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Llano football beats Corpus Christi London

The Llano High School football team crushed Corpus Christi London 53-12 Nov. 21 for an area championship of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. The Yellow Jackets (11-1, 5-0 District 13-3A Division I champions) will face Goliad (10-2, District 15-3A Division I runner-up) at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, at Bastrop Memorial Stadium. Buy tickets here. The Tigers eliminated Crystal City 49-28 Nov. 21. Going into the area game, Llano head coach Matt Green had much respect for the London Pirates’ offense led by senior quarterback Alex Manning and his…

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Faith Academy football faces Beaumont Christian Legacy

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Adam Merlick is of several Flames who are bracing for a run-heavy Beaumont Christian Legacy offense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will face Beaumont Christian Legacy at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Bryan Allen Academy The contest is in the quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Warriors (7-3, 1-1 Division II, District 5 runners-up) shut out San Antonio Lutheran (6-5, 1-2 Division II, District 4 third place)…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats Lucas Christian

CAPTION: Marble Falls juniors Marc Barrios and Charlie Martin help lead a stingy Marble Falls defense that jumpstarted the offense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Lucas Christian Academy 51-32 Nov. 20 in the Mustangs’ first game of the Florence Tournament. The Mustangs (1-3) assembled all the pieces in earning their first win of the season. They scored on their first 4 possessions that started “with a nice pull-up jumper” by junior guard Beckett Berkman out of one of the Mustangs’ offenses.…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats Gainesville

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs display a stingy defense that didn’t allow Gainesville to get comfortable offensively as sophomore guard Mikaela Valdez (5), sophomore forward Adalynn Wood and senior forward Leslie Reynoso don’t give a clear passing lane to kick the ball out while senior guard Rayleigh Crim tries to anticipate where the ball will go. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team crushed Gainesville 60-24 Nov. 20 to begin pool play of its own Hill Country Classic. The Lady Mustangs (3-3) seized…

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Llano football meets London in playoffs

CAPTION: Llano senior receiver Austin Humphries does everything he can to score touchdowns for the Jackets, which will be imperative against Corpus Christi London. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team will face Corpus Christi London in the second round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at D.W. Rutledge Stadium at Converse Judson. The Pirates (7-4, 5-2 District 15-3A Division I third place) defeated Rio Hondo 49-42 for a bi-district championship last week in a contest that…

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Faith Academy boys basketball beats Legacy Ranch

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior forward Seattle Hampton was one of the leaders in the third period that propelled the Flames to a win. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team defeated Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch 54-35 Nov. 18. “We accomplished that test,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “Legacy Ranch runs their offense, and they run it well and they did a good job of being patient, so that ate up a lot of clock. We felt like we could have gotten out and scored…

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Burnet football prepares for Randall in area round

CAPTION: Burnet senior running back Josiah Coronado runs for one of his three touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to victory. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team will face Amarillo Randall in the area round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21. The game will be played at Iowa Park High School’s Hawk Stadium. Burnet head coach Ben Speer noted the Raiders (9-2, 4-1 District 2-4A Division I runner-up) mirror the Bulldogs in many ways. “They’ve kept the 3-4 (front…

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Burnet senior Journey Denton signs with Tarleton State

CAPTION: Burnet senior softball player Journey Denton (second from right) signs her National Letter of Intent to play for Tarleton State University as her mother, Sunya, big brother Jaxson, and dad Chris Denton look on. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Burnet High School senior softball player Journey Denton made her commitment to the Tarleton State University softball program official Nov. 12 when she signed her National Letter of Intent to become a Texann. “I am absolutely sure that I found my home,” she said. “I walked on campus as a seventh…

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Marble Falls boys basketball loses to Lake Belton

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Cameron Plumlee is displaying the traits of a returning lettermen for the Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Lake Belton 67-44 Nov. 18. “Lake Belton’s a bigger school,” Marble Falls head coach John Berkman said. “They have a lot of kids that are playing basketball. A lot of talented kids, too. They made a lot of shots. They kind of jumped on us early. We got off to a slower start again.” But instead of folding, he…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to Providence

CAPTION: Faith Academy sophomore guard Olivia Kraenzel did her part to give the Lady Flames chance at a road win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Belton Providence Prep 28-23 Nov. 18. Head coach Harvey Vaughn noted several positives. The biggest is that a year ago, the Lady Flames (1-2) lost to this same opponent 65-30. “It was a very physical game with not very many fouls called, which is why it was so low scoring,” he said. “It was…

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