Week 7 of the 2026 Central Texas high school football season is going to answer some questions we’ve had concerning Austin-area teams. Not just who’ll emerge with the inside track to district titles in a few key area Class 6A and 5A districts, but three teams specifically heading into critical Friday night matchups:
• What can we make of the Cedar Ridge Raiders? They’re 6-0 with a 2-0 mark in 25-6A heading into tonight’s road game at Lake Travis, which is showing off its remodeled home stadium. The Raiders’ two district wins have been against Westwood and McNeil, who are a combined 1-12. But QB Dylan Snoga and WRs Carter Copeland and Zaccai Williams have been cooking, with a pair of 70-point games in their last four. And at the same time, what about the Cavaliers (2-1-1), who have a win, a loss and a tie in their last three games yet hold the No. 1 spot in the American-Statesman’s power rankings.
Cedar Ridge wide receiver Carter Copeland (12) advances the ball as Rouse safety Liam Mongold (13) defends as Cedar Ridge football takes on Rouse at Cedar Ridge in Austin on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman)
• Who’s the real favorite in District 24-6A? We all assumed it would be Vandegrift because, well, Vandegrift. But the Vipers (4-2, 2-0) have been up and down but are off to a 2-0 start in district while undefeated Cedar Park (6-0, 2-0) and red-hot Hutto (5-1, 2-0) face off tonight.
It’s a busy weekend between the ACL Festival and tomorrow’s Texas-Oklahoma game, it’s also a busy weekend for preps, too. We’re staffing four games tonight: Colby Gordon is covering and live blogging out of Hutto vs. Cedar Park, Shaun Chornobroff is covering and live blogging out of Weiss and A&M Consolidated, Caleb Yum is at the Anderson at Smithson Valley game in District 13-5A DI and Jay Plotkin is covering the Lake Travis vs. Cedar Ridge game.
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Bowie running back Rhys Moreno (20) celebrates a touchdown during the game against Hays at Burger Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026 in Austin. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman)
Follow this string tonight for our updates from games involving Austin-area schools.
Central Texas football: Updates from Week 7
Thursday’s scores
Class 6A
District 24-6A
Vandegrift 49, Vista Ridge 20,
District 25-6A
Westlake 57, Westwood 0
District 26-6A
Dripping Springs 41, Austin High 3
District 27-6A
Cibolo Steele 56, San Marcos 0
Class 5A
District 12-5A DI
Georgetown 13, Killeen Shoemaker 12
Hendrickson 33, Glenn 14
District 12-5A DII
Pflugerville 67, Elgin 7
Navarro 19, LASA 12
This article originally published at Austin-area high school football Week 7 scores: A big night for several area districts.