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Faith Academy boys basketball outlasts Waco Live Oak

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior guard Asher Apel cuts off the running lane to the basket as senior guard Cross Sanchez runs to the lane to help. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated Waco Live Oak 61-56 Jan. 20 to remain unbeaten in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “I felt like our toughness (was the difference),” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We challenged them all year. If you want to win and win late…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses 2nd district game

January 21, 2024January 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Elleson Lehmberg and the Lady Flames look for defensive stops in an effort to trim the deficit to Waco Live Oak Jan. 20. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Waco Live Oak 57-44 Jan. 20 in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Trailing 49-33 at the end of the third period, head coach Kat Canada gathered her players and challenged them. “Y’all have eight buckets in you,” she recalled saying.…

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Marble Falls boys basketball adds district road win

January 20, 2024January 20, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #hillcountrysports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Davis Dreisbach and the Mustangs beat Georgetown Gateway thanks to hot shooting and a commitment to playing shutdown defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 79-67 Jan. 19 for the Mustangs’ first District 24-4A road win. “I’m really, really proud of our kids,” head coach Travis Crain said. “Our district is very difficult. Anytime you can go on the road and pick up a win is huge. We were in a situation where both teams…

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Faith Academy boys basketball remains unbeaten in district play

January 19, 2024January 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy sophomore center Judah Phillips contributed in big ways for the Flames, who won another big district match-up. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team beat Bryan Brazos Christian 74-60 Jan. 18 to remain undefeated in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “You want to protect your home court,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “Losses here are a big thing. I’m excited for our guys. They work so hard. Sometimes when you’re young, you look ahead.…

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Faith Academy girls basketball races to 3-1 district record

January 19, 2024January 21, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior guard Ella Cozby scores for the Lady Flames during the win against Waco Bishop Reicher Jan. 16. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy girls basketball team lost to Bryan Brazos Christian 55-17 Jan. 18 to end a three-game winning streak in District 3-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Lady Flames (3-1) defeated Waco Bishop Reicher 63-13 Jan. 16, Temple Central Texas Christian 41-38 Jan. 9, and Temple Holy Trinity 96-11 Jan. 5. Brazos (3-0) came into The Fire Pit without…

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Burnet girls basketball defeat Jarrell for another district home win

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team beat Jarrell 56-46 Jan. 16 to remain unbeaten in District 24-4A play. The Lady Dawgs raced to a 12-4 lead in the first period and a 25-13 advantage at the half. They kept adding to their lead in the third stanza thanks to dropping in 16 points and allowing the Cougars to score 9. In all, Burnet lead 41-22 headed into the final stanza. “We did a really good job defensively,” head coach Rick Gates said. “We mixed up our defenses. We did…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats Lago Vista

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #LadyVikings, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Bethany Fry scores two of her game-high 12 points to help the Lady Mustangs end the first round of District 24-4A play with a win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Lago Vista 45-33 Jan. 16 in the final game of the first round of District 24-4A play. The Lady Mustangs are on a three-game winning streak. “Getting on a winning streak is always good, especially in district play,” head coach John Berkman said. “To finish the…

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Marble Falls boys basketball earns 1st district win

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LagoVista, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops, #vikings0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Kody Smith scores two of his 13 points with this breakaway bucket in the fourth quarter that helped seal the outcome. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Lago Vista 50-41 Jan. 16 for its first victory in District 24-4A play. “It was back and forth,” Mustangs head coach Travis Crain said. “The nerves are still much in play. We settled down and settled in.” The Mustangs led 10-6 with 90 seconds left in the first quarter and…

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Faith Academy boys basketball completes comeback against Waco Bishop Reicher

January 17, 2024January 18, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy freshman guard Will Slyker (12) and the Flames pick up another crucial victory to remain atop of the District 3-3A standings of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team beat Waco Bishop Reicher 59-56 Jan. 16 to improve to 3-0 in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “What we learned was how to win ugly,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “I don’t think we played super…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses district opener

January 13, 2024January 15, 2024 Jennifer Fierro#badgers, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Tidus Willie continues to his all-around play. He contributed 17 points during the setback to Lampasas. Photo by Christopher A. Miles/Christopher A. Miles Photography The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Lampasas 67-61 Jan. 12 in its District 24-4A opener. Head coach Travis Crain noted the environment had a different feeling than a non-district contest. “The crowd was great, the intensity was up,” he said. “It looked like a playoff game.” Marble Falls began the contest “hot,” by earning a 6-2 lead…