LAKEWAY – The inability to suppress a high-octane Lake Travis Cavalier offense Friday sunk the Hays Rebels in a 59-27 loss at Cavalier Stadium.

With the result, Hays (7-2, 5-2) is locked into the second seed out of 25-6A in the 6A, Division I playoff bracket, setting up a possible bi-district match-up against state-ranked powerhouse Converse Judson in two weeks.

Hays jumped out to an early 7-0 first quarter lead aided by a Lake Travis special teams miscue. The Rebels capitalized on the erro...