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Faith Academy girls basketball adds more athletes

CAPTION: Faith Academy freshman guard Cuyleigh Zimmerman is one of the new faces to the Lady Flames. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team has its full squad now that the volleyball players have switched courts. Harvey Vaughn, who is in his first year as the head coach, noted the team has played two games with very few practices together. He is mixing his five freshmen and two sophomores, who have been playing since the semester began, with veteran upperclassmen. “And we had 20…

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Marble Falls girls basketball wins final game at own tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior center Leslie Reynoso connects on two of her 14 points against Argle Liberty Christian Nov. 23. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Argle Liberty Christian 34-33 Nov. 23 to end the Hill Country Classic with a 1-4 record. Head coach Adley Canales summed how his team got the win. “Discipline,” he said. “We played our game and controlled the ball. We led the whole way. They amped up the press and hit shots they weren’t hitting early. “…

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Faith Academy boys hoops beats Lago Vista

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior center Judah Phillips scores 2 of his 11 points during the win against Lago Vista Nov. 19. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated 62-50 Nov. 19 in the latest battle against a University Interscholastic League member. The Flames (4-3) were down 15-9 in the final seconds of the first quarter when sophomore guard Will Slyker went coast to coast for a lay-up then hit a 3-pointer at the horn to trim the deficit to 15-14. Slyker and junior…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats McCallum

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Tidus Willie keeps playing his kind of basketball that includes scoring and tough defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Austin McCallum 50-48 Nov. 19. The Mustangs (3-1) have won three games in a row. Marble Falls had a five-point lead, but the Knights connected on one more attempt just before the end of the game. “We were trying not to foul,” head coach John Berkman said. “They hit a three at the horn that didn’t matter.” Marble…

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Marble Falls girls basketball gets lopsided win against Eastside

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Caity Johnson’s offseason work on improving her game is paying off for the Lady Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat Austin Eastside Early College 62-12 Nov. 19. That ended a three-game losing skid. The Lady Mustangs (2-4) were never threatened. Behind the hot shooting of senior guard Caity Johnson and sophomore Kenley Virdell, Marble Falls raced to a 19-5 lead in the opening stanza. Johnson scored 8 of her 15 points and Virdell dropped in 6 of…

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Marble Falls boys hoops guts out win against Eastside

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Isaiah Lazos’ tough defense is one reason why the Mustangs earned their second win of the season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team beat Austin Eastside Early College 52-48 Nov. 15. The Mustangs (2-1) did it in what head coach John Berkman called a “back and forth” game. “Once we got in the second half, we were in complete control,” he said. Marble Falls led 15-6 after the first period, were losing 25-24 at halftime, and were winning 47-42 going…

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Marble Falls sixth-graders repeat as league champs

CAPTION: Marble Falls quarterback Charles Wood weaves his way to the end the zone for the Mustangs’ final score of 2024. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer’s sixth-graders defeated Burnet White 22-16 Nov. 16 to win back-to-back Hill Country Youth Football League titles. “That’s what a rivalry game is supposed to be,” head coach Nicholas Wood said. “Those (Burnet) boys fought hard. It’s what you hope a championship would be. Those boys are super athletic. They play hard. Those coaches coach them well.” Marble…

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Marble Falls fifth-graders host Fredericksburg to decide youth football title

The Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer fifth-graders are playing Fredericksburg for the Hill Country Youth Football League championship at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs reached the championship game by shutting out Smithson Valley Blue 16-0 Nov. 9 and crushing Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch Navy 34-6 Nov. 2. Marble Falls coach T.J. Crawford noted that eliminating Smithson Valley wasn’t easy. “Smithson Valley has football players,” he said. To shorten the game and tire out the Rangers, Marble Falls relied on its rushing attack. The result was…

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Marble Falls, Burnet sixth-graders play for league title

CAPTION: Marble Falls defenders Austin Miller (left), Reese Butler, Tristan Moseley, Colton Thornberry and Lucas Francois celebrate after earning the first safety of the season. Butler and Francois made the tackle. Courtesy photoThe Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer’s sixth-grade team welcomes Burnet White to Mustang Stadium to play for the Division I championship of the Hill Country Youth Football League. The game is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at Mustang Stadium. Marble Falls is looking to repeat as the league champion. Burnet advanced to the title game by…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats Navarro

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Tidus Willie leads the Mustangs to their first win of this season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team crushed Austin Navarro 63-34 Nov. 12. “I’m just real excited for our team to get their first one of the season,” new head coach John Berkman said. “But also I’m excited for the energy that was brought to the gym by fans and everybody on our team. Whether they were in the game or not in the game, everybody was…

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