From Staff Reports

The Bowie Bulldogs may be the hottest team in the Greater Austin metro area. The Bulldogs (20-8, 7-4 District 26-6A) on Friday avenged an early season loss to Buda Johnson, defeating the Jaguars 55-53 in Buda.

Mason Wasserbuger led the Bulldogs with 15 points and three rebounds and was 3 of 6 from behind the three-point line.

The win was Bowie’s fifth in a row and gave the Bulldogs a two-game lead over Dripping Springs in the race for the final playoff spot out of the district with five games left to play.

The loss puts Johnson a half-game behind Lake Travis for first place and a half-game ahead of Westlake for second place.

Westlake 55, Dripping Springs 34 (boys): Wonder Kahozi and Max Purushothaman each scored 12 points, while Gavin Paull added 11 to lead Westlake to a home win over Dripping Springs.

Westlake moves to 22-7 and 10-2 in District 26-6A. The Chaps can clinch a playoff berth with two wins this week, including Friday’s game at home against Bowie.

Stony Point 56, Round Rock 51 (boys): Stony Point displayed its depth on Friday in a victory over visiting Round Rock.

The Tigers (27-1, 9-0 District 25-6A) were without nine players, including star forward Josiah Moseley. The players were suspended due to an altercation in Stony Point’s game against Vandegrift on Tuesday.

Junior Goodlet and Davaughn Hueitt handled the workload for the Tigers. Goodlet scored a game-high 20 points, while Hueitt added 16.

Round Rock (17-10, 6-3) trailed for most of the game but did cut Stony Point’s lead to one in the third quarter. However, the Tigers went on a 14-3 run to open the fourth quarter and never looked back.

Jason Ward led Round Rock’s offense with 18 points.

– Steve Thomas, contributing writer

Thorndale 47, Granger 27 (boys): Kaden Kovar scored 18 points and had six rebounds to lead Thorndale past Granger on Friday to remain undefeated in District 27-2A. Thorndale has won 14 straight games. The Bulldogs had a trio of players scoring in double digits, including Kovar.

Jacob Jackson scored 10 points and had five rebounds and Braden Pickel finished with a double double, scoring 14 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.

Georgetown 49, Pflugerville 23 (girls): Reese Hoadley scored 15 points and had six steals to lead Georgetown to a District 23-5A win over Pflugerville. Brunn Bauer and Chasidy Lee each had nine points. Lee also added nine rebounds.

Junior guard Bella Dabbs had an all-around good night for Georgetown. Dabbs dished out nine assists and had four steals to go with nine rebounds and four points.

Georgetown is on a collision course with Hendrickson for the district championship. The two teams meet on Friday at Hendrickson.

Rouse 53, Lockhart 44 (girls): Despite 24 points from Lockhart’s Rakaia Walker, the Rouse Lady Raiders defeated the visiting Lady Lions to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

Rouse was led by Abby Baughman, who scored 14 points. Junior Candence Williams added 12 for the Lady Raiders.

Rouse is two games behind Hays for the final playoff spot from District 25-5A with three games left to play. Liberty Hill, Glenn and Cedar Park have all wrapped up playoff spots. The Lady Raiders face a must-win on Tuesday at Hays.

Austin Metro Scoreboard

Boys basketball

Austin LASA 71, Northeast 37

Westlake 55, Dripping Springs 34

Lake Travis 62, Anderson 42

McCallum 48, Eastside 38

Thrall 63, Bartlett 41

Bowie 55, Johnson 53

Giddings 72, Smithville 42

La Grange 62, Caldwell 40

Thorndale 47, Granger 27

Rouse 66, Lockhart 30,

Stony Point 56, Round Rock 51

Manor 51, Vandegrift 45

Glenn 59, Leander 53 (OT)

Liberty Hill 82, Lehman 43

Hutto 50, Temple 38

Georgetown 66, Pflugerville 52

Westwood 57, Cedar Ridge 48

Cedar Creek 52, East View 44

Cedar Park 48, Hays 39

Weiss 66, Bryan 40

Hendrickson 66, Bastrop 43

San Marcos 63, East Central 56

Boerne 71, Wimberley 57

Girls basketball

Austin High 58, Akins 31

McCallum 59, Eastside 23

Ann Richards 31, Travis 27

Stony Point 37, Round Rock 33

Rouse 53, Lockhart 44

Georgetown 49, Pflugerville 23

Glenn 59, Leander 18

Liberty Hill 67, Lehman 12

Vandegrift 59, Manor 31

East Central 56, San Marcos 48

Vista Ridge 59, McNeil 44

Bryan 81, Weiss 43

Cedar Park 52, Hays 37

Westlake 81, Dripping Springs 36

East View 70, Cedar Creek 10

Bowie 72, Johnson 48

Boerne 57, Wimberley 32

Jarell 50, Marble Falls 35

Thrall 47, Bartlett 23

Giddings 62, Smithville 51

Elgin 48, Connally 36

La Grange 63, Caldwell 22