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Marble Falls football finishes first week in full pads

CAPTION: Junior running back Jonathan Hernandez looks for running room during practice Aug. 9. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team’s fifth practice Aug. 9 was in full pads though no tackling was allowed by University Interscholastic League rule. Still, it’s difficult not to be excited to see the Mustangs run to their spots, go full speed on each play, and remain in complete control by not tackling. For head coach Keri Timmerman, the practice was the culmination of a week of solid work that…

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Marble Falls football continues high-energy practices after Midnight Madness

CAPTION: Marble Falls running back Gabriel Larranaga stays while protecting the ball as he goes under a hurdle during the Midnight Madness practice Aug. 5. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After a midnight practice Aug. 5, the Marble Falls High School football players and coaches were back at it at sunrise Aug. 6 for the second day of training camp. Head coach Keri Timmerman, who is in his first season with the Mustangs, noted that 140 players in grades 9-12 are in the program. He compared where the program is…

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Marble Falls Youth Football’s 6th-graders learning new offense with more on the roster

CAPTION: Marble Falls sixth-grade coach Daniel Cervantez (center) tells Tristan Moseley (front row, left) and Reese Butler how to run block as linebackers Colton Thornberry (back row, left) and Elijah Sanchez and coach Greg Carroll look on. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro When the Marble Falls Independent School District hired Keri Timmerman as its athletic director and football head coach in December, school officials knew a change in offensive scheme was coming. And that change would be implemented from the varsity all the way to the seventh grade. But what…

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Marble Falls football kicks off season with Midnight Madness

CAPTION: Marble Falls football head coach Keri Timmerman will direct his first training camp for the Mustangs, which begins at midnight Monday, Aug. 5, at Mustang Stadium. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The official kickoff of the Marble Falls High School football team’s fall training camp happens at midnight Monday, Aug. 5, at The Corral of Mustang Stadium on the high school campus. It’s the first time the program has hosted a midnight event. Head coach Keri Timmerman, who accepted the job in December, said the reason for the event…

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Burnet football attacking final days of strength & conditioning

With the start of fall training camp around the corner, the Burnet High School football program was bracing for a higher number of Bulldogs to attend the final days of summer strength and conditioning workouts. “The last two weeks are really high in number,” head coach Ben Speer said. “We’ve had some who’ve been here all summer. We’ve had some who’ve been playing baseball or on vacation. We want to make sure they’re back and getting in the groove of things. You’ll see a sharp rise in numbers, especially those…

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Marble Falls football to host camp for elementary, middle school students

CAPTION: Marble Falls linemen Kaleb Bielfeldt (left) and Madden Hernandez are perform a blocking drill. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Independent School District football program is offering its Mustang Football Fall Camp fom 6-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, July 29-Aug. 1 at The Corral at Mustang Stadium on the high school campus. The camp is for Kindergarteners-ninth graders. Cost is $60 and scholarships are available. A registration desk will be set up at the facility at 5:30 p.m. Head coach Keri Timmerman and his staff will conduct the camp.…

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Burnet football staff has new coordinators, line coaches

CAPTION: Burnet football defensive coordinator Jordan Heusinkveld (left) and offensive coordinator Colton Brewer gather with the Bulldogs after a night of 7 on 7. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School football staff is nearing completion. Head coach Ben Speer announced that Zane Hicks is now the head offensive line and tight end coach and the powerlifting head coach after being the assistant coach under Tyler McIntosh. “The kids know him and have good relationships with him,” Speer said. Jordan Heusinkveld is the defensive coordinator after being on…

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Marble Falls 7-on-7 team shows gains during Burnet State Qualifying Tournament

CAPTION: Parker Phillips makes the catch and speeds away from Troy defenders. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro Though the Marble Falls High School 7-on-7 football team didn’t win a game during the Burnet State Qualifying Tournament June 1, defensive coordinator Ryan Craven pointed out the many positives from the last few weeks of play. The Mustangs lost to Troy 13-0, to Little River Academy 34-0, and to Burnet 34-0. “Defensively, we looked good during the first game against Troy,” Craven said. “There were some good moments. We’re still learning, we’re still…

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New head coach Craven aims to continue Marble Falls boys soccer success

CAPTION: Ryan Craven (right) is the new Marble Falls High School boys soccer head coach, which means continuing to be apart of Marble Falls Independent School District with his wife, Amanda, who is a teacher at Marble Falls High School and their son Brooks. Courtesy photo Though a new Marble Falls High School boys soccer head coach will walk the sideline in 2025, he is not unfamiliar to the Mustangs. Ryan Craven has been apart of the Marble Falls High School staff for four years and worked closely with former…

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Burnet football’s Wood becomes OC at Wayland Baptist University

CAPTION: In Bryan Wood’s final season leading the Burnet High School football program, he guided the Bulldogs to a share of the District 13-4A Division I title. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography When Bryan Wood resigned as the Burnet Consolidated Independent School District’s football head coach in mid December, he told his players it was faith at work. At the time, Wood didn’t have a job lined up. He only knew that he had given his word to his defensive coordinator, Ben Speer, that he would resign after three years…

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