Westlake 42 Austin 36

Texas 6A High School Basketball-Wednesday evening January 28th 2026-West Lake Hills, Texas-A rematch of the "512" rivalry between Westlake and Austin was a cold weather rescheduled game on Al Bennett court at Westlake. Westlake prevailed at Austin back on December 20th 53-46 and followed that with a defensive battle 42-36 last evening. Intensive defense and some cold shooting led to a Westlake lead 11-7 after one quarter. Both teams likely suffered from ice-storm related disruptions of their practice routine. Westlake then nudged Austin 11-10 in the second quarter to lead 22-17 at the half. Austin pulled closer outscoring Westlake 13-9 to trail by one 31-30 after three quarters. The battle was on in the fourth quarter and Westlake closed out with an 11-6 run for the 42-36 win but it was closer than that with Austin pulling ahead momentarily at 34-32 with 4:54 remaining. Westlake went ahead for good 35-34 with 4:29 left. See many snapshots below.

#5 Bo Ogden early in the match

#4 Blake Cannatti

#4 Blake Cannatti

#23 Alex Allen

#4 Blake Cannatti

#1 Powell Frickenschmidt

#24 Mack Martin

#24 Mack Martin

#4 Blake Cannatti in the second half

#1 Powell Frickenschmidt

#4 Blake Cannatti

#5 Bo Ogden

Intense defensive pressure by Westlake.

#2 Hayes Goldman

#5 Bo Ogden

#4 Blake Cannatti

Tough defense by Austin

#1 Powell Frickenschmidt gets fouled on a pivotal moment and hits both free throws for a 38-34 lead with 2:12 remaining.

The bench reacts to Powell's drive.

The bench reacts to Powell's drive.

The Westlake crowd appreciates Powell's drive as well.

#5 Bo Ogden applying backcourt defensive pressure in the waning moments.

#5 Bo Ogden moves the ball as Westlake ran down the clock. Westlake iced the 42-36 win by making free throws as Austin fouled repeatedly to stop the clock. Reid Berger and Brayden Horne contributed but not pictured. Westlake rotated nine players.