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Burnet girls basketball fights back from double-digit deficit against Jarrell

CAPTION: Burnet senior Grace Gates hits one of her three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter against Jarrell in a furious comeback. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team lost to Jarrell 39-37 Jan. 17 in a District 24-4A battle to drop to 1-2. The Lady Cougars led the Lady Dawgs 11-9 after the first period and 19-17 at the break but outscored Burnet 13-4 in the third stanza for a 32-21 advantage headed into the final quarter. But instead of accepting the outcome, the Lady…

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Burnet boys basketball loses to Jarrell on final possession

CAPTION: Burnet junior guard Reese Syphrett and the Bulldogs almost complete a comeback against Jarrell. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team lost to Jarrell 45-43 Jan. 17 to go to 1-1 in District 24-4A play. The Cougars (13-9, 1-1) had the final possession with seven seconds left, missed the attempt but got the offensive rebound for the game winner with a second remaining. The outcome was the latest in positive results for Jarrell, Burnet head coach Roy Kiser said. “Jarrell came out really hot,…

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Marble Falls boys soccer finishes third at Bastrop tourney, adds win against Class 5A opponent

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs celebrate earning wins at the Bastrop Tournament. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team defeated San Antonio Veterans Memorial 4-1 Jan. 17 after going 2-2 at the Bastrop Tournament Jan. 12-14 to finish third overall. Against Veterans Memorial, the Mustangs (8-2) took a 2-1 lead in the first half and added two more goals in the second half to cruise to the win. At the Bastrop Tournament Jan. 14, Marble Falls defeated Manor New Tech in penalty kicks for third place after…

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Marble Falls girls basketball’s Rodriguez scores 1,000th career point, helps team to top of district standings

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Tea Rodriguez (middle holding the purple ball) celebrates scoring 1,000 points in a career with her teammates after the Lady Mustangs won their fourth District 24-4A game. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Lago Vista 53-33 Jan. 17 to move to first place of the District 24-4A standings after completing the first round. During the contest, senior guard Tea Rodriguez scored her 1,000th career point and led the team with a total of 16. She entered the game with 998…

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