Lake Travis set for Bowie; Westwood gets Hendrickson
Lake Travis vs. Bowie
7:30 p.m. Friday, Burger Stadium
Quarterbacks: Cavalier junior Hudson Card completed 70 percent of his passes in a 35-14 victory over Arlington Martin . ... Bowie’s Trinidad Sanders is a dual threat who has accounted for 441 total yards. EDGE: Lake Travis
Other offense: Senior Garrett Wilson is ranked as the No. 1 player in the state in the American-Statesman’s Fab 55. LT RB Sean Brown-Nixon rushed for 103 yards in the opener but may miss the game with injury. ... Bowie WR Elijah Higgins will miss his third game with a hand/wrist an injury. RB Kyle Carter averages 96 yards rushing. EDGE: Lake Travis
Defense: The Cavaliers held the Warriors to 170 yards. They were blanking Mansfield Summitt last week before the game was called off because of lightning . ... Bowie limited Pflugerville to 240 total yards and was the dominant unit in a 49-22 victory over San Antonio Madison. EDGE: Bowie
Special teams: Card averages 40 yards a punt. Junior Hays McCannon has been consistent as the probable successor to current Texas Longhorn Cameron Dicker. Peyton Janecek and Nathan Ellisor have shown promise as return specialists . ... Bowie PK Josh McCormick kicked a FG against Pflugerville and has converted all 13 of his PAT attempts. EDGE: Lake Travis
Intangibles: Lake Travis defeated Bowie 44-27 in 2015 and 64-7 in 2014 . ... Bowie has the benefit of playing two games while Lake Travis had its second game postponed in the second quarter last week. EDGE: Lake Travis
— RICK CANTU
Cedar Ridge (1-1) vs. Vandegrift (2-0)
7:30 p.m. Friday, Monroe Stadium
Quarterbacks: New Cedar Ridge QB Jalen Brown has thrown for 299 yards and run for another 82 yards but has shown his inexperience with three INTs . ... Vandegrift’s Dru Dawson has thrown for 283 yards with six touchdowns and no INTs. Edge: Vandegrift
Other offense :RB Deuce Vaughn has 294 yards rushing for Cedar Ridge, and WR Jaylen Ellis returns after missing last week’s rescheduled game with Cedar Park for a recruiting trip to Michigan . ... Workhorse RB Isaiah Smallwood has 204 yards rushing for an offense that likes to establish a power running game. Edge: Cedar Ridge
Defense: Cedar Ridge has allowed 73 points in two games, but DE Edge Dillard-Williams (18 tackles, five tackles for loss) keyed a pair of fourth-quarter, goalline stands in last week’s win . ... Ball-hawking MLB Jax McCauley has a team-high 26 tackles for a unit that has allowed a total of 25 points. Edge: Vandegrift
Special teams: Cedar Ridge’s Ethan Moron has excelled as a WR (8 catches, 115 yards) as well as a punter. ... PK Tim Barney has converted all seven of his PATs, and Lukas Jasinski averages 38.6 a punt. Edge: Even
Intangibles: Cedar Ridge has won 15 consecutive district games entering this 13-6A opener, but the Raiders have never played Vandegrift . ... Vandegrift, which moved into Class 6A prior to the 2016-17 school year, begins its first season aligned with Round Rock schools . ... Vandegrift beat Cedar Park 29-13 in the opener, and Cedar Ridge topped Cedar Park 34-28 last week. Edge: Cedar Ridge
— THOMAS JONES
Westwood vs. Hendrickson
7 p.m. Friday, Kelly Reeves Stadium
Quarterbacks: Westwood’s RJ Martinez has passed for 351 yards, rushing for 112 and combining for 8 TDs to help the Warriors start 2-0 . ... Hendrickson QB Blaine Barker averaged 25 yards a pass in a season-opening 56-7 victory over Texas High. EDGE: Westwood
Other offense: The Warriors passed for 250 yards and rushing for 236 yards against Austin High. RB Nate Anderson rushed for 118 yards on 17 carries . ... The Hawks had a committee of running backs led by Xavier Lucido, who rushed for 67 yards on 4 carries. WR Timieone Jackson provided big plays, catching 3 passes for 112 yards. EDGE: Hendrickson.
Defense: Westwood yielded 416 yards to the Maroons . ... Hendrickson’s Marquis Jackson scored a TD on a 16-yard INT return. Hawks limited Texas High to 33 yards rushing. EDGE: Hendrickson.
Special teams: Westwood’s Jack Elliot has kicked a FG and gone 12-for-12 on PATs . ... Hendrickson PK Michael Skiles was 8-for-8 on PAT attempts and the Hawks averaged 40 yards per punt. EDGE: Hendrickson
Intangibles: Westwood seeks its first winning season since the 2012 team went 9-4. Last year’s team reached the playoffs with a 5-5 record. ... Hendrickson won last year’s game 51-14 in Pflugerville. EDGE: Hendrickson — RICK CANTU