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Faith Academy basketball players named all-state

CAPTION: Faith Academy rising junior guard Will Slyker (left) and rising senior center Judah Phillips are on the All-State Team of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. Staff photo by Jennifer FierroFaith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball players Judah Phillips and Will Slyker were named to the All-State Team of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. The two are on the Mid-Size Private School list that has a total of 20 recipients. Head coach Zakk Revelle, who nominated the duo, announced their selection. When it comes to Faith basketball,…

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Experience, coaching highlights month for Faith Academy baseball

CAPTION: Spencer Kenney competed well before a suffering a season-ending injury that coaches believe happened before the start of the baseball season. Courtesy photo The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is 2-2 in District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The team has 13 players including senior Carter Fromberg and junior Sawyer Jones. The others are sophomores Braxton Blair, Wade Dillard, Austin Ellis, Cooper Hansard, Spencer Kenney, Ben Kosoglow, Nixon Little, Logan Norton, Price Rosamond, Hudson Russell and Michael Wenzel. “They’re not intimidated,”…

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Faith Academy boys basketball takes its game to Puerto Rico

The Faith Academy boys basketball team has a reputation of playing the sport at a high level among the voters of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. It has won sixth consecutive district titles as a member of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Now the Flames have taken their game to Puerto Rico, using basketball to help fulfill Jesus Christ’s Great Commission of making disciples of all men. The Flames teamed up with Athletes In Action and spent their spring break in the Carribbean. They were there…

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Faith Academy boys hoops loses to Alpha Omega

CAPTION: All-state sophomore guard Will Slyker (12) continues churning out eye-popping stats that catches the eyes of voters across the state. Photo by Stennis ShottsThe Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Huntsville Alpha Omega 68-51 Feb. 21 in a regional final of the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames’ season ends with another 20-win season and their sixth district championship in eight years under the direction of head coach Zakk Revelle. “We didn’t play our best offensive game,”…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to Live Oak

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior post Hadley Shipley led the Flames in scoring thanks to her quickness and persistence in finding the ball and making plays. Photo by Stennis ShottsThe Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Waco Live Oak 58-48 Feb. 22 in a regional final the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools to end its season. “The girls played an unbelievable game,” head coach Harvey Vaughn said. “It was a good game all the way till the end.” The Lady Flames…

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Faith Academy boys basketball eliminates Conroe Covenant

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

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

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

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

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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