2011 4A Austin Lake Travis Cavaliers Preview – Texas High School Football
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Updated: August 14, 2011
Team: Austin Lake Travis Cavaliers
District: 25-4A
Coach: Hank Carter (1 year) 14-2-0 at Austin Lake Travis (#5 in All Time Wins at Austin Lake Travis); 14-2-0 all-time overall coaching record
Last Years Record: 14-2 overall 5-1 District
2010 Games:
vs Austin Westlake (6-5) (at DKR Mem.) (W 32-21)
at Pflugv. Hendrickson (5-6) (W 34-24)
vs Aledo (16-0) (L 10-14)
vs Kerrville Tivy (10-2) (W 37-33)
at *Dripping Springs (4-6) (W 38-0)
vs *Austin Vandegrift (4-6) (W 62-7)
at *C.P. Vista Ridge (9-3) (W 42-0)
vs *Leander Rouse (0-10) (W 62-14)
at *Marble Falls (6-6) (W 45-0)
vs *Cedar Park (13-1) (L 21-35)
The game vs. Aledo was voted at the #12 LSG Game Of They Year last year
Their game vs. Kerrville Tivy was voted as #17 LSG Game Of The Year
Playoffs: Division I Champions
vs Austin McCallum (6-5) (W 28-20) Bi-District
vs Kerrville Tivy (10-2) (W 48-42) Area
vs Victoria East (11-2) (W 59-28) Regionals
vs Cedar Park (13-1) (W 21-20) QuarterFinals
vs Friendswood (13-2) (W 24-3) SemiFinals
vs Denton Ryan (15-1) (W 27-7) Championship
Returning Lettermen: 24
Returning Starters: Offense: 5 Defense: 7
Key Players:
* WR Griffin Gilbert TOP 20 WR & 1st Team All-State (TSWA) Honorable Mention All-State (AP) 1197 receiving yards 13 TDs
* DB Collin Lagasse Honorable Mention All-State (AP) (may be QB this year)
* DB Zac Streuling 1st Team All-District
* WR JR Dannon Cavil 425 receiving yards
* DL Tyler Paulsen 78 tackles 7 sacks
* LB Blake Burdette 114 tackles
LSG District Ranking: #1 (District 25-4A Champion...just ahead of state ranked #4 Cedar Park)
LSG Region Ranking: #1
LSG State Ranking: #2 (Behind state ranked #1 Aledo)
Notes:
The Cavaliers have now won 4 consecutive state championships and this season they are one of the top dogs to win it all again. Their offense usually gets all the press but it was their defense that won last years championship. They only allowed 10 points total in the Semifinal and Championship game.
History:
* Voted In As The #11 LSG Team Of The Decade (Up 22 spots)
* 7 CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASONS (all 8+ wins, before that no 8 + win season since the school opened in 1984)
* Until 2007, no Lake Travis team had reached the third round of the playoffs
* The Cavaliers had just four winning seasons since 1985 and were 0-10 in 2002
* 10-7 since 1994 vs Dripping Springs in the “Bonfire Battle” LT has won the last 8 in a row
* 3-1 since 2006 vs. Austin Westlake in the Great Lake Showdown
* 8-1 since 1998 vs. Marble Falls including winning by a combined score of 151-21 over the last 3 years
* 7-0 since 2004 vs. Pflugerville Hendrickson and have won them by a combined score of 325-108
* All-Time Playoff Record : 26-4
* 24 consecutive playoff wins (one more ties them with the all-time record)
* Playoff Appearances (8) 2000,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010
Bi-District -- 2004, 2006
Area -- 2000, 2005
State Champions -- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Championship History: (4) 4-0
2007 4A Division II Austin Lake Travis 36, Highland Park 34
2008 4A Division I Austin Lake Travis 48, Longview 23
2009 4A Division I Austin Lake Travis 24, Longview 17
2010 4A Division I Austin Lake Travis 27, Denton Ryan 7
Last 5 year record: 69-6
Last 10 year record: 92-44
By: Michael Wright
Lone Star Gridiron
www.lonestargridiron
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