December 2022 - Texas Chalk Talk

Smoking For Jesus boys basketball splits holiday games

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #SFJMCS, #TAOIAO, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Smoking For Jesus sophomore guard Michael Richard and the Eagles played two games in advance of the district opener and quest for another state title. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Smoking For Jesus boys basketball team went 1-1 in games played Dec. 27 and 30. The Eagles lost to Round Rock Ignite 102-85 Dec. 30 and beat Killeen Memorial Christian Academy 63-36 Dec. 27. Ignite (7-5) raced to a 21-6 lead in the first quarter and held on for the win. “We started off slow, and it put…

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Marble Falls boys basketball earns win at Wimberley tourney

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Jamie Castillo (left), sophomore guard Tidus Willie and junior guard Davis Dreisbach helped the Mustangs earn a win at the Wimberley tournament coming out of the Christmas holiday. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team ended the Wimberley tournament with a 71-34 win against Duncanville Village Tech Dec. 30. The victory came after losses to China Springs, Lake Belton and Austin McCallum in pool play and to Midlothian Heritage Dec. 28-29. “It was good to end the tournament with…

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Burnet girls basketball is the runner-up at Leander Glenn tourney

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet junior Zaria Solis and the Lady Dawgs finish the Leander Glenn tournament with an impressive showing that included returning with another trophy. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team showed no ill effects from taking a few days off for the Christmas holiday as evident by the Lady Dawgs posting a 3-1 record at the Leander Glenn Tournament Dec. 28-29. The Lady Dawgs (14-5) lost to Glenn 53-26 in the championship after beating Leander Vandegrift 52-42 Dec. 29. A day earlier, Burnet defeated…

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Marble Falls girls basketball earns win at Mansfield tourney

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #ladystand, #LadyStangs, #mansfieldtourney, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team picked up its first win of the Mansfield Spring Creek Invitational Tournament Dec. 29 against a foe that stopped a historical season for the Lady Mustangs more than a decade ago. The Lady Mustangs defeated Fort Worth Dunbar 46-29 in Mansfield. Dunbar beat Marble Falls 59-47 in the semifinals of the 2006-07 Class 4A state tournament. Marble Falls head coach John Berkman said this year’s win against Dunbar wasn’t about being physically better. “We found some offensive confidence, which is good for…

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Burnet girls basketball has solid start to Leander Glenn tourney

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet junior MaeSyn Gay and the Lady Dawgs earn a 46-22 win against Leander High and a 45-24 victory against Pflugerville Weiss to start the Leander Glenn tournament Dec. 28. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team went 2-0 Dec. 28 to begin the Leander Glenn tournament. The Lady Dawgs (13-4) defeated Leander High 46-22 and Pflugerville Weiss 45-24 to extend their winning streak to seven. Head coach Rick Gates noted the team had a practice Dec. 27 in preparation for the tournament. “They…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Cedar Hill in Mansfield tourney opener

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Cedar Hill 41-22 to begin the Mansfield Spring Creek Barbeque Invitational Tournament Dec. 28. The Lady Mustangs (11-9) will play McKinney at 3 p.m. Dec. 28. Cedar Hill led 13-4 after the first period and 23-11 at the half. “They had us frustrated in the first half,” head coach John Berkman said. “We turned the ball over before we had a chance to start the offense.” At halftime, the Lady Mustangs recommitted themselves to taking better care of the ball…

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Smoking For Jesus boys basketball hits buzzer beater for win

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #Eagles, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #SFJMCS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Smoking for Jesus sophomore guard Michael Richard is part of history for the Eagles basketball team. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Smoking For Jesus boys basketball team is finding its form as evident from some impressive victories that include a 40-37 win against Cherokee Dec. 20 and a 65-58 win against Bulverde Bracken Dec. 17 to end the Faith Academy of Marble Falls tournament. Head coach Boo Maxwell noted the contest against Cherokee pitted two teams that brought out the best in each other. Smoking For Jesus led…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #gobigred, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #jackets, #LadyDawgs, #LadyMustangs, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Tea Rodriguez (third from left) at her signing ceremony to Murray State College Dec. 18 with her Lady Mustang teammates. Photo by Madison DeBerard A mandatory five-day break from the University Interschlolastic League that most associations across the state follows meant local athletic departments didn’t call for practices or games leading up to the Christmas holiday. But my guess is some players in the Highland Lakes still got some work in on their own, especially those whose teams haven’t had the success leading up to the…

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Tough schedule pushes Marble Falls girls basketball in final days before district opener

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls seniors Emma Koziel (5), Tea Rodriguez and the Lady Mustangs are playing championship level defense and are looking for more offense as they finish a challenging pre-district schedule. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Few teams attempted to the play the schedule the Marble Falls High School girls basketball team faced during the opening weeks of the 2022-23 season as illustrated by the Lady Mustangs’ 49-21 loss to Glen Rose Dec. 20. Glen Rose (21-0, District 6-4A) is the Class 4A No. 1 team in the Texas Association…

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Marble Falls Faith Academy boys hoops discovers plenty from playing in own tourney

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior power forward Brock Davis was his usual high-performing self in leading the Flames in points during their tournament. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team finished its tournament Dec. 16-17 with a 1-3 record. After beating Bulverde Bracken 55-34 Dec. 16, the Flames lost to TMI Episcopal 76-42, Austin Veritas 62-32 and San Antonio Home School 62-56. “On day two, we didn’t that well as much as you’d like to,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We did some good…