Marble Falls football ready for Brackenridge
The Marble Falls offense, led by junior running back Joaquin Aguilar (left) and senior quarterback Colton Minor, aim to get the attack going against San Antonio Brackenridge. Contributed photos Grace Gates/Luedecke Photography
It’s homecoming at Marble Falls High School and the Mustangs are preparing for what some believe is the highlight of the week.
The game against San Antonio Brackenridge kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Mustang Stadium on the high school campus.
Mustangs head coach Keri Timmerman has stressed to the players their roles this week, adding they’re preparing well.
“Homecoming is for the fans; games are for the players,” he said. “I think the kids have done a good job.”
The Eagles (0-3) are on a 13-game losing streak.
They lost to San Antonio LEE 34-2 Sept. 12, Corpus Christi King 35-6 and Kingsville King 42-21 in the season opener.
In two games, sophomore quarterback Sebastian Garza has completed 17 of 43 passes for 219 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and has 22 rushes for -50 yards with a score.
Junior running back Ethan Cuellar has 19 carries with 57 yards and junior receiver Michael Canizales has seven receptions for 139 yards and a score.
“They try to be multiple,” Timmerman said. “The quarterback does a good job. If you’re not sound defensively, a five-yard gain turns into a 15-yard gain quick. They want to keep you off balance.”
Canizales has an interception.
Timmerman noted the Eagles have adjusted their defense depending on the oppositions’ offenses. They have been in a 3-3 stack. Marble Falls runs a version of that defense, so the Mustangs are familiar with it.
The Mustangs are entering the contest after losing to Llano 20-13 Sept. 13, which was their second loss in a row. They had lost to Jarrell 21-14 a week earlier.
Timmerman noted the team could have won both games if three plays in each had a different outcome.
Marble Falls has reached the red zone in each contest and hasn’t scored on every trip.
The coach said scoring in the red zone is a mentality and being physically able, especially at the point of attack.
“The mentality is we’re going to score — that’s what we’re going to do,” he said. “Against Jarrell we had a field goal that we made, and it wasn’t called. It’s about confidence and trying to create confidence.”
Timmerman, who is in his first year at the helm, also pointed out the Mustangs are learning his system for the first time. And his version of the spread offense is a completely different scheme than the slot-T offense the program ran for five years.
That also means that quarterbacks Colton Minor, a senior, and Doak Timmerman, a junior, are learning to play a position they haven’t spent much time playing or with teammates they’re still getting to know, he added.
“The message has been consistency,” he said. “I’m probably way too hard. When I go back and watch film, our kids are working hard and staying focused. They’re starting to figure it out. I think the kids are doing everything they can to be successful. “
He added that his wife, Natalie, tells him a gentle truth.
“She’s wiser than I am,” he said. “Every morning she says, ‘It takes time.'”
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