A season ago, Austin Vandegrift and Austin Westlake both played for a state championship.
On Friday night, the Vipers barely stayed alive on the road to a repeat. Placekicker Wiley Olson, an SMU commit, drilled a 36-yard field goal on the game's final play as Vandegrift survived a Texas UIL 6A Division II bi-district playoff against Westlake, with the Vipers claiming a 16-14 win.
THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS SURVIVE 😱
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Vandegrift kicker and @SMUFB commit Wiley Olson drills a game-winning field goal as time expires to take down Austin Westlake. Pic.twitter.com/ygdMyQFOZ7
Vandegrift, last season's 6A DII state champion, improves to 9-2, while Westlake - which played for the 6A DI title a season ago - ends its season at 7-4.
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VANDEGRIFT 16, WESTLAKE 14 FINAL
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FOURTH QUARTER
- FIELD GOAL VANDEGRIFT. The kick is......GOOD. It is good, and Vandegrift defeats Westlake on the final play of the game for a 16-14 win. (Vandegrift, 16-14 |:00, 4th)
THE DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS SURVIVE 😱
— Victory+ (@victoryplustv) November 15, 2025
Vandegrift kicker and @SMUFB commit Wiley Olson drills a game-winning field goal as time expires to take down Austin Westlake. Pic.twitter.com/ygdMyQFOZ7
- Vandegrift is about to line up for a game-winning field goal from 37 yards out on the final play of the game. Here we go.
- INTERCEPTION WESTLAKE. A huge takeaway from the Chaps' defense, as Colton Fuir picks off a pass with more than two minutes left.
Westlake gets their first turnover (INT) with 2:25 left as Vandergrift was driving after stopping the Chaps on 4th and Goal from the 1. 14-13 Chaps with 2:00 in 4th.
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Vandergrift vs Westlake Texas 6A High School Football playoff game. @VHSFootball @Westlake_Nation @var_austin… pic.twitter.com/QbwVvnK9ER
- Vandegrift stops Westlake on fourth-and-goal at the 1-yard line, keeping the Chaps' lead at a single point.
- Westlake forced a Vandegrift punt to end the third quarter, and the Chaps have the ball to begin the final period of play.
THIRD QUARTER
- FIELD GOAL VANDEGRIFT. Vipers take advantage of a Westlake fumble, and now cut the Chaps' lead to a single point. (Westlake, 14-13 | 3rd)
HALFTIME
- We are at halftime, and Westlake holds a 14-10 lead on defending 6A DII state champ Vandegrift.
SECOND QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN VANDEGRIFT. Vipers literally strike back. After Sam Brown breaks loose on a 70-yard run, he finishes things off by going in from 2 yards out. Four-point Westlake lead. (Westlake, 14-10 | 2nd)
- TOUCHDOWN WESTLAKE. Chaps extend their lead on a Rees Wise 3-yard TD run, completing a 12-play, 68-yard drive. (Westlake, 14-3 | 2nd)
- FIELD GOAL VANDEGRIFT. Vipers advance deep into Westlake territory before the drive stalls. They do convert on a 19-yard field goal, cutting into the Chaps' lead. (Westlake, 7-3)
- Westlake takes its seven-point lead into the second quarter.
FIRST QUARTER
- TOUCHDOWN WESTLAKE. An impressive 12-play 75-yard opening drive for the Chaps ends with a 1-yard plunge from Sebastian Henault touchdown run. (Westlake, 7-0)
PREGAME
- Coming to you from Austin as local powers Vandegrift takes on Westlake in the bi-district round of the UIL 6A Division II playoffs.
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