{"id":43580,"date":"2025-11-10T19:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/43580\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:08:11","slug":"eight-central-texas-teams-vie-for-state-berths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/43580\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Central Texas teams vie for state berths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Dripping Springs outside hitter Henley Anderson (22) smiles as she\u2019s introduced before Lake Travis and Dripping Springs face off in Dripping Springs, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.\" loading=\"eager\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dripping Springs outside hitter Henley Anderson (22) smiles as she\u2019s introduced before Lake Travis and Dripping Springs face off in Dripping Springs, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Mikala Compton\/Austin American-Statesman<\/p>\n<p>Eight\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/high-school\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Central Texas high school volleyball<\/a> teams advanced to the regional volleyball finals with six of those teams in a \u201cd\u00e9j\u00e0 vu all over again\u201d rematch with district rivals for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/high-school\/volleyball\/article\/tx-hs-playoffs-westlake-dripping-springs-uil-area-21140456.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">state tournament semifinal berth<\/a> on the line:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 District 26-6A champion Austin High faces district rival (and 2022 state champion) Dripping Springs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 District 25-5A rivals Cedar Park and Liberty Hill will meet for the third time this season. It&#8217;s a rematch of the 2024 regional finals. This is the Panthers&#8217; fourth straight regional final appearance, with wins in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Georgetown Gateway Prep will meet district champion Salado.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 And Wimberley, the District 26-4A champion as well as the defending state champion, plays district rival Canyon Lake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MM_onlineOnly\" title=\"CCI Online Only\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/high-school\/volleyball\/article\/austin-high-volleyball-district-champions-uil-21101493.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Austin High rides district supremacy into a wave of momentum for playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/sports\/high-school\/volleyball\/article\/tx-hs-playoffs-uil-westlake-dripping-springs-21134931.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Westlake <\/a>and Georgetown also advanced to regional finals. The Chaps will play San Antonio O&#8217;Connor, which has beaten Austin-area powers Lake Travis and Johnson in the last two rounds, while the Eagles face Friendswood, which just eliminated Weiss.<\/p>\n<p>Area teams that fell in the third round: Anderson, Marble Falls, Hendrickson, Weiss, Lago Vista,\u00a0Johnson City and\u00a0Johnson.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Westlake Chaparrals setter Clayton Kelly (7) sends out the first game serve against the Vandegrift Vipers during the first set at the nondistrict volleyball game on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Westlake High School in West Lake Hills, TX.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Westlake Chaparrals setter Clayton Kelly (7) sends out the first game serve against the Vandegrift Vipers during the first set at the nondistrict volleyball game on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at Westlake High School in West Lake Hills, TX.<\/p>\n<p>John Gutierrez\/Special to American-Statesman<\/p>\n<p>Class 6A playoffs update<\/p>\n<p>Anderson powers Dripping Springs: Two-time Central Texas player of the year and Texas Longhorns commit Henley Anderson slammed 30 kills and had 15 digs to lead Dripping Springs past New Braunfels Canyon 25-21, 25-20, 26-24. Anderson hit .571 in the sweep. Sydney Lund added three kills and 10 digs and Emerson Robbins added 16 digs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Austin High sweeps: Austin High swept Laredo Alexander 25-19, 25-23, 25-18 behind USC commit Riley Malloy&#8217;s 11 kills and 11 digs and Texas commit Camille Presley&#8217;s eight kills. Maggie McCarroll had nine assists and five kills while Laven Blumoff had 19 digs.<\/p>\n<p>Westlake tops Steele: Westlake beat District 27-6A champion Cibolo Steele 25-17, 25-18, 24-26, 25-22 behind a well-balanced attack. Chloe Kelly had 16 kills, nine digs and four blocks, Geralynn Byers-Veal had 15 kills, Sydney Yohe had eight and Clayton Kelly had seven kills, 11 digs and 19 assists. Kyrksen\u00a0Cook had 26 assists.\u00a0 \u201cThe girls executed the game plan, they looked composed and confident,\u201d Westlake coach Miguel Saenz said.<\/p>\n<p>Class 5A playoffs update<\/p>\n<p>Cedar Park beats Mission Pioneer: Stanford commit Joy Udoye slammed 18 kills while Sienna Benavides added 13 and Mya Cheatum had 12. Katelyn Hughes had 31 assists and Sibley Oster added 17. Anna Kurz led the defense with 24 digs while Udoye doubled up with 16.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Liberty Hill blasts Memorial: Sophomore Hannah Griffin had 16 kills and freshman Macee Walters added 10 as Liberty Hill swept McAllen Memorial 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 to advance to its fourth straight Region IV final. Griffin served a pair of aces while Walters added two blocks. Addison Betzen had 10 digs and coordinated Liberty Hill&#8217;s offense with 36 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Georgetown rallies: Florida commit Amelia Albright had 16 kills, 19 assists, nine digs and a pair of aces to lead Georgetown past Montgomery 13-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-18. Albright led the rally after Georgetown dropped the opening set, hitting .429. Taylor Vett added nine kills and Makenna Stengle had seven.<\/p>\n<p>Weiss falls in shootout: Weiss capped a big 39-9 season with a tough loss to\u00a0Friendswood 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 11-15. Freshman setter Ava Jackson had 45 assists, finishing the season with nearly 1,300. Deja Carroll had 21 kills and Rihanna Bryant added 12. Ashley Go finished with 27 digs and four aces. \u201cThis team did an amazing job this season,&#8221; Weiss coach Karen Huffman said. &#8220;Incredible leadership, chemistry, resiliency. The growth all season was incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hendrickson, Anderson fall: College Station swept Hendrickson 25-21, 25-11, 25-12, using a strong serve game and excellent ball control to keep the athletic Hawks out of their offensive rhythm.\u00a0 &#8230;. Anderson capped a strong season with a loss\u00a0to A&amp;M Consolidated 25-18, 25-21, 25-16. Anderson started the season 5-7 with a young team and first year head coach\u00a0Kaya Allen, but the Trojans found their stride and posted a 14-0 district record, winning 16 of 17 matches before losing in the regional semifinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Class 4A\/others playoffs<\/p>\n<p>Wimberley wins again: Wimberley was on Sweeny from first serve to last as the Texans dominated the Bulldogs 25-9, 25-18, 25-8.\u00a0Lilli Sandoval led the offense with 12 kills while setter Carson Peoples had 18 assists, and\u00a0Ashton Shipman led the defense with 14 digs.\u00a0Skylar Herring served four aces. The Texans improved to 44-5 and\u00a0faces district rival Canyon Lake for the fourth time the season having won the previous three meetings by a combined eight sets to none.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday&#8217;s regional semifinals<\/p>\n<p>Class 6A DI:\u00a0Westlake vs. S.A. O\u2019Connor, 7 p.m.,\u00a0Fredericksburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Class 6A DII: Austin High vs. Dripping Springs, 6:30 p.m.,\u00a0Burger Center<\/p>\n<p>Class 5A DII: Liberty Hill vs. Cedar Park, 6 p.m., Delco Center;\u00a0Georgetown vs. Friendswood, 5:30 p.m.,\u00a0Merrell Center<\/p>\n<p>Class 4A DII:\u00a0Wimberley vs. Canyon Lake, 7 p.m.,\u00a0Blossom-Littleton;\u00a0Gateway College Prep vs. Salado, 7 p.m.,\u00a0Mary Hardin-Baylor<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dripping Springs outside hitter Henley Anderson (22) smiles as she\u2019s introduced before Lake Travis and Dripping Springs face&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43581,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,2291,2292,1227,2293,10713],"class_list":["post-43580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-high-school-sports","tag-high-school-volleyball","tag-high-schools","tag-texas-high-school-volleyball","tag-uil-playoffs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43580","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=43580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}