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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: Smoking For Jesus defensive coordinator Boo Maxwell gives instructions and adjustments to the Eagles during halftime of their loss to Bulverde Gloria Deo Academy. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro We are quickly moving to the month of December, which is an exciting time for teams that play on the girdiron, the hard wood and the pitch. The closer we get to the new year, the more the pace will quicken for athletes and coaches as the spring semester always brings more after-school practice. But we can’t move to 2023…

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Smoking For Jesus football season ends in state semis

CAPTION: Smoking For Jesus football head coach Charles Frazier, Sr. addresses the Eagles after their season ends in a loss to Bulverde Gloria Deo Academy Nov. 25. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Smoking For Jesus football team lost to Bulverde Gloria Deo Academy 34-32 Nov. 25 to end the Eagles’ season one victory short of playing for a state championship of the Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations. The Eagles finish the 2022 season with a 6-6 overall record and 3-0 to be the district champions. Head coach Charles…

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Llano football beats Industrial, will face Edna in fourth round of the playoffs

CAPTION: The Llano Yellow Jackets pose with another gold ball trophy that symbolizes another Class 3A Division I postseason victory. This one came against Vanderbilt Industrial Nov. 25. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team ensured everyone continued to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday thanks to its 42-17 victory against Vanderbilt Industrial Nov. 25. The Yellow Jackets (13-0, 6-0 District 13-3A Division I champions) will face Edna (12-1, 6-1 District 15-3A Division I champion) at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Rattler Stadium, 2601 Rattler Road in…

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Smoking For Jesus football adds wrinkles for rematch with Bulverde Gloria Deo

The Smoking For Jesus football team will welcome Bulverde Gloria Deo in the playoffs of the Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at Wallace Riddell Park, 710 Northington St. in Burnet. It’s a rematch of a 36-34 Eagles (6-5, 3-0 district champions) victory Oct. 28. Senior Isaac Legier intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown to give the Eagles the lead. On the last play, sophomore Benjamin Frazier tackled the punt returner to ensure the victory. Head coach Charles Frazier, Sr. predicted…

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Faith Academy boys basketball starts season with 1-1 record

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team bounced back from a 66-54 loss to Killeen Chaparral Nov.18 with a 60-15 victory against Kerrville Our Lady of the Hills Nov. 22. Head coach Zakk Revelle said the Flames (1-1) were within striking distance of the Bobcats, who are 4-0 on season in their first year of existence. “Chaparral has a really good group of athletes,” he said. “We were up at halftime, and we knew they were going to have a ton of guys. They had 12 guys. And…

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Marble Falls girls basketball earns 7-1 pre-disrict record

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior forward Emma Koziel scans the paint while junior Lexie Edwards resets during the Lady Mustangs’ win against Leander Rouse. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team is quietly 7-1 as the Lady Mustangs head into the Thanksgiving holiday. Head coach John Berkman said it’s the best start to a season since he took over the program seven years ago. “Being 7-1 is big for us going into Thanksgiving,” he said. “Right now we’re playing really well early.” The latest win…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses Thanksgiving contest to Vandegrift

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Noah Lyon (left) and junior Kody Smith line up to run a play during the loss to Leander Vandegrift Nov. 21. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Leander Vandegrift 64-40 Nov. 21 before going on the Thanksgiving holiday. The Mustangs (2-2) returned to the Max Copeland Gym floor after falling to Waco High 52-27 Nov. 18. Head coach Travis Crain said his squad was within striking distance of making it interesting for both opponents. But the Mustangs…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: Llano senior softball pitcher Madison Kloepper signs her National Letter of Intent to play for Western New Mexico Nov. 9 as she is surrounded by her loved ones and Llano softball coaches Beau and Barbara Burnett (standing). Courtesy photo The contenders continue to be separated from the pretenders and the Highland Lakes region has two football teams still on the path of winning a state championship. And while the gridiron continues to take center stage, the basketball season is revealing some talented and hard-working teams, too. But there’s no…

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Smoking For Jesus football begins the playoffs by mercy-ruling Johnson County

The Smoking For Jesus football team showed no rust in beating Johnson County Sports Association 45-0 Nov. 18 in its first postseason contest of the Texas Association of Independent Athletic Organizations. The game ended after two quarters. The Eagles (6-5, 3-0 in district) will host the winner of Bulverde Gloria Deo Academy and Stephenville Faith Academy next week. Gloria Deo and Stephenville Faith play Saturday, Nov. 19. Smoking For Jesus head coach Charles Frazier couldn’t commend his players enough for their play. “We tell our boys we have to take…

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Llano football earns another postseason shutout victory

CAPTION: Llano High School football head coach Matt Green praises his Yellow Jackets for their impressive win against Goliad Nov. 18 at Warrior Coliseum on the Comal Pieper High School campus. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team posted its second postseason shutout win in as many weeks when the Yellow Jackets beat Goliad 21-0 Friday, Nov. 18 in the area round of the playoffs. “We knew they were a really good team, we had seen it on film,” Llano head coach Matt Green said. “(One…

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