Westlake Closes the Regular Season at Stony Point on Friday Night, With the Playoff Bracket Set Saturday
The Chaparrals are 8-1 and ranked No. 9 in Class 6A after a two-day, 56-21 win over Cedar Ridge that survived a stadium blackout. Tonight's finale at Round Rock Stony Point is the last word before districts certify playoff qualifiers on November 7.
Austin Westlake plays its final game of the regular season on Friday night at Round Rock Stony Point, closing a Week 11 that settles the remaining district titles, seeding and final playoff spots across Texas. Districts must certify their playoff qualifiers by November 7 on the UIL calendar, and bi-district games follow on November 12-14 — so tonight's result is the last fact the bracket gets.
Westlake arrives at 8-1 and No. 9 in HS Football Nation's Class 6A top 10, with at least a share of the District 25-6A title already secured. Its only loss remains a 49-40 result against Prosper. A fan model's projection at Friday Night Picks favors Westlake by about 11 points at Stony Point — a model, not a result, and the Chaparrals still have to play the game.
The win that put Westlake in this position took two days to finish. Against previously unbeaten Round Rock Cedar Ridge, two blown transformers darkened Chaparral Stadium on Friday night with 8:37 left in the second quarter and Westlake ahead by two scores. Play resumed at noon on Saturday, and the Chaparrals pulled away for a 56-21 win that handed Cedar Ridge its first loss: C.J. Jones finished with three rushing touchdowns, and Chase Brodhead's 50-yard touchdown run made it 49-14 heading into the fourth quarter.
What is at stake tonight is seeding and momentum more than survival — Westlake's playoff place is secure — but the finale also closes the strangest week of the Chaparrals' season, one that began in a darkened stadium. The station's Friday-night roundup, with tonight's Austin-area finals, files by 23:30.
