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.

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

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?

TCU dipped into its Austin pipeline and landed two premier defensive linemen prospects for the Horned Frogs' 2026 recruiting class. Westlake defensive ... All-Central Texas football team Flynt ...

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 ...

“Jake Ehlinger’s legacy will live on forever in Westlake Football. His pure toughness ... to comfort the family when they arrived in Austin. "I mean just, it's just heartbreaking, you know?

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.