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Burnet girls basketball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Sarah Cullison makes the most of her final home appearance. Photos by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team defeated Taylor 37-28 Feb. 3 for its first District 24-4A win of the season. The Lady Dawgs followed that with a loss to Jarrell 56-21 Feb. 6. Against Taylor, head coach Kim Payten said the Lady Dawgs put it all together. “I thought we played very well,” she said. “I have to say this. It started falling apart in the third quarter, and I subbed…

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Marble Falls girls basketball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Leslie Reynoso. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team blew out Taylor 42-18 in the Lady Mustangs’ final regular season home appearance. The District 24-4A win ensured seniors Rayleigh Crim and Leslie Reynoso exited Max Copeland Gym as victors. Before tipoff, the duo and their families were honored for their contributions as mult-year lettermetn. Both started with Reynoso scoring 9 and Crim finishing with 2 points, however, their contributions were more on the defensive end. Crim refused to allow…

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Marble Falls boys basketball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Cam Plumlee made the most of his final regular season home game against Taylor. He scored 10 points on several high-percentage shots and a dunk and had numerous rebounds and blocked shots to ensure the win. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team defeated Taylor 45-44 Feb. 6 to remain in the hunt for a playoff berth. The fourth period was highlighted by each team matching each other basket for basket led by junior guards Cypress Neve and Beckett…

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Llano to face new foes familiar rivals next two years

CAPTION: Llano High School athletic director and football head coach Matt Green (right) along with offensive coordinator Ryan Priem (to Green’s left), and offensive coaches Ryan Norwood, Colton Center and Robbie Coplin will scheme against some new district opponents in the fall. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro After years of supremacy in Class 3A Division I Region IV, the Llano High School football team will look to continue that trend in Region I. That’s because when the University Interscholastic League unveiled realignment Feb. 2, Llano completed the trifecta of Highland…

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Marble Falls girls basketball loses to Salado

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore forward Addy Wood continues to lead the Lady Mustangs’ offensive attack. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Salado 48-35 Feb. 3 in District 24-4A play. The Lady Mustangs (15-16, 6-2) led 12-11 after the opening stanza. “That first quarter was great for us,” head coach Canales said. “We started the game exactly how I wanted to. We were being aggressive, dictating the pace (and) doing what we wanted to do.” But the Lady Eagles (25-7, 8-0) struck…

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Marble Falls faces familiar foes in new districts

The Marble Falls High School athletics department will continue to play some of its same traditional adversaries in new regions beginning in the 2026-27 school year. That’s because the University Interscholastic League, which released realignment for its member schools at 9 a.m. Feb. 2, announced that the Marble Falls (1,172 students) football team along with Burnet (985), Lampasas (1,137) and Stephenville (1,076) will remain in the same district but move regions. In addition, the four will play China Spring (931) and Jarrell (1,147) in District 12-4A Division I, which is…

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Burnet to stay in virtually the same sports districts

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District athletic department will face some familiar and not so familiar foes in the next two years in district play. The University Interscholastic League released realignment for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years at 9 a.m. Feb. 2. Burnet (985 students), Marble Falls (1,172) and Lampasas (1,137) remain together in the football, volleyball and basketball districts. But the surprise in football may have been in who is joining them — China Spring (931), Jarrell (1,147) and Stephenville (1,076) — and that they’re all playing in…

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Burnet boys basketball beats Gateway, loses to Salado

CAPTION: Burnet senior forward Eli Pickens protects the ball as he makes a move to the basket. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School boys basketball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 56-44 Jan. 27 and lost to Salado 53-41 Jan. 30 in District 24-4A play. The Bulldogs, who led 19-9 after the first stanza, beat the Gators by creating a game plan based off the results from the 63-42 loss to Gateway Jan. 9. “It was really pretty,” assistant coach Carter Carruthers said. “In reviewing it, they had nothing to…

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Burnet girls basketball shows improvement

CAPTION: Burnet senior guard Sarah Cullison is determined make a basket on a runner against Salado. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team continues to play with great effort and heart as the Lady Dawgs prepare for three important contests. First is a road trip to Taylor Tuesday, Feb. 3, followed by a home game against Jarrell Friday, Feb. 6, and a road game to Lampasas Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the regular season finale. The junior varsity plays at 5 p.m. and the varsity at 6:15…

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Faith Academy boys basketball beats San Marcos Academy

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior guard Jace Marshall played Austin San Juan Diego like a seasoned veteran in leading the Flames to victory. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team crushed San Marcos Academy 66-31 Jan. 31 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames led 22-3 after the first quarter, 30-10 at the half and 47-16 going into the fourth period. Before tipoff, the academy’s basketball programs honored their seniors. “It’s always good to win on senior…

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