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Our Austin-area top 15 boys basketball poll

Lake Travis Cavaliers guard Ethan Birchall (13) sets for a three point basket as Johnson Jaguars center Mack Martin (11) rushes in to defend during the third period at the District-26 6A boys basketball game on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024, at Lake Travis High School - Lakeway, TX.
Lake Travis Cavaliers guard Ethan Birchall (13) sets for a three point basket as Johnson Jaguars center Mack Martin (11) rushes in to defend during the third period at the District-26 6A boys basketball game on Tuesday, Jan 9, 2024, at Lake Travis High School - Lakeway, TX.

Our top 15 boys basketball teams in the Austin area entering this week across all classifications:

1. Stony Point

The Tigers (23-1) defeated Westwood 65-47 Friday behind Josiah Moseley's 25 points and four blocks and Uzziah Buntyn's 23 points and five assists after beating Vista Ridge 78-43 earlier in the week. Stony Point leads District 25-5A with a 5-0 record.

2. St. Michael's

The Crusaders (25-1) beat San Antonio Antonian Prep 76-61 and Corpus Christi Incarnate Word 89-40. Against Antonian Prep, Aiden Disu finished with 27 points and eight rebounds and Bo Ogden had 24 points and seven boards.

3. Lake Travis

The Cavs (23-3) moved to 8-0 in District 26-6A win wins over Johnson 73-57 and Akins 75-58. Adrian Mathis scored 21 points and Jayden Thomas had 15 points in the win over the Jaguars. Against Akins, Thomas had 28 points, six rebounds and five assists and Mathis finished with 14 points and seven assists.

4. Johnson

The Jaguars (20-5) rebounded from their loss to Lake Travis with a 76-42 win over Del Valle and are currently second in District 26-6A at 7-1. Sam McKinney poured in 24 points in the loss to the Cavs and had 20 points vs. the Cardinals. Jaxson Vandegarde tallied 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists against Del Valle, with Mack Martin adding 10 points.

5. Westlake

The Chaps (18-7) only played once last week and defeated Akins 75-53 as Jack Seiders tallied 21 points.

6. Rouse

The Raiders (18-7) pushed their District 25-5A winning streak to 19 games with victories over Cedar Park 67-54 and Glenn 60-45. JoJo Moore finished with 27 points against the Grizzlies and Amarie Haywood had 23 points vs. the Timberwolves to lead the way.

7. Bowie

The Bulldogs (17-8) defeated Del Valle 44-34 and Anderson 54-38 before heading into Tuesday's important District 26-6A game with Dripping Springs. Braeden Spinden's 13 points and JD Blackwell's 11 points paced Bowie against the Trojans.

8. Georgetown

The Eagles (19-6) remained one of the area's hottest teams as they have won 14 of their last 15. They lead District 23-5A at 5-0 following wins over Hendrickson 49-48 and Cedar Creek 68-48. Mikaien Canfield had the game-winning layup vs. the Hawks while Ryan Dupre sank 18 points. Dupre also had 18 points vs. the Eagles, with Canfield tallying 14 points and Qui Ran Pressley adding 12 points.

9. Vandegrift

The Vipers (17-6) topped Round Rock 49-43 and lost to Cedar Ridge 44-37. Mark Fletcher had 19 points in the win over the Dragons.

10. Round Rock

The Dragons (14-9) lost to Vandegrift 49-43 and beat McNeil 64-46. Rowan Mandler tallied 11 points against the Mavericks.

11. Hendrickson

The Hawks (17-9) bounced back after their loss to Georgetown with a 50-43 win over East View. Amir Thompson's 17 points, four assists and two steals led the way. Hendrickson has a big District 23-5A game Tuesday at Connally.

12. Connally

The Cougars (14-8) have won four straight district games after victories over Bastrop 83-31 and Pflugerville 44-37. Mekhai Bryant had a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds vs. the Bears. Connally hosts Hendrickson Tuesday in a massive District 23-5A matchup.

13. San Marcos

The Rattlers (19-7) lost their District 27-6A opener 56-39 to Schertz Clemens. Zyair Jolivette had 12 points and Donavan Riddick finished with 10 points to lead San Marcos.

14. Cedar Ridge

The Raiders (12-11) lost to Manor 54-46 and beat Vandegrift 44-37 in a key District 25-6A win. Randall Guidry's 12 points and Sam Fielding's 11 points led the Raiders in the win over the Vipers.

15. Cedar Park

The Timberwolves (14-10) beat Leander 54-40 earlier in the week before their loss to Rouse. Ethan O'Connor had 11 points and Reid Vines sank 10 points in the win over the Lions. Christian Faulkner had 15 points in the loss to the Raiders.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Our Austin-area top 15 boys basketball poll