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Texas high school football scores: Austin-area UIL live updates from Week 1
Finally, it’s Week 1 of the Texas high school football season. Things kicked off around Central Texas with a pair of thrillers in the Austin area — Anderson’s 57-40 win over McCallum in the Taco Shack Bowl and Weiss’ 42-41 double-overtime win over McNeil. But tonight is the first Friday night of the season and there’s a full slate of games.
Follow this thread tonight for updates across Central Texas:
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Thrall 29, Thorndale 22
Lake Travis 17, Arlington Martin 10
Georgetown 47, Victoria East 0
Cedar Park 17, Harker Heights 7
Vandegrift 31, Dripping Springs 7
Glenn 7, Medina Valley 0
Rouse 36, Connally 3
Pflugerville 33, Leander 14
Hondo 29, Blanco 14
Lago Vista 14, Burnet 12
Victoria West 14, Lockhart 0
Johnson City 14, Granger 14
Round Rock Concordia 24, Leander Founders Classical 22
… and some 2nd quarter scores:
Cibolo Steele 35, Liberty Hill 14
Giddings 14, Jarrell 0
Marble Falls 29 Crockett 0
Travis 7, Akins 0
∙ Georgetown’s Jett Walker scored from 47 yards out to increase the Eagles’ lead over Victoria East to 47-0. Georgetown has scored on all seven possessions. Walker has rushed for 102 yards in the opening half on just seven carries.
∙ New Braunfels Canyon and Austin High are level at 14-14.
∙ They have reached the half at Vandegrift, as the Vipers hold a 24-point edge over Dripping Springs 31-7.
∙ Cedar Park leads Harker Heights 14-7 in the first.
From Jay Plotkin, who’s covering the Lake Travis-Arlington Martin game tonight. First-half update:
Walker Moore’s interception late in the second quarter kept the Cavs leading Martin at the half. Moore’s interception of Brooks Brigance and 80-yard return set up a short Braydon Doane field goal to give the Cavaliers a 17-10 lead. Martin’s Brigance kept the Lake Travis defense on its heels early, but the Cavaliers’ secondary found its footing in the second quarter. After starting out 4-of-5 for 61 yards and a touchdown, Brigance finished the half completing just one of his final six throws for no yards and and interception.
Vann Hopping has rushed for both Lake Travis touchdowns.
∙ Marble Falls has raced out to a 14-0 lead over Crockett in the first.
∙ Regents leads Lorena 9-0 in the second stanza.
∙ Austin High has taken a 14-7 lead over New Braunfels Canyon in the second quarter.
∙ Travis is up 7-0 over Akins in the second.
∙ Lake Travis answers an Arlington Martin touchdown with a touchdown of its own as Vann Hopping ran 19 yards up the middle for his second score of the night as the Cavs lead Martin 14-10.
∙ LBJ now leads San Antonio Houston 27-0 with 2:16 in the first.
∙ Hays leads Elgin 10-0 in the first.
∙ At Vandegrift, the Vipers have expanded their lead over Dripping Springs to 28-7 in the second quarter.
∙ Lago Vista is up 14-6 over Burnet in the first.
More Austin-area updates:
∙ Playing its first game as a Class 4A squad after two years in Class 5A, LBJ leads San Antonio Houston 14-0.
∙ The opening quarter up in Georgetown can’t end soon enough for Victoria East. There’s still 55 seconds to play and the Eagles have expanded their lead to 37 points after Max Muniz’s improbable touchdown catch off teammate Xavier Warren’s back at the goal line. (The Eagles had been called for an illegal formation penalty on their 41-yard field goal try on the previous snap, which forced them to go for it on fourth down.)
∙ Austin High and New Braunfels Canyon are tied 7-7 in the first.
∙ Rouse leads Connally 29-0 in the second quarter, while Glenn is leading Medina Valley 7-0 also in the second.
∙ Rouse has jumped out to a 15-0 second quarter lead over Connally.
∙ Victoria West leads Lockhart 7-0 in the second quarter.
∙ Johnson City leads Granger 7-0 in the first.
∙ In a rivalry game, Thorndale has jumped out to a 15-8 lead over Thrall.
∙ Lago Vista strikes first as the Vikings lead Burnet 7-0 in the first.
∙ Cameron Yoe is up 7-0 over La Grange.
∙ Vandegrift has taken a 14-0 lead over Dripping Springs. That game’s at Vandegrift.
∙ In Arlington, Tristan Naifeh’s 38-yard field goal has pulled Arlington Martin to within 7-3 of Lake Travis toward the end of the opening quarter.
∙ Georgetown is rolling Victoria East 30-10, having forced three turnovers in the first three minutes.
∙ In private schools, New Braunfels Christian leads Austin achieve 7-0 in the opening stanza.
Remember when Georgetown was up 8-0. We’re still not even through the first quarter and the Eagles are up 22-0 over Victoria East. Georgetown has scored three touchdowns, and after the first two touchdowns the Eagles then recovered fumbles on the kickoffs.
How bad of a start is this for Victoria East? There’s 2:12 left in the opening quarter and the Titans have yet to run an offensive play.
Lake Travis punched in its opening possession, a 1-yard TD run by Vann Hopping. Chaston Ditta was 4 of 5 on the drive, completing short passes on the 47-yard drive. With 8:34 left in the 1st quarter, it’s Lake Travis 7, Arlington Martin 0.
Facing a third-and-21 on Georgetown’s own 29-yard line, Xavier Warren electrified the home crowd as he took a pass from Caleb McDougall 71 yards for a touchdown against Victoria East. With 10:56 left in the first quarter, Georgetown is up 8-0.
For the third consecutive season, Lake Travis will be opening the season with Arlington Martin. The Cavaliers will be looking to get their passing attack back on track after struggling throwing the ball last season (or at least struggled by Lake Travis standards).
The Cavs are coming off an 11-3 season in 2023 that included an upset over an undefeated Vandegrift squad in the area round of the Class 6A playoffs before bowing out of the postseason with a 21-14 loss to Westlake in the state quarterfinals. Here’s our preseason team glance, including three big questions the Cavs are facing this season.
Staff-wise, we all picked the Cavs this week.
Where Austin-area/Central Texas teams are ranked in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine preseason state rankings:
Class 6A: No. 5 Westlake, No. 8 Lake Travis, No. 24 Vandegrift
Class 5A DI: No. 11 Weiss, No. 18 Cedar Park
Class 5A DII: No. 8 Liberty Hill
Class 4A DI: No. 8 LBJ, No. 17 Lampasas
Class 4A DII: No. 5 Wimberley, No. 25 Lago Vista
Class 3A DII: No. 12 Blanco
Class 2A DII: No. 18 Granger
Anderson tops McCallum again: In a game that saw Anderson QB Max Gerlich throw for 7 TDs and run for another, Anderson outlasted McCallum 57-50 in the annual Taco Shack Bowl at House Park. Gerlich threw for 308 yards and added 138 on the ground, including the TD as the Trojans took their third straight Taco Shack win. We were there; here’s Rick Cantu’s game story.
Weiss survives McNeil without Brown: Playing without New Mexico State QB commit Jax Brown, Weiss edged McNeil 42-41 in overtime. Brown was lost for the season after suffering a season-ending injury in last week’s scrimmage against Waco University.
A shutout for the Hawks: Hendrickson posted its first shutout since 2019, as the Hawks clipped Belton 14-0.
Eight in a row: Stony Point opened its season with its eighth consecutive season opening win as the Tigers edged East View 28-22.
Westlake’s opening statement: Westlake, our No. 1-ranked preseason area team, trailed Prosper 14-13 at halftime before reeling off 22 unanswered points in the second half as the Chaps notched their 43rd consecutive regular-season win, 35-14. Here’s our takeaways from the game.
Tonight’s Austin-area high school football schedule
These are all nondistrict matchups tonight.
The best game around tonight: Dripping Springs at Vandegrift, 7 p.m. These are both top-10 area preseason teams heading into the season, and both have hopes and expectations of a district title and playoff run. The Vipers probably have the edge, but this should be a good one.
The second-best matchup: Liberty Hill at Cibolo Steele, 7:30 p.m. Too bad this one’s not at Liberty Hill. Both programs are traditional playoff powers, so this is a great first-week pairing. It’ll give us the first look at the Panthers’ rebuilt running game.
Other games on the schedule. We’ll publish finals as we get them later:
Lake Travis at Arlington Martin, 7
Victoria East at Georgetown, 7
Leander at Pflugerville, 7
Bowie at Manor, 7:30
San Marcos at Hutto, 7
New Braunfels Canyon at Austin High, 7:30
Killeen Shoemaker at Round Rock, 7:30
Waco Midway at Westwood, 7
Hays at Elgin, 7:30
Killeen Chaparral at Lehman, 7:30
Lockhart at Victoria West, 7
Vista Ridge at Killeen, 7
Johnson at Cedar Ridge, 7:30
Travis at Akins, 7:30
LBJ at San Antonio Houston, 7
Bastrop at Alvin, 7
Connally at Rouse, 7
Crockett at Marble Falls, 7:30
Navarro at Eastside, 7:30
Northeast at St. Andrew’s, 7:30
LASA at Manor New Tech, 7:30
Cedar Creek at Del Valle, 7:30
Cedar Park at Harker Heights, 7:30
Glenn at Medina Valley, 7
Gatesville at Taylor, 7:30
Canyon Lake at Wimberley, 7:30
Giddings at Jarrell, 7:30
Smithville at Rockdale, 7:30
Llano at Lytle, 7
Fredericksburg at Lampasas, 7:30
Troy at Salado, 7:30
Thorndale at Thrall, 7
Nixon-Smiley at Luling, 7:30
Florence at Rosebud-Lott, 7:30
Central Texas scores from Thursday night
Westlake 35, Prosper 14
Anderson 57, McCallum 40
Weiss 42, McNeil 41 (2 OT)
Stony Point 28, East View 22
Hendrickson 14, Belton 0
AUSTIN, Texas – A 28-year-old Austin woman who was reported missing earlier this week has been located, according to the Austin Police Department.
What we know:
Police announced Saturday that Ghadah Alharbi has been found following a public appeal for information about her whereabouts.
Alharbi was last known to have contacted family members by phone around 8 p.m. on June 16. Her disappearance was described by investigators as out of character, prompting concern from both her family and the Austin Police Department.
Authorities said she had left her vehicle at her residence in Central Austin near Mueller and was known to use ride-share services for transportation.
Dig deeper:
The Austin Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit had requested the public’s assistance in locating Alharbi on Friday, citing concerns for her well-being.
In an update released Saturday, police confirmed Alharbi had been located but did not provide additional details about where she was found or the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
Police thanked the community and media for their assistance and cooperation.
The Source: Information in this article was provided by Austin police.
Following controversial comments from head coach Steve Sarkisian and recruiting battles with other contending teams, the Texas Longhorns have once again found themselves in the national spotlight ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Just like this time 365 days ago, the Longhorns are the favorites to win the SEC Championship by the time the postseason rolls around, as well as be contenders for the national championship — despite failing to gain a playoff berth in 2025.
Ahead of the 2025 season, Texas’ preseason hype centered around quarterback Arch Manning and his first year at the helm of the Longhorns’ offense. Despite predictions that Manning would win the Heisman and be the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Longhorns went on to a nine-win regular season with steady, ongoing improvements in Manning’s performance.
Now, the attention from national media seems due to the “all-in” season that the Longhorns are looking toward, with a huge roster turnover through the transfer portal suggesting that this is the make-or-break year for Texas — and Manning — to achieve any national championship hopes.
However, a “make-or-break” season isn’t necessarily what’s ahead for Texas in 2026.
Texas’ Championship Hopes Aren’t Necessarily Over After 2026
It’s fair to assume that the Longhorns are going all in for a national championship in 2026, given the emphasis on experienced transfer portal talent, coaching staff changes and even talk from some players about what the team’s goals are over the offseason.
But considering 2026 as the Longhorns’ last chance for a trophy in the immediate future isn’t as easily justifiable, especially when Texas may not be considering much of a rebuild after this season ends. Sarkisian himself didn’t deny that Manning may come back for another year with Texas in 2027, and many key playmakers on both offense and defense have several more years of eligibility left.
Especially looking at Texas’ incoming class of freshmen and history with the transfer portal, it’s likely that the Longhorns are setting themselves up for longevity more than immediate success. If Manning does decide to declare for the 2027 NFL Draft, incoming freshman quarterback Dia Bell will be an exciting prospect for Texas to bank on when looking for its next offensive leader.
It’s natural that the Longhorns should continue to generate national excitement, especially with the newest five-star commit to the 2027 class. Even so, Texas has a habit of bucking the trends and national predictions. The pressure was on in 2025 to win a national championship in Manning’s first year as a starter, and as more mock drafts continue to slate him as a first-rounder, that pressure has only heightened in what most onlookers see as his last year playing college football.
Whether the Longhorns will buckle under that pressure this go-around will be seen, starting with their home opener against Texas State on Sept. 5.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Austin city leaders gathered on East 11th Street on Juneteenth to celebrate the “Black Artists Matter” mural before it must be removed under an order from the Texas Department of Transportation. The mural and the city’s rainbow crosswalk are slated for removal in compliance with a Texas Department of Transportation directive requiring cities to remove political ideologies from roadways. Last October, Gov. Greg Abbott directed TxDOT to enforce the policy.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson stood on the blocked-off street where the yellow letters spelling “Black Artists Matter” are painted on the roadway’s surface. “We will never forget that when the state decided to target our murals, the community stood together to celebrate our city’s diversity, spirit, and creativity,” Watson said.
Watson criticized the state’s actions, saying, “The state government engages in negative rhetoric and threats, it targets communities that it disagrees with and seeks retribution.”
In response to the order, Watson formed the Public Spaces Task Force to identify other ways to celebrate diversity in Austin.
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Daphne McDole, chief executive officer of the African American Cultural Heritage District and a member of the task force, said she wanted the event held on Juneteenth because of its significance. “I wanted to do it on Juneteenth, it was significant to me because I knew that that was the day my community would be in the district. We will be celebrating over here all day, so it was appropriate,” McDole said.
Task force members said they are exploring alternatives to honor East Austin’s history and diversity. They noted that city leaders in San Antonio created rainbow sidewalks after removing rainbow crosswalks, but said Austin will pursue its own approach.
Task force chair Steven Rivas said the community is focused on preserving the meaning behind the markings. “We chose to come together as a community and find a way to respect what these markings mean and build upon them. If we can’t have them in the street, we’re going to put them off the street,” Rivas said.
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