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Marble Falls girls basketball runs out of time against Rouse

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior Kenadie Cotton (0) connected on a big 3-pointer against Leander Rouse to give the Lady Mustangs a chance at a win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Leander Rouse 29-25 Nov. 20 before taking the Thanksgiving holiday. “Defensively, I’m really proud of what we did,” head coach John Berkman said. “We held them to under 30 points. We preach that a lot. It keeps you in games.” The Lady Mustangs (1-6) led 10-2 early in the first…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses to Leander

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Leander 48-34 Nov. 17 in the Mustangs’ third game, all on the road, this season. “We competed,” head coach Travis Crain said. “I’m really proud of our guys, I’m really proud of our effort. We gave them everything we had.” Leander led 9-8 in the first period, 18-13 with under 3 minutes left in the second quarter, 22-15 early in the third stanza, and 35-21 with under a minute remaining in the third period. The Lions featured two posts who…

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Marble Falls girls basketball readies for road trip to Rouse

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore guard Lila Pangborn uses a screen set by senior center Lexie Edwards to make her way to the basket. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team will travel to face Leander Rouse Monday, Nov. 20, in its final game before enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday. The Lady Mustangs (1-6) are coming off the heels of finishing 0-4 at its own Hill Country Classic Nov. 16-18. Marble Falls lost to Humble Atascocita 42-18 Nov. 18, Salado 48-39 and Academy 48-42, both on…

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Burnet girls basketball beats Smithson Valley for first win

The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Smithson Valley 42-40 Nov. 14 for the Lady Dawgs’ first win this season. Burnet (1-2) lost to Stephenville 29-25 Nov. 10 and to Lake Belton 51-48 Nov. 6 to begin the season. “All three games were really close,” head coach Rick Gates said. “We lost to Lake Belton without our volleyball girls.” Against Smithson Valley, Burnet built a 12-5 lead in the second quarter, but Smithson Valley took a 19-18 lead midway through the stanza. Senior forward Sierra Schaefer hit back-to-back 3-pointers…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to San Antonio Warren

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards makes her way to the basket during the loss to San Antonio Warren. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to San Antonio Warren 48-30 in the opener of its Hill Country Classic Nov. 16. The Lady Mustangs (1-3) face Academy at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in the Mustang gym on the high school campus. The Lady Warriors (4-3) used a strong first quarter to build a 19-2 lead they never relinquished. They led 31-10…

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Marble Falls boys basketball earns first win of season

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team beat Austin Navarro 52-28 Nov. 14 for the Mustangs’ first victory of the season. “It’s always nice to come away with a win,” head coach Travis Crain said. “It was nice.” Eight Mustangs (1-1) scored, and two were in double figures. Junior point guard Tidus Wilie dropped in 21 points, while senior guard Davis Dreisbach added 12. The Mustangs entered this contest with several goals, especially on the defensive end. Among them were limiting Navarro to one shot per possession and controlling…

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Marble Falls boys basketball begins season with loss to Lockhart

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Lockhart 42-38 Nov. 11. The Mustangs traveled to Lockhart for the season opener. “We never felt like we were going to lose that game until it happened,” head coach Travis Crain said. “We had what I thought would be an ‘and-one’ (three-point play) that was waived off and a no-call. They turned it over when two kids ran into each other. The ball went out of bounds.” Crain noted not every Mustang made the trip and still made a game…

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Marble Falls girls basketball earns first win of the season

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Kylie Roberts (21) records her first double-double of the season thanks to scoring 15 points and grabbing 15 rebounds during the Lady Mustangs’ 66-30 win against Austin Eastside Nov. 10. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team defeated Austin Eastside 66-30 Nov. 10 for its first win of the season. “From the beginning to the end, we played with a lot of confidence with our team and ourselves,” head coach John Berkman said. “We were in control and the…

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Marble Falls girls basketball learning through playing

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Lila Pangborn and the Lady Mustangs continue to show improvement as the season plays out. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Austin McCallum 37-36 Nov. 7. The Lady Mustangs (0-2) had a 36-35 lead with eight seconds left with possession of the ball. McCallum got the ball and raced down to score, but the shooter was fouled. The McCallum shooter made both free throws with two seconds left. Marble Falls was out of timeouts, so it couldn’t…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Davenport

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior forward Kylie Roberts (left) and sophomore point guard Lila Pangborn cut off the lane to the basket. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to San Antonio Davenport 42-27 in the season opener Nov. 3. The two teams battled for three periods with the lead being no more than a possession. But the final period was different as the Lady Mustangs committed 10 turnovers the Lady Wolves used to get the needed separation for the win. “Our team is…

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