2020 all-Centex football team FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Point starter. QB: Ryder Hernandez, Sr., Cedar Park: LB: Case Brister, Jr., Lampasas:A three­ Hernandez, the leaderofthe team that year starter, the driving force behind the reached the Class SA Division Istate Badger defense recorded 179 tackles, 16 championship game, ranked No. 4 in the behind the line ofscrlmmage. He was nation with 4,265 yards passing. The two­ District 13-4ADivision I defensive player of sport star, bound for Texas State to play the year in successive years. baseball, fired 68 touchdown passes and LB: Nick Morris, Sr., Westlake: A transfer onlyfour interceptions while completing from Connecticut, Morris galvanized a 68% of his passes. defense that allowed 7.5 points a game. WR: Jaden Williams, Sr., Hendrickson:The He finished with 94tackles and 16 sacks to game-breaking Hawk, co-offensive player help the Chaparrals win the GA DI state ofthe year in District 11-SA DI, recorded championship. He will continue his football 60 catches for 1,285 yards and 16touch­ career at Duke. downs. An all-around talent, he added 24 OB: Michael Taaffe, Sr., Westlake: The carries for 279 yards and three touch­ Texas-bound (as a preferred walk-on) downs and scored a pair ofTDs on special Chaparral will be remembered for winning teams. defensive player ofthe game honors in WR: cameron O'Banan, Sr., Dripping consecutive state championship games. Springs: In nine games, this Tiger wideout He finished with 60tackles and five in­ caught69 passes for 1,405 yards and 21 terceptions, two in the state finals against touchdowns. In a 70-63 loss to Seguin, he Southlake Carroll. had a night for the ages: 15 catches, 410 DB: Emon Allen, Sr., Vista Ridge: A two­ yards and six touchdowns. He will play time utility player of the year in District baseball at Texas. 25-6A, the Sam Houston-bound Ranger WR: Kwade Hegtvedt, Sr., Vista Ridge: had 25 tackles and returned an Intercep­ The top wideout for the Rangers had 71 tion for a touchdown. On offense he had catches, 1,023 yards and 10 touchdowns. 290yards and two TOs on 18 touches, and RB: Israel Morgan, Sr., Round Rock:The he had two more scores on special teams. Dragon workhorse carried the baU 288 DB: Nathan Simpson, Jr., Wimberley: The yards for 2,175 yards, caught 15 passes for 14-4A 011 defensive player ofthe year had 167 yards, scored 28 touchdownsand was 111 total tackles, 80 solo. He also contrib­ named MVP of District 25-GA. uted three fumble recoveries, broke up RB: Blake Simpson, Sr., Liberty HIii: The three passes and recorded four intercep­ leader ofthe Panthers' offense came alive tions for a team that reached the state in the playoffs, rushing for 1,174 yards and semifinals. 18 touchdowns in five games. Simpson, DB: Andrew Mukuba, Sr., LBJ: A two-way bound for Hardin-Simmons, gained 2,024 force, the Clemson-bound safety/wide yards and notched 30 TDs for the season. receiver contributed 72 tackles and seven OL: Luke Williams, Sr., Cedar Paric: The interceptionsfor a team that went 9-3. On 2019 and 2020 11-SA DI lineman of the offense he posted 27 catches for 446 year graded out at 93% this season. He yards and six TDs. was credited with 84 knockdowns and 40 Punter: Thomas Skrovan, Sr., Hays: He pancake blocks, and he allowed onlytwo averaged 39 yards on his 31 punts. On sacks for an offense that averaged 53 offense he contributed five field goals and points and 494 yards. 43 PATs. He was voted to the All-District OL: Connor Heffernan, Sr., Georgetown: 26-6A team as a punter and kicker. The All-District 11-5 DI standout and Bay­ SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE lor signee graded out at 91% while deliver­ QB: cade Klubnik, Jr., Westlake: The of­ ing 101 pancake blocks and allowing no fensive MVP of the Class 6A DI statetitle sacks for a team that averaged 38 points. game, he guided the Chaps to a perfect OL: Connor Robertson, Jr., Westlake: The season. lead blocker for the team thatcaptured WR: Josh carneron, Sr., Cedar Park: The the Class 6A DI state championship graded Timberwolf playmak.er recorded 79 catch­ outat 97%. He was credited with 67 pins es, 1,040 yards and 12 TDs for the SA DI and knockdowns for an offense that aver- state semifinalists. aged 57 points and 475 yards. WR: Ty Pruett, Sr., Wimber1ey: The All­ OL: Jacob Tracy, Sr., Lake Travis: An All­ District 14-4A OIi playmaker had 51 recep­ District 26-6A center, he graded out at tions, 1,089 yards and 15 touchdowns. 95% while delivering 46 knockdowns. Did WR: Nick Anderson, Sr., Austin High: The not allow a sack for a team that averaged All-District 26-6A player, the primary re­ 52 points. ceiver for Texas-bound quarterback OL: John Long, Sr., Lampasas: A three­ Charles Wright, caught 60 passes for 1,011 year starter, the Rice-bound lineman aver­ yards and 20 touchdowns. aged 15 knockdowns and did not allow a RB: Isaiah, Quinton-Jackson, Sr., East sack for a team that averaged SO points View: The Patriot playmaker was among and 435 yards in 10 games. the top runners in the area, averaging 105 PK: Charlie Fournier, Sr., Vandegrift: The yards a game with 23 TOs. Viper kicker, bound for Southwestern RB: Demetris Gardner-Holmes, Sr., Con­ University, connected on 8 of9 field-goal nally: The explosive 6-foot, 205-pounder attempts, his longest from 49 yards. He was a two-way starter who also played as made 44 of his 45 PAT attempts. an edge rusher. He ran for 1,240 yards and FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE 17 touchdowns In just nine games. DL: Hunter Hewitt, Sr., Cedar Partc: A OL: Brayden McMullen, Sr., Round Rock: dominating defensive end, the Southern The Dragon lineman was the lead blocker Arkansas-bound Tlmberwotf contributed for an offense that averaged 350 yards on 61 tackles and 19 sacks and caused four the ground. fumbles. He was named District 11-5A DI OL: Harrison Donovan, Sr., Austin High: defensive lineman of the year. The top lineman for the pass-happy Ma­ DL: Landyn Watson, Sr., Hutto: A four-year roons graded out at 96%, allowing one letterman, the Hippo standout established sack in 357 pass attempts. himself as one of the area's top defenders, OL: De'Kedricik Sterns, Sr., Del Valle: A finishing with 27 tackles behind the line of two-year starter at left tackle, the 6-4, scrimmage and 15½sacks. His next stop: 275-pound Kansas signee had 35 pancake TCU. blocks. He also played on the defensive DL: caleb Green, Sr., Mccallum: The lead­ line. er of the Knights, he finished with a team­ OL: Nick Zarbock, Sr., Regents: A first­ high 71 tackles, 14 behind the line of team all-state pick, he helped the Knights scrimmage, in only seven games. He was win a TAPPS state championship. District 14-5A DII co-defensive lineman of OL: Keegan KJaus-RYan, Sr., Liberty Hill: the year for a team that posted three The Panther standout was the key blocker shutouts. for a team that rushed for an average of LB: Andon Thomas, Jr., Liberty Hill: The 435yards. do-it-all Panther was all over the field, PK: Justin Bohrer, Sr., Cedar Pane: He finishing with 161 tackles, five sacks, three made all seven ofhis field-goal attempts interceptions and four fumble recoveries and was 43-for-43 on PATS. for a team that went 12-1. He was named SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE the top defensive player in District 14-5A DL: Aiden Keith, Sr., Hendrickson: This 011. edge rusher had 73 tackles, nine sacks, 15 LB: Jake Chambers, Jr., Stony Point The tackles for loss, 18 QB pressures and four leader of the Tiger defense led District forced fumbles for the playoff-qualifying 25-6A with an average of 14 tackles a Hawks. game. This was his third season as a Stony DL: Braeden Howell, Sr., Burnet The 5am Houston-bound team captain had 64 tackles, 29 behind the line, and was named an All-District 12-4ADI player. DL: Luke Dodds, Sr., Round Rocle The heart ofthe Dragon defense had 12½ sacks and tackled runners behind the line of scrimmage 15 times. LB: Michael Boudin Jr., Sr., Hays: Playing on bothsidesofthe ball, he had 62 tackles on defense and helped the offensewith 627 yards and seven TDs. LB: Shelby Battles, Sr., Cedar Park: The District 11-5A DI defensive MVP had a team-high 139 tackles and five sacks. LB: Chris Sanders, Sr.., Smithville: The Tiger was all overthe field, averaging 15 tackles and contributing 12½ total sacks. LB: Austin Skoglund, Sr., Vandegrift: The co-defensive MVP in District 25-6A had 115 total tackles, 13 tackles for a loss and four sacks for the best defense in the district. DB: Lucas Mireur, Sr.,,Westlake: The Dis­ trict 26-6A defensive MVP had 87 tackles and two interceptions. DB: Latrell McCutchin, Sr., LBJ: The Okla­ homa- bound cornerback helped the Jag­ uars reach the Class 4A DI statesemifinals. DB: Logan Arnold, Sr., Vandegrift: A key figure in the Black Rain defense, the Viper safety had 86tackles and two INTs and broke up nine passes. DB: Will Agnew, Sr., Hays: The physical 6-1, 205-pound safety had 114 tackles, intercepted four passes and broke up 15 others for the Class 6A DII state semi­ finalists. Punter: Ben Scott, Sr:., Vandegrift: He averaged 39 yards on 35 punts, including six that landed inside the 10-yard line. HONORABLE MENTION QB.: Kyle Brown, senior, Vista Ridge; Du­ rand Hill, senior, Hays; RJ Martinez, senior, Westwood; Austin Novosad, sophomore, Dripping Springs; Mason Shorb, sopho­ more, Rouse; Matthew Tippie, senior, Wim­ berley; Ace Whitehead, senior, Lampasas; Charles Wright, senior, Austin High RB: Preston Alford, junior, Dripping Springs; Devin Cross, senior, Weiss; Jasiya Demps, senior, Hendrickson; Nate Denney, senior, Georgetown; Da'Qwon Donaldson, senior, LBJ; Jake lloka, sophomore, Pflu­ gerville; Jack Jerome, senior, Lampasas; Zane Minors, senior, Westlake; EJ Moore, Junior, Rouse; Grey Nakfoor, senior, West­ lake; Che Nwabuko,junior, Manor; Elijah Oakmon, Junior, Pflugerville; Colin Page, junior, Anderson; Logan Parsons, junior, Lago Vista; Trey Seward, senior, Liberty Hill; Ryan Sheppard, junior, Vandegrift; D.J. Taylor, senior, La Grange WR: Gunnar Abseck, senior, Cedar Park; Jason Gaines, senior, Bowie; Jaden Greath­ ouse, sophomore, Westlake; Jade Hestera, senior, Cedar Park; Robbie Jeng, senior, Westwood; Trent Leary, junior, Del Valle; Michael Murray, senior, Lampasas; Troy Oliver, junior, Rouse OL: Matthew Gilbey, junior, St. Michael's; Jack Gullett, senior, vandegrift; Curtis Johnson, senior, LBJ; Aiden Kinnaird, sen­ ior, Westlake; Joseph Mueller, senior, La Grange; Bryce Poling, senior, Thrall; Trey Webb, junior, Hays PK: Charlie Barnett, junior, Westlake; Will Stone, junior, Regents DL: Hayden Bray, senior, Westlake; Tucker Harrison,junior, Vandegrift; Aiden Hunt, senior, Hays; Aidan Keith, Hendrickson; Stryker Leschber, junior, Thorndale; Jake Morrison; senior, Regents; Murray Rob­ inson, Junior, Cedar Park; Austin Spille, senior, Lake Travis; Braylon Sugg, senior, Hutto; Ricky Sweeney, senior, Vandegrift LB: Weston Benson, jwnior, Regents; Zane Bolding., senior, Hutto; Aaron Brewer, ju­ nior, Liberty Hill; Brody Bujnoch, sopho­ more, Hutto; Dylan CLlff, senior, Rouse; KJ Duncan, senior, McNeil; Josh Hagen, sen­ ior, Rouse; Brett Hartgrove, senior, Cedar Ridge; Tyson Hatnot, senior, Hays; Bryce Jackson, junior, Lago Vista; Hayden Kyl­ berg, junior, Thorndale; Jake Lopez, senior, Hays; Jake Robertson, senior, Vista Ridge DB: Davontae Bickham, senior, LBJ; Blake Burton, senior, Cedar Park; Ty DIiion, sen­ ior, Round Rock; Sr'Raylin Gilliam, junior, Del Valle; Chris Hodge, Junior, Smithville; Shel Hudson, junior, Dripping Springs; Jai Maxwell, senior, LBJ; Carson otworth, senior, Round Rock P: Robbie Jeng, senior, Westwood Rick Cantu and Thomas Jones HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

Corner kicks In Class 6A, Lake Travis completed an undefeated run in District 26-6A and wrapped up the district title with a 5-0 win over Akins on Monday. Alex Bethke scored twice and Tre Wright, Emilio Millan and Gabe McNabb all found the net as Drew Snodgrass recorded the shutout in goal. The Cavs end the reg­ ular season as the No. 1 team in Max­ preps' Class 6A rankings.... No. 14 Bow­ ie clinched second place in 26-6A with four consecutive wins to end the sea­ lake Travis' Bernardo Vargas, right, son. Ayman Yazback, Nico Colegrove chest-traps the ball against and Shabad Benipal all scored in a 3-2 Westlake's Eddie Scott in a match win over San Marcos in the regular­ earlier this month. JOHN GUTIERREZ FOR season finale.... Westlake, which fin­ AMERICAN-STATESMAN ished third in 26-6A, has played just once since a 1-1 draw with l ake Travis on March 12. The Chaps beat Akins 3-0 Fab Fives on Monday.... Del Valle finished fourth in 26-6A under first-year coach Eric Class 6A Fisher and topped Cedar Creek -Fish­ 1. Lake Travis 18-0-4 er's former team - in a playoffwarmup match Monday, 4-1. ... Westwood won 2. Westwood 16-2-3 25-6A and finished the regular season 3. Vandegr,ift 16-3-1 as No. 17 in the state polls.... Vande­ grift and Vista Ridge t ied for second in 4. Bowie 13-4-4 25-6A, but No. 8 Vandegrift will enter 5. Vista Ridge 14- 5-1 the playoffs as the second seed after holding the tiebreaker edge. Vista Class SA Ridge's Alex Santos, the leading scorer 1. Dripping Springs 20-0-3 in 25-6A, set a new school record for the No. 23 Rangers with 33 goals this 2. Leander 15-3-2 season. ... Stony Point finished fourth in 3. East View 14-3-3 25-6A and warmed up for the playoffs with a 4-1 win over District 17- 5A cham­ 4. Hendrickson 13-6-1 pion Anderson earlier this week. Gar­ 5. Anderson 13-2-2 rett El Deir had a hat trick against the Trojans, and Alan Rivera ended the Class 4A and others regular season with 22 goals and 14 1. IDEA Montopolis 11-4- 2 assists. In Class SA, Anderson won 17- 5A with­ 2. Taylor 16-2-1 out a loss in district play while North­ 3. St. Michael's 13-3- 2 east edged Mccallum for second. Sen­ ior captain Areli Garcia ended an im­ 4. Eastside Memorial 11-6-2 pressive regular-season campaign for 5. Wimberley 13-6- 2 the Raiders with 12 goals and two as­ sists. ... Lockhart finished fourth in 17- 5A. ... Surging Hendrickson, which Player of the week won 18-5A, enters the playoffs on a seven-match winning streak in which Ethan Roberts, senior, Drippi119 the No. 23 Hawks outscored opponents Springs: The midfielder had four goals 27-4 .... Manuel Jaramillo finished the and five assists in a pair of district regular season with a school-record _20 wins last week, which secured the goals as well as seven assists for Weiss, Tigers their second consecutive per­ which finished second in 18-5A.... Pflu­ fect record in district play. gerville finished third in 18-5A behind a Playoff schedule tremendous regular season from senior goalie Julian Sandoval, who had 85 Class 6A saves in 20 matches.... Cedar Creek Stony Point at lake Travis, Thursday, 6 finished fourth in 18- SA.... No. 7 Lean­ p.m. der and No. 10 East View ended the Bowie vs. Vista Ridge, Thursday, 7 regular season as co-champions in p.m., Gupton Stadium 25-SA, with Leander earning the top Del Valle at Westwood, Thursday, 7:30 playoff seed because of the district's p.m. t iebreaker . ... Cedar Park finished third Vandegrift at Westlake, Friday, 8 p.m. in 25- SA and features a balanced attack Class SA and a red-hot keeper in Kameryn Roeh­ Pflugerville vs. Northeast, Thursday, 6 rig, who had six shutouts in district play p.m., House Park and allowed just 10 goals in 14 district Cedar Park at New Braunfels Canyon, matches. ... No. 21 Rouse finished Thursday, 6 p.m. fourth in 25-SA.... In 26-SA, No. 2 Drip ­ Hendrickson at Lockhart, Thursday, 7 ping Springs completed its second p.m. consecutive undefeated regular season East View vs. Alamo Heights, Thurs­ with wins over Kerrville Tivy and Seguin day, 7 p.m., Canyon Lake HS during spring break. Ethan Roberts had McCallum vs. Weiss, Friday, 7 p.m., four goals and five assists in those two House Park matches. Rouse at Dripping Springs, Friday, In Class 4A and private schools, No. 14 7:30p.m. IDEA Mont opolis and coach Johnathan Anderson at Cedar Creek, Friday, 7:30 Vera earned a co-championship with p.m. No. 7 Taylor as well as the top playoff Leander vs. Boerne Champion, Friday, seed in the rugged 25-4A. ... Austin 8 p.m., Wimberley HS Achieve finished third in 25-4A while Class 4A No. 25 Eastside Memorial finished Taylor vs. Wimberley, TBA fourth.... Wimberley finished third in Austin Achieve vs. Fredericksburg, 26-4A.... Giddings won 19-4A, la TBA Grange finished second, and Smithville Eastside Memorial vs. Boerne, TBA placed third.... Lampasas finished sec- IDEA Montopolis vs. Canyon Lake, TBA ond in 18-4A . ... In its TAPPS private Sealy vs. Smithville, TBA school poll, MaxPreps ranks St. Mi­ Waco La Vega vs. Jarrell, TBA chael's No. 12, Regents No. 15, St. Do­ La Grange vs. Bellville, TBA minic Savio No. 18 and San Marcos Giddings vs. Columbus, TBA Academy No. 21. 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THE WEEK IN REVIEW Team of the Week: Lake Travis The Cavs (16-2-2, 2-0 District 26-6A), ranked No. 1 in Class 6A by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Associa­ tion, swept a very good San Marcos team, 8-4 and 3-0, t o start what should be an interesting District 26-6A race. Ethan Roark. earned the win in both games, throwing a no-hit shutout with nine strikeouts in the second game while coming on in relief and throwing a scoreless 1 1/3 Innings In the 8-4 win. Logan Baker had an RBI triple and both Dylan Schlotterback and Dawson French produced run-scoring hits in the 3-0 win. In the 8-4 win, Schlotterback went 2-for-4 with a doubl e and two RBIs, OJ Gonzales batted 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs, Pierce George smacked an RBI double and Cole Johnson was a perfect 3-for-3. Honorable mention: Bowie Bowie (13-2-1, 2-0) continued Its im­ pressive start to the season with a sweep of a stout Austin High team, 3-1 and 6-3. The Bulldogs' pitching was on

See DISTRICT, Page SA ,0 ( I ~ Ethan Roark, a seni:or pitcher for Lake Travis, earned both wins as the Cavs swept a good San Marcos team. He threw a no-hitter in a 3-0 win, fanning nine Rattlers, while tossing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in an 8-4 win. JOHN GUTIERREZ FOR AM ERICAN-STATESMAN Travis two RBIs, Cole May and Major Ritchie three RBIs in the 20-4 win. District Roark, a senior pitcher, earned both wins both had a two-run hit, and Blake Pe­ THE WEEK IN PREVIEW as the Cavs swept a good San Marcos terson and Ethan Wilfong each had two Series of the week: Lake Travis vs. Hays Continued from Page 6A team. He threw a no- hitter in a 3-0 win, hits and scored two runs. During the 8-2 Two of the four teams that started 2-0 fanning nine Rattlers, while tossing 1 1/3 win, Chance Covert threw six Innings, meet In this series. If someone sweeps, It point as Johnathan Eastin fanned eight innings of scoreless relieve in an 8-4 win. yielding only two hits and one earned run will ta'ke a big early step in the district­ and scattered three hits in six innings of Honorable mention: Tyler Cooper, Hays to pick up the victory. Davis smacked a title race and towards a playoff spot. A work in the 3-1 win, while Ryan Corbett Cooper threw a no- hitter with 14 strike­ two-run double, Nathan Duvall went 3- split leaves both teams in relatively good closed out the game with a scoreless outs to lead the Rebels to an 11-0 five­ for-4 with two runs scored, and both shape, but ifa team has district champi­ seventh to earn the save. Ben Merriman inning win over Akins. Ritchie and Wilfong had doubles to high­ onship aspirations, it'd likely be best and Thanio Bright had triples, and Travis The rest of the district light other notable performances for the served sweeping here with tough series' Starkey went 2-for-3 to highlight the Westlake (14-3-1, 2-0) posted a sweep of Chaps.... Hays (11-6, 2-0) swept Akins, looming. offense. During the second game, Patrick Del Valle, 11-1 and 8-2, to continue a solid 11-0 and 20-4, to start offdistrict play on Other games Collopy and Johnathan Gonzales com­ start to the season. Braden Davis went the right foot. Grayson Winter batted Tuesday: Lake Travis at Hays; Akins at bined for nine strikeouts while Johnathan the distance on the mound for the Chaps 5-for-6 in the series with a grand slam, Austin High; Bowie at Del Valle; Westlake Estrada recorded the final two outs for in the first game, striking out six and two doubles, eight RBIs and three runs at San Marcos the save. Merriman and Brody Miller both allowing no earned runs whlle helping scored. Alex Montiel drove In five runs In Friday: Hays at Lake Travis; Austin High at had two RBIs to pace the Bulldog bats. himself at the plate with an RBI single. the 11-0 win, with Chance Baker going Akins; Del Valle at Bowie; San Marcos at Player of the week: Ethan Roark, Lake Jake Frickenschmidt finished 2-for-3 with 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles and Westlake Lake Travis boys soccer completes undefeated run in 26-6A

Colby Gordon Player of the week: Donovan McCar­ Joe Dlpple and Mathew Devaney all Special to Austin Amertcan-Statesman thy, Bowle finding the net once. McCarthy, Shabad USA TODAY NETWORK McCarthy, a senior, scored five goals in Benipal and Blake Mendoza scored three games to help the Bulldogs to against the Maroons as Landon Crawley THE WEEK IN REVIEW three wins last week. recorded the shutout in goal. Against Team of the Week: Lake Travis The rest of the district Hays, McCa rthy had another two goals, The Cavs (19-0-4, 11 -0-3 District 26-6A) Bowie (14-4-4, 9-2-3) wrapped up the Brandon Peterson scored twice and Alex Bethke, left, of Lake Travis heads completed an undefeated run in district regular season with wins over Akins 7-1, both Yazback and Keegan Hardy found the ball during a win over Westlake play and wrapped up the district title Austin High 3-0, and Hays 6-0 last the net while Crawley had another clean earlier this month. Bethke and the with a 5-0 win over Akins Monday. Alex week, then defeated San Marcos 3-2 sheet. Cavs completed an undefeated run Bethke scored twice and Tre Wright, Monday to take second place in the THE WEEK IN PREVIEW through District 26-6A against Akins Emilio Millan and Gabe McNabb all district. In the win over the Eagles, Monday and will face Stony Point in found the net as Drew Snodgrass re­ Donovan McCarthy and Lucas Pedrozo the playoff opener Thursday. JOHN corded the shutout in goal. had two goals, with Ayman Yazback, See SOCCER, Page 7A GUTIERREZ FOR AM E.RICAN-STATESMAN are as follows: Soccer Lake Travis (No. 1 seed) vs. Stony Point (4) Thursday at 6 p.m. at Lake Travis Continued from Page 6A Bowie (2) vs. Vista Ridge (3) Thursday at 7 p.m. at Gupton Stadium Playoffs Westlake (3) vs. Vandegrift (2) Friday at 8 Lake Travis, Bowie, Westlake and Del p.m. at Westlake Valle are the district's playoff teams, Del Valle (4) vs. Westwood (1) Thursday seeded in that order. The bidistrict at 7:30 p.m. at Westwood playoff matchups with District 25-6A FACES OFF THE FIELD: JAKE RIEZEBEEK, JUNIOR TENNIS PLAYER, WESTLAKE

How did you get started playing pandemic, I think it would be very tennis? interesting to talk to him about this I started playing tennis when I was pandemic and his thoughts on what 9 years old. One of my best friends we need to do to be prepared for played tennis, and we began play­ future pandemics and global health ing for fun on the sport court in his crises. backyard. I immediately liked play­ Tell me something about you that ing, and just a few months later I most people don't know. began training at the Austin Tennis I was born in London. I moved from Academy, where he trained, and Jake Riezebeek, returning the ball London to Austin when I was 5 the rest was history. against Westwood in the Class 6A months old. What has been your favorite tennis regionals in November, said Do you have plans after you gradu­ memory at Westlake? beating Lake Travis 10-9 during ate? When we beat Lake Travis my fresh­ his freshman year is his favorite As a junior, I'm still in the process of man year to win the d istrict cham­ memory at West.lake. JOHN figuring that out. My goal is to pionship. We had just lost to them GUTIERREZ FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN continue playing in college, but my 9-10 during the regular season, and main priority right now is finding we were able to come back and win the college that is the best for me this one 10-9.. The atmosphere at not only the largest tennis stadium that will prepare me for the future. that match was amazing. in the world, but also has the most What has been your favorite vaca• How much of tennis is the mental energetic environment in all of tion? game? professional tennis. Playing in front It was when my family and I went to I personally think a lot oftennis is of the New York crowd would be Maui for spring break when I was in mental, definitely more than most amazing. fifth grade. What made it so memo­ people realize. You get to a point If you could have dinner with four rable was notjust the vast amount where lots of people have the abil­ people in the history of the world, of activities we were able to do ity. It'sjust dependent on whether who would they be? there, like snorkeling and whale or not they believe in their ability to I'll choose Roger Federer, Barack watching, but also how beautiful execute the shots they work on. Obama, Bill Gates and Billie Jean and peaceful the island was, from What is the hardest shot for you to King its volcano to its amazing sunsets. make? Why Bill Gates? Do you have any prematch rituals? I would say the hardest shot is the Because of his generosity and mo­ I t hink the most important thing is tweener. Although it's definitely tivation to make the world a better to go through a dynamic warmup to more of a trick shot, it can be really place. Not only is he an entrepre­ warm up my muscles. I then like to useful if your opponent hits a good neur and the co-founder of Micro­ hit with other players in order to lob and you have no choice but to soft, but he has also become a warm up all my shots, especially my hit it. leading philanthropist for our ground strokes and serve. Lastly, I Ifyou could play on any court in world , specifically in global health, like to relax, talk to other players the world, where would it be? education and poverty. Considering and listen to music before I go on I would choose Arthur Ashe Stadi­ we've now passed one year since court. um at the U.S. Open because it's the beginning ofthe COVID-19 Rick Cantu PRESENTED BY THOMAS J HENRY

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Around the diamond Spring break provided an off period for most local teams but those that played managed multiple games. In District 25-6A, Round Rock sophomore Maddy Azua pitched a 5-1 win over Stony Point and drove in three runs with two hits, including a home run. Azua struck out 11 while scattering five hits. Round Rock shortstop Kim Yepez homered in the four-run fourth inning for the Dragons and had two hits with two RBIs. Cedar Ridge beatWestwood 7-6 and McNeil 14-2. Hailey Hall pitched the Leander's Baylea Brandon, slapping a Raider win over Westwood while the hit versus Hendrickson last season, Raiders used multiple pitchers in the had nine hits, averaging .750 as the win over McNeil. Caylee Driskill and top-ranked Lions won three Hall both doubled against McNeil while consecutive games last week. Lily Moron and Driskill each homered in HENRY HUEY FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN the Westwood win. Vista Ridge beat Hutto 6-0 as Mikala Ham hurled the complete-game shutout and fanned 11 Fab Fives in six innings. Vandegrift broke a 1-1 t ie after six in­ Clan6A nings with three runs in the seventh to 1. Bowie 13-5 beat Westwood 4-1. In 26-6A play, Bowie won twice beating 2. Round Rock 7-2 Westlake 14-4 and Akins 15-7 as Emma 3. Vandegrift 8- 2 Solis pitched both victories. In the win over Westlake, Solis hurled four innings 4. Cedar Ridge 7-2 with seven strikeouts and no hits with 5. Hays9-4 no earned runs while Abbey Smith had three hits with two stolen bases and Class SA drove in three runs. In the win over 1. leander 20- 0 Akins, Addison Lusk had two home runs and five RB Is. Taylor Haywood had 2. East View 17- 2 three hits and a home run while Anya 3. Dripping Springs 11- 5- 1 German had two hits and three RBIs for the first-place Bulldogs. 4. Georgetown 10- 2- 1 Jordan Cox pitched a seven-strikeout, 5. Pflugerville 7- 2 five- inning one-hitter as Dripping Springs improved to 6-0 in 26-5A with a Class 4A and others 13-0 win over Seguin. Linan Scott, Tay­ 1. Llano 19-0 lor A.nderson, Erika Kanetzky, Ha­ dleigh Needham and Cox each had two 2. Smithville 15-1 hits. Cox is 9-1 in the circle for the Ti­ 3. la Grange 13-4 gers with a 1.11 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched. 4. Jarrell 9-4- 1 Red hot Pflugerville is 7-2 overall, 6-0 in 5. Granger 9-5-2 district and state-ranked. The Panthers blanked Hendrickson 7-0 in 18-5A play with Delilah Robles pitching a complete Springs is up to No. 11 while George­ game two- hitter and striking out 13. town is No. 15. Pflugerville has its Elia Palomo had two hits, including a highest ranking in two decades at No. home run, and drove in a pair of runs 16. while Mckenna Ross added two hits In Class 2A Granger, a state semi­ and two RBIs. The Panthers also beat finalist three years ago, checks in at Cedar Creek 12-1 as Paige Fulgham had No. 20 while Thorndale, who is 4-0 in two hits, scored three runs with two district play, is No. 22. Llano is No. 3 in stolen bases and Palomo added two Class 3A while Smithville is No. 3 in 4A hits including another home run while with La Grange No. 18. In Class 6A, driving in four. Robles pitched the five­ Bowie is the highest ranked local t eam inning complete game, allowing two at No. 13. Cedar Ridge (19}, Round hits while fanning nine. Rock (21} and Vandegrift (23} round Leander is 20-0 on the season after out Central Texas teams. beating Liberty Hill 9-6 and East View Player of the week 6-5 in 25-5A play. In both cases, late rallies threatened the Lions' lofty rec­ Baylea Brandon, senior, Leander: The ord. Liberty Hill scored four runs in the LSU committed recruit had nine hits, top of the seventh to close the final averaging .750 as the top-ranked score. East View scored twice in the top Lions w on three consecutive games of the seventh to t ie that game with the last week. Brandon had three hits in Lions winning in the home half ofthe each game. In the Lions' 6-5 win over seventh inning. Against Liberty Hill, district rival [ ast View on Friday, she Isabella Ruff and Lauren Tetreault had smacked a home run and a double three hits each while Tetreault struck with t hree RBIs. out eight in earning the victory. Team of the week East View kept pace and improved to 17-2 by beating Cedar Park 2-0 as Gab• Llano: The Yellow Jackets won by Cabrera and Makayla Westley had Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to two hits each and senior pitcher Be­ improve to 19- 0 on the season. thany Garrett pitched a four-hit, 10- Ranked third in the state, Llano de­ strikeout shutout to lead the Patriots to feated Cameron Yoe 8- 1, San Angelo the victory. Lake View 8-0 and won a wild 8-7 Llano survived a four-run seventh in­ game over Lampasas as Kylee Brown ning by Lampasas to beat the Badgers had two hits and two RB Is. Llano led 8 -7 as Gwyn Burnett, Paige Bauer, 8-3 before the visiting Badgers scored Kylee Brown and Kamryn Wensel had four t imes and had the tying run on two hits each for the victorious Yellow base when the game ended a busy Jackets. Smithville improved to 15-1 on week for the unbeaten Yellow Jackets. the season by beating LBJ 1-0 to open Games to watch 20-4A play. La Grange improved to 13-4 by beating Cuero 7-5 for its fifth win in Tuesday six games. Bastrop at Pflugerville, 7 p.m. State Polls: Leander remains at the top Bowie at Lake Travis, 7 p.m. of Class SA as five Central Texas fast View at Liberty Hill, 7 p.m. schools made the top 25 in the Texas Round Rock at Vista Ridge, 7 p.m. Girls Coaches Association state poll. Westwood at Cedar Ridge, 7 p.m. East View fell from third to seventh with Butch Hart, American-Statesman their one-run loss to the Lions. Dripping correspondent HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

Corner kicks There were a few make-up matches over spring break, but the postseason is set, and the action gets underway Thursday. In matches that completed regular season play, Vandegrift beat Hutto 5-0 as Kaya Pehrson scored two goals and the t hreesome of Maru Lasala, Michelle Davidson and Laren Gradt netted a goal each. To close out district play the Vipers blanked dis­ trict rival Vista Ridge 10-0as Lily Spencer, Ellise Putnam, Pehrson and Lasala all scored two goals apiece with Dripping Springs' Sofia Picucci, Cameron Patton and Aspen Crowl heading upfield during the 2019 each notching a goal. playoffs, became the Tigers' career Pflugerville beat school district and leader in assists last week with number nearby rival Connally 8-0 to win the 57 in a game vs . Lehman. outright District 18-SA title with a JOHN GUTIERREZ FOR AM ERICAN-STATESMAN 11-0-2 record. Kyndahl Britton, lsa­ ~lla Alamo and Jasmine Acuna each scored twice for the Pantherswhile Isela Ramirez and Nicole Franco re­ Fab Fives corded a goal apiece. In another dis­ Class 6A trict makeup contest, Hendrickson shut out Elgin 6-0 and Bastrop 1. Lake Travis 18-2-1 blanked Manor 3-0 while Hendrickson 2. Round Rock 16- 1- 1 beat Connally 5-1. Heading into the playoffs, district 3. Westwood 12-3- 3 champions Round Rock, lake Travis, 4. Westlake 14- 2- 1 Dripping Springs, Mccallum, Pfluger­ ville, Liberty Hill, Gateway Prep and 5. Vandegrift 14-3-2 Giddings are all slated for contests Class SA beginning Thursday with the bidistrict round expected to be completed Sat­ 1. Dripping Springs 18- 1- 1 urday. The girls state championship 2. Liberty Hill 19-3- 2 matches will be played on April 16 at the Georgetown ISO Sports Complex. 3. Pflugerville 16-2- 2 The crossover of local SA and GA dis­ 4. McCallum 14-0-1 tricts makes for some keenly compet­ itive opening round bidistrict contests 5. Georgetown 17-3-3 as Westlake hosts Westwood on Fri­ Class 4A and Others day at 6 p.m. in a match of state­ ranked foes. McNeil hosts Lake Travis 1. Giddings 24- 0 on Thursday. Cedar Park is at Alamo 2. Gateway College Prep 16-2-2 Heights while t here is a Friday night doubleheader at The Pfield as Hen­ 3. Wimberley 20-6-1 d rickson plays Ann Richards at 5 p.m. 4. La Grange 13-5-1 followed by Anderson against Weiss at 7p.m . 5. Taylor 12- 5 Austin High visits Dragon Stadium on Friday at 6 p.m. to face state power Round Rock while unbeaten McCallum who had 56. Picucci has 95 career goals faces Bastrop at Nelson Field at 7 p.m. with 18 this season. Of note, three-year Burger Center is the site for Vande­ captain Avery Davis and senior captain grift against Bowie at 6 p.m. while Rylie Flores are also four-year starters. Georgetown and Boerne Champion Davis and Flores are both top notch play at Wimberley at 6 p.m. defenders who lead a Tiger back line In other local contests, LASA plays that only allows two shots on goal per Pf lugerville on the Panthers campus at game. Kuempel Stadium at 7 p.m. w hile Drip­ Team of the week ping Springs hosts Rouse at 5:30 p.m. and Wimberley plays IDEA Academy at Giddings: From the first whistle to final Kyle Stad ium at 6 p.m. Giddings starts horn, Marc Cox's Giddings squad was playoffs Saturday against Columbus at incredible. The Class 4A Buffs were Smithville in an 11 a.m. kickoff. ranked No. 1 in the state from preseason State Polls: Some upsets in the final through the completion of district fin­ weeks caused some movement in the ishing 24-0 while outscoring opponents final regular-season polls that were 168-2. Giddings has not allowed a goal delayed due to make-up games since a Jan. 9 11-1 win over Lampasas. played over spring break. In Class 4A Playoff matches to watch Giddings was ranked No. 1 all season' while Gateway Prep finished No. 12. Thursday Both La Grange and Taylor tied for No. Cedar Park at Alamo Heights, 5:30 p.m. 25. In Class SA, local schools were Lake Travis at McNeil, 6:30 p.m. aplenty as Dripping Springs finished Friday at No. 3 with unbeaten Mccallum No. Ann Richards vs. Hendrickson at The 8. Liberty Hill (9), Pflugerville (10) and Pfield, 5 p.m. Georgetown (17) rounded out the Rouse at Dripping Springs, 5;30 p.m. ranked Central Texas schools. The Westwood at Westlake, 6 p.m. Class 6A local teams were shown a lot Austin High at Round Rock, 6 p.m. of respect with Lake Travis finishing Wimberley vs. IDEA Montopolis at Kyle No. 4 and Round Rock No. 6 in the final Stadium, 6 p.m. poll. Westlake (18), Vandegrift (21) Georgetown vs. Boerne Champion at and Westwood (25) completed the Wimberley 6 p.m. area's ranked schools. Bowie vs. Vandegrift at Burger Center, 6 p.m. Player of the week Anderson vs. Weiss at The Pfield, 7 p.m. Sofia Picucci, senior, Drlppl119 Bastrop vs. McCallum at Nelson Field, 7 Spri119s: Picucci has played in every p.m. varsity game in her high school career LASAmy at Pflugerville, 7 p.m. and broke the Dripping Springs assists Saturday record on Friday against Lehman with Giddings vs. Columbus at Smithville, 11 57 career assists. The previous record a.m . was held by 2011 graduate Amy Davis, Butch Hort, American-Statesman corre­ spondent Pressing key to Lake Travis girls playoff run

Colby Gordon Special to Austin American-Statesman USA TODAY NElWORK

When Lake Travis completed its recent 14-0 run through District 26-6A, it was perfect in more ways than one. The cavs didn't yield a goal throughout district play, outscoring their opponents 50-0, using a team­ widedefensivestrategythatprovides thefoundation ofwhattheyhopewill bea long playoff runast he UIL soccer playoffs starttoday across the state. "To do what we did in district is a phenomenal achievement anda credit totheplayers on ourteam," Lake Travis coachTreyYoung said. "I know it sounds cliche, but it was the result ofall 11 ofour players on the field working hard and together at the same time." Three years ago, Young started to implement Li­ verpool manager Jurgen Klopp's "gegenpressing" - which translates from German to "counter pressing" - strategy within the Cavs program. Modifying it for high school players, Young has Lake Travis playing an aggressive pressing style of defense no matter where the opposition has the ball. "Our success on defense reaJly comes from the mentality (Young) has put into us since we were freshmen," Cavs senior striker Jessie Wade said. "When you lose the ball, you immediately go get the ball back. We all work for our teammates, so we try Lake Travis' Brigid McElderry, left, and Westlake's notto let the ball get to our back line." Bella Mendoza compete for the ball during the The philosophy culminated in a district run that schools' District 26-6A game on March 1. The had Lake Travis goalkeeper Peyton Urban facing just Cavaliers didn't allow a goal this season, outscoring 20 shots on goal and 42 overall, in addition to the foes 50-0. JOHN GUTIERREZ FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN team's 14 consecutive shutouts. Overall, the Cavs (18-1-2), who begin postseason play Thursday against McNeil, allowed just nine A few games into district play in early February, goals all season and haven't been scored on since Lake Travis realized it hadn't given up a goal. At that Jan. 22 against Fort Worth Nolan Catholic in a tour­ point, itdecided it would tryto keep thatupthe entire nament. season. "It'sbeenabouta three-year process with this phi­ "It was definitely a focus ofours," cavs senior full­ losophy," said Young, who noted his players will even back Kali Power said. "We knew it would be historic if yell "gegen" to each other on the field. "The girls last wecould pull it off. Itshowed inthelastfew games. We year bought-in to it so much. This year, it's kind of were constantly cheering each other on and wanted to humming along where I don't even need to say much keep that streak." about it as the girls police themselves." Having accomplished an impressive feat in district Lake Travis executes its pressing to where oppo­ play, the Cavs now bring their defensive intensity to nents have to get past multiple layers of defenders, the postseason. After winning a district title a year especially ifthey have the ball in their own half. ago, Lake Travis didn't get a chance inthe playoffs due If the opponent does reach the Cavs' back Line, tothecoronavirus shutting down the sports world. It's theyface a whole new challenge going up against Ur­ somethingthat has theCavs motivated entering today. ban and a collection ofplayers whose main focus is "Each year we have a motto andthis year ours is 'un­ defense. finished business,"' Cavs senior wing Madalyn Wright "Our defensive players are rock-solid," Wade said. said. "Because we didn't get a chance last year, our "Urban is great in theairandontheground. As a unit, motto is to showwhatwe're about this postseason and they're really good and disciplined, and I could sing really make it count. And om defense is a mindset of their praises all day." playing for each other." Hays, Bowie atop 26-6A entering week

Colby Gordon Austin American-Statesman USA TODAY NETWORK THE WEEK IN REVIEW Team ofthe Week: akerrra,is lI'he Cavs (13-8-1, 3-1 District 25-6A) took wins overAustin High, 7-3, and Del Valle, 3-1, to continue a strong start to the year. In the win over the Maroons, Jami Watson went 3-for-4 with a 3-run homer, Emma Craver finished 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and Paige Connors batted 3-for-4 with a double. Connors went the distance on the mound, striking out nine and scattering seven hits. Against the Cardinals, Emma Craver went 2-for-4 with two RBI, Jillian Jackson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, and Connors pitched a one-hitter and fanned 11 while allowing no earned runs. Honorable mention: Bowie; Hays The Bulldogs (13-5, 4-0) stayed atop the district standings with Hays with wins over Westlake, 14-4, and Akins, 15-7. Emma Solis threw four innings of no-hit ball while striking out seven to take the win against the Chaps, while Abbey Smith went 4- for-4 with a triple, three RBIs, a walk, four runs scored and two stolen bases. Alexandra Vick, Addison Lusk, Taylor Haywood and Anya German all drove in two runs. In the victory over Akins, Lusk hit two home runs and drove in five rnns, Taylor Haywood went 3-for-5 with a solo home rnn and double, Smith finished 3-for-3 with a double, walk and two runs scored, German drove in four rnns and Cassidy McLean, Jada Scott, Vick and Solis all had doubles. The Rebels (14-4, 4-0) defeated San Marcos, 11-2, and Westlake, 4-0, to stay tied with Bowie in first place in the distlict standings. Julissa Vasquez went 2-for-3 with a double and five RBIs, Katie Noble finished 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, Megan Kelnar batted 3-for-5 with two doubles, Emily Palacio had three hits., and both Marina Armendariz and Emma Morales recorded two hits to lead the offense against the Rattlers. In the win over the Chaps, Noble threw a three-hit shutout with nine strikeouts and smacked a three-run homer. Palacio added a sole home rnn, and Mia Liscano had two hits in other notable stats for Hays. Player ofthe week: Abbey Smith, Bowie Smith, a senior who is headed to play at Auburn next year, was a perfect 7-for-7 at the plate with a tliple, double, three RBIs, two walks, six rnns scored and two stolen bases to help the Bulldogs to wins over Hays and Westlake. Honorable mention: Katie Noble, Hays Noble picked up two wins on the mound, including a three-hit shutout of Westlake where she had nine strikeouts, and went 4-for-7 with a home run, double and four RBIs to help the Rebels take two wins. The rest ofthe district Austin High (9-7, 2-2) topped San Marcos, 9-7, for its second district win as Heaven Medina had two home runs and four RBIs, Abrianna Coy had a two-run home run and Lexie Aleman finished 4-for-4 with two doubles. Coy fanned eight in 6 1/ 3 innings ofwork on the mound and earned the win. Medina and Jayda LaFluer both had solo home runs in the loss to Lake ra,is. ... Akins (5-4-1, 1-3) edged Del Valle, 7-6, as Delanie Loya went 3-for-3 with a triple, double and three RBIs. Sierra Castillo went 2-for-4 with a triple, and both Alana Duran and Maria Coleman drove in runs. In the loss to Bowie, Chase Cotter went 3- for-4 with a home run, two doubles and two RBIs, Loya smacked a two­ run homer and Sylvia Lona finished 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs . ... Jackie Lopez and Yliana Ayala drove in two runs apiece to lead the Cardinals (1-10, 0-4) in the loss to Akins. THE WEEK IN PREVIEW Games ofthe week: Austin High at Westlake (Friday) Some good teams are going to be left out of the playoffs when all is said and done in this district. It's too early to say there are must-win games, but it would be better for the postseason hopes of both the Maroons and Chaps if they won this matchup. Schedule Tuesday: Bowie at Lake Tra,is; Westlake at Akins; San Marcos at Del Valle; Hays vs. Austin High Friday: San Marcos at Bowie; Lake ra\-i s atAkins; Austin High at Westlake; Hays at Del Valle Round Rock girls head charge into playoffs Butch Hart Austin American-Statesman Correspondent USA TODAY NETWORK

Three teams from the Round Rock school district are heading into the girls soccer state playoffs this week, headed by District 25-6A champion Round Rock. The Dragons will be joined by third­ place Westwood and fourth-place McNeil. The Warriors are making their llth consecutive playoff appearance under coach Malcolm Framjee, while McNeil has qualified for the second consecutive season behind second­ year coach Mark Hinshaw, who led the team to its first playoff berth in a dec­ ade a year ago. The three Round Rock schools are joined by second-place Vandegrift, which lost twice to Round Tock and had a loss and a tie in two meetings with Westwood. Coached by Chad Al­ drich, the Dragons beat the Warriors and Mavericks twice while Westwood and McNeil split their two district meetings.

See PLAYOFFS, Page 9A Colleen Wyrick of Westwood, left, and Kara Harris of Round Rock chase down the ball in a District 25-GA match March 2 at Round Rock High School. Round Roelle won the match 2-1 and enters the playoffs as the district champion. 1-iENRY HUEY FOR AMERICAN-STATESMAN ing District 26-6A champion Lake Tra­ Playoffs vis Thursday night at 6 p.m. On Friday, Round Rock hosts Austin High at 6 p.m. Continued from Page SA at Dragon Stadium while Westwood plays Westlake at Chaparral Stadium at In District 25-6A final standings, 6 p.m. Vandegrift. faces Bowie at Burger Round Rock (16-1-1 overall) finished 13- Stadium Friday at 6 p.m. 0-1 while outscoring opponents 59-3 in In the final Statesman polls, Round district play and 65-6 on theseason. The Rock finished second behind Lake Tra­ Dragons' lone loss was to No. 1and un­ vis, while Westwood was third. West­ beaten Prosper. The rest of the stand­ lake finished fourth, while Vandegrift ings included Vandegrift (14-3-2, 10-2-2 ranked fifth. District 25-6A), Westwood (12-3-3, 8- The most recent Class 6A state poll 3-1), McNeil (ll-7-2, 7-5-2), Vista Ridge conducted by the Texas Girls Coaches (4-12-5, 2-8-5), Stony Point (8-13, 4-10), Association included No. 4 Lake Travis, Cedar Ridge (5-9-3, 2-8-3) and Hutto (6- No. 6 Round Rock, No.18 Westlake, No. 13-2, 2-12). 21 Vandegrift and No. 25 Westwood. First-round playoff action gets un­ McNeil received honorable mention. derway this weekend with McNeil host- _ public notice

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Sarah Asch than $39,000 from the Lakeway Civic structure originally stood, according houses several offices and will soon Austin American-Statesman Corporation to help fund a fuller resto­ to thecity's website. The Lakeway Civ­ add another 7,000 square feet, includ­ USA TODAY NETWORK ration in the near future. ic Corporation also assisted infunding ing a 1,000 square foot unit where the The $17,304 will go toward immedi­ the relocation of the cabin. The cabin drive through will be located. The Lakeway City Council voted to ate repairs, including preventing leaks is now the responsibility ofthe Cityof Tommy Reagan, the president of approve $17,304 to pay for repairs at around the doors and window to pre­ Lakeway. Bee Creek Stables LP, the company the historic Liebelt Cabin. vent further weather damage. The council also approved a permit that owns the land, said his goal is to The cabin is a Civil War era, one­ The cabin, which used to be called for a drive through at The Paddocks at rent the space to a coffee shop so and-a-half story log home built from the Wunneburger cabin, was relocated Bee Creek, which is located next to neighbors and those who work in the cedar wood. in November 20ll to its current loca­ Lake Travis Middle School. Building complex have access to food and The council also voted to allow city tion just north of City Hall after a de­ and Development Services Director staff to apply for a grant of no more veloper bought the land on which the Erin Carr said that this site already See CABIN, Page 2A Fi :-0 -, HnTophn ~ Pfflffl~ Orts L-

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The Lakeway City Council saw a presentation at Monday's meeting about a development at Flint Rock Road but decided to delay a vote until the April 19 meeting. Members ofthe council asked the developer to address concerns about traffic, pedestrian access and par,king. CITY OF LAKEWAY othersideofFlint Rock Road. Council Cabin Member Gretchen Vance said she wants to ensure that pedestrians Continued from Page 1A have a safe way to cross between the two sides of the development. drinks onsite. Several community members The council also discussed a possi­ caJled into the meeting to express ble zoning change for a development concerns about traffic and the densi­ on Flint Rock Road but decided to de­ ty ofthe development. Council mem­ lay a vote until the April 19 meeting. bers also worried that the commer­ The development is plannedto include cial side of the development would 126 single family residential homes not have enough parking. and a commercial area with trails, City Manager Julie Oakley said parking and commercial building that the company will have to follow space. thecity's code ofordinances and pro­ Staff from the development firm vide enough parking depending on Legacy DCS, the agent for the land­ how the commercial side ofthe prop­ owner Cherry Knoll, LLC, gave a pres­ erty is ultimately used. entation to the council that highlight­ The city commissioned a traffic ed the green space onsite and the in­ study from the engineering company tended timing for the construction. Huitt-Zollars that will focus on the The current plan has 74 fewer homes current traffic patterns on Flint Rock than what was alJowed in the settle­ Road and explore the development's ment agreementbetween Cherry Knoll potential impact on traffic. This and the city that was reached last study should be fin ished in the next Apri.1. few weeks, Oakley said. Home sizes in this development will Cox also asked the company to be on par with surrounding neighbor­ consider constmcting the commer­ hoods and price per square foot will be cial phase earlier in the project than similar as well, with home prices ex­ is currently planned to ensure that pected to range from $450,000 to the part of the development that $675,000. benefits thepubliciscompleted early The council asked Legacy DCS to re­ in case the development faces issues turn in April and address questions later on. that the council and members of the More details on the timeline ofthe public had about parking, traffic and project are expected at the April 19 pedestrian access between the resi­ coun cil meeting, according to city dential part of the development and spokesperson Jarrod Wise. the commercial part located on the Texas football shapes up for spring

Mike Craven Linebackers Austin American-Statesman USA TODAY NETWORK The Texas defense is about to learn its third scheme in as many seasons, Texas' first spring football practices moving from Todd Orlando's odd-man under new head coach Steve Sarkisian front to Chris Ash's 4-2-5 defense in also will be the Longhorns' first spring 2020. Ash has been replaced by Wash­ workouts since 2019, as last year's were ington's Pete Kwiatkowski, who utilizes canceled because of the pandemic. both three- and four-man fronts and In many ways, Texas is starting over sometimes even a 2-4-5 with four line­ - there's a new coaching staff, a new of­ backers. Luckily for Kwiatkowski, he in­ fense, quarterback Sam Ehlinger has herits some young, talented linebackers left as has Joseph Ossai and Caden alongside a tandem of returning start­ Sterns. Key parts to the offensive line ers. are also gone. DeMarvion Overshown: He was an As the Longhorns prepare to open r oversized safety from Class 2A Arp in spring workouts on Tuesday, here's a 2018, yet was a four-star prospect and look by position of where the roster the sixth-ranked safety in the country. stands: But it wasn't until his third year that he found a home with the Longhorns - at Quarterbacks linebacker. After starting once in his first 17 games, playing mostly special Texas hired Sarkisian because of his teams, he blossomed as a junior line­ ability to score points. Alabama's for­ backer in 2020. He started every game, mer offensive coordinator will keep call­ earned honorable mention all-confer­ ing plays. He'll need a great relationship ence honors and had 60 tackles and a with his quarterback - whoever it is. team-high seven pass breakups. CaseyThompson:The2018 early en­ Juwan Mitchell: He was Texas' low­ rollee has played second fiddle to Ehlin­ est-rated signee in 2019, but the former ger the last two years but impressed in Texas' Bijan Robinson, a freshman from Arizona, lived up to his five-star hype in junior college player has overachieved the second half ofthe Alamo Bowl after 2020, emerging as the Longhorns' starte:r. Entering the 2021 season, he's the in his first two years. He has 15 career Ehlinger was injured, completing 8 oflO most talented player on the rost e r. RICARDO B. BRAZZIEU /AMERICAN-STATESMAN starts, including all 10 games last season passes for 170 yards and four touch­ when he led the team with 62 tackles. downs. Thompson will still be a sopho­ He and Overshown should start at the more heading into the season. for his redshirt freshman campaign af­ year, Jones is the favor ite to startat right two inside linebacker spots unless one Hudson Card: The four-star passer ter missing 2020 due to a preseason in­ tackle. is moved to the outside to fit the from Lake Travis was anointed as Ehlin­ jury. He's a long, athletic playmaker who Tyler Johnson:Johnson, the eighth­ scheme. ger's eventual replacement as a 2020 was pushing Brennan Eagles for a start­ ranked tackle prospect in the country in Jaylan Ford: Ford started the Alamo recruit, and now he's in a two-man race ing position before the injury. He should 2019, was the highest-rated offensive Bowl as a freshman and played in all 10 with Thompson for the starting job. replace Eagles as the go-to threaton the line prospect to sign with Texas during games, highlighted by a seven-tackle Charles Wright: The freshman has outside. the Herman era. But injuries plagued game against Kansas State. enrolled early and starts out as the third KelvontayDixon:Dixon and Omeire him throughout his first two years. He David Gbenda: The redshirt fresh­ quarterback behind Thompson and were underrated signings in 2020. Dix­ didn't appear in 2020 until he started at man had 19 tackles and an interception Card. He's an accurate passer with a on was regulated to mop-up duty for right guard in the Alamo Bowl. If in nine games last season. He played in strong arm who threw for more than much of his first season. He played. in healthy, he should be the favorite to four games, starting one, in 2019 before 5,000 yards and 53 touchdowns his final three games and made one start, but he start at that spot in 2021. redshirting. two years at Austin High. showed upside in the bowl win with a Junior Angilau: Angilau is a hard­ Also: Cort Jaquess, Jett Bush, Mar­ 73-yard touchdown catch from Thomp- nosed, experienced lineman entering cus Tillman Jr., Jaden Hullaby, Prince Running backs son. It was the longest reception in a his fourth year oncampus. The Utah na­ Dorbah, Terrence Cooks (2021), Morice bowl game by a Texas freshman. tive started 12 games as a red shirt fresh­ Blackwell (2021) Running back looks like a strong Also: Brenden Schooler, Marcus man in 2019. He started all 10 games at point even with the transfer ofKeaontay Washington, Dajon Harrison, Al'vonte left guard in 2020. Cornerbacks Ingram (USC). Sarkisian will need the Woodard, Kai Money, Kennedy Lewis, Also: Denzel Okafor, Tope !made, Lo­ running game early and often as his Jaden Alexis (2021), Casey Cain (2021), gan Parr, Isaiah Hookfin, Rafiti Ghirmai, Texas returns its starting corners passing attack finds its rhythm. Keithron Lee (2021) Jaylen Garth, Hayden Conner (2021), from last season, but the rest of the BijanRobinson: Robinson began liv­ Max Merril (2021) group lacks real college-level experi­ ing up to his five-star hype late in the Tight ends ence. For the Longhorns to reclaim DBU season. The No. 1 back in the 2020 Defensive ends status, the cornerback position must recruiting class played in nine games, Texas' four tight ends combined for improve in the Sarkisian era. starting six. He capped off the season 29 catches last season. Sarkisian and Texas' defensive ends were a D'Shawn Jamison: He began his UT with an offensive MVP performance at his staff must improve the position in strength in 2020 because of the pass career as a wide receiver and returner, the Alamo Bowl, accounting for 220 the 2022 cycle; the Longhorns signed rushing ability of Ossai. But with his de­ but transitioned to defensive back as a yards and multiple touchdowns. Texas two 2021 players who project to play parture, the Longhorns must find play­ sophomore in2019, starting nine games went 5-lin his six starts and he became tight end - Gunnar Helm, a three-star ers on the roster to get after the passer and finishing with three breakups and the first freshman since Cedric Benson recruit from Utah, and Everman's Juan and set the edge against the run. three interceptions. He raised hisprofile in 2001 to lead the team in all-purpose Davis, who possesses the requisite Moro Ojomo: He played in three as a returner in 2020, earning honorable yards. He enters 2021as the mosttalent­ frame at 6-4 and 217 pounds. games in 2018 before taking a redshirt, mention all-conference honors. He ed player on the roster. Jared Wiley: Wiley was a high school then started against Kansas State and started nine games at comerback, too. Roschon Johnson: The former quar­ quarterback with the perfect body to Texas Tech in 2019, posting 13 tackles Josh Thompson: Texas' 2017 recruit­ terback played in all 10 games, rushing transition to tight end. He's become an and forcing a fumble. He moved into the ing class was written off thanks to its for 418 yards and six touchdowns on 80 excellent edge blocker who has served starting lineup as asophomore, starting No. 25 national ranking, but Thompson carries. He's a leader entering his thfrd as a sixth offensive lineman on running nine games in 2020 and finished the has never waivered, even after the 2019 year on campus. He has taken to run­ plays, which is valuable considering year with 21 tackles, including 2.5 tack­ signings ofJamison, Anthony Cook and ning back naturally, tallying 807 all­ how often the Longhorns should runthe les for loss and two sacks. Jalen Green. Thompson eventually purpose yards in 2019 to become the football in 202L ln 2020, hecaught nine Jacoby Jones: Jones' role is likely to earned the starting job over Cook and ninth true freshman in school history to passes for 166 yards and a touchdown, grow with Ossai gone. He was the top­ Green, finishing 2020 with 28 tackles rush for at least 600. averaging one catch per game. That's ranked defensive end out of the junior and an interception. Jonathon Brooks: The freshman more production than anyother return­ college ranks in 2019. At Texas, he has Anthony Cook: Cook was a recruit­ from Hallettsville won't enroll until this ing tight end. played in 20 games, starting once as a ing victory for Herman in 2018, beating summer. He was a three-star back who Malcolm Epps: Epps startedout as a senior in 2020. He decided to take ad­ out Ohio State to get him, but he hasn't flew under the recruiting radar because wide receiver before moving to tight end vantage ofthe NCAA eligibility rule and carved out a real role after three years. of travel restrictions last year. He for 2020. Despite Ws basketball frame return for 202L He started one game as a freshmanand rushed for more than 3,000 yards and at 6-6, Epps hasn't shown the ability to Marqez Bimage: Bimage optedoutof six as a sophomore but spent his junior 60 touchdowns his senior season. add enough weight and strength to be a the 2020 season but will be counted on season as a backup to Chris Adimora at consistent in-line blocker. The new of­ in 2021 if he returns in shape and ready. the Spur spot. Wide receivers fensive staff needs to find a way to util­ He might be the strongest player in the Also: Kitan Crawford,Jahdae Barron, ize him in the passing game as a tight entire program. He's played in 34games Marques Caldwell, Ishmael Ibraheem Sarkisian's offenses at Alabama util­ end or a flex or even at wide receiver be­ in three seasons. (2021), Jamier Johnson (2021) ized wide receivers to perfection, culmi­ cause Ws frame is a tough matchup for Reese Leitao: The former tight end nating in a 2020 Heisman Trophy for defensive backs. might be Ossai's replacement as the Safeties DeVonta Smith. At Texas, he inherits Brayden Liebrock: The Arizona na­ edge rusher. Last year, as a junior, he highly-recruited talent at the position, tive hasn't cracked the two-deep in his played in eight games as a reserve end. Depth at safety bas taken a real hit but it's a spotthathas lacked consisten- first two seasons. He managed two He had a team-high six tackles in the with Sterns' departure and Xavion Al- cy since Devin Duvernay's departure. catches for n yards in five games in Alamo Bowl win over Colorado. ford's transfer to use. Still, plenty of Jordan Whittington: Whittington 2020. He took a redshirt in 2019. Also: Jordon Thomas (2021), Derrick highly-rated signees are back, including was the No. 2 athlete in the country in Harris Jr. (2021), David Abiara (2021), a five -star safety from the 2018 class. 2019, a five-star recruit from Cuero who Offensive line Barryn Sorrell (2021) Chris Adimora: The California prod­ broke Eric Dickerson's Class 4A record uct played in all 13 games as a freshman with 334 rushing yards in the state Sarkisian brought offensive line Defensive tackles in 2019 but mostly on special teams. He championship game. But injuries cost coach Kyle Flood with him from Ala­ emerged as the starter at Spur in 2020, him his first season. As a redshirt fresh­ bama to help save the trenches. The Texas hasn't played defense at a level starting all IO games at nickel back. He man in 2020, he started in two of the Longhorns simply can't compete for Big required to win important games, but finished with 46 tackles and an inter­ five games he appeared in, catching 21 12 championships on a regular basis un­ that's not because of the defensive line. ception. balls for 206 yards. til Texas becomes a destination for elite The defensive tackle position should be B.J. Foster: The former five-star Joshua Moore: Moore played in the offensive line targets. the strength of the defense in 2021. prospect anchored Texas' 2018 class, first six games his first year before an in­ Jake Majors: The freshman slid into Keondre Coburn: Coburn redshirted helping UT secure an elite group of de­ jury ended his 2018 season early. Off­ the starting center's spot when Derek his first year but was starting as a red­ fensive backs along with Stems, Cook, field trouble forced him to redshirt in Kerstetter was lost to injury late in the shirt freshman in 2019, with 4.5 tackles Jamison and Overshown. But Foster has 2019, but he was Texas' best receiver in season. Majors started the final two for loss andtwo sacks. And he started all dealt with shoulder injuries as a Long­ 2020. He led the team with 30 catches games, including the Alamo Bowl. The 10 games last season as a sophomore, horn, starting in six of13 games in 2018, for 472 yards and nine touchdowns. The running game never looked better than anchoring the line with 25 tackles (4.5 starting eight games in 2019 but then nine scores tied for the seventh-most in it did with Majors in the middle. for loss) and a sack. only twice last season. He has 120 career UT history. Andrej Karie: The freshman was a Alfred Collins: The Austin-area tackles. Jake Smith: Smith and Whittington, member of the same recruiting class as product emerged as a future star late Jerrin Thompson: The freshman both 2019 signees, should be formidable Majors, and it looks like the Longhorns last season as a freshman; he had 18 slid into the starting safety spot for Tex­ as a slot tandem if the pair can stay signed multiple-year starters in both tackles and 1 5 sacks and had a high­ as' final two games last season after healthy and focused. Smith made an players. Karie took over at left tackle af­ light-reel interception in the bowl game. Sterns opted out to begin preparing for immediate impact as a freshman, haul­ ter Samuel Cosmi opted out of the end of T'Vondre Sweat: He immediately the draft. ing in 25 catches for 274 yards and six the season to prepare for the NFL draft. found himself in the rotation at defen­ He looked like a future star in those touchdowns. As a sophomore, he Karie flourished, officially earning his sive tackle as a freshman in 2019, play­ wins over Kansas State and Colorado, missed three games due to injury and first start in the Alamo Bowl. ing all 13 games. Injuries slowed him intercepting a pass against the Wildcats finished with 23 catches for 294 yards Christian Jones: Jones, a sopho­ down as a sophomore in 2020, but he and making six tackles in the Alamo and three touchdowns. more, started 10 games in 2020. He participated in 10 games. Bowl. Troy Omeire: The former four-star spent nine of those 10 at right tackle. Also: Vernon Broughton, Sawyer Go­ Also: Montrell Estell, Tyler Owens, recruit from Houston should be healthy Unless Kerstetter returns for another ram-Welch, Byron Murphy (2021) JD Coffey (2021)