By Michael Adams
Austin Sports Journal
Tuesday is the end of the 2024-25 Texas high school boys’ basketball season. There are 34 teams from the Austin area that have secured their playoff spot.
The basketball playoffs will look different this season, with the four teams from each district being placed in Division I and II brackets based on enrollment. Just like they do in 6A football.
The Austin Sports Journal has put together a list of potential first-round matchups for area teams. Most of the division placements are set in each of the districts in the area with the only exception being District 26-4A.
Fredericksburg is the wild card. The Billies and Bandera are tied for fifth place but are one game behind Geronimo Navarro heading into Tuesday’s regular season finale.
Fredericksburg hosts Navarro, while Bandera takes on Canyon Lake. Should Fredericksburg beat Navarro and Bandera defeats Canyon Lake, there would be a three-way tie for the fourth playoff spot.
Should the Billies win the tiebreaker, Fredericksburg will be the second Division I representative and face LBJ. If Bandera or Navarro end up with the fourth playoff spot, LBJ will take on Canyon Lake in Division I.
Here is how the first round looks going into the final day of the season:
Class 6A Division I
Region IV
Bi-district
Westwood/Round Rock vs. Bowie
Lake Travis vs. Westwood/Round Rock
Class 6A Division II
Region IV
Bi-district
Westlake vs. Vandegrift
Stony Point vs. Akins/Dripping Springs
Class 5A Division I
Region III
Bi-district
East View vs. Anderson
Cedar Creek vs. Pflugerville
Region IV
Bi-district
Leander vs. New Braunfels
San Antonio Wagner vs. Glenn/Hays
Class 5A Division II
Region III
Bi-district
Connally/Weiss vs. LASA
McCallu vs. Connally/Weiss
Region IV
Bi-district
Liberty hill vs. Pieper/Veterans Memorial
Alamo Heights vs. Rouse
Class 4A Division I
Region III
Bi-district
Waco La Vega vs. Marble Falls
Region IV
Bi-district
LBJ vs. Canyon Lake/Fredericksburg*
Davenport vs. Austin Eastside
Class 4A Division II
Region III
Bi-district
La Grange vs. Brookshire Royal/Sealy
Brookshire Royal/Sealy vs. Caldwell/Giddings
Gateway Prep vs. Waco Connally
Lorena vs. Burnet
Region IV
Bi-district
Wimberley vs. Manor New Tech
Lago Vista vs. Navarro/Bandera/Canyon Lake*
Note: If Fredericksburg takes the fourth playoff spot, the Billies will face LBJ and Canyon Lake will drop to Division II and take on Lago Vista.
Class 3A Division I
Region I
Bi-district
Tuscola Jim Ned/Sweetwater vs. Blanco
Region III
Bi-district
Fairfield vs. Rockdale/Little River Academy
Class 3A Division II
Region III
Bi-district
Palestine Westwood vs. Lexington
Class 2A Division I
Region IV
Bi-district
Thorndale vs. Ganado/Schulenburg
Class 2A Division II
Region I
Bi-district
Granger vs. Shiner/Weimar
