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Faith Academy boys basketball eliminates Conroe Covenant

February 19, 2025February 20, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPShoops, #tappsplayoffs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior Jase Marshall contributed some big buckets to help the Flames advance in the playoffs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team scorched Conroe Covenant Christian School 70-21 Feb. 18 to begin the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Faith meets Huntsville Alpha Omega Academy at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Waco Vanguard in the regional final. To say the Flames played fast is an understatement. Many times throughout the first half, a…

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Faith Academy boys hoops beats Central Texas Christian, wins share of district

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #lions, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #tappsplayoffs, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2024-25 Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team is head coach Zakk Revelle (front row, left), Seattle Hampton, Jase Marshall, Michael Wetzel, Quinton Merlick, Collten Kohutek, Will Slyker, Asher Apel, Hutton Lehmberg, Cooper Hansard, assistant coaches Malcolm Canada and Rich Coleman; Austin Skahill (back row, left), Wade Dillard and Judah Phillips. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated Temple Central Texas Christian 79-31 Feb. 11 to finish the regular season. The win gave the Flames their sixth consecutive district title in the…

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Faith Academy girls basketball finishes 3rd in district, advances to postseason

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #playoffs, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #tappsplayoffs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: The 2024-25 Faith Academy girls basketball team is Cuyleigh Zimmerman (left), Layla Terrell, Selby Sanchez, Madison Winsborough, Natalie Weems, Megan Burrows, Lilly Koziel, Hadley Shipley, Olivia Kraenzel, Jasmine Young; head coach Harvey Vaughn (hiding behind Burrows and Koziel), assistant coach Steve Hatch, and boys basketball assistant coach Malcolm Canada. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team defeated Temple Central Texas Christian 39-34 Feb. 11. The win means the Lady Flames swept the season series are head into the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools’…

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Faith Academy grad Henry shows true character in returning to Rice track

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#Flames, #gobigred, #houston, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #ncaa, #owls, #rice, #running, #track0 comment

CAPTION: Former Faith Academy standout Augustus Henry symbolizes the best in sports – facing adversity head-on and coming back from it. Courtesy photo Every athlete says they love the sport they play. Only when it’s taken from them and they must fight to return to the lineup does that love come shining through. That perfectly describes Rice University heptathlete and decathlete Augustus Henry. The 2021 Faith Academy of Marble Falls graduate has battled through three career-defining injuries since he signed with the Owls and is poised to accomplish all of…

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Faith Academy boys basketball hosts No. 1 Waco Live Oak

February 7, 2025February 7, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Asher Apel will be honored before tonight’s game against Waco Live Oak. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team is ready for the rematch against Waco Live Oak in a battle of the top two teams in the state. The Falcons (25-4, 10-0) beat the Flames (19-10, 9-1) 66-50 in the first round of District 4-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Live Oak is ranked No. 1 in the TAPPS Class 3A poll of the Texas…

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Faith Academy boys basketball adds district wins

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy sophomore guard Will Slyker (right) continues to play at an all-state level. Photo by Stennis ShottsThe Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated Austin San Juan Diego 96-59 Jan. 31 after beating San Marcos Academy 75-35 Jan. 27. The Flames (18-10, 8-1) remain in second place in District 4-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Senior forward Asher Apel led the Flames with 38 points during the win against San Juan Diego, while all-state sophomore guard Will Slyker added 33. What made…

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Faith Academy girls basketball ready for final stretch

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyFlames, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPSbasketball, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Hadley Shipley (2) will be honored on Friday, Feb. 7, as part of the program’s senior night. Photo by Stennis ShottsThe Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team returns to the court for its final three games of the regular season. The Lady Flames will travel to San Antonio Lutheran Tuesday, Feb. 4, before hosting Waco Live Oak Friday, Feb. 7, and Temple Central Texas Christian Tuesday, Feb. 11. All games tip off at 6 p.m. Faith is riding a two-game winning streak thanks to victories…

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Faith Academy boys basketball bounces with lopsided wins

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #keepthefaith, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #TAPPShoops, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: All-state sophomore guard Will Slyker had another incredible game in helping the Flames stay within striking distance of another district crown. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After losing to Waco Live Oak 66-50 Jan. 18, the Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team crushed Temple Central Texas Christian 72-42 Jan. 21 and San Antonio Keystone 72-54 Jan. 24. Faith (16-10, 6-1) is second in District 4-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames made their trek to Temple in temperatures that were near freezing.…

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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…