Westlake beats Lake Travis: Live score, updates of Texas high school football clash (10/25/2024)

Follow live as two Central Texas high school football powers clash in UIL Week 9 showdown
Austin Westlake takes on Lake Travis in the 2023 Texas high school football playoffs.
Austin Westlake takes on Lake Travis in the 2023 Texas high school football playoffs. / Photo by Paul Brick, SBLive

Nationally ranked Austin Westlake heads north to take on Lake Travis in a Central Texas high school football showdown in Week 9 on Friday night.

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. Central time and is being streamed live on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

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FINAL: WESTLAKE 28, LAKE TRAVIS 16

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4Q

-- TOUCHDOWN, Westlake! Cal Livengood takes a punt down the right sideline, evades a few tackles and to the house for an 80-yard score to put Westlake up two scores midway through the fourth quarter. What a play. Eli Clark had a massive block on the sidelines on the run. (28-16, Lake Travis | 7:24)

-- Elliot Schaper was one of High School on SI's most important players in Texas entering the season for a reason. He jumps into the backfield and executes a monster sack.

3Q

-- TOUCHDOWN, Lake Travis! Chaston Ditta hits Carter Buck for a three-yard touchdown and the Cavaliers pull within a score.

FIRST HALF (End: 14-3, Westlake)

-- PICK! G.J. Jones III picks off Chaston Ditta in the final minutes to suck the life out of another Cavaliers drive. Westlake's defense continues to prove itself and make game-changing plays.

-- TOUCHDOWN, Westlake! Rees Wise hits Cal Livengood for a 25-yard connection and the Chaps take a two-score lead. (13-3, Westlake | 5:00)

-- TOUCHDOWN, Westlake! Rees Wise gets in on his feet for a four-yard score for the first points of the game. PAT good. (7-0, Westlake | 7:00)

About Westlake (6-1):

Junior quarterback Rees Wise has 1,323 passing yards and has completed 87 of 125 pass attempts 13 TDs and three interceptions. Running back Grady Bartlett has 347 yards and seven touchdowns. Five receivers have 270 or more receiving yards — Cal Livengood (355 yards, 3 TDs), Brady Wilhelm (298 yards, 6 TDs), Chase Bowen (270 yards, TD), Lawson Grimes (228 yards, 3 TDs), Grady Bartlett (170 yards, TD)

About Lake Travis (6-0):

Quarterback Chaston Ditta has 1,472 yards and 15 TDs with 99 completions on 171 attempts.

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


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ANDY BUHLER

Andy Buhler is a Portland, Oregon-based sportswriter with more than nine years of experience covering high school sports across the country. He's covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason, served on state tournament seeding committees and launched 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 journalism degree from Gonzaga.