Austin Westlake holds off Lake Travis in Texas high school rivalry

Nationally ranked Chaparrals limit mistakes in win over No. 22 ranked Texas high school football team

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports | Sep 22, 2023

Austin Westlake holds off Lake Travis in Texas high school rivalry /

Austin Westlake built an early lead and rode a shutdown defense to a 20-14 win over Lake Travis in a showdown between Texas high school football powers on Friday night.

Chaparrals (4-0) running back Jack Kayser bolted 40 yards for a touchdown run on fourth and two to put Westlake up 17-7 in the third quarter.

Lake Travis mounted a more than six-minute drive late in an effort to find the endzone, but the Chaparrals held on.

Kayser finished the game's hero with 29 carries for 162 rushing yards and a touchdown.

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The Cavaliers got off to a hot 4-0 start and debuted in the SBLive Texas Power 25 on Monday at No. 22 with a signature win in Week 2 against Power 25-ranked Cibolo Steele.

Austin Westlake is the No. 4 team in the state of Texas. The Chaparrals opened the year on the bubble of the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national rankings, and have risen to No. 23.

Westlake struck first, scoring on the opening 10-play, 75-yard drive courtesy of a Paxton Land 11-yard read-option keeper.

Westlake beat Lake Travis 35-20 in 2022.

Lead photo by Paul Brick.

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

Published Sep 22, 2023

ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.