VYPE Central Texas Game of the Week Preview: Bowie vs. Austin High

VYPE Central Texas Game of the Week Preview: Bowie vs. Austin High

Bowie and Austin High are ready to fill the void.

As District 26-6A play begins this week without longtime dominant powerhouses Westlake and Lake Travis – sent across the Bi-district bracket to join the Round Rock ISD schools in District 25-6A -- the Bowie Bulldogs and Austin High Maroons are eager to step out of their shadows. While Hays and Buda Johnson have joined them in the district, alongside fellow holdovers Dripping Springs and Akins, there’s no doubt that the district is far more up for grabs this year than it’s been in a long time.

That’s what makes Friday night’s (9/25) district-opener between longtime Austin ISD rivals Bowie and Austin High so important when they face off from House Park in our VYPE Central Texas Game of the Week.

Bowie seems especially poised to take advantage of 26-6A’s new reality. Head Coach Jeff Able’s Bulldogs (3-1) have raced out to a quick start, especially on offense where they’ve averaged a gaudy 51 points per game. They even scored 37 points in defeat against Vista Ridge in Week 2.

Junior quarterback Connor O’Dea (43-65, 656 Yds, 7 TD) has guided the Bowie offense admirably, c...