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QASSSA Nm Sbido'WCrttk 53, Fort 8cm HighCo-e, 9 AIKtlo t.itCall1!156. Alilllll O'Odstsldbod<,,_School runso GIOvrs gets Tuning up fortheplay­ Makinghis secondstart past Hays offs, West.. u coacbTodd in place of the injured for districttitle Dodge found no fault with Hudson Ca.rd, Yarnell the play ofseniorquarter­ completed J3of18 passes By Colby Gordon back Kirkland Michaux, for 257 yards. American•Slalesman who has takenthe leadin After Hays took an Correspondent the season-long three­ early 7-0 lead, Yarnell q uarterback race that sparked the Cavaliers on Stony Point lives and also featured fellow senor a 31-0 run. He hit Eaves dies by running the Drew Willoughby and for a 59-yard score to football. sophomore Cade Klubnik. tie the game and fin­ Friday at Dragon Michaux startedthe con­ ished the first half with Stadium, the Tigers' test and completed 20 of a 45-yardstrike to Eaves playoff hopes stayed alive 25 passes for 251 yards, as- ,- ~r,. ,; (8-1,7-oin thanksto a rushing attack three touchdowns and District 25-6A)opened up that produced 379 yards one interception. Junior a31-7lead.Eavesfinished and led them to a 45-28 running back Zane Minors with five catches for 136 winover Westwood. keyed the ground game yardsandadded a 61-yard "Wecame outandsaid, with seven carries for punt return. 'We're going to run the So yards and a 32-yard Weston Stephens football,"' Stony Point touchdown sprint for an also stepped up for the coach Craig Chessher early7-0 lead. Cavaliers, rushing for a said. "(Westwood) was Senior Leo Lowin had career-best 146 yards playing us in a different two interceptions; bis on 19 carries with three coverage and we weren't first-quarter pick led touchdowns. functioning well throw• to Michaux's 22-yard Hays(7-2,5-2)scored ing the football. I'm real touchdown pass to senior a pair of touchdowns proud of ouroffense and Jackson Coker. - aided by an onside our defense was (great)." Whatgave Dodge pause kick - to close within Stony Point (7-2, 5-2 and reason for concern 31-20 in the third quar­ District 13-6A), which were his team's six pen­ ter. Xavier Green, who entered the game coming alties for So yards in the rushed for 126 yards and offa somewhat surprising first half. Included were two scores, broke free loss to McNeil last week, Stony Point's Jaden Leonard hunts for running room during the Tigers' 45-28 win over five 15-yard penalties - for a 26-yard score, and didn't throw a passin the Westwood Friday at Dragon Stadium. Leonard finished the game with 102 rushing yards three in one drive. For JoeAngel Carrasco caught on only eight carries. [HENRY HUEY/fORAMERICAN·STATESMAN] the game, Westi K (8-1, a 26-yard touchdown secondhalf...... Kendall Thomas scored 6- 1 District 25- 6A) com­ pass from Durand Hill. all three of his touch­ mitted Iopenalties for 126 Eaves stopped the downs and ran for the yards. Rebels' momentum by buJJc ofhis 265 yards and Anderson remains in catching a high, short Jaden Leonard rushed for the playoff hunt. At 6 -3 kick, and the Cavaliers his touchdown and most overall and 4- 3in 25-6A, scored a pair of touch­ of his 102 yards after the theTrojans, who conclude downs to regain control. break. the regular season next Grayson Sandlin caught As they have in most week against: .1! 'r: ._ ~. five passes for 86 yards of their wins, the Tigers will finish with their first and a touchdown for dominated in the fourth winning season since the Cavaliers. Carrasco quarter. 2011. Sophomore running rushed for 102 yards on11 Leading24-21 entering back Colin Page rushed carries for the Rebels. the frame, Stony Point for 50 yards, including a Jay Plotkin, AA - S turned the game into a 25-yard touchdown bolt correspondent rout as Thomas' scoring in the fourth quarter. runs of 59 and 4 yards Junior Grose Kielv led the Smithson Valley sandwiched Leonard's Trojans way with 70yards 42, San Marcos 7: San 8-yardtouchdownjaunt. receiving. Marcos reniained winless Withthewin, the Tigers John Harris, AA-S afterlosing its homecom­ enter the final week tied correspondent ing game to theSmithson for second in the district Valley 42-7 Friday. and in good position to Bowie 42, Lehman After the Rattlers make the playoffs, but 14: Bowie quarterback turned the ball over on they finish the year with Diego Tello accounted for downs on a falce punt on district champion and five Bulldog touchdowns the opening drive, the undefeated Vandegrift, - four through the airand Smithson Valley wasted and four teams are vying Anderson running back Co6n Page is swallowed up by Westf.ike defensive lineman one ontheground, during little time finding the end for the three remaining Bobby Duncum during West....e's 4S-7 win Friday at Chaparral Stadium. The Chaps held bis team's42-14 win over zoneonan 11-yardrunby postseasonspots. the Trojans to under 200 total yards offense. (JOHN GUTIEAAEZ/fOR STATESMAN! Lehman. Gregg Eggelston. Westwood (4-5, 3-4), While Tello was guiding San Marcos (0-9, which was eliminated opening kick, execut­ Vandegrift senior Jax lead with 8:08 left in the bis teamup and down the o-6 District 26-6A) from postseason con- ing a pairof Jong passing McCauley int ercepted first half. That was just field, the Bulldog defense responded on its next tention with the loss, scores on their first two Landry before rumbling thestart. Two plays later, was flexing its muscles, drive with a 51-yard opened the scoring three drives. Trey Mongauzy 45 yards into the end Diego Rosales picked holdingtheLobostoneg­ touchdown pass from plays into the gamewhen snagged a 50-yardtouch­ zone. Ty Mongauzy took off an attempted wide ativetotal yardageandno Alex Garcia to Nathan RJ Martinez - who fin­ down from Dru Dawson a pick-six ofhisownback receiver screen. Wright points in the first half. Henry, tying the game ished with 346yards and on Vandegrift's second 54 yards in the second hit Ruiz from 27 yards out The Bulldogs (5 - 4, at seven almost halfway four touchdowns through play from scrimmage. half. on the next play to push 4-3 Distrct 25-6A) built through the first quarter. the air - connected He found paydirt again Leander punter Eli the lead to 21-8. A quick a 28-o lead before the Smithson Valley (5-4, with Julian DeBerry thanks to some trickery Gehman provided a three-and-out gave the marching bands took the 3-3) needed justone play on a 47-yard touchdown on the first play of the highlight for the home Maroons plenty oftime to field at halftime. on its next drive to take pass. next drive. After Dawson team with a massive sec­ use a high-tempo offense Tello got things started the lead back, scoring Stony Point quarter­ heaved a backward pass ond-quarter boot. His topushtheleadto28-8on with a 50-yard bomb to on a 39-yard pass from back Kyle Overton scored to reserve quarterback booming punt from his aone-yardrunbyWright. Jayden York to make it Luke Gombert to Cooper from the 2 to tiethegame, Ryan Back near the right own 25 yard line landed Akins had a promising 7- 0 in the first 15 seconds Douglass. then the Tigers took the sideline, Back let it fly near the opposition's 30 drive right before half­ ofthe game. Four minutes Garcia threw an inter­ lead onan impressive play for a 43-yard toss to before bouncing toward time with a chance tocut later York gotinvolved on ception to Jalen Nutt on by defensive end Kylen Mongauzy. the goal line. The Lions the lead to two scores. the other sideof the ball, the Rattlers' first play of Woodley, who blocked wfth th~e fancy stuffout (0-1~0, o-8) made a nice However, the absolute recoveringaLehman(J-8, the ensuing drive. The a punt and picked up of the way, Vandegrift play to keep it out of the worst possible outcome 0 -7) fumble and return­ pickJed to another touch­ the ball off one bounce (9-0, 7-0 District13-6A) end zone, resulting ina happenedonthefinalplay ing it for a touchdownto down for theRangers, this to raced 27 yards for a was all business from 73-yard punt. Gehman's off the half as quarter­ make it 14-0Bulldogs. time a 16-yardpass from touchdown. there, poundingout 207 foot provided Leander's back Quincy Welch was Tello found another Gombert to Chandler Martinez's 5- yard TD rushing yards. After the lone points for the eve­ sackedand stripped ofthe waytoscoreinthe second Cole, to give them a 21 -7 pass to Jace Lyne tied the runninggame helped the ning when he connected ball. Abrion Boudreaux quarter, cappingalengthy lead. game at 14-14, but Stony Vipers churn down the on a 36-yardfield goal in scooped the ball and drive with a 2-yard Eggleston added to Point took the lead for field, Pearson Segina and the first quarter. went 77 yards as time touchdown run to move the Rangers' lead with good late in the second Caleb Sanders caught Brenden Shaeffer, AA-S expired to push the lead the score to 21 - 0. He two more touchdown quarter on Alan Rivera touchdown passes from correspondent to 35-8 and essentially wouldhit Jason Gaines on runs in the secondquar­ Salazar's 28-yard field DawsonandBack,respec­ end the game. a 9-yard strike with just ter - a 4-yard run, goal. tively. The quarterback Austin High41, Akins Akins didn't go qui­ threeseconds before the followed by 74-yard run- Thomas scor ed on duo combined for an effi­ 30: On a senior night etly, however. The Eagle end ofthe first half. giving Smithson Valley 4 0-yard run midway cient four touchdowns on of a season that didn't defense found its foot­ After half, Tello had a 35-7 advantage at through the third before eight completions, while always go according to ing against the Maroon two more passing touch­ halftime. Mart inez hit Lyne for Nathan Andrade and plans, Austin High sent offense that was con­ downs, one to York and The Rattlers recovered another touchdown,thls Connor Bourque rushed their senior class outon a stantly looking for big other toThanio Bright. an onside kick tostart the time from the 9, to set the for touchdowns. high night, hanging for a plays that would never Lehman's scores were second half, getting the scene for the fourth. Defensively, Vandegrift season-ending win over come. Meanwhile, the two touchdown passes ball at midfield to start Martinez's 7 - yard swarmed to the football, Akins,41-30Friday. The Eagles got an 88-yard from Joey Guajardo to the third quarter. When touchdown str ike to making life difficult for Maroons exploded for touchdown pass to Greg Keyshaun Williams the drive sputtered after Oliver Yu in the final Leander quarterback 28 points in the second Borgeson to pull within Tello finished 9 - for- three plays, San Marcos minute rounded out the Garrett Landry and the quarter and then held on 38-22 entering the 14 for 134 yards and four successfullyfaked a punt game's scoring. Lions offense - though against a furious second fourth quarter. Another touchdowns through the to keep the drive alive. DeBerry finished with Landrydid begin the con­ half Eagle rally tosecure touchdown to Borgeson air. Ondefense, Chandler After a couple first nine catches for 163 yards test with eight straight the win. - from 20 yards - made O'Connell had eight tack­ downs, Garcia threw his for Westwood, which completions, sixofwhich Austin High ends the it a one score game in the les, including five for third pick of the game ends its year against play­ cameonLeander's second season4-6, 3-5 in District fourth quarter at 38-30. loss. Lehman's Keyshaun near thegoal line to Bl..J..~ off-hopeful Cedar Ridge. drive ofthegame. 25-6A. Akins falls to 1- 8 However, Lorenzo Garcia Williams was a bright Bowman to give the ball Withthedeficit mount­ and 0 - 7 with a season hit a 39-yard field goal spot in the loss, totaling back to the Rangers. Vandeg rift 5 6 , ing and under a minute finale versus Lehman late in the game to push 165 yards from scrim­ Garcia would throw Leander 3: A lopsided remaininginthefirst half, Thursday. the advantage back totwo mage and scoring two his fourth pick in the match-upon paper played a Vandegrift offside pen­ Akins took an 8-7 lead scores at 41-30. touchdowns. fourth quarter when out as one on the field at alty during a Lions punt into the second quarter Mark Swanson, AA-S Chris Dukes, AA-S Thomas Zueng ended a A.C. Bible Jr. Memorial presented Leander with after Jaishaun Upton took correspondent correspondent long Rattler drive with Stadium Friday night in fourth and inches. Head a deep pass 92 yards for a red zone pick with five Leander. coachKris Price elected to a highlight touchdown. W es l J, 4 9, .,I, , .. , . 59, Hays minutes left. The Rangers The mighty Vandegrift give his offense a shot to However, that would be Anderson 7: West ' 27: Nate Yarnell threw then ran the clock on its Vipers brought its power­ keep it s drive going, and it for the highlights as rolled to a 49-7 victory four touchdown passes next drive, scoring with fulattackon the road and was rewarded momen- Austin High quickly wore over Anderson Friday at - three to Kyle Eaves - 2:04leftona12-yardrun bested the Leander Lions tarily with a two-yard down its opponent. Chaparral Stadium in a and~~clinched by Gabe Hoskins. It was in nearly every facet ina gain on the ground. A long drive was capped chippy game that featured a share of the District the only points scored in 56- 3win. The celebration was by a 13-yard scoring pass both teams committing a 25-6A title and top seed the second half. The Vipers were look­ short-lived, however, from Charles Wright to hostofpersonal fouls but in the Division I playoffs Keff Ciardello, AA-S ing to strike from the as on the ensuing play, Matt Ruiz to retake the whose outcome was never with a 59-27 win over correspondent Prep scoreboard

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PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Desmond YOW19, QB, Bastrop:The Bear senior tolaled 404 passing and rushing yards and three touchdowns in a 30-20 vic­ tory over Elgin. He tossed TD passes of 54 yards to Nathan Blair and 31 yards to Conrad Pace. His 143 rushing yards included a short TD run to help Bastrop improve to 5·4, 2-4 in District 13-SA Division II.

GAME BALLS

Isaac CObb, DE, cedar Ridge: The Raiderjunior had three solo tackles, lourassists, a sack and a lorced rumble in a 3&-21 victory over McNeil. JasfyaDemPS,118, Bastrop quarterback Desmond Young passed for 261 yards, rushed for 143 more and Helldridoon, The Hawk accounted for three touchdowns in a win Friday over Elgin to earn the American· junior rushed for 153 yards Statesman's Player of the Week honors. !STEPHEN SPILLMAN/FOR STAffSMAHI and a touchdown on 22 car• ries in a 35·28 upset of Round The Warrior junior passed for Juan Omedo, CB, Wmierley. against McNeil. Rock. 346 yards and four touch­ The Texan sophomore had Kendal Thomas, RB. Stony Kyle Eaves, WR, DUTt.....s: downs in a 45-28 loss to four tackles, broke up five Point The Tiger senior The cavalier senior caught Stony Point passes and had two Intercep­ rushed for 265 yards and five passes for 136 yards and Kirtdand Michaux, QB, tions in a 48-27 victory over scored three TDs against three touchdowns in a "IJ-"l1 Wes!lalw:The Chaparral llano. Westwood. win over Hays. senior completed 20 of 25 Lane Otto, QB, Smithvile: The Quincy Weld,, QB, Akins: The Dar5on Herman, QB, passes for 251 yards and Tiger senior completed 11 of Eagle junior passed for 425 Georgetown: The Eagle two touchdowns and ran 14 passes for 263 yards and yards and three touchdowns sophomore passed for 173 for a third in a 49-7 rout of two TDs in a 41-14 win over and rushed for a TD in a 41·30 yards. rushed for 100 yards Anderson. Giddings. loss to Austin High. and accounted for three TDs Ty Mongaury, FS, Vandegrift: Jordan Phoenix, DB, Hutto: Ace Whitehead, QB/PK, in a 44•13 victory over Rouse. The Viper senior had seven The Hippa senior had two l..aml)asas: The Badger junior Ryder Hffllandez, QB. cedar tackles and returned an interceptions. recovered a accounted for 405 passing Parle The Timberwolf junior interception 54 yards for a rumble and contributed three and rushing yards and five acc0t.r1ted for 270 pass- touchdown - all in the first tackles against Manor. TDs and converted all eight ing and rushing yards and half - In a 56-3 victory over Uno Rodriguez, LB, Bowle: PATs in a 56-35 victory over three TDs In a 42-21 win over Leander. The Bulldog sophomore had Canyon We. Pflugerville. Andrew Mulcaba, WR/DB, 17 tackles, two behind the Charles Wright, QB, AIISdn Melchl Kimble, RB, Hutto: LBJ: The JaguarJunior caught line or sc,immage, in a 42-15 High: The Maroon Junior The Hippo senior rushed for a pair or touchdown passes rout or Lehman. passed ror 296 yards and two 158 yards and scored three and returned the game·s DJ Rountree, WR, Cedar touchdowns and rushed ror a touchdowns in a42·20 vic· apening kickoff 78yards Ridge: The Raiderjunior TD againstAkins. tory over Manor. for another score in a 55--0 caught six passes for 126 RJ Martinez, QB. Westwood: shutout ofT1a~ yards and three touchdowns RickCw1tu HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: FAB FIVES

CLASS6A second-place tie in l3·6A Crockett 2. Regents 8-1 16 School W•l pts heading into final game. 4. LBJ 7-2 7 As they focus on TAPPS (1st) 5. Stony Point 7·2 4 LBJ and Seguin, both 5-1 in playoffs after closing their !.Vandegrift 9-0 20 (4) RB Kendall Thomas topped District 12·5A DI, will meet regular season, Knights Coach Drew Sanders' team 2,000-yard mark for season Friday night in Austin to have outscored opponents can go 10-0 in regular in last week's victory over determine who probably 369-76 this fall. season for second straight Westwood. finishes second behind 3.(tie)Thomdale 7·2 10 year by defeating Stony CLASS SA Dripping Springs in league Bulldogs are in sole pas· Point on Friday. 1. Cedar Park 8-1 20 (4) play. session of second place in 2. talw av1s 8·1 16 Winners of eight straight 5. Weiss 8·1 3 District 13-2A DI with one Over past 12 seasons, games, Timberwolves can Wolves will face Brenham game to play. cavaliers have finished clinch outright District on Friday in hopes ofclinch­ 3. (tie) WWnberley 7-2 10 regular season with one or ll·SA Division I title with ing outright District l3·5A Balanced offense averages no losses 11 times. victory Friday over Manor. OIi championship. 217 yards through the ai r, 3. West..ike 8·1 12 2. Hutto 7-1 16 CLASS 4A AND LOWER 200 on the ground. Chaparrals are 60·13 during Hippos are 18-2 in Brad 1. Lampasas 8·1 20 (4) 5. La Grange 7-2 3 coach Todd Dodge's six LaPlante·s two seasons as Lampasas and With at least a share or seasons at West:;c. varsity football coach. Fredericksburg are both District U·4A OIi champi­ 4. Vista Ridge 7·2 8 3. Drippmg Spmgs 8· 1 12 4-0 in District 14-4A DI as onship on the line for both After going l ·9 last year, Tigers. 6-0 in District 13-5A they head for their cham­ teams, La Grange will play Rodney Vincent deserves DI, can clinch sole pas· pionship showdown Friday at Giddings on Friday. coach of year consideration session of district crown night. for leading Rangers to with win Friday over 1-5 Rick Cantu PREP FOOTBALL Thu-,.-CENTRAL TEXAS.... ,SCHEDULE conn,ly at ~-GtSD Atlllrtlc CO~dlFic,ld. 1 p,n,, Vista Ridgo atRound Rock. Dragoo stadilm. Jp.m. LtooSlad-. 7p.llL RoustII HuttA. Hippo S...... ,,, 7 IUII, -at-Dragoll- ... 7p.m. C.darlliclgeat-K<'lly­ Athlotic Complrx, 7 PA StonyPoint II Vlndtgrif~ £d w.....,.. stadium, 1,,..._ Blrtfott•t!Gl&.7p.a. Gringo, l l Clllon. 1 p.m. Bastrop at LeMdcr Glrft:n, A£.. Billt Jr. SUdiua. 7:30 p.m, M.lrbleFalls at CA>darcreek. Bastrop M

'M'Sllm al llowie 8wgtrStadium. 7:30 p.m, Doi \Ille at Hlys. BClb Shcltnft StadiJm. 1:30 p.JIL Burnet 11 Jaytor, 1a)1or, 7'.ll p.m. IJ,My HiD at canyaolUlct, HIWkflold, 7:30 p.JIL 5anlliatcultAl Dripping s.Prings. T1g,r Stad- 1:30 p.,o. ~ at lBI, HOISoll Flold. 1:30 p.& Lampasas at Red-ris. 1:30 l)JIL Wing itHalleruvilt, ..-Stldiun,, 1-JOfUII, -lllQIIIU....-Fidd.7:JOp.m. 111omc111o at Maflln. Lrgloo Stadia.7:30 p.m, 8lw:o at J_,Caty, EIQlt flold. 7:30 p.m. Sdldt CIW!stlao. 1:lOp.JIL CENTRAL TtXAS STATISTICS ...... ClwiA IU!tl,SQIOOl C,,M 'llliS TD Ky1o11111wn,VR 24a-:!2B-5 2m 31 RJ M.111inc'- WW !47·3',6-) lllU 22 OlatltsWrigbt. AH202·360-ll ma 27 JaccWllson,OY 142-22:1-5 2143 20 S.lhford. RR 1221116-) 2024 17 lb!SGllca,d.LT 106-19)-2 1646 18 c.,,...,_AHDIJ0 184 7 15119 10 Jak,nlkOWfl.CR !16-154-3 1342 II KirltlaftdMictllur. Wts95 IJl-313]1 21 Dru~n,VAN '212H 1112 II AloltGan:ia.SM n •BHO 1094 1 Luke HulchisGn. MClm 151~ I041 II QuincyW 16 Sli6 6 Jordan Smart. AR 59 563 ll Meir..lftlante. BOW 89 514 2 JooyB.uan.NIO 112 4112 4 SC!thfllld.1!11 66 480 6 llalhMo.vis.N\N 102 478 W.Stoo Stophms. LT 73 4n Cl11!dont.tcnard.STP 41 363 l DJrand HJ1l. HAY 75 l6l 6 a....5A PUYaSCHOOl All m 111 'Qhjlltooks. UAH U1 !l6J 13 Priao8">0b.EV 103 Sil 8 DometnsGanlaor. CONJ09 SU 9 Andr

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efore the playoffs begin, it's. time to Blook back on the highs and lows of a fun football season inCentral Texas. For roughlyhalfthe teams in the area, the real show begins next week with bi-districtplayoff games. As Wes k, coach Todd Dodge said after his team's lone loss ofthe year against ' , .s, teams withhigh expectations are never judged by what hap­ pens inthe regular season. But before wedive into the playoffs, here are some memories to savor from the 2019 season. Play ofthe Year: In a made-for-the-movies fin­ ish, Vista Ridge quarterback Kyle Brown andreceiver Jacob Bowerman connected on a 40-yard touchdown on the final playto give the Rangers a 49-42 victory over Cedar Ridge on Oct. 18. Bowerman: "It was pretty crazy, pretty wild. It's everybody's dreamto catch a game-winning touchdown, let alone on a Hail Mary." Brown: "Right when I threw it, I knew we had a shot. When I saw it got tipped, I thought there was a better shot, then when

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I saw(receiver Adam Fogg) jumpingaround I thought, 'Ob my gosh, we just did it again.'" It's beenthat kind ofsea­ son for Vista Ridge, which has rebounded from a 1-9 recordin 2018 to the edge ofa playoffberth this fall. Vista Ridge receiver Jacob Bowennan hauls in the game-winning Worst prediction: Dave touchdown pass as time expires in the Rangers•49-42 win over Campbell's Texas Football Cedar Ridge on OcL 18. The Hail Mary grab earned the American• magazine projected Vista Statesman's Play of the Year honors. (PAUL KNJGHl/FOR STATESMAN] Ridgetofinishninthin a nine-teamdistrict. The beaten by anaveragescoreof HudsonCard,wasready American-Statesmandid 30-5in2.018. Tbisyearthey forbi-districtnextweek. notfaremuchbetter,picking arebeatingopponentsby Cardsufferedligament theRangerstofinishseventh. anaverage score of27-10. damagecaused bya turf HeadingintoThmsday AvictoryoverBrenham toeduringhisteam'sfin­ night'sgameagainstRound onFridaynight atthePtield est hour - a 26-25victory Rock, the Rangerswere wouldgivethe Wolves the overW~ on Oct.u. tied forsecondplace in outright district title. CavalierscoachHank 13-6Awitha7-zrecord, Teamsmost likely Cartersaidhe'll know more 5-2.inleagueplay. tor each slate: Inorder, about Card's playingstatus W orking overtime: No CentralTexas teams "inaweekorso."Abest­ one will accuse Lampasas with legitimate shotsare casescenario isfor...... J quarterbackAre Whitehead We~ (8-1), Vandegrift tokeepwinningand ofbeinglazy. TheBadger (9-0), CedarPark(8-1) havetheUniversityofTexas­ sophomorehasbeen and'·" , , ., (8-1). boundquarterback readyat involved in 273 ofhis team's Westtil., gains an edgeby themidpointoftheplayoffs. 508 plays fromscrimmage. playinginRegionIV, consid­ Worstluck: Beforean Oneofthearea'stoppass­ eredannuallytobe theeasi­ early-seasongameagainst ers, heaverages 256 yards estroadtoAT&TStadium. • ..., .";, Bowie quar­ pas.gngpergame while Andwhile . • pre­ terbackTrinidadSanders throwing29touchdowns paresfor Class 6ADivision tolda reporter thathewas andonlythreeintercep­ !competition, W estI..:;;~ confidentthat hewouldhave tions.Hebas also rushed will play in 6ADilfor hav­ aninjury-free season. For a 70timesfor351 yardsand ing a smalleremollment. player whoseprevioustwo 13 moretouchdowns. Vandegrift, which should years hadseason-ending Also theteam'sprimary finishtheregular season kneeinjuries, heshouldhave kicker,hebas kickedoff38 10-0for thesecondstraight kept hisfingers crossed while times. Hebas madefour of season, might havethe makingthestatement. his seven field goalattempts best defenseintheregion. In thefirst halfofthat andis59for 63onPATs. TheVipers havelimited gameonSept.13, was On occasion, he'll slip into fouroftheiropponentsto 7 sackedandcouldnotget up. thegameondefense, too. pointsorfeweir. The average Sadly, itwasanothertorn Mosthnproved team: Vandegriftscore: 40-u. anterior cruciate ligament. Injustits secondseason CedarParkand A few weeks later Sanders with a varsity football team, >t~ join the list for having saidhe wouldnotattempt Weiss Highhas become the animpressiveplayoffpedi­ toplay football incollege. prideofPflugerville. How gree. Bothteams were beaten Partingshot: In the elsecan you explaina team onopeningnight andare American-Statesman thatwent0-10last season ridingeight-game winning preseasonpreviewedi- tothevergeoftheDistrict streaks headingintothe final tion published in August, 13-5ADIIchampionship? weekofthe regular season. wepicked Weiss to finish It helpstohaveseniors. The Xfactor:~ eighthinaneight-team Lastyear'steamconsisted T..1 ... would feelbetter district. Thejoke'sonus. ofjustjuniorsandsopho­ aboutits playoffchancesif Justgoesto showyoucan't mores. TheWolves were thearea's topquarterback, believe everything youread. ON THE AIR

THURSDAY NFL Time TV L.A. Chargers at Oakland 7:20p.m. Fox/NFLN NBA Time TV Boston at Charlotte 7p.m. TNT Oklahoma City at san Antonio 7:30 p.m. FSSW/1300 Portland at L.A. Clippers 9:JOp.m. TNT High school football Time TV Vista Ridge at Round Rock 7p.m. KBVO College basketball Time TV Men Bryant at Rutgers 6p.m. Big Ten Western Illinois at Indiana 9p.m. Big Ten College football Time TV La.-Lafayette at Coastal Carolina6:30 p.m. ESPNU Temple at South Florida 7p.m. ESPN Golf Time TV European Tour Ja.m. Golf Champions Tour 2 p.m. Golf LPGA Tour 9p.m. Golf Soccer Time TV FIFA U·17 World Cup Teams TBA 1:20 p.m. FS2 Teams TBA 4:SOp.m. FS2 International women's friendly United States vs. Sweden 6:30 p.m. FSl College women Teams TBA 3:30p.m. SEC Teams TBA 6p.m. SEC

FRIDAY NBA Time TV Cleveland at washington 6p.m. ESPN Miami at L.A. ,ers 9:30p.m. NBATV College basketball Time TV Men Auburn vs. Davidson Sp.m. CBSSN Siena at Xavier 6p.m. FSSW Illinois (Chicago) at Memphis 6p.m. ESPNU Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky 6p.m. SEC Farleigh Dickinson at DePaul 7p.m. FS2 East Carolina at Navy 7:30 p.m. CBSSN SIU-Edwardsville at Iowa Sp.m. Big Ten UNC-Greensboro at Kansas Sp.m. ESPNU Baylor vs. Washington 8:30p.m. ESPN Arizona St vs. Colorado 9:30p.m. ESPN2 College football Time TV Central Florida at Tulsa 6p.m. ESPN2 washington at Oregon St 9:30p.m. FSl High school football Time Radio Stony Point at Vandegrift 7p.m. 1260 ta1

LOOK AHEAD: TEXAS LONGHORNS Thursday Time Location Women's tennis: Malibu 25k TBA Malibu Women's tennis: Oracle ITA TBANewport Beach Men's tennis: Oracle ITA TBANewport Beach Friday Time Location Women's tennis: Malibu 25k TBA Malibu Women's tennis: Oracle ITA TBANewport Beach Men's tennis: Oracle ITA TBA Newport Beach Swimming: at lndiana/louisvillel2:30 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. Fall softball: vs. Texas State 6 p.m.McCombs Field Volleyball: at Oklahoma 6 p.m.Norman, Okla. Women's basketball: at USF 6 p.m. Tampa, Fla. WEEK 11 HIGH SCHOOL PICKS

How we see It...

How American-Statesman writers (listed alpha­ betically) are picking this week's top high school football games.

Rick cantu Chris Dukes Thomas Jones Jay Plotkin Last week 12·3 13·2 12·3 12·3 Overall 109-41 110-40 107-43 110-40 Percentage .727 .733 .713 .733 Vista Ridge at Round Rock Vista Ridge Vista Ridge Round Rock Vista Ridge Cedar Ridge at Westwood Cedar Ridge Cedar Ridge Cedar Ridge Cedar Ridge Stony Point at Vandegrift Vandegrift Vandegrift Vandegrift Vandegrift Lehman at Akins Akins Akins Akins Akins t.111.!T i;. at Anderson l.. ... •.J ...... ,...,,.. ~ L...a L.. - ... - Del Valle at Hays Hays Hays Del Valle"'"" Hays Manor at Cedar Park Cedar Park Cedar Park Cedar Park Cedar Park Seguin at LBJ LBJ LBJ LBJ LBJ -ta. ,s at McCallum Mccallum Mccallum Mccallum Mccallum Northeast at Navarro Northeast Northeast Northeast Northeast Bastrop at Glenn Bastrop Glenn Glenn Glenn Brenham at Weiss Weiss Weiss Weiss Weiss Liberty Hill at canyon t t Canyon canyon Canyon ~ Liberty Hill La Grange at Giddings La Grange La Grange Giddings Giddings Lampasas at Fredericksburg Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas Lampasas HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

Clearing up the Friday. Westwood can still Northeast, T District 14-4A Division I District 12-4ADivision II In the hunt: Blanco, Sonora, picture finish in a three-way tie for Comments: Dripping Johnson City the fourth spot by beating Springs has secured the Who's in: Lampasas, Who's in: Giddings, Comments: The winner of With the end of the regular Cedar Ridge on Friday and top seed, and the winner of Fredericksburg Bellville, La Grange Friday's game between season this weekend, Vista Ridge beats Round Friday's game between LBJ In the hunt: Canyon le1 e, In the hunt: Smithville, Blanco and Johnson City let's take a look at all of Rock. Vandegrift will be the and Seguin will be No. 2 Burnet, liberty Hill Caldwell will secure a playoff spot. our area districts and see No. 1 team in Division II. while the loser fails to No. Comments: Lampasas Comments: The winner If Johnson City wins and which teams are in conten- 3. Mccallum can clinch the and Fredericksburg meet between Smithville and Sonora loses to Brady, both tion for a playoff berth. District 25-6A No. 4 seed with a win over Friday to determine the caldwell will secure a Johnson City and Blanco ., ..- J. If , -~J wins and districtchampion. canyon playoff spot. The winner qualify for the playoffs. District IHA Who's in: L S, Northeast beats Navarro, L.r.-;c will finish third if it between Giddings and La Wes.I e, Hays the three teams in the hunt beats Liberty Hill on Friday. Grange w ill secure the No. District 13-2A Division I Who's in: Vandegrift and In the bunt: Bowie, will use point differential If Liberty Hill and Burnet 1 playoff seed. Stony Point Anderson between the three as the finish tied for fourth place, Who's in: Holland, In the hunt: Vista Ridge, Comments: s. tiebreaker. Burnet would getthe No. District 8-3A Division II Thorndale, Hearne, Thrall Cedar Ridge and Round the No. l DI seed, can claim 4 playoff spot by beating In the hunt: None Rock the title outright with a vie- District 13-SA Division II liberty Hill last month. Who's in: Rogers, Comments: Holland can Comments: Vandegrift tory over Anderson. Hays According to Liberty Hill Lexington, Clifton clinch the district outright will be the No. 1 team in will be in D11. Bowie will be Who's in: Weiss, Brenham, coach JeffWalker, his In the hunt: Hamilton, with a victory over Milano Division II. There isa good the No. 4 team if it beats Glenn, East View Panthers are in if they win Florence on Friday. Thrall, which chance that a four-way West!-~ or Anderson In the hunt: None this week's game against comments: The winner of already has finished the tie for second place can loses to L-.t l....i.5. Comments: Weiss and Canyon by 8 points ormore Friday's game between regular season, owns a happen with Stony Point Westl- ~ will be No. 1 seed Brenham play this week for because Canyon has Florence and Hamilton will head-to-head tiebreaker (5-2 district), Vista Ridge in OIi. the No. 1 seed. the head-to-head edge the No. 4 seed. with Marlin for the fourth (5-2), Round Rock (4-3) and with Burnet. spot Cedar Ridge (4-3). Playoff District 11-SA Division I District 14-SA Division II District 10-3A Divisi on I teams wouJd be deter- District 13-4A Division II District 13-2A Division II mined by won-loss records Who's In : Cedar Park, Who's in: Kerrville Tivy, Who's in: Troy, cameron between the four. Stony Hutto, Georgetown, Manor Boerne Champion, Medina Who's in: Geronimo Yoe, Rockdale, Lago Vista Who's in: Bremond, Point and Round Rock In the hunt: None Valley Navarro, Wimberley, In the hunt: None Granger, Chilton would have 2-1 records Comments: Cedar Park In the hunt: Lockhart, Bandera Comments: Troy already In the hunt: Bartlett, Iola while Vista Ridge and has secured the top Alamo Heights In the hunt: Llano, Cuero has won the districttitle Comments: The winner of Cedar Ridge would be 1-2. seed, Hutto is No. 2 and Comments: Lockhart will Comments: llano will be outright Rockdale and Friday's game between Iola Vista Ridge would claim Georgetown will be No. 3 if qualify for the playoffs if the fourth team in the dis- Lago Vista could t ie for and Bartlett will secure a the fourth spotbecause the Eagles beat Connally or the Lions beat Uvalde and trlct if It defeats Eastside third place but Rockdale playoff spot. The winner of the Rangers defeated Manorloses to Cedar Park. Alamo Heights loses to Memorial on Friday. would get that spot with a the game between Granger Cedar Ridge, For Cedar Champion. Lockhart can Cuero would need to beat head-to-head victory over and Chilton will be the Ridge to get in, the Raiders District 12-SA Division I earn the No. 3 seed with a Wimberley and hope Llano the Vikings. No. 2 seed behind district musthope that Vista win, an Alamo Heights loss loses to Eastside Memorial champion Bremond. Ridge beats Round Rock Who's in: Dripping Springs, and a Medina Valley loss to get in. District 13-3A Division II Rick Cantu and Thomas on Thursday and Stony LBJ, Seguin, McCallum toTivy. Jones Pointbeats Vandegrift on In the hunt: Mccallum, Who's in: Comfort, Brady PREP FOOTBALL CENTRAL TEXAS SCHEDULE llwsday, _...,7 CONlllly at GccrgtlOMI. GISO /\lblcdc ~ Field. 7 p.m. Vista Ridg,! at Round Rock. llRgOftStaditm. 7p.m. l.t!btnan &t Akins. Borg(,r Stadium. 7:31 p.m. at M<:Cil""'· House Park. 7:30 p.m. _as,EM1y Cd•u Na\'IITO Ear1y ~-Ndson f'ldd. 7:30 p.m. fridq, Nnetnbor l WIIOr II cedar P3R. JoM Gllpt0l1 SIJlfon, 7p.m. Rouso Sia.tun>. 7 p.m. ~tiat lclla. 7 p.m. Granger II Cllllon. 7 p.111. Bastr09 at Ltandcr Glffln. A.C. Bilk! Jr. Sta--. 7:30 p.m. t.tltble Fa.lls at Ctdar ~ 8.1stl0p Manorial SUdium. 7:lO p.lll. East Viow al Elgin. Wildcat Stadium. 7:JO p.lll. IIIUlhlm al PfluginillC!Wriss. Tllt l'fldd, 7:30 p.m. - at l.GddlMt. Lion SlacfAllll. 7:30 p.m. a.tAnclerson.H«lse Park. 7:30 p.m. Wts\l at 90Wit. Bw-guStadirn, 7:JG p.m. Ocl V~11 Ha~ Bob Shelton Stadklm. 7:30 p.m. Burnet at lllytor, lllytor. 7:JO p.m. Llb

Desperate Anderson needs win to reach playoffs

By Jay Plotldn American· Statesm.3D Correspondent

Though C T:'-. has guaranteed itself the top District 25-6A seed - and a home bi-district playoff game - in next week's Class 6A, Division I playoffs, plenty remains at stake when the Cavaliers travel to House Park to take onAnderson. First andforemost, the dis­ trict's fourth playoffspot is not quite settled. l- ~ (8-1, 7-0 District 25-6A) and Hays(7-2,5-2)havelocked up Division I spots. West' (8-1, 6-1) has locked up the top Division II seed. Anderson (6-3, 4-3) and Bowie (5-4, 4-3) are tied for the fourth spotand the second DII seed. Shouldboth teamsfinish with thesame record, Bowie holds the tiebreaker advantage by virtue of a 22-21 win over Anderson on Oct. 4. While both West-

See FOOTBALL, A13 career. FOOTBALL "He continues to play well," Carter said. From Page All "I'm proud of how he's responded, and I think our offensive line has "It'slike preparing for played really well, espe­ two different offenses," cially in the running Carter saidofhis team's game." defensive practices early Stephens, who started in theweek. "He'sexpe­ for much of last season, rienced. He's a big guy returned to the starting who's a good passer, and lineup after classmate theyrun himquite a bit." Marcelo Alanis suffered Groos is far from a season-ending knee Anderson's only offen­ injuryagainstWesr'~e. sive weapon. Joseph The Cavaliers' resur­ Baran and Colin Page gent running game baveeacbrusbedformore coincides with Nate than 500 yards. Grose Yarnell stepping in at Kiel basbeentheTrojans' quarterback. After a most reliable receiver. two-touchdown, two­ Kameron Langford leads interception starting the defense. debutatDelValle, Yarnell "They play bard and a delivered a four-touch­ have a lot ofgood play­ down, turnover-free ers," Carter said. "I effort against Hays. expect they willdo every­ "Hetooka big step last thing they canto beatus." week," Carter said. "He While Anderson is madesomegreat throws playing for its playoff and he madesomereally life, T .; bas its good decisions." own goals to accom­ Suchas getting theball plishFriday night. A win to the duo of Kyle Eaves WTaps up the Cavaliers' and Grayson Sandlin. first outrightdistricttitle TheCavaliers' two big­ since 2016. gest weapons have "That is still a very combined for 98catches, important goal for our 1,718yardsand22touch­ program," Carter said. downs. They figure to "So far, we've accom­ be heavily involved as plished most everything the Cavaliers look to we want to accomplish." achieve some of their tal:e Tlil~.1 enters still-unclaimed goals. the game on an 8-game "They probably winning streak, which don't get enough credit includes a 26-25 win because they aren'tcom­ over West'u...c. Since mitted to a Power Five Hudson Card's injury, the conference like Hudson Cavaliers have struckan or p [McRee) are," offensive balance thanks Carter said. "But they to the re-emergence make a ton of plays for of Weston Stephens us." running behind a re­ Another Friday night energized offensive line. ofmalcing plays will go a Stephens has topped the long way toward secur­ 100-yard mark in each ing the Cavaliers the of the Cavaliers' last two next goal on their list games - the first two - that outright district 100-yard games of his championship.

I,..'; cavaliers running back Weston Stephens (32) confronts Lehman Lobos defensive back Zach Vargas (24) during the third quarter at the District 2S-6A football game on Oct. 4 at Hays High School [JOHN GUTIERREZ/fOR STATESMAN) DISTRICT 25·6A FOOTBALL UPDATE LT clinches district title, top DI seed By Colby Gordon clinched a playoffspot (7-2, 5-2) in its loss to Americ4n-Statesman with a 42-15 win over L- ·~ .'l!;....Keysbaun Cc,nespondenl Lehman . The Bulldogs Williams caught four (5-4, 4·3) led 28•0 and passes for 94 yards and THE WEEKIN REVIEW never looked back, as two touchdowns and Team of the Week: Jason Gaines finished ran for 69 yards to pace mfTi:.ivTs with five receptions for Lehman (1·8, 0-7) inits 60 yards and a score. losstoBowie. T he Cavs (8-1, 7-0 Welch threw for an District 2S·6A) clinchedat astounding 425 yards THE WEEK IN PREVIEW leasta share ofthe district and three touchdowns Game of the Week: Del titlewitba59-27wioover on 22 completions for the Valle at Hays Hays.&;:;/!,: Jec131-7 Eagles (1•8, 0-7) during atthehalfand Nate Yamell their41-30loss to Austin There's not much to (see below) and Weston High. figure out playoff-wise Stephens both had great inthis district asthe four games, with Stephens The rest of the district qualifiers have almost rushingfor 146 yards and all beenseL i...\t,t 'I"..,,.;, three touchdowns. Kyle West.a.1,.,1 defeated west; 1@ andHayshave Eavescaug),tfivepa.5Se5for Anderson, 49-7, behind secured a playoff spot. 136 yardsandthree touch· 251 yards ::ind three Anderson needs toupset downs for 1"k, .,. .,1-iS:1 touchdowns passing ..at. ~-""' and have which willbe the district's from Kirkland Michaux. Bowie fall to Wesl l.,, ~ topseed in the Class 6A, Michaux also ran for to qualify for the play• Divisionlplayoffs. a score for the Chaps offs. Hays will be the (8-1, 6-1), who bad district's No. 2 seed in Player of the Weelt: Nate eight different receiv• Class6ADivisionl, while Yarnell, t 'e ._ is ers catch passes. Colin Westl:12- will bethedis- Page ran for a score for tricl's topseed for Class Yarnell, ajmuor, excelled Anderson (6-3, 4-3). ... 6ADivision II. in his second game as a Charles Wright threw The best game of the starterin place ofinjured for 296 yards and two final week shouldbe Del Hudson Gard, completing touchdowns to lead Valle-Hays, astheRebels 13of18passesfor 257yards Austin High (4-6, 3-5) hopetosnapatwo-game and four touchdowns to to a 41-30 win over skid and the Cardinals leadtheCavstoa 59-27wio Akins in the Maroons' look to close out with overHays. He threwscor- season finale. Grayson momentum for 2020. ingpasses of59, 45, 7 and Davis finished his stellar 21yards. Austin High career with Other games 105 yardsand a score on Honorable mention: the ground, whileColby Lehman travels north Diego Tello, Bowie; Kalbocber hauledineight to the city to face Akins Quincy Welch, Akins catches for 101 yards and Thursday, while on NickAndersoncaughtsix Frid ay, i..._ ~.. . it Tello threw for 132 ballsfor119yardsforthe heads into town to face yards and four touch- Maroons . ... XavierGreen Anderson aod Wesll-t downs and ran for ranfor 126 yardsnndtwo does the same tosquare another score as Bowie touchdowns for Hays offagainst Bowie. Chaparrals wide receiver Mason Mangum completes the pass while chased by Anderson noians defensive backJordan Hood during the third quarter at the District 2S·6A football gameon Nov. 1 at Westmil High School. [JOHN GUTIERREZ/fOR STATESMAN) Fast start l

U berty HIii, Hutto Coach Carrie among schools Sulak's llkely to move up Hendrickson a classification volleyball team is likely to By Thomas Jones compete in the [email protected] same Class SA district with WhenLibertyHill foot­ Pflugerville ball coach Jeff Walker beginning returned to the school next school district as a teacher in year after 2014 after a six-year submitting stint as head conch at a lower Rogers High School in enrollment Bell County, he noticed Liberty Hill football coach and athletic director Jeff number thechanges. Subdivisions Walker presides over one of the top Class 4A athletic to the UIL were springing up in the programs in the state. The Panthers wm probably move IHENRY HUEY/ northern W illiamson up to Class SA next school year because of enrollment ~OR AMERICAN­ County town like blue­ growth. (JOHN GUT1ERREZ/I-OR STATESMAN! STATESMAN.J bonnets after a spring rain, and elementary Size matters schools were beginning to burst at theseams. Area schools had to submit their enrollment to the UIL by Nov. l as part of the biennial realignment process. Here are how Austin area schools rank in That boom ofstudents size, based on those submitted numbers. has moved up to the high school. T he school dis- current 2018·20 current current 2018·20 current trict recen tly turned in School district enroll enroll. change classification School district enroU. enroll. change classification its enrolhnent numbers Round Rock Round Rock 3,714 3,426 +288 GA Connally Pflugerville 1,786 1,857 -71 SA (DI) to the U1L as part of tbe '--- L-.1-..rni 3,407 3,085 +322 GA Mccallum Austin 1,n3.s 1,764.5 +9 SA (DI) biennial realignment Del Valle Delvalle 3,337 3,334 +3 GA Lockhart Lockhart 1,756 1,617 +139 SA (DII) process, and thereported Cedar Ridge Round Rock 2,874 2,855 +19 GA Glenn Leander 1,717 1,514 +203 SA (DII) 1,344 students are an Bowie Austin 2,838.5 2,873 -34.5 GA Cedar Creek Bastrop 1,669 1,623 +46 SA (DII) almost 20%increaseover w~ Eanes 2,832 2,706 +U6 GA Navarro Austin 1,646 1,695 -49 SA (DI) tbe school's previousUIL Westwood Round Rock 2,806 2,788 +18 GA Crockett Austin 1,543 1,484 +59 SA (DI) enrollment of 1,122. That Stony Point Round Rock 2,789 2,723 +66 GA Bastrop Bastrop 1,441 1,469 ·28 SA (DII) number will push Liberty Vandegrift Leander 2,761 2,582 +179 GA Liberty Hill Liberty Hill 1,344 1,122 +222 4A (DI) Hill into Class SA for the McNeil Round Rock 2,753 2,738 +15 GA Elgin Elgin 1,335 1,297 +38 SA (DII) firsttimeinschoolhistory Akins Austin 2,718 2767.5 -48.5 GA LASA" Austin 1,284.5 0 +l,284.5 n/a when the UIL announces Vista Ridge Leander 2,492 2,349 +143 GA Marble Falls Marble Falls 1,275 1,240 +35 SA (DII) its biennialrealignment in Hays Hays Cons. 2,435 2,988.5 -553.5 GA fn.-..s Austin 1,245 1,412.5 -167.5 SA (DI) February. Austin High Austin 2,359 2,271 +88 GA Northeast Austin 1,141.5 1,262.5 -121 SA (DI) The new designation San Marcos San Marcos 2,309 2,344 -35 GA Taylor Taylor 1,029 1,024 +5 4A (DI) willcome as no surprise to Hutto Hutto 2,247 1,990 +257 5A (DI) Lampasas Lampasas 998 1,008 ·10 4A (DI) Walker, who also serves Lehman Hays Cons. 2,225 2,618.5 -393.5 GA Burnet Burnet 900 921 -21 4A (DI) as the athletic director in Anderson Austin 2,211 2,222.5 -11.5 GA LBJ Austin 855 1,989 -1,134" SA (DI) the school district. Leander Leander 2,202 2,199 +3 GA Wimberley Wimberley 797 740 +57 4A (DII) "Liberty Hill ischang- Johnson Hays Cons. 2,176 n/a n/a n/a East Memorial Austin 776 685 +91 4A (DII) ing, and it's changing Dripping Springs Dripping Springs 2,148 1,871.5 +276.5 SA (DI) LaGrange LaGrange 611 629 -18 4A (DII) faster thananyone antici- Hendrickson Pflugerville 2,12S 2,618 --493 GA Giddings Giddings 609 608 +l 4A (DII) pated," said Walker, Cedar Park Leander 2,063 2,030 +33 SA (DI) Smithville Smithville 558 541 +17 4A (DII) who was an assistant for Manor Manor 2,060 1,912 +148 SA (DI) New Tech Manor 522 435 +87 3A (DI) Liberty Hill in the early Georgetown Georgetown 2,046 1,997 +49 SA (DI) Jarrell Jarrell 519 462 +57 3A (DI) and mid-2000s before Pflugerville Pflugerville 1,948 2,055 ·107 SA (DI) Lago Vista Lago Vista 500.5 446 +54.5 3A (DI) moving to Rogers. "But Weiss Pflugerville 1,934 1,175 +759 SA (DII) Thorndale Thorndale 213 212 +l 2A (DI) we have strong programs East View Georgetown 1,806.5 1,607 +199.5 SA (DII) Thrall Thrall 209 216 -7 2A (DI) inevery sport, and we'll Rouse Leander 1,799 1,862 -63 SA (DI) Granger Granger 129 125 +4 2A (DII) still be competitive." Liberty Hill has been •LASA will compete as a separate athletic department from LBJ beginning next school year, although the two programs will share a campus. one of the strongest Class 4A athletic pro- grams in the state over down into5A. Itwill be a Leander has struggledin the past few years and relief tocom pete against almost everysport while has won three consecu- schools yourown size." competing as one of the tive Breazeale Cups from Pflugervme will join smallest 6A schools in theAmerican-Statesman, Hendrickson and Weiss thestateoverthepastfew annually recognizing the in a Division I football years, and Hormannsays top athletic program district, but Connally's shewould welcome a drop in Central Texas. Last r eported enrollment inclassification. school year, the Panthers of 1,786 will probably "We're hopingso, but either played in a state drop the Cougars' foot­ you never know untilthe title game or competed ball team into a Class numbers come out," she in a statetournament in 5A Division II district. said. "It seems like with three teamsports- foot­ Last realignment, the all our growth in recent ball, boys basketball and cutofffor Division I and years, Leander's numbers girls soccer. II in Class 5A was 1,840 have always takena hit. It Walkerunderstands the students. would be nice toseethem challenges of competing Raymondsaidthealign­ compete against schools in district play against mentfor the Pflugerville theirsize." schools suchasGlenn and schools should fluctu­ Several other notable Rouse in the neighboring ate in the future. He enrollment numbers Leander school district, noted that Hendrickson, recently submitted by and he'sexcitedabout the on Texas 130, is the area schools will have challenge. geographic center of a a big impact on area "We've beenpreparing sprawling district that realignment. Inthe Hays for this in football and extends north almost to district, Johnson High every sport for a while," Hutto and east almost School w ill probably he said. "We'veplayed5A to Coupland. That much begin its varsity cam­ teamsanddone just fine. land leaves plentyofroom paigninevery sportnext You look last year at our for developm ent. year as a Class 5A school teams thatwenttostate; "We'llkeep growing," after reporting2,176 stu­ I think they could have hesaid. "Ithink you'llsee dents. Johnson'sopening competed with any 5A Weiss and Hendri.cksonin lowered enrollment at teaminthestate. 6Ain thefuture." both Hays and Lehman, "But the thingwith SA The population boom andLehman'snumber of is thatdepth becomes an in CentralTexas islikely 2,225studentsmight drop issue. When you have a to lead to several other the Lobos intoClass5A. down year, it's going to schools switching clas­ Hutto reported an showup on the field." sifications or divisions. enrollment of 2,247 stu­ TheUIL will announce As Glenn continues its dents, which is likely the cutoff numbers for growth as t he newest to push the Hippos into each classification Dec. 6 schoolinthe Leanderdis­ Class 6A. Expect the as well asthecutoffnum­ trict, enrollment atboth strongHuttoathleticpro­ bers for football divisions Leander and Rouse has gram tocompete ina UIL in classes IA through 5A. remained st atic as part district with the nearby Between now and then, of the distri ct's plan to Round Rock schools. area coaches and athletic manage growth. Rouse's Anderson reported directors can only spec­ enrollment has dropped an enrollment of 2,211, ulate about where their by 63 students to 1,799 which might drop the schools will land. sincethelastrealignment, Austin district program Pflugerville school and Leander might fall into Class SJ\. Anderson district athletic director from Class 6A to SA after bas petitioned up before, Todd Raymond knows reporting 2,202 students. but its numbers could his four athletic pro­ Last realignment, the givetheAustin district six grams will at least landin cutoff for 6A schools schools with SA enroll­ the same classification. was 2,190 students. That ment, which includes Hendrickson will drop number generally ticks up the newly formed LASA from Class 6A into Class anotch each realignment. athletic program. Other SA after a reported enroll­ "Our district bas done Austin schools that ment of 2,125 students. a great job ofbeing for­ have numbers below the That reduction of 493 ward-thinking when it 5A cutoff - Northeast students from the previ­ comes toplanning school reported 1,145.5, LBJ 855 ous alignment coincides sizes," Leander athletic and Eastside Memorial with the recent opening of director Jody Hormann 776 - look like candi­ nearby Weiss, wbichnow said. "We want each dates to petition up into reports 1,934 students. school in a classifica­ Class5A. "My life became a lot tion where tl!ley compete A handful of one­ easier," Raymond said. against schools withsimi­ district towns have also "It certainly makes things larsize." undergone significant a lot easier when it comes A move into Class SA growth. Jarrell has grown toscheduling,andlknow would probably benefit from 467 studentsin the the Hendrickson coaches Leander, the district's last realignment to 519, are excited about moving original high school. which might push it from JA to 4A. Last realign­ from 740 students to 4A DI. Last realignment, ment, the cutoff for 4A 797, which could move the cutoff for Division I was 505 students. the Texans' football schools in Class 4A was Wiimberley has grown team from 4A DII into 79ostudents. (u.~• By John Harris "We almost pulledit out. It atTexasA&M. HighlandPark Anmay Devara American·SWtegnru, Correspondeat camedowntoa match hereor (24-0) defeated San Antonio returns a volley there," ~ eT • coach Carol Alamo Heights (15-2) in the during the COLLEGE STATION - Creelsaid. "Itwas super close." finals tocaptureits19thstate cavaliers' Class r -, s, advancing tothe The tournament was championship. 6A state semifinal UIL state tennis tournament delayed from Wednesday's "We wantedthem toknow against Plano for the second consecutive originalstartdate because of that theyearnedbeing here. West on Thursday year, succumbed to Plano heavy rain. As a resultofthe Theywere here for a reason," at College Station West10-7inahotlycontested switch, r "."', ,,• venue Georgetown coach Suzanne High School. The Class 6A semifinalThursday was moved from its original Isbell said. "We've been to cavaliers lost the onanunseasonablycolddayat locationatTexas A&M. theregionaltournamentsev­ match 10-7to end College Station HighSchool. Earlier Thursday, eral years in a row, and we their season. Plano West advanced to Georgetown lost to perennial bad a tough losslast year. So [JOHN GUTIERREZ/ face top-ranked Houston statechampion Highland Park WR STATESMAN) Memorialin thefinals. 12-2intheClass 5A semifinals SeeTENNIS, A13 West-.:!? in our district how much a part they TENNIS is reallystrong. We have are, whether they're in a lot ofgreat pre-playoff the lineup or not. That FromPageA12 matches. And once we get support really pulls us through the playoffs to through a lot of matches here, we've had all kinds and makes us the huge to be able to finally break ofgood practice." family team that we are." through was a big deal for t..~.;.; ~a.ca i....;' other At Georgetown, Isbell us." losses came against Allen, and her players realized Before advancing to The Woodlands and theyfacedaHerculeantask College Station, ....-- Westwoodduringa four­ in their upset bid against . , (15-4) defeated gamestretchto open the the Highland Park jugger­ District 25-6A rival season. naut, considered among West:-- in the Region The Cavs entered the the elite tennis programs in IV finals last week­ state tournament on a thestate. The Scots nailed end in San Antonio. It 14-matchwinning streak. down their fourth straight was the second straight "Definitely this was state championship this seasonthat the Cavaliers the best match we played year and their 10th title in defeated West,~ein the this year with all of our nyears. regionalfinals, anditcon­ kids, but particularly our "It'sourfirst time ever tinued a trend of strong boys in singles," Creel playinginthe state tour­ local competition for the said. "We've had various nament," Isbell said. "We Cavs as they made their matches withkids oncol­ graduated three players playoff run. lege visits. We had them last year andbrought back "We felt like we had a all here today. Everybody basically all ofour start­ lot of good preparation played hard. You couldn't ers. We knew we had a because we had so many ask for anything more chance to be good ifwe really great teams in our than that. stayed healthy. area," Creel said. "One of "Our kids have so "It was a challenge the really good teams that much fight in them. We facing Highland Park. But isn't here, Westwood, have a big squad; our kids it'sa challenge we'dlove we got to play. And really buy in. They know to have every year." HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: FAB FIVES , NOTES AND PLAYER' OF THE WEEK

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Two area teams won Class 6A their TAPPS regional 1. Westwood37·12, 16-0 championship and (district) advanced to this week's 2. '!'" , , 36-12, 16-2 state tournament while 3. Vandegrift 34-10, 14-2 two others fell short in 4. West ,!, 35-13, 16-2 their quest for a berth S. Bowie 33-12, 15·3 at state. Austin Waldorf Class SA (28-14-3)isintheClass 2A 1. Dripping Springs39-10, final four, andRound Rock 14-0 Christian Academy (39-5) 2. Rouse 31-9, 12·0 earned a spot in Class JA. J. Georgetown 28· 17, 12·0 Class 4A Texas School for 4. Mccallum 28·15, 12·0 the Deafand Class 5A St. S. East View 26-18. 10-2 Michael's Academy both Class 4A and others capped their seasons as 1. Liberty Hill 36-13. 8·0 regional finalists after 2. Johnson City 28· 10, 14·0 los.ing Saturday. 3. Thorndale 21-7, 8-0 Waldorf swept Bulverde 4. Wimberley 35-8, 7•1 Bracken Christian 25-10, s. Round Rock Christian 25-14, 25-17 as Risa 39-7, 8-0 Ols on slammed 18 kills withfour service aces, five digs and a pair of blocks. p.m. Daisy Palmer recorded Connally vs. 28 assists with two aces Georgetown at Cedar and five digs, chipping in Ridge, 6:30 p.m. four kills. Ruby Bledsoe Outside hitter Avanii Allen led Pflugerville with 15 kills as the Panthers won a District 18·5A third-place seeding match t.alw~vs. Steele at added seven kills, against rival Connally on Friday. (STEPtiEN SPILLMAN/f()!l STATESMAN) Hays, 6:3op.m. Charlotte Brenner bad Dripping Springs vs. four kills with four digs, extremely young team At a playoff for third Theybeat us attheir place, Wtter, Austin Waldorf: Seguin at New llTannfels and Miranda Sekel had under bead coach Sarah place in District 18-5A, .andweeveneditupatour Olson had a dominant Canyon, 7:15 p.m. nine digs and four aces. S ilv ernail, finished nearly 500 fans packed place. Tonight was a play­ match as the Roadrunners LBJ vs. Kerrville Tivy The Roadrunners will play 11-13-2 but defeated the Pflugerville gym offenvironment," coach swept San Antonio St. at Dripping Springs, 7:30 Huntsville Alpha Omega McKinney Christian in Friday to watch dis - Jayson Langman said after Gerardand then Bulverde p.m. at Waco University in the playoffs and showed trict rivals Connally and his Panthers won 26-24, Bracken Christianin the Libe r ty Hill vs. Thursday's semifmals. flashes with a bevy of pfiugervillein a battle for 25-23, 25-12. TAPPS Class 2A playoffs Fredericksburg at Marble Round Rock Christian talent. The Cru saders seeding. Despite the cold Connally served for set to earna berth in thefinal Fnlls, 6:30 p.m. swept Dallas w} ehill Prep Jost to Bullard Brook Hill weather andthe fact that pointin thefirst setbefore four this week. Olson had Round Rock vs. 25-22, 25-12, 25-18 toearn in four sets. football was underway, Pflugerville took charge, 18 kiJls in the win over Bridgeland at Bryan a semifinal match against Wimberley claimed the gym was rocking and ,earning a spot against BrackenChristian and is Rudder, 6:30p.m. defendingstatechampion the top seed in District the teams played a highly East View in the playoffs averaging nearly four kills Westwood vs. Tomball Midland Classical. 28-4A with a playoff win competitive match, with while the Cougars face per set for theseason. Memorial at Giddings, 6 Texas School for over Boerne 18-25, 25-20, the Panthers prevailing Georgetown. p.m. the Deaf fell to 26-15 22-25, 25 -16, 26-14. The in three sets as Avanil PLAYOFF SCHEDULE Vandegrift vs. Bryanat with a four-set Joss to teams had split their dis­ AllenJedtheoffense with PLAYER OF Giddings, 8 p.m. Boerne Geneva 20-25, trict meetings, so they 15 kills. THEWEEK Tuesday 25-16, 25-21, 25 - 21. St. were co-champions but "Thisis a huge rivalry, Bowie vs. New Braunfels ButchHart, AA-S Michael's, starting an played for seeding, andit was a greatmatch. Risa Olson , outside Canyon at Canyon..oM!, 7 correspondent Westlake setter Rylee Baptiste reaches to pass the ball tipped over the net by the New Braunfels Unicorns during the second set of the Chaparrals' loss in the bi-district round of the state playoffs. (JOHN GUTIERRWH)R STATESMAN] Westlal

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Talented youngsters would be planning for a bit boost optimism, says of a regression thls winter. coach However, that's not how third-year coach Kevin Bussinger and the Cavs are By ColbyGordon looking at the upcoming Americnn-Slatesm311 season one year after going Correspondent 24-11 overallandqualifying for theplayoffs as theNo. J One year after tying the seed outofDistrict 25-6A. schoolrecordfor wins and With two starters ·1 f orward Jackie Cilliers, right, anchors the Cavs' lineup on graduating eight seniors, both ends of the court. [JOHN GUTIERREZ/ fOR STATESMAN) onemigbtthinkC. ,-..,.,... SeeGIRLS, Al4 GIRLS from Page Al2 returning, plenty of players that have var­ sity experience and one key player back who missed last year with an injury, hopes are high for . ~ . . ,. i prior to its season opener Friday at Vandegrift. "It's completely new personnel for the most part, so we're stillfigur­ ing things out, but I like this team," said senior s Cavaliers guard Raeven Boswell (14) leaps to forward Jackie Cilliers, shoot the ball against the Anderson Trojans defenders one ofthe Cavs' return- during the first period at the District 2S-6A girts basketball ing starters. "We'remore game on Jan. s at 11' High School. [JOHN GUTIERREZ athletic than we were last / ~OR AMERICAN • STATtSMANJ year and I think we have a lot of talent. We'd like to coach now." promotes winning." buildon that success from Having Wilson back is a Learning to gel will be last season." huge addition for the Cavs key for - ' - the Cilliers, who enters her as they transition from a first two weeks of the third year on varsity, and defensive-minded squad season before getting sophomore guard Raeven into one thalt feels it can into district play, which Boswell - theStatesman's run alot. Besides bringing amazingly starts Nov. 26. Newcomer ofthe Year as a talent and athletic ability, "We have to find each freshman who tallied just theyounger sister of cur­ other's strengths then under u points per game rent Ohio State receiver put those into thegames," lastseasonandhas already Garrett Wilson has clutch Casanova said. "If some­ received Division I schol­ experiencein big games, one is athletic, we need to arship offers - represent hitting a game-winning utilize that, and if some­ the bulk of : -,..i!i -::-:-, • three-pointer in I one can shoot, we need to returning numbers. II"-'41~' 2018 bi-district get them in open spots." But Bussinger is high playoff win over San Bussinger is trying to on the rest of the roster, Antonio Lee. change the mentality of which includes seniors "It's amazing to have a program that has mas­ LeonorCasanova,Sydney her back," Cilliers said. sive potential but in the Heller, Emmy Haney and Bussinger said he's past decade has only Sydney Wilson, who still figuring out a player won 20 games twice. He missedallof2018-19with rotation, but said a lot of thinks this team willkeep an injury. young talent - includ­ the positive trajectory it "We've got a lot of ing sophomore Brooke has been on the last two athleticism, and we'd Hart and freshman Mia seasons. like to use that to our Galbraith - that has had "Making the playoffs advantage," Bussinger success atthe sub-varsity is an expectation, not a said. "We're going to try and junior high levels will goal," Bussinger said. and play a little bit faster compete for playing time. "We expect to com­ than we have in thepast. "These girls are used pete for championships. We hope that equates to to winning," he said. That's what our goals are more points per game. "There's nothing better now. When we're play­ I've joked with our play­ than kids that are used ing at our best, we'll be ers that I'm an offensive to success as winning tough." Cavaliers mal

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Wbenr...J;.et;;....;.· senior Ginger Baldwinwalked into theCavs' home gymonthe morning of the Oct. 29 regular-season finale, she glanced up at the banners hangingon thewall There'sahanclfulofones from the 1980s and 1990s signifying district titles andplayoffwinsas a small school A few are from the 2000s, when ~ ·-:.:~;:'·,~ began to emerge as a vol­ leyball power inClass 4A. The two most prominent mark back-to-backClass 4Astatechampionshipsin 2010 and20ll. Afterthat, the walls look a bit bare for a program that had neverwona Class 6A district title - until a three-set win over Austin HighgavetheCavs a share of the District 25-6A title andthedistrict's top play­ offseed. "I looked up and just thought 'I want one of those!" said Baldwin, a senior libero. "It'sjustcool to see all our work from freshman year come to fruition. Toclose outthis season witha win and get districtisamazing. n With its 25-17, 25-15, 25-13 road win over the Maroons, r • _,1 7 t (36-13, 16-2 District 25-6A) secured a share of the district title with rival West~uAt? . in.aA.d l.,JV l swepttheChaps to earnthe tiebreaker for thedistrict's top seed, and the Cavs will face Cibolo Steele in a bi­ district playoff matchup nextweek. According tosixth-year Lu-.!T1 -'• l! coachBrmdace Boren, her program bas been building toward thls moment for several years. She says her team's historic achievement can serve as a springboard into thepost­ season, where the Cavs hope tosnap a three-game losing streak. "This issomething that we'veworked hardfor for a very long time," Boren said. "Now, we're ready to breakthat curse ofget­ tingknockedoutinthefirst round." I - 1 certainly looked in playoff form against a scrappy Austin Highsquadthatbasenjoyed a bounce backseasonunder first-year coach Kiley Woods. A year after win­ ningjustsixdistrictgames, the Maroons (20-12, 11-7) enteredthe contest with a chanceatforcingapostsea­ son play-ingamewithHays ifthey upset the Cavs and Bowie knocked offHays. Bowie did its part by beating Hays in four sets, but Austin High could never find its groove against a relentless l ~bunchthatcommit­ ted just four hittingerrors compared to 35 kills. rams Wheeler ledthe Cavs with ninekillsdespitesittiogout the second set,and Keeley Hamiltonchippedinseven kills during an efficient gameontheright side. "We had a talk before gettingon thebus, and we all said that we're treat­ ing this game as a playoff wannup," Baldwin said. "We're not losing in the first round againthis year. We'reallonthesamepage; we're not done. We plan on playing late into the playoffs." For Woods and the Maroons, a run to the playoffs could be in the near future. Woods, who coached seven years in California before spending last season at Brentwood Christian, had animpres­ la~~ "I'" 1·1, cavaliers defensive specialist Mackenzie sive debut on the Austin Cude reaches out for the pass against the Austin Maroons High bench. The Maroons during the cavs• sweep to clinch a share of the District beat Hays during district 25-6A title Tuesday at Austin High School. IJOHN GUTIERREZ/ play and won sets against FOR STATESMAN] both Bowie and WesttS..e. OutsidehitterLal.a Joyner and middle blocker Sadie Swift will lead a talented group of returners next season, and Woods says her subvarsityprogramhas shown plenty of promise. "There were a lot of changes thisyear, which is typical anytime you have a new coach come in," she said. "When I first got here, I thought we hadsome really good pieces. The girls had to buy into the pro­ gram and buy into playing l"k>f Trc1vts Cavaliers outside hitter Arden Besecker hits together as a team because a shot against Austin High Maroons blockers Lala Joyner, they have the talent. As left, and Deandra Pierce during the cavs• sweep to clinch the season went on, they a share of the District 25"'6A title Tuesday at Austin High worked really hard and School. learnedtotrust each other. "This will be our first offseason together, and a lot ofworkgetsdoneinthe offseason. It will befunto get myhandsonthemand workonthelittlething.s. Pm excitedabouttheoffseason andaboutnextyear." HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: TOP TEAMS AND PLAYERS TO WATCH Preseason top10

1. Wesl ii!,o& (Last year's record: 29•8, 16-0 in District 25•6A): The Chaparrals are loaded and have been elimi­ nated in playoffs two years in a row by eventual 2018 and 2019 state champion converse Judson. Head coach Katie Hensle has rebuilt the pro­ gram with a solid team, great depth and several standouts, most notably Shay Holle, a solid player on both ends of the court. The Chaps open the season against Hendrickson. West" . , guard/forward Shay Holle, center, will lead a talented 2. Cedar Park (30·4, 12-0 in squad that is ranked No. l in the American-Statesman's preseason 17•SA): Head coach Donny Ott Top 10. The four-year starter averaged more than 14 points and has built perhaps the deepest nine rebounds last year.[JOHN Gl/TIERREZ/fOR STATESMAN) teamin the area, led by pow• erful 6-1 forwards Nicole Leff Zoe Nelson and sophomore Shelby Hayes. will anchor a The Timberwolves rolled Hendrickson through district and are slated team that's for a deep playoff run with slotted at solid defense and a dominant No. 4 in the front line. American• 3. Vista Ridge (26-12, 13·3 Statesman's in 13•6A): AJ Marotte and high school Virginia Baker are the return• girls basketball ing starters who form the preseason foundation of a w inning pro­ Top 10. [JAMIE gram. Head coach Keith Allen HARMS/FOR has his Rangers ready to take STATESMAN) the next step both in district and statewide. The Rangers were second to regional quali­ fier Hendrickson in 2018· 19. 4. Hendrickson (39·2, 16·0 in 13·6A): Mercurial Mikayla woods has graduated after two years as the Central Texas Player of the Year, but brilliant head coach Norma Sierra has promptly reloaded junior varsity. Nicole Leff, Cedar Park, with standout Zoe Nelson and 10. East View (20·15, 9·3 in 6-1 senior post. Leff is a not-so-secret weapon Sarah 18·5A): Georgetown's cross­ double-double machine and Malinowski, who was lost town rival Patriots are very has exceptional defensive for the playoffs last season good, extremely well coached matchup skills for the state with an injury. She provides and consistently looking to power Timberwolves. a wealth of court knowledge surprise their older sisters. Sarah Malinowski, as well as being an excep­ Hendrickson, 5-7 senior guard. tional long-range shooter who Other teams to watch Malinowski averaged 14.8 averaged nearly 15 points last points and hitmore than 50% season before her injury. Austin High (23·13, 11·5 in ofher 3-point attempts. S. Georgetown (23• 10. 12·0 26-6A) is solid and talented, AJ Marotte, Vista Ridge, 6-1 in 18•5A): Rhonda Famey's and the well-coached Maroons junior guard. The three-year Eagles are young and talented are playoff contenders. starter averaged nearly 15 and, you can bet, very well Pflugerville (25-12, 10-2 in points while playing good coached. While the Eagles l7·5A) graduated 12 seniors, defense. She also rebounds might be starting under the but lightning quick junior exceptionally well and will radar, with their veterans and varsity players should fill the lead a solid Rangers team in a abundance of young talent ranks. formidable district. they will be an earlydistrict Round Rock (16-14, 10-6 in Jaaucklyn Moore, Round Rock, and playoff favorite. Kylie 13-GA) was ready to turn the 5-7 sen ior guard. Moore's ath• Ellsworth, Graci Harris and corner under former coach letic skills keyed the Dragons' McCall Hampton (St. Edward's Pecos McDaniel, and first-year most productive season in pledge) anchor the team. coach Brittney Nelson will a decade. The ball-hawking Georgetown has an out-of­ have the Dragons ready. guard generates more than 12 state tournament this season Westwood (27•9, 10·6 in 13-GA) points per game and collects atFlowing Wells High School coach Doug Davalos has never nearly six steals a contest. in Tucson, Ariz. missed the playoffs, and Zoe Nelson, Hendrickson, 6-1 6. Cedar Ridge (25· 14, 10·6 despite serious graduation junior guard/forward. Nelson in 13•6A): Kevin Lewis has losses, his talent ed younger takes the reins from gradu­ built the Raiders into a ball• daughter is just a sophomore. ated Mikayla Woods and has hawking, up-tempo team that a different style but is a very is coming offback-to-back 12 players to watch effective swing player. She regional quarterfinal appear­ scored better than 10 points ances. Malaysia DePrisco Ally Beck, Drippi'ng Springs, per game and averaged just and Paetynn Gray will lead a 5-9 junior guard. Beck aver­ over five boards while man­ talented team that has more aged 9.2 points and nearly aging nearly five steals per depth with the additions of three rebounds as a defensive contest. Lexi Alexander, Alex Neimeth, standout for the Tigers. Jamyria Ramsey, Weiss, Jakayla Thompson, Ta'Kerria Kylie Ellsworth, Georgetown, 5-9 sophomore guard. She Hamilton, Tj White and Sally 5·6 senior guard. Ellsworth. couldn't play varsity last year Tuatagaloa. a ball-control and passing as a freshman but did score 42 7. Bowie (21 ·10, 14·2 in 25•6A): specialist, is a key to the state­ points against the Pflugerville Graduation seems to sap ranked Eagles' ball-movement junior varsity in one game. the Dawgs every season, but offense and is an on-court Lighting quick and terrific off Vickie Benson reloads year in coach. the dribble. and year out. Bowie has strong Kindred Eriny, Del Valle, 5-11 Cai Wilson, Anderson, 5-4 fundamentals and is never out juniorguard/center. An incred­ senior guard. Wilson averaged ofany contest - think San ible athlete, Kindred was the 19.1 points and more than Antonio Spurs. District 25·6A Defensive Player three boards. The speedster &. Uilii av.LS (24·11, 11·5 in of the Yearas a sophomore anticipates the ball at a sixth­ 25·6A): Raeven Boswell is a and scored better than 12 sense level. sophomore who playS beyond points per game. De'Mya Young, Manor, 5-9 her years. The versatile guard Shay Holle, West ! e, 5·11 senior guard. Young averaged pushes defenses and helps senior guard-forward. A 23.2 points and is a whirlwind make the tall and talented two-way standout, Holle to the rim offthe dribble. She's cavaliers solid playoff is a four-year starter and a strong shooter from the field, contenders. the returning District 25-6A and her passing generated 9. Dripping Springs (25· 13, 13· 1 Offensive Player of the Year. nearly eight assists per game. in 25•SA): The Tigers are an Holle is a team captain and early favorite in 25-SA, w ith a averaged more than 14 points Butch Hart/American­ talented group from last year's and nine boards. Statesman correspondent l{ing enters 2020 Bee Cave mayoral race

Parker not seeking seat has a two-year term. openings that would allow secondterm as mayor The announcement was residents to fill in for miss­ made during the Bee Cave ing members yet be up on Uy Leslee Bassm an Chamber of Commerce what the discussions entail .-Tk ~ View cou- meeting where founder so meeting cancellations lrtbuting writer Adrian Overstreet credited could be avoided. An open­ King with being one of the ing also exists on the city's After serving on the group's first supporters. Economic Development Bee Cave City Council for King also started the city's Board that reviews develop­ almost seven years, longtime Mighty Kite Flight festivaJ, ing economic plans for the Council Member Kara King which Overstreet touted as city such as supportiog local threwher hat in the ring tobe "probably our most popular businesses. the city'smayor on Oct. 23. event." "I really want ourcitizens Mayor Monty Parker con­ "(Parker) will be stepping to be involved in their city," firmed he will not be seeking away in May, and tonight I King said. a second term am happy that I will be run­ For Parker, meeting with when Bee ning for the mayor of the proponents ofthe Backyard Cave's May city of Bee Cave," King sa.id, project and mediating 2020 election drawing applause. Longtime Council Member Kara King is running for mayor. moving the conceptforward rolls around. She said she met with City was his most memorable act "During my Manager Clint Garza about of the term to date. run for mayor the process of running for step up when he vacates good doesn't mean you "Mayor Pro Tern Bill Parker almost two mayor and the two are "in the city's top office. Parker can't be better. That was my Goodwin and I met with two years ago, I fuJl agreement" to continue served on the City CounciJ motivation." John Paul Dejoria (a partner told everyone that, ifelected, where Parker has left off. from November 2015through He said King "not only in the project) associates - I'd serve one, perhaps two "He's done a great job lead­ May 2018. understands what I've tried justthe four of us - and an terms but not more," he ing this city, and I'm really, "Kara was easily the most to create for our city during honest andsincere exchange said. "It alJ depended on really excited to bridge that persistent of a group of myterm but appreciates why of thoughts and concerns how I felt about what the gap and keep it running ona citizens who began urging it'simportantto continueon created a new path for both city was able to accomplish smoothcourse," King said of me to run months before that pathin the future." the city and the Backyard," under my leadership. I am Parker. the filing period in January As a priority, King said he said. very comfortable that coun­ Parker and King have a long 2018," Parker said, adding she wilJ seek more volun­ The meeting resulted inthe cil has been successfuJ inour tradition ofsupporting each King triggered many of his teers from the community project owners withdrawing efforts duringmy term.n other, with King prompt­ own thoughts about how to be active in local gov­ their lawsuit, putting new King, a teacher in the ·11 ing Parker to seek a seat on his experience couJd better ernment affairs, including management in place and T 1 ·, school district, is the the dais as a council member the city. "And! that's not to adding alternate members creating a plan for the project city's first mayoral candidate and Parker now returning imply the city was in bad on Bee Cave's Planning that the citycould embrace, for next year's election. The the favor, suggesting King shape. It wasn't. But being and Zoning Commission, Parker said. DIGEST

Thursday at the i:... ~ - " Community Agency. will speak on the Robert Kuttner. The performance by Opera Library. Supplies will be mission of his organization; Journey of Jazz - First Session: Etc. will feature arias, duets Social Justice Book Club: 1 p.m. provided. identification and recovery of 4:30 p.m. at the 15 and trios in Italian. French and at the • Community service members lost in war. Community Library. In the first German from various classical Library. 1938 Lohmans Sunday Texas My Texas Book Club: part of his series. local musi­ composers. Crossing. The club will discuss 7 p.m. at the L cian Stan Bialomizy will share "Say Nothing: A True Story Multilingual Class: 1:15 p.m. Community Library. The club the history of Jazz up to the Nov.16 of Murder and Memory in at the L· ~ T I Community will discuss "Texas Devils: old-style Dixieland Jazz of the Northern Ireland" by Patrick library. Attendees can learn Rangers and Regulars on the 1930S. u ..way Community Blood Radden Keefe. Chinese, German or Spanish Lower Rio Grande" by Michael Drive: 8 a_m. to noon at the l..lkf T-..wls film Festival Theme from native speakers. The L Collins. Nov. 14 I Nay Activity Center, Reveal Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. class is sponsored by the Big Band Bash: 8-10 p.m. at 105 Cross Creek. Walk-ins at the "'-" ,. ,. Community t....,t _. High School the t..,..way Activity Center. Bilingual Boogie: 10:30 a_m. at welcome, but donors with Library. The event will feature International Club. The free event will feature big the t- - 11 Community appointments will be given behind-the-scenes videos and a Puzzle Exchange: 1:30 to 3 p.m. band music from the 17-piece Library. Senora Garrett will priority. Eligible donors are chance to ask questions about at the 1...-i. • ~ Community Republic of Texas Big Band, teach basic Spanish vocabulary in good health, at least 17 the upcoming festival. library. Attendees can bring featuring David Cummings and through singing. dancing and years old and weigh at least gently used, 500· to 1,500-piece Lisa Clark on vocals. Donations games. 115 pounds for whole blood Friday puzzles and exchange them to the band are encouraged. Retirement Planning: 2 p.m. donations or 110 pounds with other fans. Puzzles must Sponsored by the t ~ way Arts at the t.~ T~ ~ Community for platelet donations. For Country Musician Dennis be packaged securely and con­ Committee. library. Attendees can learn Questions, call 512-206-1108. Jay: 4 p.m. at the l T --. tain all pieces. the key elements of a good To schedule an appointment. Community Library. Dennis Jay Tuesday retirement plan and a few visit weareblood.org and use will perform traditional genres Monday tips to evaluate retirement the group code Al97 or contact including country western, Homeschool Program - readiness with DESMO Wealth the drive coordinators at folk. blues, cowboy songs and Benefits of Exercise: 10:30 a_m. Building Circuits: 2 p.m. Advisors_ _ .i..Naycommunityblooddrive@ Mexican ballads_ at the L- ~ - ,! Community at the ,u .i ..,. ~ Community Speakers' forum - Smuggling gmail.com. Classic Movie - "Singln' in the Library. Attendees can learn Library. Attendees can learn and the U.S. Multinational: Volksmarch: noon to 4:30 p.m. Rain": 1 p.m. at the 1...... , • -• s about the benefits of exercise how to construct series, 7 p.m. at the l..1d -r:au starting at the t.-way Swim Community Library. to improve overall health and parallel and switch circuits Community Library. led by Center, 3103 L!d.way Blvd. wellness at this workshop with Pedernales Electric speaker Kate Gillespie, profes­ The event is a noncompetitive. Saturday presented by Body Balance Cooperative. sor at the University of Texas untimed walk to Canyonlands Physical Therapy. Jr. Chef Skills:4:30 p.m. at the at Austin. or Mount 'Way. Dogs Friends of the Parks of tal< way Game Design with Unity: 1 ,. Community Library. Bee cave Book Club: 7-8 p.m. are welcome. Attendees are meeting: 8 a.m., way Sp.m.atthe l T Kids ages 8-12 can learn at the Bee Cave Public Library. encouraged to bring water and City Park, 502 Hurst Creek Community Library. One of practical cooking skills in this The club will discuss "The wear hiking or comfortable Road. Volunteers will work on a series of sessions of Game hands-on class, which is limited Rook" by Daniel O'Malley. shoes. There will also be food, projects in way's green Design with Unity for students to 8 participants. Passes will be beverages and live music. spaces_ complimentary lunch ages 10·14. For questions, distributed 30 minutes prior to Nov. 15 "A Night With the Austin served at 11:30 a_m. email librarian@,, .-..,...,Jsli• the start Symphony Orchestra": 7:30 Stories from Japan: 10:30 a_m. brary.org. Yoga for Beginners: 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the t • :r _ .J at the l- _ Community Veterans Day Ceremony: Wednesday at the L Community High School Performing Arts Library. Educator Nancy 6-7:30 p.m. at the ...... & _ Library. Attendees can learn Center, 3324 RM 620, w1 eway. Simpson will share Japanese Performing Arts Center, 3324 Important Matters Book Club: postures to increase stability Performance by Austin tales told in English with RM 620. Johnie E. Webb Jr., 2 p.m. at the r.;._ "' and balance. Symphony Orchestra, directed puppets, toys and deputy director for outreach Community Library. The club An Afternoon of Opera - by Peter Bay. Tickets cost $15- imagination. and communications ofthe will discuss ·can Democracy Mozart to Puccini: 4 p.m at the $50 and can be purchased at Come and Go Crafts: 1-3 p.m. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Survive Global Capitalism?" by •T, Community Library. ltisdschools.org/flnearts. PROTECTING THE HIVE As Bee Cave grows, so do needs ofpolice department

and the populationhas con­ county. tinued an upward trend. Our newfacility will pri­ ThePolice Departmenthas marilybeoffice space. Along increasedinsizealongwith with a commonfront lobby, the city. From the originalsix proposedto be similar insize officers, ourtotal strength is to ourcurrent facility, wewill Garylllller currently 19, which includes have a multi-purposeclass­ detectives and! onecivilian room, a large patrol room, employee. Calls for service offices for detectives and !though the village of have continued to increase administrative staff. A fitness Bee Cave, now legally each year from 2,JOO in room with locker and show­ A known as the cityof 201otoanestimated 7,000 ersfor use by department Bee Cave, was incorporated for 2019, and anyonewho personnel will be included. in1987, the Bee CavePolice travels the highways in and We conduct twice a year fit­ Departmentwas not autho­ around Bee Cavehasseen a ness testing ofeach officer rized until 2005. OnOct. I of tremendous increaseinthe and providinganareafor that thatyear, a police chief and number ofvehicles onthe functionis necessary. five officers began respond­ highway. Reportable motor An evidenceroom and an ingtocalls for service within vehicle accidents have also area for processing evi­ thecitylimits ofBee Cave. increased. These numbers dence, bothlargeandsmall is At that time, the Police support the need for addi­ needed. Statelaws mandate a Department was housed tional office spacefor the time ofretention for evi­ in two portable buildings police department. dence, based ontheoffense, located in the parkinglotof Having selected our cmrent which requires the investi­ Bee Cave City Hall - not siteas the preferred site, we gating agency to maintain the cmrent city hallinthe havebegunexploringoptions evidenceformanyyears. Hill County Galleria butthe for housing thepolice offices Evidenceona serious capital current police facility at for anapproximateu- to felony, for example, must 13333 Texas 71. Therewasno 15-monthtimeperiod. be kept permanentlywhile Hill CountryGalleria or The Thefacilityneeds assess­ many otherfelony crimes Shopsat the Galleria. TheBee ment, usingprojections for require evidence retention of Cave Llorary was also housed police needs for the next 20 10 years ormore beyond the ina portable building next to years, projects a new facil­ final disposition ofthat case. thepolice portable buildings. ityapproximately double the Currentlywe do not have an When the current City Hall sizeofourcurrent building. indoor space for processing was constructed in the Hill That may seem like a large oflarge evidence items, such CountryGalleria, the police increase, but factoredinto as a stolenvehicle. A pro­ department moved into the that number is the square posed garage area wouldbe oldCityHall. foot deficit of ourcurrent used for that purpose and also After cityadministra­ building. Inother words, our serves as an area to work on tivestaffmovedto the current facility is already police vehicles, both repairof new CityHall, someminor smaller than oarcurrent relatedequipmentorinstal­ remodelingwascompleted needs. Accurately project­ lationofvarious equipment. to fit the needs ofthe Police ing for this time frameis Anditemsofevidencewhich Department, andthe facility difficult, but usingrecent may contain hazardous or has functioned adequately trends, somegreatdatamade flammable materials maybe over theyears. available through ~ • secured in this area. Realizingthe need for IndependentSchool District Thetimelineforthis additional space, preliminary oftheirprojectedpopulation, project, after selection ofthe plans were drawn to expand we believe our,conclusions architects and approval by the thecurrentpolice build- are accurate. CityCouncil, wouldinclude ing in2008; however, the Constructioncostsfor oneyearfor designand recessionhit at thattime, police facilities often run drawingoffinal construc­ and theplannedexpansion much higher than other tionplanand documents, neveroccurred. Bee Cave public buildings, as these securinga temporary location Municipal Court clerkswere structuresare constructed to for ouroffice and movingto moved to City Hall around meet heavy usage andshould thattemporary office and an that time, which opened beable to withstand major additional 12 to15 months some additional space within weather-relatedevents, such for construction ofthe new the police facility. as floods and high winds. We building, with a projected Duringthe 2018-2019fiscal believe theconstructioncosts moveindate oflate 2021 or year, thecitycontractedwith ofour proposedfacility will early 2022. The projected cost Brinkley, Sargent, Wigginton belesspersquarefoottban is $9 million. Architects to conduct a facil­ manyotherpolice depart­ Department promotions ityneeds assessment and ments because we donot Congratulationsto Officers potential site review for a new house prisonersoroperate an Alex Martinez, Stephen policebuilding.The report emergency communication MoringandScottOlson on was presented to council centerfrom our building..The their promotion tosenior earlier this year. Threesites way Police Department policeofficer. Each officer has alreadyowned bythe city provides dispatch and met the requisite timeofser­ were considered withthe emergency9u service on a vice and completed a long list preferredsite beingourcur­ contractual basis toBeeCave. ofrequired coursesand also rent location. This sharedexpense allows serve as fieldtrainingofficers Various factors were for a costsavings forboth for the department. Martinez reviewed to determinethe cities on an annualbasis. And was theBee Cave Municipal best locationandthe sizefor whenBee Cave officers make Court Supervisor beforejoin­ a newfacility. Included in an arrest ,wetransportthe ingthe Police Department. those factors were popula­ subject to the'7' County Moringserved in theUnited tion numbers. U.S. Census CentralBooking facility in StatesArmy witha tour in numbersfrom 2000 placed downtownAustin. Iraq and hadpriorexperi- - -- thepopulationofBee Caveat Jails are expensiveto build enceas anEMT. Olsonis a 656 residents. In2010, 8,187 andto operate, and the drugrecognitionexpertand residents were estimated to Texas Constitution places handles the Selective Traffic be livingwithin Bee Cave the responsibility to house Enforcementgrant from city limits, withan additional persons arrested within each theTexas Departmentof 4,000 living within the extra county in the hands ofthe Transportation. territorial jurisdiction. Some elected sheriff. ofthat areahas sincebeen Thus, the county jail is a Gary Miller is the B« Cave annexed into the city limits, function ofeach individual policechief. Transportation proposals presented

L~ way staff, By L ~LeeDassman at the I; way Activity have onherstreet and neigh­ consultants Contributing writer Center. Although she said borhood, Kish walked away discuss city she attended a transporta­ surprised after she saw a connectivity; Rolling Green Drive resi­ tion open house to see what model of her street, Rolling some residents dent Marsha Kish spent effect of a connectivity pro­ concerned a chilly Tuesday evening posal within the city would Sec PROPOSALS, /\7 can look at where potential PROPOSALS projects needto beplaced in the future." FromPageAl She said theproposedcon- nection points willbemodeled to determine bowtrafficwill Green, extended from Crest reactbefore creating a priori­ View Drive to RM 620. tizationofproject areas. "This wasn't a proposal Although the event com­ we were exactly aware of," peted withthe Major League Kish said. "The volume that Baseball World Series, the the streetwould be subject to turnout was "fabulous," said would beoverwhelming,tosay Transportation Committee theleast. Safety issues would Chair Judy Donahue who definitely be a keythere." estimated about 200 to 225 She said the street already citizensattended. experiences a backup oftraf­ "People are anxious to see fic when there's an accident what might be possible and on RM 620 and residents use they're anxious to say what Rolling Green as analternative they think should happen access way to get around the and what shouldn't happen roadway. (regarding transportation)," "Longterm, if (Rolling she said. "And it's good to Green) would open up, it 1 ,. hear that. It's important." would be creating another I I The process ofconnectiv­ J,1 - arterial (roadway) in1f'"'"way ity within r i way is going thatwould hugely impact res­ to be crucial as platted areas idents," Kish said. i begin filling up with homes However, she said othersin and developments, increas­ her neighborhood welcome Jim Harvey, left, a member of the Transportation Study Team, reviews a proposed project with Flint Rock ing traffic inside the city's the idea as a route to H -E-B Falls resident Lyn Mueller during an Oct. 29 open house. [PHOTO BY lfSLEf BASSMANJ boundaries, Donahue said. without having toaccesscon­ "Wehave gottofigure out gestedRM 620. a way to make it more con- The Rolling Green exten­ crashesat the intersection of "We're trying to look at Hills, not only for today but venient to get to the grocery sion was one of several RM 620at Lohmans Crossing. alterna.tlvestoputthe in the future. story and places around town, transportation improve­ Collllecting MainStreet and trafficon roads thatdon't "We're trying to look at schools," she said. "Hopefully ment proposals presented Lohmans Spur, same crash lrave a lot ofdrlt•ewaJ'S," alternatives to put the traffic when we're at the endofthis, Oct. 29 by the l l· · way information as above. on roads that don't have a lot we'll have some idea about Transportation Steering Collllecting Medical Drive Huitt-Zollars Vice President ofdriveways," he said. how that can happen, pre­ Committee, that sponsored betweenMedicalandLohmans Brian Everett The proposals "repre­ cludingRM 620 altogether." the event, in conjunction Crossing, from Birrell Street sent possible locations for According to Donahue, the with the city's engineering to Lohmans, same crash infor­ improvements," and Everett's engineers will assign costs to consultants Huitt-Zollars mation as above. company is trying to gather the proposed projects to "give and Alliance Transportation Improving the intersection community input not only usa better view ofwhatmight Group. The event gave resi­ signal timing at RM 620 at paths parallelto RM 620 in todetermine what proposals really work where." dents the opportunity to Main Street, witha history of four segments. they feel would work or not, The committee's deadline provide input at various 45crashes Brett Nemeroff lives with butalso to suggest other loca­ is December for proposals stations. These proposed Connecting Clubhouse his wife and four children tions that have issues or are and cost estimates, with the projects -including road­ Drive to Clara Van via an in the very last house at the prone to accidents, he said. group taking public comments way extensions, sidewalks easement from a property end of Flint Rock Road. He "Atthis point, we're gath­ through Nov. 8. Hodges said and shared use paths-were owner, no crash information said he opposes the offered ering data on connectivity the projects accepted will be evaluatedwith the history of available improvements. solutions for the city-where put to the voters in a 2020 specific area crashes, injuries Connecting Clara Van "It'squiet; it'speaceful," he are there collllectivity gaps, bond referendum. and fatalities from 2010-2019: Street to Meadowlark Street, saidofhis neighborhood. ''We where we can create some !.. way City Council Improving Serene Hills with a history of 48 crashes can go outon the streets. We potential projects to help fill funded the program that Drive, including the intersec­ Creating Farris Drive, an don't want to see the addi­ those gaps andreally alleviate began in August to iden­ tion of Serene Hills and The existing right of way, as an tional traffic." some of the traffic conges­ tify short- and long-term Hills Drive, with a history of alternate north-south route Nemeroff said the project tion we have throughout the multi-modal transportation 41 crashes. to RM 620 from Gehron Drive proposed is expensive and city," l 1!' way Building and improvements. This study Extending Flint Rock Road to Meadowlark, with a history involves environmental con­ Development Services doesn't include the project to BeeCreek Road, with a por­ of77 crashes. cerns and the neighborhood is Director Charlotte Hodges currently being developed tion traversing~ County Improving the unpaved circulating email correspon - said. "Right now, these aren't by the Texas Department of and outside city limits, with a roads ofO'Reilly and Pyramid dence about approaching the specific proposed projects as Transportation regarding RM history of 64 crashes. drives, in T • . : County, issue with a common voice. far as road widenings or any­ 620 improvements. Connecting Main Street between L ISO Huitt-Zollars Vice thing of that nature or even For more information, go betweenRM 62oand Lohmans schools, with a history of 225 President Brian Everett said connections. This really is to https://wwwr~ -.,way-be. Crossing, with a history of crashes. the extension would offer an to give us a starting point of govII726/Transportation - 396 crashes, including 279 Shared use and sidewalk alternative route to Serene where to collect data so we Steering-Committee. BI G 12 NOTEBOOK

Kansas State head coach Chris Klleman celebrates with fans after a 48•41 win over Oklahoma on Oct. 26. The 20th-ranked Wildcats play at Texas this week. (TRAVISHEYlt

By SuzanneHalliburton "I think Max will play," [email protected] Patterson said Tuesday at his weekly press conference. Asudden toxic mix oftrans­ If Duggan can't play, fers and injuries is making it's unclear who might see TCU's quarterback situation action. look a lot like what unfolded Matthew Downing might last season. be the only one healthy Alex Delton, the transfer enough to play. He's a red­ from Kansas State who began shirt freshman who started the season as the Horned his career as a walk-on Frogs' st arter, has left the at Georgia. Then there's team, coach Gary Patterson Matt hew,..B ald.win_, who announced Tuesday. And starred atLake Travis High Max Duggan, the freshman School. Baldwin s1gn'ecl with starter nearly two weeks Ohio State, then transferred removed from theupset win toTCU earlier this year. The over Texas, is listed as ques­ NCAA ruled that be could tionable for Saturday's game play this year. However, against 11th-ranked Baylor. Baldwin suffered a knee He injured a finger on his surgery earlier this season. throwing hand during last Patterson said he started Saturday's loss at Oklahoma throwing on Sunday. State. TCU experienced similar Thenews got worse. Mike quarterback woes last year. Collins, who had surpassed Starter Shawn Robinson Delton as the second-string hurt his shoulder, had sur­ quarterback, isout for Baylor, gery, then announced he was Patterson said. He was injured transferring. Collins replaced on TCU's final series in him, then suffered an ankle Stillwater. injury in November. Grayson Justin Rogers, the one­ Muehlstein played the final time four-star prospect, three games, then was hurt already has left theteam. He in the bowl game against announced his departure last California. week. Rogers, who still was recu - Pattersonishoping Duggan perating from a severe knee will be able to play against injury he suffered in high the Bears. He said the fresh­ school, was forced to play. manwill tryand practicethis He attemptedone pass in the week. game. TCU quarterback Alex Delton (16), who transferred from Kansas State, has left the team. He lost his starting job to true freshman Max Duggan. [MARC lfBRYl(/USA TODAY]