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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insights

CAPTION: More than 1,300 Marble Falls fans packed Max Copeland Gym Feb. 17 to help the Lady Mustangs win their second-round playoff game against Caldwell. Next up is Waco La Vega, Class 4A’s No. 3-ranked team, at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography Fun doesn’t begin to describe what’s been happening in the athletic department at Marble Falls High School. Two district titles on the hardwood and two teams on the pitch with one as the district leader and the other is in second place after…

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Marble Falls girls basketball’s hot shooting leads to second postseason win

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior guard Alyssa Berkman hits one of her seven 3-pointers during the Lady Mustangs’ second round win in the playoffs. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team scorched Caldwell 75-15 in the area round of the Class 4A playoffs Feb. 18 in front of more than 1,400 fans at Max Copeland Gym. The Lady Mustangs (21-13, 6-2 District 24-4A champion) will face Waco La Vega at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at Georgetown High School. Marble Falls seized control from the…

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Marble Falls boys basketball enters playoffs as district’s top seed

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Kody Smith and the Mustangs are District 24-4A’s top seed after head coach Trais Crain won a coin flip Feb. 15. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team will face China Spring in a bi-district championship game to tip off the 2023 Class 4A state playoffs Tuesday, Feb. 21. The contest will begin at 7 p.m. at Killeen Chaparral High School. Head coaches of District 24-4A met Feb. 15, a day after the regular season ended, to select the…

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Faith Academy boys basketball season ends in playoff loss

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Will Lewis scores a bucket for the Flames. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Pasadena First Baptist Christian Academy 52-44 Feb. 14 in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames end their season as the co-District 3-3A champions, their fourth consecutive district crown. “Kudos to the Warriors,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “They were prepared and played well. They are a really good…

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Marble Falls girls basketball hosts Caldwell in playoff game

The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team welcomes Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, to its Max Copeland Gym. The contest is an area round playoff game with the winner facing the winner of the Waco La Vega-Houston Yates game that is being played Thursday, Feb. 16. The regional quarterfinal match-up featuring the two winners will be played next week. Members of the Lady Mustangs coaching staff attended Caldwell’s 53-33 win against Wheatley Feb. 14. The Caldwell coaches and the Marble Falls coaches met soon after that to…

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Marble Falls girls basketball wins bi-district title

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Lady Mustangs’ banner says it all as they move on to the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team beat China Spring 41-32 Feb. 13 to win another bi-district championship. The Lady Mustangs (20-13, 6-2 District 24-4A champions) will face the winner of Wheatley and Caldwell, which play Tuesday, Feb. 14. “We’re just really excited to get a playoff win,” head coach John Berkman said. “I’m proud of our girls for sticking to our game plan,…

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Late lay-up sends Faith Academy girls basketball to the second round of the playoffs

CAPTION: Faith Academy guard Elleson Lehmberg was instrumental in helping the Lady Flames advance to the second round of the playoffs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team defeated Houston Northland Christian 37-35 Feb. 11 to advance to the second round of the Class 3A playoffs in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Next up is Tomball Rosehill Christian, the No. 1 team in Class 3A, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Tomball. The winning shot came from Claire Poage,…

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Marble Falls boys basketball sweeps Burnet, clinches at least a share of the district championship

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Mustangs, the Marble Falls High School students and fans celebrate sweeping Burnet and earning a playoff berth and a share of the District 24-4A championship. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Burnet 51-31 Feb. 10 to clinch at least a share of the District 24-4A crown and a playoff berth, the program’s first appearance in more than a decade. “It’s been a long four years,” said Mustangs head coach Travis Crain, who has been at the helm for…

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Faith Academy boys basketball crushes Waco Live Oak, wins fourth consecutive district title

CAPTION: The Faith Academy Flames celebrate earning their fourth consecutive district championship by cutting down the nets and bringing out the banner. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team scorched Waco Live Oak 73-53 Feb. 9 to share the District 3-3A championship of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools with the Falcons. But because the Flames allowed fewer combined points during the two contests against Live Oak, they will enter the Class 3A playoffs as the No. 1 seed out of…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to Waco Live Oak, prepares for first postseason game

CAPTION: Ella Cozby knocks down a 3-pointer to keep the Lady Flames within striking distance of Waco Live Oak. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Waco Live Oak 39-23 Feb. 9 to end the regular season. The Lady Flames, who are the fourth place team out of District 3-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, will travel to face Houston Northland Christian, the District 5-3A champions, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at 4363 Sylvanfield Drive in…

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