Texas heat feels like death, no doubt about it. Nevertheless, us die-hard music aficionados bear the sun’s burden to celebrate our favorite performers at Austin City Limits Music Festival. To avoid a dreaded visit to the medical tent, here are five helpful tips to stay cool during your conquest of the outdoor music communion.

1. A good ole’ fashion reusable water bottle to refill at water stations

It’s imperative to stay hydrated lest you pass out after baking in the sun. Come to the festival with a reusable water bottle. You can’t bring liquids inside, so we recommend chugging your bottle while you wait in line. Once you make it past the gates, head for the water stations around the park to fill your bottle with ample water and refill between sets when trekking to your next stage. A good ole’ fashion water bottle is indispensable at times like this.

2. Stay vibey with Liquid IV or other hydration packets

Thank god for technological innovation. The automobile. The cotton gin. Magic hydration powders choc full of electrolytes and vitamins. While powders like Liquid IV are essential to ease hardcore hangovers, that doesn’t mean you can’t pregame these Kool-Aid counterparts as well. Downing this supplement before you go out drinking and throughout the day will give your body an extra boost of hydration to curb looming alcohol withdrawal and prevent a bad dehydration headache. Even if you don’t plan to drink alcohol the packets are helpful for rapid hydration. Single use sealed hydration packets are allowed in the park.

3. Be a savvy fan with a handheld fan

Standing in the heat is brutal, but having a fan of some kind is essential for long wait times. Luckily, ACL plants huge industrial fans in front of their stages for fans camping out at the barricade, but for those farther back in the crowd a personal paper or electric fan is clutch to keep cool. An accordion paper fan can shade your face from the sun, while electric fans are easy to hold near you face for a steady airstream. Just be mindful of how close you hold it so the blades don’t get tangled in your hair. It’s happened to me!

4. Don’t go bananas, bring some water-soaked bandanas

Bandanas are a must have to survive Zilker’s dusty conditions, but soaking one in some water and slapping it on the back of your neck offers instant relief to skin that’s getting a beating from the sun. Placing a cool bandana on your pressure points (i.e. neck, inner elbows, back of knees) will quickly lower your body temp in a pinch. At some midday sets, the ACL staff will even hand out water-soaked bandanas to folks standing at the barricade wilting in the heat. When you go refill your water bottle, douse your bandana too for that extra boost of cool relief.

5. Skip stage view, opt for shady vantage points

We all want to get front and center for our favorite performer, but sometimes we need to weigh our options: get borderline heat stroke waiting for hours to score a plush spot for a headliner, or watch from a shady grove with some handy binoculars. In the afternoon, when the sun is at its peak, I would opt for the latter. Of course, you won’t get the detailed videos of your onstage fave, but you will definitely be thankful when that cool breeze hits under the shady tree that has turned Tartarus into a bearable garden oasis.

Most of Central Texas’ top programs escaped Week 7 without any major upsets, as Westlake beat Austin High and Georgetown beat Rouse on Thursday night, then Anderson topped Hendrickson and Dripping Springs held off Bowie in key district matchups on Friday.

This was our thread throughout Friday night for updates and scores from across Central Texas:

LBJ 51, Manor New Tech 0

Dripping Springs 38, Bowie 35

Anderson 55, Hendrickson 24

Weiss 63, Hays 13

Bastrop 67, Connally 21

Lago Vista 36, Gonzales 13

Lampasas 30, Brownwood 20

Burnet 43, Marble Falls 7

A&M Consolidated 77, Lehman 0

Langdon makes it close

Bowie’s Owen Langdon hauled in a long Cruz Tello pass as the Bulldogs has closed the Dripping Springs lead to 38-35 with less than 2 minutes left.

The Tigers recovered the onside kick and are looking to run out the clock in a pivotal 26-6A clash.

Jack Tyndall’s short plunge on 4th and 2 gave the Tigers a first down and they are now running out the clock.

Dripping Springs holds off Bowie 38-35.

Bastrop walloped Connally 67-21.

Weiss bested Hays 63-13.

Anderson crushed Hendrickson 24.

Finals

Vandegrift 47, Cedar Ridge 0

Leander 19, Killeen Chaparral 7

Hill Country 65, SA Brooks Collegiate Academy 13

Bullard Brook Hill 35, Hyde Park 34

Brentwood Christian 49, Arlington Grace Prep 19

Taylor 57, Northeast 0

San Saba 38, Johnson City 15

Round Rock 29, Hutto 14

Eastside 70, Achieve 0

Stony Point 21, Manor 18

Vista Ridge 30, McNeil 18

Lake Travis 56, Del Valle 7

College Station 63, Cedar Creek 0

Wimberley 59, Salado 28

Geronimo Navarro 35, Jarrell 14

Blanco 46, Rogers 39

Giddings 52, Caldwell 35

Granger 39, Iola 19

Llano 49, Luling 0

Mason 58, Thorndale 14

Lexington 70, Thrall 7

Burnet 43, Marble Falls 7

SA East Central 50, San Marcos 0

Eastside steamrolls Achieve

Eastside crushed Achieve 70-0.

Round Rock was 15 points better than Hutto 29-14 in a 25-6A contest.

Lake Belton rallied to squeak by Glenn 42-41 in a District 8-5A Division 1 tilt.

Stony Point edged Manor 21-18.

Vista Ridge pockets a 30-8 win over McNeil.

Lake Travis crushed Del Valle 56-7.

Tigers holding to 3-point lead entering 4th quarter

After a 27-yard punt return, Dripping Springs is set up on the Bowie 25 yard line to start the fourth quarter with a 31-28 edge.

Maddox Maher and Jack Tyndall has made Bowie pay for the poor punt coverage as Dripping Springs has scored again as Tyndall hauls in a pass to give the Tigers a 38-28 lead early in the final quarter.

Weiss leads Hays 49-7 in the fourth.

Lake Travis is not having trouble with Del Valle as the Cavaliers are rolling the Cardinals 56-7 in the fourth quarter.

Anderson leads Hendrickson 41-24 in the fourth.

Taylor has completed its 57-0 shutout over Northeast.

Houston St. Pius X leads St. Michael’s 22-7 at half.

Hill Country closed out SA Collegiate Academy 65-13.

Bullard Brook Hill held on to nip Hyde Park 35-34.

Liberty Hill continues to lead Elgin 44-39 in the third quarter.

San Saba blitzed Johnson City 38-15.

Burnet is shutting out Marble Falls 43-0 in the final quarter.

Wells hits from long distance

Rowan Wells has scored his second touchdown, this one from 28-yards out as Bowie has narrowed the Dripping Springs lead to 31-28 with less than 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.

Bowie’s Tramell Banks has just picked off Maddox Maher and the Bulldogs take over on their own 10.

Manor has rallied to take a 18-14 lead over Stony Point in the fourth.

Giddings leads Caldwell 35-14 in the 3rd.

Blanco leads Rogers 39-31 in the final quarter.

Burgess gives Tigers 2-score lead

Aidan Burgess hit a 38-yard field goal as Dripping Springs has extended its lead to 31-21 over Bowie late in the 3rd quarter.

Vandegrift pitched a shutout whitewashing Cedar Ridge 47-0.

Leander pulled away from Killeen Chaparral winning 19-7.

Lexington handling Thrall in district opener

In the 13-3A DII opener, Lexington has not had any trouble with Thrall in a 70-0 contest that has reached the fourth quarter.

Bowie has forced a turnover on downs as the Bulldogs take over on their own 39 for the initial possession of the second half.

Dripping Springs still leads 28-21.

Mason is not having any issues as the Cowpunchers lead Thorndale 58-14 in the final quarter.

Rodriguez extends Lions lead

Despite reaching inside the Chaparral 1, Leander had to settle for a field goal as Rene Rodriguez hits from 24 yards to give Leander a 17-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

LBJ is shutting out Manor New Tech 44-0 at half and it will be a running clock for the second half.

Rick Cantu is reporting that Liberty has piled up 376 yards in the first half while Elgin has amassed 245 as Liberty Hill leads the Wildcats 37-26 at the half.

Stony Point leads Manor 14-12 i nthe third.

Vandegrift is blanking Cedar Ridge 47-0 in the fourth.

Vista Ridge is up on McNeil 23-0 in the third stanza.

Round Rock leads Hutton 15-7 in the 3rd.

Taylor is flying past Northeast 50-0 at the half.

Lago Vista leads Gonzales 26-7 at half.

Mitchell puts Lions in front

Leander’s 6-foot-4 qb Logan Mitchell has scored on a one-yard sneak as the Lions have taken their first lead of the night leading Killeen Chaparral 14-7 in the third stanza.

Calvin Kesler has recovered a fumble and Leander has taken over at the Bobcat 29.

Anderson is doubling up Hendrickson 34-17 at the half.

Round Rock leads Hutto 15-7 in the 3rd quarter.

Liberty Hill leads Elgin by 11 at half 37-26.

Updated scores

Hill Country 29, SA Brooks Collegiate Academy 6 (2nd)

Bullard Brook Hill 21, Hyde Park 14 (2nd)

Vandegrift 37, Cedar Ridge 0 (half)

Vista Ridge 16, McNeil 0 (half)

Stony Point 7, Manor 6 (1st)

Liberty Hill 37, Elgin 20 (2nd)

Dripping Springs 28, Bowie 21 (half)

Anderson 24, Hendrickson 17 (2nd)

Granger 7, Iola 0 (1st)

Madisonville 28, La Grange 21 (2nd)

San Saba 28, Johnson City 7 (half)

Geronimo Navarro 28, Jarrell 7 (half)

Llano 42, Luling 0 (half)

Killeen Chaparral 7, Leander 0 (3rd)

Glenn 7, Lake Belton 0 (1st)

Bastrop 33, Connally 14 (2nd)

Dripping Springs hits pay dirt again

Jack Tyndall scores from 5 yards out as the Tigers have scored on all three possessions as Dripping Springs leads Bowie 21-14 late in the first half.

But not to be outdone, Cruz Tello hit Rowen Wells on a 39-yard scoring pass as the Bulldogs are tied with the Tigers 21-21 with 1:30 left in the half.

It didn’t take long for the Tigers to regain the lead as Maddox Maher hits Cooper Reed on a 68-yard scoring pass as Dripping Spring answers the Bowie score and it is now 28-21 with 1:15 left in half.

Elgin claws its way back into game

After Kyle May’s second TD for Liberty Hill, Elgin scores as Jalen Owens hauls in a pass from 52 yards to narrow the Panthers’ lead to 20-14 with 8:58 left in the half.

Cruz Tello calls his own number as Bowie responds to Dripping Springs and the game is now tied at 14-14 with 5:45 left in the opening half.

Vista Ridge leads McNeil 16-0 at half.

Deadlocked at half

In a fast-moving half in which Leander reached the red zone three times, but came away empty each time, the Lions and Killeen Chaparral are scoreless at half.

Hendrickson has just scored and is now tied with Anderson 7-7 in the first quarter.

Zaire Nuells’ touchdown run has given Liberty Hill a 13-6 lead over Elgin late in the first quarter.

Maddox Maher just hit Cooper Reed on a 14-yard scoring throw as Dripping Springs has scored on its opening two possessions and the Tigers lead Bowie 14-7 with over 10 minutes left in the half.

They have reached the half at Monroe Stadium as Vandegrift is dominating Cedar Ridge 37-0.

Vista Ridge has scored its second touchdowns as the Rangers lead McNeil 13-0 in the second.

Lake Travis appears not be having any difficulty with Del Valle as the Cavs lead 28-0 in the first.

Bowie answers Tigers

Cruz Tello hit Owen Langdon for 6 as Bowie takes its opening possession 75 yards to knot Dripping Springs 7-7 with 1:28 remaining in the opening quarter.

Vandegrift has added another TD as the Vipers now lead Cedar Ridge 30-0.

La Grange and Madisonville are all even 7-7 in the first.

Llano is all over Luling 35-0 in the second quarter.

San Antonio East Central whitewashing San Marcos 22-0 in the opening quarter.

Anderson leads Hendrickson 10-3 in the first.

Bastrop is tied with Connally at 7 in the first.

Cavs out early

In a 26-6A contest, Lake Travis has scored 2 early touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead over Del Valle.

In the other 26-6A tilt tonight, Dripping Springs scored on a Jaceton Gotta run as the Tigers lead Bowie 7-0 with over 7:21 in the first.

Vandegift has scored again and now leads Cedar Ridge 23-0.

Rangers score first

Vista Ridge has scored and leads McNeil 7-0 in the opening quarter in a 25-6A contest.

Two trips have been fruitless for Leander as Rene Rodriguez just missed a 37-yard field goal. The Lions and Chaparral are still scoreless.

Bullard Brook Hill has taken a 14-7 first quarter lead over Hyde Park.

Glenn leads Lake Belton 7-0 at Bible Stadium.

Vandegrift now leads Cedar Ridge 16-0 in the second stanza.

Scoreless entering the second in Killeen

Despite a massive advantage in yardage, Leander and Chaparral are tied at 0 entering the second quarter.

Granger leads Iola 7-0 in the opening stanza.

San Saba is blanking Johnson City 14-0 in the first.

Mason is on top of Thorndale 13-7 in the first.

Unbeaten Lexington has raced out to a 21-0 lead over Thrall in the first.

Brentwood Christian pockets a win

Brentwood Christian upped its record to 4-2 with a convincing 49-18 win over Arlington Grace Christian this afternoon.

Hyde Park and Bullard Brook Hill are knotted at 7 in the first.

Stony Point has a narrow 7-6 lead over Manor in the first.

Vandegrift is seeking its second straight shutout as the Vipers are up on Cedar Ridge 9-0.

College Station has scored again and now lead Cedar Creek 14-0 in the first.

Leander’s impressive drive for naught

Leander drove to inside the Killeen Chaparral 2 but fumbled the ball away as the Lions came away empty.

College Station has scored first and leads Cedar Creek 7-0 early in the first.

We’ve got you covered

Check out Sunday’s Statesman for recaps on the a few of tonight’s key games.

Rick Cantu is covering the Elgin and Liberty Hill game

Colby Gordon is reporting on the Anderson – Hendrickson matchup.

Caleb Yum is at Burger Stadium covering the Bowie – Dripping Springs tilt.

District races shaping up

Entering week 7 of the high school football seasons, the push for the playoffs has begun.

Here are the district standings

25-6A Standings

Vandegrift 3-0

Cedar Ridge 3-1

Round Rock 3-1

McNeil 2-2

Hutto 2-1

Manor 1-2

Vista Ridge 1-2

Westwood 1-3

Stony Point 0-4

26-5A Standings

Westlake 2-0

Dripping Springs 2-0

Lake Travis 1-0

Bowie 1-1

Austin High 1-2

Del Valle 0-2

Akins 0-2

29-6A Standings

Cibolo Steele 2-0

NB Canyon 2-0

Johnson 1-1

SA East Central 1-1

Judson 0-1

Schertz Clemens 0-1

San Marcos 0-2

8-5A Division I Standings

Cedar Park 3-0

Leander 2-0

Georgetown 2-1

Lake Belton 1-1

Rouse 1-2

East View 1-2

Killeen Chaparral 0-2

Glenn 0-2

12-5A Division I Standings

A&M Consolidated 3-0

College Station 3-1

Weiss 3-1

Hays 2-1

Hendrickson 2-2

Lockhart 2-2

Anderson 1-2

Cedar Creek 0-3

Lehman 0-4

11-5A Division II Standings

Liberty Hill 2-0

Bastrop 2-0

Elgin 2-0

Pflugerville 2-1

Connally 1-1

Navarro 0-2

McCallum 0-3

Crockett 0-3

13-4A Division II Standings

Jarrell 2-0

Gonzalez 1-0

Wimberley 1-0

Lago Vista 1-1

Salado 1-1

Geronimo Navarro 0-2

Smithville 0-2

13-2A Division II Standings

Burton 2-0

Granger 2-0

Somerville 2-0

Bartlett 1-1

Iola 1-1

Snook 0-2

Milano 0-2

McDade 0-2

Walker flying high

After rushing for 212 yards and scoring 4 times last week plus throwing a 2-point conversion pass last week against Killeen Chaparral, Georgetown’s Jett Walker followed up that with 258 yards on 22 carries last night in the Eagles’ 42-14 win over Rouse.

The 6 foot 2, 212 pound running back scored on runs of 17, 24, 88 and 32 yards as Georgetown upped its district mark to 2-1. 

For the season, Walker has run for 1030 yards with 14 scoring jaunts.

Cedar Park in; East View out

5A

#1 – Liberty Hill (4-1, 2-0) – The Panthers return to District 11-4A Division II play in a battle of district unbeatens hosting Elgin (2-3, 2-0).

#2 – Weiss (5-1, 3-1) – After losing to A&M Consolidated 25-19 in its District 12-5A Division I opener, the Wolves have averaged 68.33 points a game during their 3-game winning streak. Weiss hosts Hays (3-2, 2-1) at The Pfield tonight.

#3 – Georgetown (5-1, 2-1) – Since falling to Leander in their District 8-5A Division I opener, the Eagles improved to 2-1 district play with a 42-14 win over Rouse last evening. Georgetown will take on East View next week.  

#4 – Pflugerville (4-1, 1-1) – After being shocked by Elgin 2 weeks ago, the Panthers returned to the win column with a convincing 52-14 District 11-5A Division II win over McCallum. Pflugerville will host Liberty Hill next Friday. 

#5 – Cedar Park (4-2, 3-0) The Timberwolves remain one of 2 unbeatens in District 8-5A Division I as the Timberwolves escaped with a narrow 31-29 win over East View last night.  Cedar Park returns to action next Friday taking on Glenn. 

4A/Others remain the same in Statesman’s rankings

4A/others

#1 LBJ (5-0, 1-0) – Remains on top after a 50-3 verdict over Travis in its district 14-4A DI opener last week. The Jaguars look to remain unscathed as they take on Manor New Tech tonight in Manor.

#2 La Grange (4-1) – Fresh off their bye week, the Leopards open 4A District 11 Division II play  facing Madisonville. 

#3 Lampasas (5-1) – The Badgers head into their District 4-4A Division I as they host Brownwood this evening.   

#4 Thrall (5-1) – After scoring 62+ points the last three weeks, the Tigers will be put to the test as they open 3A District 13 Division II hosting 6-0 Lexington. For the season, Thrall is averaging 48.17 points per game. 

#5 Thorndale (4-1) – Looking to keep its 4-game winning streak intact, the Bulldogs travel to to Mason to face the Cowpunchers in the  2A District 14 Division I opener. 

6A

#1 – Lake Travis (5-0, 1-0) – After having last week off, the Cavs return to action next week hosting Del Valle.

#2 – Westlake (5-1,2-0) – For the second straight week, the Chaps cruised to a Thursday night district win. as Westlake wore down Austin High 49-7. Next week, the Chaps return to play under the Friday night lights hosting Bowie. 

#3 – Vandegrift (4-1,3-0) – After shutting out McNeil 28-0, last Friday, the Vipers look to stay unbeaten in its district schedule as they look to snap Cedar Ridge’s (3-3, 3-1) 3-game winning streak as they host the Raiders at Monroe Stadium tonight. . 

#4 – Dripping Springs (5-1, 2-0) – In a battle of perennial playoff squads the Tigers travel to face Bowie (5-1, 1-1) tonight at Burger Stadium. 

#5 – Round Rock (4-1, 2-1) – After suffering its first defeat of the season two weeks ago, the Dragons got back on the winning track with a 45-20 win over Manor. Tonight the Dragons will look to make it two in a row taking on Hutto at Dragon Stadium. 

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Thursday night results

Westlake 49, Austin High 7

Pflugerville 52, McCallum 14

Navarro 20, Crockett 7

Cedar Park 31, East View 29

Georgetown 42, Rouse 14

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Everyone’s a fan of Chappell Roan — even Blink-182.

The iconic pop-punk band honored the “Midwest Princess” in their most recent performance at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday, Oct. 11.

How, you might ask? By mashing up her fan-favorite song “Pink Pony Club” with their 1997 banger that is “Dammit” at ACL Festival.

Not only that, but the band also uttered a few pointed words at the Oklahoma Sooners ahead of the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma.

Though Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus didn’t explicitly say “OU sucks” — Texas Longhorns’ favorite thing to say about the Sooners — he did speak poorly of them to the Austin crowd after singing a few lines from “Deep In The Heart Of Texas,” and attendees responded with resounding applause.

The band quite literally proved they are never growing up throughout their set thanks to the back-and-forth banter between Mark Hoppus and guitarist Tom DeLonge throughout the show. You know, the shit-talking you’d expect from bandmates who have been working together (aside from when they went their separate ways to create distinct bands like Angels & Airwaves and +44) since 1992.

The band’s performance at ACL was their last in North America, and what better way to close this chapter than mashing up “Pink Pony Club” ahead of Chappell Roan’s second ACL set on Sunday, Oct. 13.