Chaps run a 6·2 offense. Westlake's Rory Williams had 17 assists, 13 digs and two service aces as the Chaps rallied to beat Lake Travis on 1. Wimberley (26·11, 7-0) Butch Hart, AA-S Friday. (JOHN GUTIERREZ/FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN) 2. Liberty Hill (24-12, 7·0) Correspondent Westlal Chaps avenge lone 25-18, 25-19, 25-22atWestlake The Lake district loss, on verge of High School to take over sole Travis winning district tltle possession of first place in the cavaliers' district with three matches Kristen By Colby Gordon left. Lake Travis won the first Kleymeyer Atnerican-Sl3tesm:m matchup between the two (5) leaps Correspondent schools Sept. 11 but dropped for the kill two straight games last week. attempt To set up round two ofargu - Casey Campbell had 13 against the ably the biggest volleyball kills for Westlake, and Katie Westlake rivalry in the area, Westlake Hashman added 10 kills while Chaparrals had to take care of business sophomore middle blocker during the Oct.9. Genevieve Perry had seven second set at The Chaps can check that blocksfortheCbaps, who have the District box following a business- a one-game lead in the district 25·6A like 25-18, 25-u, 25-16 home race with three regular-season volleyball sweep of Anderson, which games left on the schedule. game on made Friday's showdown with Since falling to the Cavaliers Friday at Lake Travis the biggest match in the first round of district Westlake oftheDistrict25-6Aschedule. play, Westlake has played High School. Westlake (31 -9, 14-1 District near-perfect volleyball, reel- [JOHN 25-6A) played up to the ing off eight straight wins GUTIERREZ/ moment Friday by beating the FOR AMERICAN• Cavaliers (29- 13, 13-2) 19-25, See COURT, An STATESMAN] which was led by Elizabeth COURT Cortez's four kills, took a 13-9 lead in the first set FromPageAIO before Westlake went on a ------9-1 run and controlled the rest of the match. without dropping a set Hashman, Perry and until Friday. Eleanor Scott all knocked Against Anderson, the down four shots for the Chaps used a dominant Chaps, with setters Jordan serving performance to Fredricksen and Rory earn their sweep. Williams combining for 27 Six different players - assists. Then it was on to Margaret Newton leading Lake Travis for Westlake, the way with four - served an opponent who has been aces as Westlake recorded in the back of the Chaps' 14 in the match. Casey mindsince that a 3-1 defeat Campbell and Jada Birkel amonthago. led a balanced attack with "After that Joss, we seven kills apiece. kind of came back and re "Fourteen is a great evaluated where we were number (for aces)," and what we needed to Westlake coach Marci get better at," Williams Laracuente said. "We've said. "We've been working been working on our hard at the skill sets we've spot- serving and serv needed to get better at." ing aggressively where we Laracuente noted can trust we can do it in a what her team needed bigger match. So leading to do differently from into Lake Travis and the the first matchup was playoffs soon, that's some straight-forward. thing we need to be doing "Just cleaning up our consistently. n game and making less Anderson (u-20, 4 -10), errors," she said. "B PREP VOlJ.EYBAll s A G G Ills PH!« R 4.4 C (.I II l.S b JJI II lJ I( lJ T• 17 • 1.4 H 3.4 l J.J .. J.J E 3.3 21 11 ~ 11 H 11 ~ 11 C 11 Jr l.1 C l.1 B l.1 A l.l 2, 3.0 A 2.!l 5 2.!l A 2.!l A 2.11 • 211 ~ 2.8 K 2.8 II 2.8 : uillsPH!OI I( 111.2 H ID 8.11 ".I! IL] P. 8J II 1Jl s u, II &9 R &9 Ir 65 2 S.9 II (I S.9 S5 I( S5 u 5 G 5 II 43 T· 43 4.11 N 4.J' R 4Ji L 4.6 0 45 0 45 0 45 0 ,...,.,lat.SdllOI Am -Sclo,l,-Sdlool 91 llatllynV""""'--R>d ...... Sdllol llldls ~A!rly. 141 ca.sidyert-.Lallo'la\4s 116 Aildr0\'0-, Ja Jamison Boyer, Cavalette of the Week A'ont: Rookie Sgt. MollyAnn Kauffman, Sr. capt. Brynn Bentley, Head Social Officer Zoe Buddin. Second row: Halle Hagarty and sarah Jendresky. Back row: carley Clayton, Ana Bower, caroline Ausley. [CONTRIIIUll;O PHOTOS] Band members for Week 6 ABOVE: The Lake Travis cavalier Band Spirit Award winners for Week 6 are, from left to right: Guard • Jamey Etheridge; Veteran Gi rl • Melanie Antonio; Rookie Girl: • Sofia Gonzalez; Percussion • Dylan Dennis; Veteran Boy • Max Strenger; Rookie Boy • Arthur Blake. BELOW: The section of the week for Week 6 is the tubas. (COHrnlBUTED PHOTOS( legal notice BEE CAVE Community art center has grand opening Friday The city of Bee Cave will cel ebrate the Hive Bee Cave Arts Foundation grand opening from 6to8p.m.Fridayat theHivein the Hill CountryGalleria, u700 HillCotmtryBlvd.,SuiteD25. The event will feature contemporary artist Maura Schaffer and Lake Travis High School Advanced Placement art students; music by Anna Macias' string group, tbeLTHS Champs, and solo artist Annabel To; demonstrations by Lisa Hollins and Diana Melancon; and an interactive Day of the Dead altar. The new space will feature art exlnbitions by professional artists as well as local Lake Travis students and residents. A hands-on croft area for chil dren will be available with no appointments necessary. Formoreinformation:beeca vearts.org. CITY OF LAKEWAY (ClUDAD DE LAKEWAY) NOTICE OF ELECTION A J/1S0 DE ELECOON Notice isheroby l]i,en to the rqiSltred '"ter, of the City of Lakewayth•t an el La ,,.,aci6n anllcipada par compareuncia s, 1/r,ard a cabo d,l 22 d, octu/Jrc al 2 ti• n,r;i,mbr, de 20!8 ,n vmud d, la l,y d, e/,cci<111e,r def ritat/Q di, Tua, cj«-wtada par cl j'u,wianaria d, ,lrccwne.s ti, la Dirisifm d• Elrcc;ianu dt/ Cundadu dr 1tavu. Los elfr.taru purd•n cmilir Sit \'Oto en c,,auµ,itr casilla de voraciones onricipadas m(ivi/ o permanen,e dcl condado de Tra,is tn I01ftduu y los horarios de optraci6n esrobktiJJos par ,tcondoda Para obuMT tma lisrn CfJTlfl)il.ta d, fos lugar,1 d, mt11cwn ,n ,I CandadQ d, Travis. CfJnn./u al A,,iso de EIRcci6n dtl Co,./udo tk Travis en k, stcd6n de Aliros Pllblic.ru dt! perlodico de ltoy La direcd{m dt k, principol ,.asilla de votacion a,itidpado del Cent/ad,, tk TMvi.r es SSO/ Airport Bou/ti•ard, Suite Bl()(). A.11.rtil, TX 787Sl A.dtin4:. los 1116dliu,s temporala y u,s cas,1los m-0,,fla d, WJtoci/Jn antidpuda por con,parecmcu, pun, las tle-cdoneJ municipal,s s:t uroblttieron m !os siguimt~.s luguru y Im rou,ciones se llew.rdn a cabo en /(IS je.clu>J y lo, hararlru uulicaM Lw:aI &Jw &w:ill Randalls Lal-.way 22de octubre 2 de novien,bre de 20l 8 Lunes a viernes 2301 RR 620 South 7 a. m. -7p, m. l.a~eway, TX 78734 Lakeway Heritage Center Miercoles 24 deocrubtede 2018 9a.m. - 6p,m, 963 Lohm~ns Crossing Road The Elechoo Day polling locanons for each precioct arc as follows: POLLING LOCATION Lakeway Acthlly Center. 105 Cross Cretk. ~y. TX 78734 8,e Ca,. City Hall, 4000 Galleria Pukway, lk,c Cave TX 78738 Serene Ullls Elementary School, 3301 Serene l1lll, Drh-.. Lakeway, TX 78734 Brutrc!IIJ P.0.A. Ccmoiunlt) Ct11ter, 22801 Briarcliff Orhc,Splc,wood. TX 78669 LTISO Edu UBICACJ6N DE LAS CASILLAS DE VOTACJ6N Lakeway Activity Center, 105 c ...., Cr,ek. Lakeway. TX 78734 Be<> Cam City Hall. 4000 Galleria Parkway, Bee Ca,-.. TX 78738 Sertne Hilb Flementnry School. 33-01 Serene Hills Dri,e, La•..,.•Y• TX 78734 llriardiff P.O.A. Community Center, 22801 Briarcliff Drive. S~ic..,•ood, TX 78(,(;9 LTISO Educational Oewlopmeot Center, 607 RR620 North, Austin TX 78738 The poTi. ' "11 be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day. Las casl/Jos 1k w,tac,o,, mDfan ohicrtas ti dlo dt las tkccloou d, 7:00 a. m o 7:00 p. ,n. /\pptication$ for ballot by n,ai] shall be mailed to: Las solicitudes dt bo/Ct(IJ de W>toc/{111 r• (O frr() S, tkbt:n tn•i,;,r po, coneo postal a: Tram County carty Voung Clerk (Scc.rclllrio de VoUtcl6n AntlcrpadaJ PO Bo• 14932S Austin. TX 7871-1-9325 Applications ror ballot:S by mail must be received no later lhan il,e close or bt1sjness on: October 27. 20 18. Las ,ollclrude, ,I,,, bofotiu tk WJ/ar/611 par rorrro ,eJ,,.b,n r«lblr para ,ffo, d, /ajurnoda labo,•o/ Sandnt L. Cox Mayor ( Aloo/de) Posted by: l'ubhcadh por. Jo Ann Touchsum, City $,crdary ( S.crd"r/o Munlrlpo/) St. Michael's honors one of its own with new synthetic sports turf field Staff says project designed to help prevent Injuries, concussions By Leslee Bassman Wesllake Picayune contnouting writer The Friday night lights were on Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Academy's Crusader Field, complete with tailgate food, live music, cheerleaders and football players. However, on this warm fall evening, the assemblage wasn't there for a game but to honor former player Austin McMeans during a dedication ceremony marking a new syn thetic turffield in bis memory. The project was completed in August. McMeans, lived in the Village of the Hills and attended Lake Travis Middle School before graduating from Crusader football teammates and the family of former All-State offensive lineman Austin McMeans gather St. Michael's in 2013. He then during a dedication ceremony Oct. 12 to commemorate the replacement of the St. Michael's Catholic studied at the University of Academy sports field with synthetic turf. McMeans' family (in white shirts) donated to the project that Texas. Following his death in culminated in the renaming of the field to the Austin McMeans Field at Crusader Stadium. I PHOTO BY LfSLE£ 2015atage 20, McMeans'par BASSMAN] ents, Traci and Bill McMeans, committed to replacing the of his passing, we knew, we McMeans said of her son, Austin McMeans Field at school's grass sport s field made the decision, this was who was an All-State offen Crusader Stadium." with a new synthetic turf. what was going to be our first sive lineman with the school's "Within a couple of months donation in his honor," Traci football team. "It is now the See fIELO, A7 want to hurt their skills." voice of St. Michael's" FIELD The new turf was badly since 2011, serving as needed as the school's the team's radio internet From PogeAJ grass field was in poor broadcaster. He said con condition, Cunningham tinuing to call the games said, adding that the "helps (him) feel close to She said Austin took his synthetic turf is very Austin." own life and that "a con low-maintenance for the "He was a great big Austin cussion contributed to his school and saves water. guy," McMeans said of McMeans' demise." "We know so much his 310-pound, 6-foot-3- football The synthetic turf more about concussions inchson. "Hispersonality jersey was donated by the McMeans now than we did back was larger than him." on display family and created by then,• she said. "So, to Also topping Austin's at the Symmetry Turf includes have this state-of-the-art list of priorities was par dedication an extra protection pad field with the extra layer ticipating in World War II ceremony beneath its top layer that ofprotection pad is abso re-enactment events and at st. helps prevent injuries, lutely amazing. followingTexas Longhorn Michaer s including concussions, Obviously it makes football, TrnciMcMeans Catholic said Athletic Director parents feel really, really said, recalling that her son Academy Angelique Cunningham. good about their kids did not miss a UT football on Oct. "This turf field has playing on this field." game at home since he 12. [PHOTO a mat underneath that Bill McMeans said his was 3 years old. BY LESLEE is very helpful with the son would have "love(d) Kyle Wurzel, now a SASSMAN) bounce but doesn't affect the fact that a field is freelance photographer, speed," Traci McMeans named after him and that was Austin's teammate on everything on the field," that I think Austin would this football team. Now, said. there was a tailgate just the offensive line and was Wurzel said. want to be remembered he is always going to be a "We don't want to hurt for him." in his graduating class. "This (field dedication) because this was where part of our football team players but you also don't McMeans has been "the "{Austin) always left is the number one way his heart really was, with here." Contntunity arts center to open in Bee Cave Art classes avallable center. Cobb said guests can for all sklll levels register for classes that are available for adults and chil • By Luz Moreno• Lozano drenofnllskilllevels. Local and lmorrno · [email protected]:uLcom professional artists can volun tarily submit their artwork for Bee Cave will be home to display and Cobb said the local the area's first community and professional pieces will be arts center with the opening placed next to each 0th.er. Friday ofthe Hive, a commu "We're hoping to estab· nity arts center maintained by lish mentorship," Cobb said. the nonprofit Bee Cave Arts "Local kids can show their Foundation. work alongside professional Toe arts center, which will be artists and hopefully it starts in the Hill Country Galleria, will some dialogue between them feature the art work of profes and they can learn from each sional and local and community other." artists, officials said. The Bee Cave Arts "We will have rotating exhi Foundation will host a grand bitions of work from Lake opening and ribbon cutting Travis High School art stu from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at dentsas well as Lake Travis ISO u700 Hill Country Boulevard. employees," saidAshley Cobb, Featured art includes works president for the foundation. from contemporary artist "Lake Travis ISO is our biggest Maura Schaffer and select employer and we think this is a pieces from Lake Travis High great way to get the community School art students, as well involved.n as art demonstrations by Lisa The 4,500-square-foot Hollins, Diana Melancon and space will include mosaics, an interactive Day ofthe Dead sculptures, feltings and canvas altar from Rhonda Padon paintings. A hands-on kids Gibson. Live music is also craft comer will also beoffered. expected for the evening. New pieces will be featured Admission is free. every six weeks, which will Cobb said the foundation is be kicked off with an opening still trying to figure out operat• reception each time. ing days and hours but said the Toe featured pieces will be center will likely be open for for sale. A portion of the pro· the public Thursday through ceeds benefit the foundation Sunday. and will beused to maintain the "Engaging in art can help arts center and fund its schol build dialogue in the commu arship program. nity that is different," Cobb Art classes and camps will said. "Art is part of the soul of also be offered through the a community." Lakeway Police Chief Todd Radford interacts with local kids as they meet a porice horse during the 2017 Public Safety Day event. (COURTESY TIME KNOT FORGOTTEN) Public Safety Day to bring over 15 agencies to Lal Ninth annual event to engagement. yearly event. be held Saturday Members of the Lake "Over the years, it has Travis Fire Rescue, the grown from a few hundred By Luz l\foreno-Lo-~ano Bee Cave and Lakeway attendees to welJ over a [email protected] police departments, the thousand," Radford said. Lower Colorado River "[Public Safety Day] grows Several Central Texas Authority and the Citizens every year and I expect this public safety agencies will Police Academy Alumni to be one of our best events." gather Oct. 20 for Public Association are among the A few weeks ago, entities Safety Day, anevent used to agencies expected to attend. all over the nation partici educate the public and allow Face painting, a bounce pated in National Night Out, first responders a chance to house and live music will be where the focus is about interact with residents in the part ofthe day's event. Food local police officers inter Lake Travis area. and beverages will also be acting with neighborhoods. The ninth annual event available. Public Safety Day is a sepa will also feature more than Nine years .ago, Lakeway rate event completely and 15 public safety agencies Police Chief Todd Radford gives all public safety agen displaying their equipment. started Public Safety Day cies a chance to engage with Police motorcycles, police to invite residents to meet residents, Radford said. horses, helicopters, a house officers and have positive The event will take place fire apparatus, EMS equip engagement. Three years at Lake Travis Elementary ment, public safety staff ago, Radford joined forces School, 15303 Kollmeyer and the STAR Flight heli with Lake Travis Fire Rescue Drive, from u a.m. to 3 copter are all expected to Chief Bobby Abbott and p.m. It is free and open to be on site for viewing and together they put on this the public. Candidates weigh in on traffic and development Five people running issues facing the city. for two Lakeway City "Everybody wants t o councll seats move to Lakeway," Berry said. "It's a great place and By Leslee Bassman so we're just going to have to l.ake Travis View deal with all of the problems contnl>uli11g writor t hat come with our huge growth." Longtime resident Jody Moderated by r esident Berry said she attended the Tom Kilgore, who spon Oct. 9 Lakeway City Council sored the event with his Lakeway City Council candidates, fTom left, Glenda Foreman candidate forum because wife, Karen, the forum Engert, Laurie Higginbotham, Louis Mastrangelo, Wendi she was interested to hear touched on the backgrounds Severance and Betty Haley discuss their backgrounds as well as what Lakeway's candidates the issues facing the c.ity during an Oct. 9 forum at the Lakeway thought about the major SeeCOUNCJL, A7 Activity Center. [PHOTO BY LESLEE BASSMANJ without traveling on RM and business experi COUNCIL 620 and advocates let - ence managing people. ting Lakeway's Wildlife Mastrangelo serves on homPageAl Advisory Committee the Lakeway Zoning and explore the city's deer Planning Commission. management issue. "1 know that we have and opinions of the five Haley cautioned about to deal with the fact that candidates running for developing the open, developers develop, but two open seats on the privately-owned tract we don't have to give dais: Glenda Foreman io the center of town. away the farm to get it Engert, Betty Haley, "If they build only done,• said Mastrangelo, Laurie Higginbotham, houses on that (tract), a 56-year-old hiring Louis Mastrangelo and our people will move consultant. Wendi Severance. to the next town to do According to It took place at the our eating, our playing, Mastrangelo, the city Lakeway Activity our working,,., she said. need.s to u make smart Center. The top two "And the sales taxes will business decisions vote-getters will win go with them. If we don't with (its) budgets and seats. havesalestax, our prop expenditures." Engert, 85, served on erty taxes are goiog to go He said traffic is the City Council for three up." Lakeway's biggest issue, terms from 2002-2008. An attorney, and, after speaking with Citing the divisiveness Higginbotham, 44, said wildlife biologists, offi in the city over various her law background helps cials should determine issues, she said she saw her "get to the bottom of what issues the deer "arealneed" for afourth complex issues." are causing within city term. She spent six years as boundaries. "l know 1 can help a member of Lakeway's A 22-year resident heal all bad feelings in boards and commissions, of Lakeway, Severance Lakeway and we can including serving as the said the city has tripled move forward into the chairperson o.f the city's in population since she future together," Engert Board of Ethics, and said moved to its borders and said. a lack of communication she is concerned about She said she supports and collaboration are the city's rapid pace of the city's moratorium the city's biggest issues. growth. on deer trapping and a Higginbotham supports Severance, a 51 -year ht1111ane wildlife control the city's deer trapping old Realtor, said she plan but "won't sacrifice program moratorium, worked for 10 years as human safety." suggesting more expert a bodily claims adjuster Engert is in favor of a opinions are needed for Allstate Insurance town center that is easily before moving forward. Company and safety accesstble to all parts of She said she is the is the city's biggest Lakeway, with resident only candidate who has concern. approval. children attending Lake Severance supports She touted easier Travis school district Lakeway's moratorium access to the Oaks at schools. on its deer trapping Lakeway center as part "I thiok it's important program but not the pro of a traffic improve for families in Lakeway gram itself, as she said it ment solution and would to have a voice in city is not a humane approach champion maintaining a government, to have to the issue. low tax rate. some representation "I have been extremely Haley, 76 and a retired with someone who is observant of what has public school counselor, directly connected to been going on and (am) said she brings organi that community right a positive, powerful zational and leadership now," she said. voice for Lakeway," she skills, a drive for coop Mastrangelo, a resi said of her rally against eration nnd goal-setting dent of Lakeway for a Walmart opening at abilities to the office. seven years. said be the current H-E-B site She said her agenda is wants to 1~make sure on RM 620 and vocal "simply honesty," cites Lakeway stays great in opposition to addic density as the city's big the future." tfon treatment center concern1 supports a plan He said he has 25 Recovery Ways opening to get around the city years of leadership io the city. Lake Travis Public Safety Day: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Lake Travis Elementary School, 15303 Kollmeyer Drive, Lakeway. The free event gives the public a chance to interact with first responders on a level that does not involve an emergency situation and to learn about what they do and the tools and resources they use. ------<"""""""'' take Trav1S tsD wlll be ac:cepteng bids foe s.d I 19-008 - OAR - RenoYations and Additions at Lake Travis HS. Hudson Bend MS and I.JlSO Mamtenance Dept. Opens 2:00pm November 13. 2018 Sod I 1!Ml09 - CMR - Reno.ations and Addrtiorcs at Bee Cave ES and Lakeway ES Opens 2:00pm Noftmber 14, 2018 Sld I 1~10 - CMR - Rffl<>llatlons and .Ad<5uons at Lake Travis ES and Lake Pointe ES Opens 2:00pm No.,,mbe, 15, 2018 Sid I 1~11 - CMR - Reno.atlons and Additions at l TlSD Distribution and 1~~~u,•~~~fs Opens OorumenlS may be obtained by log. . in t the District's elKtronic pw bsite: ~ Jonwav..net 10/19, 10/23/2018 KEY MATCHUPS T£XAS' SAM EHLINGER VS. TEXAS' DEVIN OUVERNAY VS. TEXAS' CHARLES OMENIHU VS. AWARD-WINNING PUNTER VS. TEXAS' TODD ORLANDO VS. BAYLOR'S CHARLIE BREWER BAYLOR'S CHRIS PLATT BAYLOR'S PATRICK LAWRENCE AWARD-WINNING RETURNER BAYLOR'S MATT RHULE This will be the first college Surely the speed of Duvernay Omenihu, Texas: 6-6, 275-pound Before Texas kicker cameron Texas defensive coordina- showdown between Ehlinger and Platt has caught the defensive end, has eight tackles Dicker earned the award on tor Todd Orlando Is 3-1 when and Brewer, who are from rival attention of both defensive and three sacks in the last two Monday, the Big 12·s previous squaring up against Rhule - high schools Westlake and Lake coordinators. Duvernay - a games, and one- of those sacks two special teams player of the last year's Texas win in Waco, Travis. Brewer has thrown for one-time Baylor recruit - was resulted in a safety against week honors went to Baylor Houston's win over Temple In 1,558 yards - 59 more yards a high school state champion in Kansas State. The Bears likely punter Drew Galitz and Texas the 2015 AAC title game, and more than Ehlinger - even the 100-mcter dash. And three already have Omenihu on their return man D'Shawn Jamison. two Orlando/Rhule matchups though BeaFS backup Jalan of his lour ear~t touchdown scouting report slnee M forced Against Kansas on sept 22, as eoordinators in uconn- Mcclendon also has earned catches went for 63, 75 and 80 a fumble In last year's game Galitz averaged 45.6 yards per Temple games in 2008 and 2010. snaps. Ehlinger is the bigger yards. Platt was a three-time and recorded LS sacks in the punt and downed all five of his In those four games, Rhule's threat in the rushing game, state champion himself in the 2016 matchup. Lawrence, a kicks inside the 20. Jamison's teams have averaged only 14.8 though. He accounted for five 400•meter dash, and five of his 311-pound right tackle, ranks 90-yard punt return touchdown points. total touchdowns against II touchdowns have covered second on the Baylor roster against Kansas State on Sept. Oklahoma and was named the at least 70 yards. Duvernay with 31 career starts. But 29 was the fourth-longest EDGE: Texas Big 12's offensive player of the and Platt both have 17 catches Baylor's line is giving up three return in school history. GaJitz week. He didn't play in Texas' this season; Platt has 58 more sacks a week; that ranks 108th leads the Big 12 with his 44.0- 38-7 win last year, when Brewer receiving yards. in the country. yard average; Jamison has threw 27 passes. lost 7 yards on his two other EDGE: Baylor EDGE:Texas returns. EDGE:Texas EDGE: Baylor Sam or Shane, same result: Texas holds off Baylor Quarterback's lnJurywlll be t eam's key story llne as It heads Into off week By Brian Davis [email protected] Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger now has the Longhorns' most-concerning shoulder injury since the fifth play of the Alabama game. At least Ehlinger made it through 10 plays Saturday against Baylor, a 100 per cent improvement over Colt McCoy in the 2009 national championship game. Ehlinger left the game with blood on his band on Texas' opening drive and soon went to the locker room. When the sophomore returned, Ehlinger's right arm looked plain dead, merely attached to his body via a strong mus cular and skeletal system. Junior backup Shane Buechele, who had been fitted for a redshirt this season, took the wheel and guided the ninth-ranked Longhorns to a 23-17 victory at Royal-Memorial Stadium. Sam or Shane, same result. Texas (6-1, 4 - 0 Big 12) now sports a six-game winning streak, its longest since 2013, headed into a much-needed longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger fights for yar dage against Baylor at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Sat urday. !RICARDO a. bye week. BRAZZIEll/AMEJllCAN·STATESMANJ UJ'- ...... A, There was some even better news: Texas is now The Longhorns piled up 10 On first-and-10 from the bowl-eligible here in mid tackles for loss and sacked Baylor 44, Buechele just went October. That sentence Brewer three times. Charles long for Collin Johnson, who probably deserves an excla Omenihu got a pair of those; had no problems with his mation point given the last he's now got six for the year. defender and hauled in a four years. Defensive coordinator touchdown. The Longhorns tried to Todd Orlando has two weeks Johnson was Buechele's close things out with one to tinker with his unit. security blanket all day, as drive lasting 6 minutes, 44 But, the offense is clearly the talented wideout finished seconds and then another the biggest question mark with 11 catches for 132 yards. that went 3 minutes, 3 going forward. Later, in the half, Johnson seconds. Coach Tom Herman had some nice yards after the But, Baylor's Charlie preaches a next-man-up catch on tbird-and-5 that Brewer, a Lake Travis prod mentality, and quarterback kept a drive going. uct, had other plans. is no different. Keaontay Ingram, who still Brewer got the ball one Ehlinger is the one who h.Js isn't getting enough touches, final time at his own 3-yard attempted a school-record had a 10 -yard run to the line and started marching the 168 passes without an inter right and an 18-yard siz other way. ception and guided the Homs zler down the left side to the Baylor(4-3, 2-2)plowed all to five previous wins. Baylor 5. the way to the Texas 17 with Buechele started seven Lil'Jordan Humphrey took six seconds left. Brandon games last season but hadn't a snap from the wildcat for Jones almost intercepted played at all this year until UT quarterback Sam Ehlinger is bandaged after an injury in the first mation and ran it in from Brewer's first pass attempt Saturday. quarter, against Baylor at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium 3 yards out to give Texas a into the end zone. Herman has been steadfast on Saturday. !RICARDO 8. BRAZZIEll/AMERICAN-STATESMANJ 20-10 lead. The second, with one tick that Buechele wouldn't be Ingram didn't really play in left, was overthrown out the rusty when his number was for 184 yards and one touch settled down as the first half the first quarter and still had back of the end zone, and called. down and one interception. went on. Oh, and Buechele his first 100-yard game. The 93,822 fans let out a shout of The Arlington Lamar prod He looked a little amped up remembered Texas had a freshman finished with 110 relief. uct completed 20 of34 passes on his first few drives but 6-foot-6 threat out wide. yards on 19 carries. BIG 12 POWER POLL Cyclones mal 1. ( Previous: 1) Texas (6-1) It took Texas unW the 11th game to become bowl eligible in 2017. The Longhorns reached that milestone before the open week in 2018. Concerns will loom over the sprained shoulder of Sam Ehlinger until the Longhorns host a reeling Oklahoma State program next week. Next game: At Oklahoma State (4•3), Oct. 27 2. (3) Oklahoma (5-1) The Sooners moved up a spot this week without taking the field. Lincoln Riley made his first big move as a head coach by firing the lesser Stoops brother. It's :Riley's pro gram now and correcting the defense is the only way Oklahoma can run the table. Next game: At TCU ( 3-3), Saturday 3. (4) Texas Tech (4-2) Texas Tech TCU'd TCU and Kliff Kin.gsbury out coached Gary Patterson in a win last Thursday. The only thing hot on his coach ing seat now is himself. Mike Leach watched that low-scoring win and made a freshman in Washington walk the plank. Next game: Vs Kansas (2-4), Saturday 4. (2) West Virginia ( 5-1 ) Iowa State and Mat t Campbell are good for one upset a season and it was the Mountaineers' turn to fall in AID.es. National championship andHeisman hopes were dashed for quarterback Will Grier. Dana Holgorsen looked confused on the sideline, so no different than normal. Next game: Vs:. Baylor (4·3), Oct. 25 s. ( 8) Iowa State (3-3) Future Auburn or Oklahoma State or USC head coach Matt Campbell earned his signature win of 2018, and the biggest storyline in Ames remains where Campbell coaches in 2019, and bow much money Iowa State makes in the buyout. Running back David Montgomery is an NFL talent. Next game: Vs. Texas Tech (4-2}, Oct. 27 6. (6) Baylor (4-3) Baylor was game in a loss to Texas, though the Bears were aided by an injury to Texas' starting quarter back. It's clear Lake Travis native Charlie Brewer is the man to lead the Bears out of the Big u cellar. Matt Rhule should feel good about the current trajectory of the program, on and off the field. Next game: At West Virginia (5-1), Oct. 25 7. (5) TCU (3-3) The three losses for TCU aren't embarrassing if we assume Texas Tech is legit on defense. Falling to Ohio State and at Texas in 2018 isn't a crisis. Still, the Horned Frogs are strug gling at quarterback and doesn't look like a crisp team waiting to break out of its shell. Next game: Vs. Oklahoma (S-ll, Saturday 8. (9) Kansas state (3-4) Kansas State rose from the dead to upset Oklahoma State in much the same way head coach !Bill Snyder upsets mortality each morning. The 'Wildcats are halfway to bowl eligibil ity and that's about all the program can compete for this season. The offense is inept. Next game: At Oklahoma (S-1), Oct. 27 9. (7) Oklahoma State (4-3) Mike Gundy is on the hot seat because of his struggles thi s year and his contentious relation ship with booster T. Boone Pickens and the local media. It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. The Cowboys looked lost against Kansas State and are 1-3 in conference play. Next game: Vs. Texas (6-1), Oct. 27 10. (10) Kansas (2-4) Kansas didn'llose a foot ball game last week. The Tayhawks were off. Fun fact: Kansas only has one commitment in the 2019 class. Kids can sign with schools in less than two months. Next game: At Texas Tech (4-2), Saturday