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\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Briaysha Mays celebrates a 40-19 win over Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Makenzie Salisbury, left, and Bri Allen guard Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Addy Ross catches a pass during a game against Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Khamari Barksdale guards Pflugerville\u2019s Makiyah Lee at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Makenzie Salisbury guards Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson passes over Pflugerville\u2019s Makenzie Salisbury at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Addy Ross drives to the basket against Hendrickson\u2019s Jordyn West at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson, middle, is recognized during a timeout after reaching 1,300 career points and her 1,000th rebound during a game against Pflugerville at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Addy Ross dribbles against Hendrickson\u2019s Zharia Lightner at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Zharia Lightner attempts a shot against Pflugerville\u2019s Addy Ross at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson<\/p>\n

Hendrickson girls basketball coach Norma Sierra talks to her team during a game against Pflugerville at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Addy Ross dribbles past Hendrickson\u2019s Keilee Gresham at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville<\/p>\n

Pflugerville girls basketball coach April Hundl directs her team against Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Kalaeja Mays dribbles down the court at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson guards Pflugerville\u2019s Makiyah Lee at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson<\/p>\n

Hendrickson girls basketball coach Norma Sierra directs her team against Pflugerville at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Jordyn West attempts a shot against Pflugerville at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville<\/p>\n

Pflugerville girls basketball coach April Hundl talks with Braelynn Williams on the sideline late in the game against Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Pflugerville won 40-19.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Braelynn Williams celebrates a 40-19 win over Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville<\/p>\n

Pflugerville girls basketball coach April Hundl celebrates with her players after a 40-19 win over Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman\"Pflugerville\u2019s<\/p>\n

Pflugerville\u2019s Kalaeja Mays celebrates a 40-19 win over Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

The Weiss Wolves had a huge week in District 23-5A as the Wolfpack defeated Georgetown 43-42 on Tuesday and then avenged a 10-point loss from their first district meeting with Pflugerville by winning 51-31 on Friday, moving into a first-place tie in the standings as the Central Texas girls basketball<\/a> regular season winds down.<\/p>\n

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The Wolfpack held an early eight-point lead, but ended up holding off the Eagles by one point in a frantic finish. Ryland Reeves led Weiss with 16 points, four rebounds and five steals while Brooklyn Williams added 11 points and three rebounds, Braelynn Gray chipped in seven points and four boards and Krystyna Dennis had seven rebounds. In Friday’s win over\u00a0Pflugerville, Reeves led the team with 20 points while Williams added 11.<\/p>\n

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\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson is recognized during a timeout after reaching 1,300 career points and her 1,000th rebound during a game against Pflugerville at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

Earlier in the week, Pflugerville beat Hendrickson 40-19 behind Kiyah Lee’s 14 points. The Panthers led just 18-17 in the second half before staging a dramatic 14-0 run.<\/p>\n

\"Hendrickson\u2019s<\/p>\n

Hendrickson\u2019s Trinity Jackson, middle, is recognized during a timeout after reaching 1,300 career points and her 1,000th rebound during a game against Pflugerville at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.<\/p>\n

Jay Janner\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked at halftime about doing the little things \u2014 attention to detail, better passes, closer defense,” Panthers coach April Hundl said. “We were barely ahead at the half, and the girls really had a strong third quarter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hendrickson got eight points from Trinity Jackson scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds, including her 1,000th career board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

GIRLS BASKETBALL<\/p>\n

Class 6A<\/p>\n

1. Westlake 34-0<\/p>\n

2. Vandegrift 26-6<\/p>\n

3. Round Rock 24-7<\/p>\n

4. Austin High 22-10<\/p>\n

5. Lake Travis 22-11<\/p>\n

Class 5A<\/p>\n

1. Glenn 29-3<\/p>\n

2. Weiss 20-10<\/p>\n

3. Liberty Hill 27-7<\/p>\n

4. Crockett 28-8<\/p>\n

5. Cedar Park 22-9<\/p>\n

Class 4A\/others<\/p>\n

1. Manor New Tech 29-3<\/p>\n

2. Hill Country Christian 25-9<\/p>\n

3. Hyde Park 22-9<\/p>\n

4. St. Stephens 11-2<\/p>\n

5. Veritas Academy 20-7<\/p>\n

GIRLS SOCCER<\/p>\n

Class 6A<\/p>\n

1. Round Rock 10-0-3<\/p>\n

2. Vandegrift 11-2-0<\/p>\n

3. Austin High 6-1-3<\/p>\n

4. Westlake 7-2-2<\/p>\n

5. Westwood 9-2-2<\/p>\n

Class 5A<\/p>\n

1. McCallum 12-0-1<\/p>\n

2. Hendrickson 9-4-0<\/p>\n

3. Leander 8-3-3<\/p>\n

4. Georgetown 11-2-1<\/p>\n

5. Cedar Park 9-2-2<\/p>\n

Class 4A<\/p>\n

1. Wimberley 12-1-1<\/p>\n

2. Lago Vista 9-1-0<\/p>\n

3. Legacy Ranch 8-3-0<\/p>\n

4. Lampasas 11-3<\/p>\n

5. Marble Falls 9-2-2<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0UIL realignment brings changes to Dripping Springs, Cedar Park, others<\/a><\/p>\n

BOYS BASKETBALL:\u00a0Top 10 power rankings for Central Texas boys high school basketball<\/a><\/p>\n

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Around Central Texas basketball<\/p>\n

Vipers close in on crown: Vandegrift moved a game closer to the District 25-6A title by beating Manor 77-24. Saania Khawaja notched 21 points with seven assists, five rebounds and five steals while Maddie Broxterman scored 19 points with five steals, five rebounds and four assists. Ella Welton added 10 points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n

Around 25-6A: In other district action, Cedar Ridge scored a huge upset by defeating Vista Ridge 53-45 for the second win over the Rangers in six years. … Round Rock slipped past crosstown rival Westwood 43-40.<\/p>\n

Chaps clinch district: Westlake <\/a>had two nice wins to clinch the District 26-6A crown. Tamia King scored 26 points with 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals to lead the Chaps past second-place Lake Travis 54-29. Wynn Thorne added eight points, Molly Frazer had six and Geralynn Byers-Veal added six points, three steals and two assists. On Friday, Byers-Veal poured in 18 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Westlake past Del Valle 78-27. King contributed nine points and eight boards while Frazer had 12 points and Townsend Hamilton added 14 points, including four 3-pointers. The Chaps had 18 team assists in the win<\/p>\n

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Around 26-6A: In other district action, Lake Travis beat Akins 76-14 and Austin High edged Bowie 41-39.\u00a0 The Austin High win tied the Maroons with Lake Travis at 8-3 while Bowie finished fourth at 7-5. The Maroons travel to Lake Travis for the Tuesday night district finale.<\/p>\n

Austin-area soccer: Wimberley sends a message to state<\/p>\n

A big win over Texans: Wimberley sent a statement as the 2025 Class 4A Division II state finalist Texans<\/a> (12-1-1) rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat current top-ranked Canyon Lake 3-1 on Friday night. It was Canyon Lake’s first loss. Abby Durkin, Samantha Santana and Dylan Watson each scored for the Texans while Emma Durkin and Cameron Thames notched assists. … On the season, two-sport standout Lilli Sandoval leads the Texans with 16 goals and four assists. She was an all-state soccer selection as well as an All-Central Texas volleyball standout.<\/p>\n

Around District 25-6A: Vandegrift had a big night as the Vipers edged Westwood 1-0 on a goal by Eva Pensamiento and the fourth straight clean sheet by Kyla Jones. … Round Rock blanked Stony Point 3-0, McNeil shut out Manor 4-0 and Vista Ridge played to a 1-1 draw with Hutto. Westwood beat Stony Point 2-1 on goals by Natalie Safarik and Henley Patak.<\/p>\n

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Around Central Texas: Georgetown got two goals from Abigail Vidrine and a thread by Libby Benson to blank Weiss 3-0. Emie Benson and Annalissa Gomez each had assists. … Ella Siefert scored on a goal off an assist by Kate Horvath and Brittney King notched 11 saves as Leander played to a 1-1 draw with Rouse. … Westlake blanked Lake Travis on a clean sheet effort by goalie Sophia Martin. Grace Condon had a goal and an assist for the Chaps while Claire Eckman added a goal and Amara Kazzi-Loyde had the other assist.<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s top games<\/p>\n

Austin High at Lake Travis, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Cedar Park at Liberty Hill, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Vandegrift at Hutto, 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Cedar Park at Glenn, 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Leander at Lockhart, 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Round Rock at Vandegrift, 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

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Akins at Lake Travis, 7:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

McCallum vs. Ann Richards, 7:45 p.m. (House Park)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pflugerville\u2019s Briaysha Mays celebrates a 40-19 win over Hendrickson at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville on Tuesday, Feb.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,33521,64789,33522,53479,2291,1227],"class_list":["post-157391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-girls-high-school-basketball","tag-girls-high-school-soccer","tag-high-school-basketball","tag-high-school-soccer","tag-high-school-sports","tag-high-schools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}