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The Hill Country Rivalry

Battleof theLakes

Westlake  vs  Lake Travis

Twelve miles apart. Ten state championships between them. Twenty years of the best football Austin has to offer.

6
Lake Travis titles
4
Westlake titles
2006
First meeting
~12 mi
Apart
5
NFL QBs produced
The Rivalry

Two dynasties,
twelve miles apart

No two programs in Texas have lived closer, or fought harder, than these.

They sit barely twelve miles apart across the cedar hills west of Austin — Westlake, the old-money power of Eanes ISD, and Lake Travis, the lake-country upstart that grew into a juggernaut. Since their first meeting in 2006, the “Battle of the Lakes” has decided districts, ended seasons, and sent a remarkable line of quarterbacks to Saturdays and Sundays.

Between them they own ten state championshipsLake Travis’ six (including the first five-in-a-row run in Texas history) and Westlake’s four (with a modern 6A three-peat). When they meet, the rest of Central Texas stops to watch.

2025: Lake Travis 34, Westlake 10KVUE’s Friday Football Fever — the Cavaliers snap a six-game losing streak in the series, their first win since 2019 and first at Chaparral Stadium in a decade.

Act I · 2006–2007

First blood: the Chaps

Westlake won the first two meetings — 38–14 in 2006 and 28–21 in 2007 — the established power welcoming the newcomer to the neighborhood. Then the ground shifted, and it shifted hard.

Act II · 2008–2016

The Cavalier decade

What followed was one of the most dominant stretches one program has ever held over another: Lake Travis won ten straight in the series. The dynasty was real — five consecutive state titles from 2007 to 2011, the first program in Texas history to do it, under three different head coaches and a conveyor belt of star quarterbacks. The run over Westlake peaked with a 51–3 demolition in the 2016 6A state quarterfinal — a rivalry game that doubled as a deep-playoff knockout.

Battle of the LakesRivalry highlights — two ranked Hill Country heavyweights.

2018: Westlake 44, Lake Travis 14The Chaparrals begin to seize the series back.

Act III · 2017–2024

The Chaparral answer

Then Westlake reloaded and flipped the rivalry on its head. After trading 2017–2019, the Chaps reeled off six straight wins from 2021 through 2024 — including a 63–21 rout in 2021 and, remarkably, beating Lake Travis twice in a season both 2023 and 2024 (district game and Region IV final each year). That stretch overlapped Westlake’s 6A state three-peat (2019–2021) behind QB Cade Klubnik.

2021: Westlake 63, Lake Travis 21The high-water mark of the Klubnik-era Chaparrals.

2023 Region IV final: Westlake 21, Lake Travis 14Dave Campbell’s Texan Live — Westlake’s second win over LT that season.

Act IV · 2025

The streak breaks

In 2025, the lake-country Cavaliers finally answered. Lake Travis won 34–10 — ending Westlake’s six-game run in the series, claiming their first rivalry win since 2019, and their first victory at Chaparral Stadium in a decade. The Battle of the Lakes, after twenty years, is once again wide open.

Quarterback U

From the Lakes to the league

Few rivalries in America have launched more quarterbacks toward the NFL. The Friday-night reps came first.

WestlakeThe Chaparrals

  • Drew Brees’96 state title → Purdue → Super Bowl champion, NFL passing legend.
  • Nick Foles→ Arizona/Michigan State → Super Bowl LII MVP.
  • Sam EhlingerClass of 2017 → Texas → NFL; rewrote the school record book.
  • Cade Klubnik3× state champ (2019–21) → Clemson → drafted by the Jets, 2026.

Lake TravisThe Cavaliers

  • Garrett GilbertTitles 2007–08 → Texas/SMU → NFL.
  • Michael BrewerTitles 2009–10 → Texas Tech → Virginia Tech.
  • Baker Mayfield2011 title → Oklahoma, Heisman winner → No. 1 overall NFL pick.
  • Hudson Card→ Texas → Purdue.
Every Meeting

The series, year by year

Every Battle of the Lakes since 2006. Sort by clicking a column. Playoff meetings are tagged.

YearWinnerScoreRound
200638–14WestlakeDistrict
200728–21WestlakeRegular
200838–17Lake TravisRegular
200942–21Lake TravisRegular
201032–21Lake TravisRegular
201135–7Lake TravisRegular
201214–11Lake TravisRegular
201328–27Lake TravisRegular · 1-pt classic
201424–7Lake TravisRegular
201535–14Lake TravisRegular
201649–7Lake TravisRegular
201651–3Lake Travis6A State Quarterfinal
201721–14WestlakeRegular
201844–14WestlakeRegular
201926–25Lake TravisRegular · 1-pt classic
2020CancelledCOVID-19
202163–21WestlakeRegular
202235–20WestlakeRegular
202320–14WestlakeDistrict
202321–14Westlake6A-DI Region IV Final
202428–16WestlakeDistrict
202424–17Westlake6A-DI Region IV Final
202534–10Lake TravisDistrict

The all-time series is closely contested and roughly even — Lake Travis dominated 2008–2016, Westlake answered with six straight 2021–2024, and Lake Travis took the latest in 2025. A single definitive all-time win-loss total isn’t cleanly published, so we list every game rather than a contested tally. Results compiled from Austin Sports Journal, UIL playoff records, and game coverage (KVUE, Dave Campbell’s Texan Live, SI). Titles & QB facts via Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and school records.