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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Jarrell

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Senior forward Kylie Roberts and the Lady Mustangs are preparing to start the second round of district play. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Jarrell 63-24 Jan. 17 to end the first round of District 24-4A play. Seven minutes into the contest, the Lady Cougars led 8-4. “We started out well,” Marble Falls head coach Adley Canales said. “It was back and forth to start.” But Jarrell, thanks to sophomore guard Aniya Taylor, freshman guard Erica Taylor, and freshman Karis Brown, used…

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Marble Falls boys soccer loses to Connally

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Cougars, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoccer0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Coda Langley (left) and sophomore Esteban Dominguez put a lot of pressure on opponents to stop them. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys soccer team lost to Pflugerville Connally 3-2 Jan. 17. The Cougars (3-4-1) took a 1-0 half-time lead on a corner kick where the Mustangs didn’t get set up in time because they believed it was a goal kick. “They got a fluke goal,” Mustangs head coach Ryan Craven said. “We didn’t clear the ball like we needed to.” Then Connally…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses to Jarrell

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior point guard Isaiah Lazos and the Mustangs are within striking distance of winning District 24-4A play. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Jarrell 44-40 Jan. 17 to end the first round of District 24-4A play. The Mustangs trailed from the start. The Cougars led 6-8 after the first period, 16-14 at the half and 26-23 after three quarters. “We took the lead 31-28 midway through the fourth,” head coach John Berkman said. “We struggled to score. We didn’t get…

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Burnet girls basketball beats Lampasas

January 20, 2025January 21, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team crushed Lampasas 36-22 Jan. 17 in District 24-4A play. Going into the contest, Burnet head coach Doug Messer and his multi-year lettermen spoke to the team about what to prepare for. “There are some gyms you play in that are shooter gyms,” he said. “Lampasas has a great home crowd and a great home court. We’ve never shot the ball great there. Our veterans said that. We are going to have to lock down on defense.” Burnet led 10-1 after the first period…

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Marble Falls girls soccer beats Brownwood

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #pitch, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILsoccer0 comment

CAPTION: Suzena Perez unintentionally may have picked up an assist when she took a well-kicked ball to the stomach against Brownwood that led to the winning goal. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroThe Marble Falls High School girls soccer team defeated Brownwood 1-0 Jan. 17. The goal was made by junior Ruby Carillo, who was in the right spot at the right time. With around 15 minutes left in the match deep in Brownwood territory, sophomore Suzena Perez “took a hard hit to the stomach,” head coach Marisa Miller said. As a…

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Hill Country Elite finishes 2nd at Canadian event

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Burnetcountytx, #Elite, #football, #gridiron, #highlandlakesports, #highlandlakestx, #HillCountryElite, #hillcountrysports, #marblefallstx, #youthfootball0 comment

The Hill Country Elite was the runner-up at the Battle on the Prairies tournament in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan, Canada Jan. 11-14. The Elite defeated 14U Manitoba Selects 19-6 in its opener and 13U Saskatchewan Selects 20-0 and lost to the Alberta Golden Bears A 24-8 in the championship. Down 16-8, the Elite reached the Golden Bears’ six-yard line. A dropped pass on the four-yard line ended the drive. With less than a minute remaining and needing another possession, the Elite called for a blitz that didn’t work. “Every game was competitive,”…

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Faith Academy boys basketball lights up San Antonio Lutheran

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster2 Comments

CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team’s 2-3 zone, featuring sophomore forward Seattle Hampton (left) and junior guard Jase Marshall at the front, makes opponents uncomfortable. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team scorched San Antonio Lutheran 81-44. From the start the Flames (14-9, 3-0), who are ranked No. 1 in the Class 3A Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools poll by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, were ready as illustrated by a 3-pointer from all-state sophomore guard…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to San Antonio Lutheran

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy of Marble Falls senior post Hadley Shipley brings muscle to the paint for the Lady Flames. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to San Antonio Lutheran 71-46 Jan. 16 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. That came on the heels of losing to Georgetown Grace Academy 46-14 Jan. 9 in non-district play. Lutheran is ranked No. 4 in the TAPPS Class 4A poll of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Lutheran…

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Burnet boys soccer beats Travis in district opener

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnetcountytx, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #rebels, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #Travis, #UIL, #UILsoccer0 comment

The Burnet High School boys soccer team beat Austin Travis 1-0 in the District 25-4A opener Jan. 14. The lone goal was scored by Genesis Ceron on a deflection on the Bulldogs’ first free kick of the night. Head coach Benjamin Boorman indicated the Bulldogs had numerous opportunities to add more. “We had so many chances,” he said. He pointed out that Hector Arredondo and Marco Campos “controlled the midfield and fed Miguel Valdez and Genesis Ceron into Travis’ territory all night.” Boorman commended Burnet’s defense, which was exceptional.…

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Burnet girls basketball outlasts Jarrell

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #Cougars, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Jarrell, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Jarrell 46-43 Jan. 14. The victory puts the Lady Dawgs (12-14, 3-1) in a three-way tie for first in District 24-4A with Salado (16-11, 3-1) and the Lady Cougars (22-6, 3-1). The two teams played to a 9-9 tie in the first quarter then Jarrell dropped in 16 points and limited Burnet to 8 for a 25-17 advantage at the half. “We struggled early in the game,” Burnet head coach Doug Messer said. “Part of that is the energy level. Jarrell is…