By Michael Adams
michael@otssports.com
Week 5 of the high school football season is in the books, which means it’s time for the latest On the Sidelines rankings heading into the sixth week of the season.
It’s time to rethink our rankings a bit. Dripping Springs, which has been absent from the rankings, is 3-1 and easily defeated Bowie on Friday. The Tigers’ only loss was to No. 2 Vandegrift in the season opener. We didn’t give that loss the respect it deserved. Dripping Springs makes its debut in the Central Texas football rankings and Hendrickson also returns.
The Hawks (3-1,1-0) got a big District 11-5A-1 win last week against Glenn. A real test comes this week as Hendrickson travels to Georgetown (2-2, 1-0). The Eagles upset A&M Consolidated in College Station Friday in a game that turned a few heads.
Westlake’s win over Lake Travis secured the Chaparrals (4-0, 2-0) hold on the top spot… for now. The loss dropped the Cavaliers (4-1, 2-1) two spots to No. 5 and elevated Weiss to No. 3 and Vista Ridge to No. 4.
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As always, teams are ranked regardless of classification and picked by On the Sidelines Sports Executive Director Michael Adams.
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PRV. |
| 1 | Westlake | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Vandegrift | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Weiss | 5-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Vista Ridge | 4-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Lake Travis | 4-1 | 3 |
| 6 | Wimberley | 5-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Dripping Springs | 3-1 | NR |
| 8 | Manor | 3-1 | 7 |
| 9 | Cedar Park | 3-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Hendrickson | 3-1 | NR |
Dropped out: Westwood (3-1), Hays (3-2)
Notable: Westwood was off last week and dropped out of the rankings. The Warriors could get back in next week with a win Friday against Cedar Ridge at Kelly Reeves Stadium. … Hays’ stay in the rankings was short-lived. The Hawks (3-2, 0-1) looked unimpressive against Boerne Champion in their District 12-5A-I opener. Hays takes on Canyon this week in New Braunfels… It might be time to keep an eye on Elgin (3-2, 1-0). The Wildcats defeated Connally last week in the District 11-5A-II opener. It’s still early, and Elgin still has games against Belton (5-0, 1-0) and Waco University (4-1, 1-0) on the schedule. The Wildcats play Belton on Friday in Belton.
Rising stock: Elgin, Georgetown, Rouse (3-1), Austin LASA (4-0), Thrall (4-1)
Falling stock: Hays, Connally (2-3), Bastrop (3-2), Anderson (2-3)