One of the country's top teams will put its national ranking to the test against an instate foe on Friday when Austin Westlake and Atascocita clash in a Texas high school football battle.

Even though we are still more than seven months away from the start of the 2025 football slate, that's not stopping us here at the Austin American ... Vandegrift? Westlake? Need a break?

Duncanville quarterback Keelon Russell is the offensive player of the year on the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association ...

Such is life when you're a state champion at the high school level in Texas -- Brees attended Austin-area football power Westlake High School -- where crowds can often meet if not exceed those at ...

Among the area players who signed athletic scholarships on National Signing Day was American-Statesman offensive Player of ...

Texas football: 5 key questions facing the defense ahead of 2025 A former walk-on who played his way into a significant role ...

The Clausen brothers are back. With a twist. Westlake High announced Rick Clausen as its head football coach in social media post last month. The former Calabasas, Oaks Christian and Alemany ...

there will be at least one Austin-area product playing for the College Football Playoff national championship. Westlake graduate Jaden Greathouse made seven catches for 105 yards and a touchdown ...

UIL high school football is several months away but it's never too early to see where Lake Travis, Vandergrift and Westlake land in our area rankings.

About 50 high school football players from the Austin area signed athletic scholarships ... defensive end Caius Coy (Sam Houston State), Westlake offensive lineman Jared Risinger (Texas Permian ...