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Faith Academy football has best game of year in finale

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Cross Sanchez ends his time playing Faith football the way most dream by scoring eight touchdowns. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team ended its season with a 72-26 win against Austin Veritas Nov. 3, an important achievement for the Flames, defensive coordinator Jay Silvers said. “We wanted the seniors to end on a great note, to do right by them,” he said. “And we wanted to give the younger PLAYERS opportunities and reps.” No Flame had a better night than…

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The challenges set before Marble Falls football the last two years

November 8, 2023November 9, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Following of five years leading the Marble Falls football program, Brian Herman turned in his resignation Nov. 7. Photo by Ralph Arvesen Former Marble Falls High School football head coach Brian Herman compared the 2023 team to a snowball sitting on top of a hill. Minutes after his resignation Nov. 7 was announced, Herman reflected on the season and was asked about two components that may have factored into the program’s 3-17 record the last two years. In the five years he was the Marble Falls head coach, the…

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Burnet football aims to follow same successful formula against Somerset

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #somerset, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team takes on Somerset at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at Toyota Rattler Stadium at San Marcos High School. Somerset (6-4) was in a three-way tie for second place in District 14-4A Division I with Uvalde (6-4) and Fredericksburg (3-7). All three had identical 3-2 district records. Somerset enters the playoffs as the district’s second seed based on points. Somerset head coach Koy Detmer, who was a quarterback at the University of Colorado and was a seventh-round draft pick of…

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Lampasas outlasts Canyon Lake for co-district championship

November 7, 2023November 9, 2023 Daniel Clifton#badgers, #canyonlake, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Lampasas, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Canyon Lake’s Harris Gilliam slices his way through the Lampasas Badgers’ defense during the two teams’ Nov. 3 contest. The Hawks and Badgers traded blows throughout the game, but in the end, Lampasas added to late fourth-quarter touchdowns to secure a 53-34 victory. Photo by Daniel Clifton The Lampasas High School football team needed the final three minutes of their road game against the Canyon Lake Hawks to lock in a part of the District 13-4A Division I crown. The Hawks (2-8 overall, 1-4 District 13-4A Division I) gave…

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Marble Falls football head coach Herman resigns

November 7, 2023November 9, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UILfootball0 comment

CAPTION: Brian Herman submitted his resignation Nov. 7 after five years of leading the Marble Falls Independent School District athletic department. Photo by Ralph Arvesen Marble Falls Independent School District athletic director and head football coach Brian Herman turned in his resignation Nov. 7, four days after the Mustangs completed the 2023 season. The school district announced the resignation in a joint statement with Herman that was released around 8:30 a.m. Herman will move into an administrative role under the direction of Dr. Jeff Gasaway, the district’s superintendent. Herman’s contract…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

November 5, 2023November 7, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #Flames, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Mustangs, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball, #uilplayoffs, #UILvolleyball0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls fifth-grader Reese Butler is on his way to the end zone during the Mustangs’ 22-0 win against Boerne in the fifth-grade championship of the Hill Country Youth Football league Nov 4. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Texas High School football playoffs are starting this week and only one Highland Lakes team is advancing. To say that is unfortunate is an understatement. So let’s take a closer look. Watch videos on Highland Lakes sports by going to Fierro’s YouTube channel and searching for The Broad Podcaster. Please…

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Burnet football beats Taylor to be co-district champs, playing Somerset Nov. 9

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #ducks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #taylor, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball, #uilplayoffs0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet head coach Bryan Wood shows the Bulldogs a gold ball symbolizing they are the District 13-4A Division I champions. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team beat Taylor 13-7 Nov. 3 to claim a share of the District 13-4A Division I crown. The Bulldogs (7-3, 4-1) now prepare for Somerset (6-4, 3-2 District 14-4A Division I co-runner-up) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at San Marcos High School. “I’m just happy for our kids,” Burnet head coach Bryan Wood said. “We wanted to make…

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Marble Falls football shows heart in battle against Davenport

November 4, 2023November 4, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #davenport, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILfootball, #uilplayoffs, #wolves0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior quarterback Colton Minor looks for a route to the end zone during the Mustangs’ loss to San Antonio Davenport. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Marble Falls High School football team ended its season in a loss to San Antonio Davenport 28-7 Nov. 3. The Mustangs’ (1-9, 0-5) lone win this season came against Fredericksburg 14-9 in week five. The Billies (3-7, 3-2 District 14-4A Division I) are preparing to face either Davenport or Lampasas for a bi-district championship. Marble Falls head coach Brian Herman commended his…

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Taylor swamps Canyon Lake Hawks, who prepare for Lampasas

November 2, 2023November 3, 2023 Daniel Clifton#badgers, #Burnet, #canyonlake, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #hawks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #highlandlandlakessports, #hillcountrysports, #Lampasas, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Canyon Lake High School football team finds itself in a tough spot after losing to the Taylor Ducks 66-28 Oct. 27. The road loss means the Hawks (2-7 overall, 1-3 District 13-4A Division I) will sit out the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. The Ducks (5-4 overall, 2-2 District 13-4A Division I) amassed 618 yards compared to the Hawks’ 400 yards on the night. Taylor’s Joshua Mikulencak passed for 440 yards and completed 20 of 24 passes. His favorite target in the game was his…

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Faith Academy football prepares for Temple Holy Trinity

November 2, 2023November 2, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #gobigred, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSfootball, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy’s Cross Sanchez stretches to recover this onside kick against Round Rock Christian during the Flames’ loss to the Crusaders. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will travel to Temple Holy Trinity at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, to compete in its final game of the season. That’s because the Flames lost to Round Rock Christian 30-22 Oct. 27. The outcome means Faith is third in the Division II, District 3 standings of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, one…