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Burnet football aims to follow same successful formula against Somerset

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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Llano’s defense leads the way to wins at Burnet 7-on-7 state qualifying tournament

The Llano High School 7-on-7 team posted a 2-1 record at the Burnet state qualifying tournament May 28. The Yellow Jackets defeated Brownwood 12-6 and Somerset 15-13 before losing to Lorena 19-6. Lorena won the pool and beat Gatesville 27-0 in the championship to earn the automatic bid to the state tournament. “We were in a tough pool, they were very competitive,” Llano head coach Matt Green said. “We were against some very, very tough competition against Class 4A programs. I was impressed with our kids. I was proud of…

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