Anderson, District 25-6A tri-champions lead Central Texas onward in volleyball playoffs

Austin libero Laven Blumoff (11) reacts to scoring a point as Westlake and Austin High School face off at Burger Center in Austin on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Westlake won 3-1. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman) Central Texas volleyball had a strong showing in the opening round of the high school state playoffs as ranked powers Westlake, Round Rock, Lake Travis, Georgetown, Liberty Hill, Anderson and Wimberley all were winners as were Austin-area teams Rouse, Vandegrift, Dripping Springs, Weiss, Glenn, Burnet, Lago Vista and Thrall.

>All teams advance to Tuesday's area round of the UIL playoffs.

Westlake defensive specialist Sunny McWilliams (9) digs the ball as Westlake and Austin High School face off at Burger Center in Austin on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Westlake won 3-1. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman) MORE:   Austin-area volleyball players and teams to watch in this year's playoffs

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>Chloe Frizzell slammed 20 kills and had 11 digs, a block and an ace to lead Anderson past a strong Hendrickson squad 25-23, 25-14, 23-25, 25-17 Friday at the Delco Center. The Trojans used solid ball control and the hitting of Frizzell and Piper Poage (11 kills) to control the tempo in the first two sets. Hendrickson looked sharp in the third set, but the Hawks stalled in the match after that, struggling with their serve receive and too often unable to align their passing and attacks.

>"The team was really excited, we came out fast and played good in the first set and better in the second set, then we lost focus in the third set and they really got their offense running in the third set," Anderson coach Kayla Allen said.

Anderson High School's Chloe Frizzell, Aug. 6, 2026. The third-team All-Central Texas selection collected 287 kills last season along with 162 digs, 44 aces and 33 blocks. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) Central Texas bi-district playoff resultsRound Rock sweeps Bowie:Round Rock, a District 25-6A tri-champion with Westlake and Lake Travis, swept into the area round with a 25-14, 25-14, 25-5 sweep of Bowie. The Dragons were led by Brooklyn Bradley's 10 kills and six digs while Kerington Thornton hit nearly .700 while hitting eight kills. Freshman setter Kylee Cavil had 32 assists and 12 digs while sophomore libero Isa Cordaway-Dreier managed multiple acrobatic saves.

>"We got a wake-up call in our last loss in district at Lake Travis; we came out tonight ready to play," Dragons coach Christi Dreier said.

>Westlake, Lake Travis advance:Westlake beat Austin High in four sets while Lake Travis swept Johnson to join Round Rock as District 25-6A's tri-champions all advancing. Lake Travis' Gentry Barker had 15 kills and 18 digs, Maggie Wheeler had 12 kills and 19 digs and Tatum Wilson spread out 24 assists.

Westlake celebrates a point as they face off against Austin High School at Burger Center in Austin on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Westlake won 3-1. (Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman) Dripping Springs carrying 26-6A banner:Dripping Springs, which won the 26-6A title, is the lone district team still alive in the playoffs. The Tigers survived a valiant showing by Stony Point, which finished fourth in 25-6A, with a dramatic five-set win (25-19, 18-25, 21-25, 25-20, 17-15) in Class 6A DII. Maddie Sestak slammed 21 kills to lead the comeback.

>"We practice every day on the pressure of being down four or five points facing match point," Tigers coach Michael Kane said. "It's a difficult mental concept, but once the team understands it is a point at a time and not play at their pace, it can work out like tonight."

>Rouse, Vandegrift win:   District 23-6A, meanwhile, saw both Rouse and Vandegrift win their bi-district matchups. Rouse showed early nerves, dropping the first set, but roared back for a 22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 26-24 win over Bridgeland behind Avery Ralston's 19 kills and Isla Ornelas' 12 kills and two aces. And Mia Ornelas had 41 assists and 30 digs. Vandegrift beat Waller in four sets as Sadie Jorgenson chalked up 39 assists, and Naina Rao and Stella Marek had 16 each. ... Cedar Park was swept by Fulshear and Vista Ridge was swept by Houston Cypress Ranch.

>Class 5A results: Liberty Hill swept Crandall 25-9, 25-13, 25-13 while Georgetown swept McCallum 25-15, 25-18, 25-21 as Amelia Albright had 11 kills, 21 assists, three blocks and eight digs. ... Weiss swept Ann Richards as Deja Carroll had 15 kills and 11 digs, Ava Jackson had 31 assists and nine digs, and Scarlett Nachampassak served three aces, smacked eight kills and added 10 digs. ... Glenn swept Bastrop behind Avian Mack, whose five blocks helped her break the program's single-season record. Sophomore Jennah Lee finished with 16 kills, 13 digs and five aces.

>Class 4A results:Wimberley cruised past Uvalde 25-9, 25-7, 25-17 behind Trinity Laney's 13 kills and six digs, Skylar Mears' 11 kills and eight digs and Ellen Watson's eight kills and three blocks. Bianca Mohr notched 25 assists and served four aces. ... Burnet swept Travis, Lago Vista beat LBJ and Thrall beat Anderson-Shiro. Llano was swept by top-ranked Goliad. And in private schools, St. Andrew's swept St. Stephen's.

Area-round playoff scheduleTuesday's matches

>Class 6A:Division I - Round Rock vs. Schertz Clemens, 7:30 p.m. (Johnson HS); Lake Travis vs. San Antonio Reagan, 6:30 p.m. (New Braunfels Long Creek HS); Division II - Westlake vs. San Antonio Clark, 6 p.m. (Wimberley HS); Dripping Springs vs. San Antonio Brandeis, 7 p.m. (New Braunfels HS)

>Class 5A:Division I - Georgetown vs. Richmond Tomas, 6 p.m. (Giddings HS); Anderson vs. Richmond Randle, 7:30 p.m. (Brenham HS); Liberty Hill vs. Garland Naaman Forest, 6 p.m. (West HS); Division II - Glenn vs. Fort Bend Kempner, 5:30 p.m. (Brenham HS); Weiss vs. Rosenberg Lamar, 6:30 p.m. (La Grange)

>Class 4A:Division II - Wimberley vs. Lago Vista, 7 p.m. (Cedar Creek HS)

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