By Michael Adams
michael@otssports.com
There is a shift at the top of the power weekends after Austin High’s 3-0 loss to Lake Travis a week ago. The bottom of the power rankings stayed steady with no movement in spots six through 10.
The Cavaliers (38-4, 9-0 District 26-6A) keep the No. 1 spot in this week’s rankings. District 26-6A still dominates the top of our volleyball power rankings. Dripping Springs moves up a spot to No. 3 and Austin High falls to No. 5 after being ranked No. 2 last week. Westlake drops out of the top 5 and to No. 6, after the Chaps lost their fifth straight match on Tuesday, falling to Bowie in five sets.
Round Rock (29-9, 7-0 District 25-6A) takes over the No. 2 spot this week. The Dragons are atop the district standings, but Vandegrift (17-19, 6-1 are lurking closely behind. Round Rock beat McNeil and Stony Point last week and has a tough battle with Vista Ridge tonight and takes on Manor Friday.
Rouse (30-11, 7-0 District 25-5A) leapfrogs the Chaparrals and Austin High to land in the No. 4 spot. The Raiders defeated Glenn and Lehman last week, and travels to Hays tonight and hosts Lockhart Friday.
Central Texas volleyball rankings
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Travis | 36-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Round Rock | 27-9 | 3 |
| 3 | Dripping Springs | 40-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Rouse | 30-11 | 6 |
| 5 | Austin High | 24-11 | 2 |
| 6 | Westlake | 28-11 | 5 |
| 7 | Liberty Hill | 32-8 | 7 |
| 8 | Georgetown | 25-14 | 8 |
| 9 | Hendrickson | 24-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Weiss | 22-7 | 10 |
Notable: Vandegrift (17-19), Vista Ridge (24-14), Taylor (23-12), Thrall (15-8), Ann Richards (15-8)
Liberty Hill (32-6, 6-1 District 25-5A) stays at No. 7. The Panthers have a rematch with Rouse on the horizon in two weeks but takes on a scrappy Glenn team at Glenn High School Tuesday and travels to Lehman on Friday.
Georgetown (25-14, 7-0 District 23-5A) stays at No. 8. The Eagles have only dropped just two sets in district play, one to Hendrickson on Sept. 19 and another to East View on Sept. 26. Georgetown has road games against Connally (Tuesday) and Pflugerville (Friday) this week.
Hendrickson (24-6, 6-1 District 23-5A) and Weiss (22-7, 5-1 District 12-6A) round out the rankings at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively.
The Hawks swept Connally and Elgin last week and takes on Cedar Creek and Bastrop this week.
Weiss has a huge district game tonight at first-place Waco Midway (21-15, 6-0). The Wolves can put themselves in the district title picture with a win. Weiss travels to Copperas Cove on Friday.
Five games to watch this week
Weiss at Waco Midway, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
Vandegrift at Westwood, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday
Liberty Hill at Glenn, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday
Round Rock at Vista Ridge, 6:30 p.m., Tuesday
Austin LASA at Ann Richards, 7:30 p.m., Friday