# UIL playoff questions: Why Westlake, Thorndale are Austin-area's best shot at state title > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/921012 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 AM · Read it: The UIL high school football playoffs are here. So now what? What Central Texas teams have the best chance of advancing? Who's got the hardest path? ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 AM: [UIL playoff questions: Why Westlake, Thorndale are Austin-area's best shot at state title]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The UIL high school football playoffs are here. So now what? What Central Texas teams have the best chance of advancing? Who's got the hardest path?