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Texas high school football: Austin-area UIL scores, highlights from Week 12 playoffs
The playoffs are here for Texas high school football. Pflugerville kicked things off on Thursday night for Central Texas with a 63-13 win over San Antonio Burbank, the Panthers’ first playoff win since 2012.
All of the top Austin-area schools are in action Friday night, including heavyweight programs Westlake, Lake Travis, Vandegrift, Cedar Park, LBJ, Liberty Hill and Bastrop.
9 UIL PLAYOFF TEAMS TO WATCH INCLUDE STATE TITLE DEFENDERS, HOPEFULS
FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS
CLASS 6A | CLASS 5A
Follow this thread throughout Friday night for live updates and scores from playoff games throughout Central Texas:
On Georgetown’s first possession of overtime, Georgetown’s 2000+ yard ball carrier Jett Walker scored from 17 yards out as the Eagles regained the lead 42-35 lead over Burleson Centennial.
Angleton has ended Weiss’ season with a 35-28 win in the 5A-Division I bi-district win.
The Cavaliers have advanced to the Area Round with a 41-14 win over Round Rock at the Palace on Parmer in a 6A-Division 1 playoff opener.
Lake Travis faces San Antonio Johnson next week.
Georgetown marched the length of the field to tie Burleson Centennial 35-35 as Jett Walker scored his 2nd TD of the night, this one on a 4-yard run.
The game is heading to overtime.
Johnson is pounding Laredo United 31-0 in the 3rd quarter.
Dripping Springs is 35 points better than McNeil 49-14 in the final stanza.
JD Jackson has scored again, this from 6 yards out, for Vista Ridge but Westlake leads 46-17 midway through the fourth quarter.
LBJ has increased its lead to 32-14 over Fredericksburg in the 3rd quarter.
Cedar Park has scored for the first time since the second quarter, but the Twolves still trail Red Oak 35-15 with 7:26 left in the contest.
Following a punt, Centennial has shocked the Georgetown home crowd with an 86-yard TD pass with around 2 minutes left in the game. The Spartans lead the Eagles 35-28.
Reggie Hurley has taken a 36-yard pass from Garrett Marshall for Round Rock but Lake Travis still leads 41-14 with 2:58 left in the fourth quarter.
Westlake has scored its fourth TD of the second half as the Chaps lead Vista Ridge 46-10 with 9:17 remaining in the game.
Though down early, LBJ has rallied to take a 25-14 lead over Fredericksburg at the half.
Weiss is now tied with Angleton at 28 in the 4th quarter.
La Porte leads Anderson 28-21 in the final quarter.
Burleson Centennial has come all the way back as the Spartans marched 83 yards to tie Georgetown at 28 with about 5 minutes left in the game.
Vandegrift leads Austin High 49-7 in the fourth quarter.
Liberty Hill has extended its lead to 27-18 over SA Sam Houston early in the third quarter.
Bastrop is not having any problems as the Bears are whitewashing SA Lanier 42-0 in the third quarter.
Brody Wilhem just took a pass from Rees Wise for 43 yards as Westlake now leads Vista Ridge 32-10 in the third. That is two TDs in 2 possessions for the Chaps in the third quarter.
It looks like Lake Travis will advance in the 6A-Division I playoffs as the Cavs’ Chaston Ditta has scored from 2 yards out. Lake Travis leads Round Rock 38-7 lead late in the third quarter.
If the score holds up, Lake Travis will face SA Johnson in next week’s Area round.
Burleson Centennial is rallying as they now trail Georgetown 28-21 in the fourth quarter.
Josiah Thomas has hit the trifecta as he has hauled in a 23-yard throw from Chaston Ditta for his third TD of the night as Lake Travis leads Round Rock 31-7 with 9:20 left in the 3rd.
QB Jack Appl has not played yet in the 3rd quarter for Round Rock.
Grady Bartlett has scored on an 8-yard run for Westlake as the Chaps lead Vista Ridge 25-10 in the third quarter.
Red Oak has pushed its lead over Cedar Park 35-14 with 5:40 remaining in the third quarter.
Dripping Springs leads McNeil 21-7 in the third.
Vandegrift still leads Austin High 42-0 in the third.
Johnson is up on Laredo United 24-0 at the half.
Unofficially, Lake Travis’s Josiah Thomas has hauled in 5 passes for 161 yards and a pair of scores to lead the Cavalier offense. Defensively, USC commit Gus Cordova has 3 sacks of the Round Rock quarterback with a pair of pass deflections.
Georgetown looks like it will be playing next weekend as the Eagles lead Burleson Centennial 28-0 lead in the third quarter.
Red Oak is doubling up Cedar Park 28-14 in the third.
La Porte has taken a 20-14 lead over Anderson in the third.
Angleton has rallied to tie Weiss 21-21 in the third quarter.
Liberty Hill 14, SA Sam Houston 12 (2nd)
Bastrop 28, SA Lanier 0 (2nd)
Elgin 24, SA Jefferson 10 (half)
Fredericksburg 7, LBJ 3 (2nd)
Canyon Lake 14, Travis 2 (2nd)
Somerset 28, Taylor 0 (2nd)
La Vega 42, La Grange 0 (2nd)
Lago Vista 35, Bandera 3 (2nd)
Llano 27, Crystal City 7 (2nd)
Thrall 23, Tidehaven 14 (half)
Thorndale 21, Riesel 21 (3rd)
Vandegrift 42, Austin High (half)
Lake Travis 24, Round Rock 7 (half)
Dripping Springs 14, McNeil 7 (2nd quarter)
Westlake 18, Vista Ridge 10 (2nd quarter)
Johnson 10, Laredo United 0 (2nd quarter)
Georgetown 28, Burleson Centennial 0 (half)
Red Oak 21, Cedar Park 14 (half)
Highland Park 34, Rouse 0 (half)
Weiss 14, Angleton 7 (half)
Anderson 14, La Porte 14 (half)
Weiss has taken a 14-7 lead over Angleton at intermission in a 5-A Division I tilt.
Aiden Archer returned an interception 55 yards and a touchdown as Lake Travis extended its lead over Round Rock to 24-7 with 1:08 left in the half.
Vista Ridge has kicked a field goal to narrow the Westlake lead to 8, 18-10 in the second quarter.
Red Oak has scored 14 unanswered taking a 21-14 lead over Cedar Park with 2:22 left in the half. Red Oak’s Kingston McAdams scored on a two-yard run while Jacque Overton has scored on a 37-pass.
SA Sam Houston has taken a 12-7 lead over Liberty Hill in the second quarter.
Westlake has cashed in a Vista Ridge turnover as Rees Wise called his own number on a one-yard power run over the left side. The Chaps lead 18-7 in the second quarter.
Liberty Hill leads San Antonio Sam Houston 7-6 in the opening quarter.
Highland Park is dominating Rouse 27-0 in the second quarter in a 5A-Division 1 playoff match up.
Granger leads La Pryor 28-0 in the second quarter.
Thorndale has reached half as the Bulldogs are tied with Riesel at 21.
Thrall leads Tidehaven 16-14 in the second quarter.
Johnson leads Laredo United 7-0 in the opening quarter.
Elgin and San Antonio Jefferson are tied 10-10 in the second quarter.
La Vega is up 21-0 over La Grange in the first quarter.
Llano leads Crystal City 13-7 in the second stanza.
Vandegrift leads Austin High 21-0 in the second quarter. in a 6A Division II bi-district affair.
La Porte leads Anderson 14-7 in the second quarter.
Georgetown leads Burleson Centennial 14-0 in the second in a 5A-Division I playoff opener.
Bastrop leads SA Lanier 14-0 in a 5A Division II bi-district championship tilt in the opening quarter.
After converting on a fourth down, Grady Bartlett scored from 2 yards out to give Westlake the lead back 12-7 with 11:51 left in the opening half.
Cedar Park has regained the lead as Jamal Porter is on the receiving end of a 39-yard scoring pass. The Timberwolves lead Red Oak 14-7 with 7:41 left before intermission.
In 6A-Division I, Vista Ridge leads Westlake after 1 7-5. Using a 58-yard return the Chaps are knocking on the door looking to regain the lead.
Round Rock has scored as Jack Appl evades the Lake Travis rush to score. The Cavs still lead the Dragons 10-7 with 9:24 left in the half.
Braydon Doane has kicked a 27-yard field goal to give Lake Travis a 10-0 lead over Round Rock with 11:51 left in the second quarter.
At Westlake, Vista Ridge has intercepted a Rees Wise pass and returned it deep into Chap territory and JD Jackson has cashed in the turnover hauling in a 8-yard pass to give the Rangers a 7-5 lead with 1:58 left in the first quarter.
Red Oak has responded to Cedar Park’s opening score with one of its own.
Billy Middleton hits Brayden Robinson on a 29-yard scoring pass with 3:48 remaining in the opening quarter.
Westlake has extended its lead to 5-0 over Vista Ridge after a punt pinned the Rangers on the one-yard. One play later, Westlake’s defense swarmed the Vista Ridge running back for a safety.
Cedar Park’s Cameron Graham has scored from 19-yards out as the Timberwolves lead Red Oak 7-0 with 4:42 remaining in the opening stanza.
Meanwhile in Round Rock, Lake Travis draws first blood Josiah Thomas took a short pass from Chaston Ditta 46 yards for a score. The Cavs lead Round Rock 7-0 with 4:21 left in the opening quarter.
After holding Vista Ridge on a fourth down, Westlake took over and marched into the red zone but had to settle for a 28-yard Nolan Barkley field goal. Barkley’s third three-pointer of the year gives Westlake a 3-0 lead over Vista Ridge in the opening quarter.
Round Rock and Lake Travis are scoreless midway through the first as is Cedar Park and Red Oak.
After an initial first down on its first play from scrimmage pushed the ball into Vista Ridge territory, the Ranger defense held and took over as Westlake quarter back Rees Wise was sacked on fourth down.
Vista Ridge, 6-4, takes over near midfield.
Taking its opening possession
The Statesman’s Caleb Yum is at the Cedar Park – Red Oak 5A Division I Bi-district game where there are reports that Cedar Park running back Trae Hill’s season has been cut short due to an injury suffered during the regular season.
Round Rock hosts Lake Travis at Kelly Reeves
In a 6A-Division I matchup, Lake Travis (9-1) heads north into Williamson County as the Cavaliers take on Round Rock (8-2) in a Bi-district tussle.
Offensively, Lake Travis is led by the duo of qb Chaston Ditta and running back Vann Hopping. Ditta has thrown for 2096 yards with 20 TDs, while Hopping contributes 1041 yards and 21 touchdowns.
Round Rock counters with signal caller Jack Appl and a 2-headed monster at running back of Joaquin Maldonado and Moose Garlington. Appl has thrown for just over 1400 yards with 14 scoring throws. He has also added 8 scores on the ground.
Maldonado and Garlington have combined for over 1300 yards and 11 TDs.
The winner will face Johnson SA Johnson in the Area Round next week.
Panthers, Texans and Badgers roll into Area round
Pflugerville, Wimberley and Burnet all scored convincing wins in the Bi-district round of the state playoffs last night.
Pflugerville, the fourth-place qualifier out of 11-5A Division II, stunned 12-5A Division II champ San Antonio Burbank 63-13 at the San Antonio ISD Athletic Complex.
The Panthers, who upped their season record to 8-3, await the winner of the Iowa Colony – Killeen Ellison match-up in next week’s Area round.
Wimberley, 9-2, ran its winning streak to seven as the Texans whitewashed Pearsall 69-0 in the opening round of the 4A Division II playoffs.
The Texans will face the winner of the King vs. Rockport-Fulton in next week’s second round.
Lampasas routed Pecos 53-14 in the 4A Division I Bi-district round to advance to next week’s Area Round.
With the win, the 9-2 Badgers advance to the Area round where they will face the winner of the El Paso Austin – Dumas clash.
Manor New Tech was steamrolled by San Antonio Davenport 91-0 in the 4A Division I Bi-district round to conclude a 3-8 season.
Burnet, 5-6, saw the curtain fall for the season after dropping its fourth consecutive game, 35-21 to Andrews in the 4A-Division I playoff opener.
In the opening round of the 3A Division II playoffs, Van Vleck edged District 13 winner Blanco 48-41.
The Panthers end their season with a 7-4 mark.
Thursday night finals
Pflugerville 63, San Antonio Burbank 13
Davenport 91, Manor New Tech 18
Andrews 35, Burnet 21
Wimberley 69, Pearsall 0
Lampasas 53, Pecos 14
Van Vleck 48, Blanco 41
Westlake, Georgetown, LBJ finish atop regular season Statesman’s Fab Five rankings
6A
#1 Westlake (9-1) hosts Vista Ridge
#2 Vandegrift (9-1) hosts Austin High
#3 Lake Travis (9-1) hosts Round Rock
#4 Round Rock (8-2) visits Lake Travis
#5 Dripping Springs (7-3) hosts McNeil
5A
#1 Georgetown (9-1) hosts Burleson Centennial
#2 Weiss (8-2, 5-2) visits Angleton
#3 Bastrop (8-2) hosts San Antonio Lanier
#4 Liberty Hill (8-2) hosts San Antonio Sam Houston
#5 Pflugerville (8-3) beat San Antonio Burbank 63-13 last night
4A/Others
#1 LBJ (10-0) face Fredericksburg
#2 Wimberley (9-2) beat Pearsall 69-0 last night
#3 Lampasas (9-2) beat Pecos 53-14 last n
#4 Regents (9-1) – TBA
#5 St. Michael’s (9-1) – TBA
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Data analyst Corey Yeung created the ATX Running Guide to help runners find community across Central Texas. What started as a personal project has become one of Austin’s most comprehensive running resources.
Looking for a Run Club? There’s a Map for That
When Corey Yeung moved to Austin three years ago, he had a simple question:
“How many run clubs are actually out there?” The answer wasn’t easy to find. While several websites listed local groups, Yeung felt none offered a complete picture. So, he decided to build one himself. What started as a spreadsheet evolved into ATX Running Guide, a website and social media platform that helps runners discover clubs throughout the Austin area.
“The list would be more useful if it were a map and search tool,” Yeung said. “The Instagram page was simply a way to communicate those free resources to the community.”
Today, the guide covers running groups from San Marcos to Hutto and serves as a one-stop resource for runners looking to connect. In this episode of KXAN’S Plus Simple Health, Corey Yeung walks us through everything you need to know about the 200-plus running clubs in Austin.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Volts are off to a rough start in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, but maybe a little home cooking can help them get right.
After playing their first five games on the road, the Volts open play at Dell Diamond in Round Rock at 6 p.m. Thursday against the Utah Talons, kicking off an 8-game homestand.
It’s the first season the Volts will call Dell Diamond home. In the league’s inaugural season last year, the original four teams competed with a touring schedule that included a stop at Dell Diamond. This is the first year that the AUSL, now a 6-team league, will play in home markets.
They have a roster peppered with local stars, including 2-time NCAA national champion middle infielder Leighann Goode from the Texas Longhorns. Aliyah Binford, a New Braunfels native, played collegiately for Ole Miss and former Texas State pitcher Jessica Mullins made an appearance in the Volts’ previous series against the Carolina Blaze.
Goode said there’s been a bit of a learning curve, but she credits her teammates for helping her adjust to the league.
“This group has brought me in and taught me stuff, taken me under their wings,” she said. “They’ve done an awesome job.”
Legendary Texas pitcher Cat Osterman is the team’s general manager, and the head coach is Texas State’s Ricci Woodard.
“We’re ready to rock and roll at home,” Woodard said. “I’m anxious to see what happens now that we get to play in our own place.”
Texas Tech pitcher NiJaree Canady, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 draft, joined the team last weekend after a brief contract holdout.
The Volts are 1-4 this season, picking up their lone win over the Oklahoma City Spark on June 10. They’ll face the Talons in a 3-game series, the Chicago Bandits for a pair June 23-24, and finish the homestand with a 3-game set against the expansion Portland Cascade on June 26-28.
Ryan Sanders Baseball, the organization that owns and operates the Round Rock Express, is an operating partner with the Volts and an investor with the AUSL.
Austin, TX
Investigators seek clues in small jet crash that killed 1 in Texas, where bystanders rushed to help
(AP) – Investigators combed through wreckage Wednesday for clues to why a business jet crashed on a Texas highway, killing one person on board after its pilots reported mechanical problems while requesting an emergency landing at a nearby airport.
The fiery crash late Tuesday in Laredo near the Mexican border sent bystanders racing from their cars to help police rescue passengers and crew from the burning aircraft. The crash killed Joshua Baer, a leader in Texas’ technology and startup sectors, the president of Baer’s company told the Austin American-Statesman.
Video from the frantic scene showed someone trying to smash the cockpit glass with a sledgehammer, while others used makeshift levers as they worked to open the plane’s door. Local officials said a firefighter entered the smoke-filled jet to extract one person still inside after the rest had escaped.
“While the loss of life is deeply regrettable, it is nothing short of a miracle that this tragedy did not become a mass fatality event,” Laredo Mayor Victor Treviño told a news conference Wednesday.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. The Federal Aviation Administration was investigating along with the National Transportation Board.
Laredo Police Chief Miguel Rodriguez Jr. said investigators working to reconstruct the crash were at the crash site Wednesday.
Crash victim worked to help entrepreneurs launch startups
Baer was the founder and chief executive of Austin-based Capital Factory, which helps entrepreneurs connect with investors and others to launch their businesses.
“Joshua was a fearless leader, a brilliant partner, and a dear friend to so many of us,” Capital Factory President Bryan Chambers told the Austin newspaper.
Capital Factory executives did not immediately return phone messages Wednesday from The Associated Press.
Baer lived in Austin with his wife and three children, according to his LinkedIn page. He recently taught a student entrepreneur class at the University of Texas at Austin.
“I help people quit their jobs and become entrepreneurs,” Baer said on his LinkedIn page.
In a social media post, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas called Baer “one of the most significant figures driving innovation and entrepreneurship across America.”
Police did not release the name of the person killed, citing a request from family members. Rodriguez said those on the plane included two pilots and three teenagers.
Pilots reported low fuel, electrical issues, airport director says
The Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet departed Tuesday evening from the Mexican resort city of San José del Cabo and was bound for Austin, Texas, the FAA said in a statement.
The plane was operated by NetJets, a company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway that lets people buy part ownership in private jets. NetJets said in a statement it was cooperating with authorities.
The jet went down at about 10 p.m. Tuesday on the Loop 20 highway, just a few minutes after its pilots radioed the local airport seeking to make an emergency landing. Their call to air traffic controllers “mentioned low fuel and a power outage,” Laredo International Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez said.
“They had mechanical issues and they lost communication with the tower,” Sanchez said Wednesday, “and that’s when the accident happened.”
Dashcam video posted on social media showed the aircraft careening down the highway and knocking down a light post before coming to a stop near the airport. The jet also barreled into a car, sending one motorist to a hospital in stable condition, said Laredo police investigator Jose Baeza.
Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side, smashed into a highway barrier with the tail ripped from the fuselage.
“It looked like part of a movie. I was in shock,” said Zayra Garza, an esthetician who was driving her co-workers home when she came upon the crash.
Garza, who shot video of the scene as her husband ran to help, saw motorists leave their cars to try to help smash the cockpit glass. She said the plane’s door opened and three people who looked like teenagers rushed out, followed by someone who appeared to be a pilot. Another crew member tried to pull out a person who seemed to be unconscious.
Smoke billowed from the plane as a firefighter climbed into the aircraft to rescue the remaining passenger. Police officers helping prop open the door had to back away as they doubled over coughing because of the intense smoke. Police said five officers were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation.
“What was worrying me was the fire,” Garza said. “I was concerned that it could have just exploded at any time.”
This was the third significant aviation accident in as many days. A B-52 crashed Monday during a test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California and killed all eight people aboard, while on Sunday, 12 people were killed when a plane on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed.
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Golden reported from Seattle; Collins reported from Hartford, Connecticut; and Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. AP journalists Josh Funk in Omaha, Nebraska, and Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.
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