The 17th renewal of the Battle of the Lakes will be played Friday night in Austin. The matchup between No. 4 Westlake and No. 11 Lake Travis is the Game of the Week inside the High School Football America Texas Top 25 high school football rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.
Westlake has won two in a row against the Cavaliers. Lake Travis leads the all-time series 10-6.
As far as the latest rankings, Prosper returns to the statewide rankings at No. 16 after upsetting No. 8 Denton Guyer 31-28. Guyer drops to No. 12 in the latest rankings created with our proprietary algorithm.
High School Football America Texas Top 25
| Ranking/Team | Record | Last Week |
| No. 1 Duncanville | (3-0) | 1 |
| No. 2 DeSoto | (3-0) | 2 |
| No. 3 North Shore | (3-0) | 3 |
| No. 4 Westlake | (3-0) | 4 |
| No. 5 Atascocita | (3-0) | 5 |
| No. 6 Southlake Carroll | (4-0) | 6 |
| No. 7 Aledo | (4-0) | 7 |
| No. 8 Katy | (3-1) | 9 |
| No. 9 Vandegrift | (4-0) | 10 |
| No. 10 South Oak Cliff | (2-2) | 11 |
| No. 11 Lake Travis | (3-0) | 12 |
| No. 12 Denton Guyer | (2-2) | 8 |
| No. 13 Cibolo Steele | (3-1) | 13 |
| No. 14 McKinney | (4-0) | 14 |
| No. 15 Longview | (3-1) | 15 |
| No. 16 Prosper | (3-1) | NR |
| No. 17 Rockwall | (3-1) | NR |
| No. 18 Highland Park | (3-1) | 18 |
| No. 19 Dripping Springs | (2-1) | 17 |
| No. 20 Lewisville | (2-1) | 16 |
| No. 21 Mansfield Timberview | (4-0) | 19 |
| No. 22 North Crowley | (4-0) | 20 |
| No. 23 Melissa | (4-0) | 22 |
| No. 24 Shadow Creek | (3-0) | 23 |
| No. 25 Carthage (Texas) | (4-0) | 25 |
Dropped-out: No. 21 Fort Bend Hightower, No. 24 Lancaster
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm
