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Faith Academy football uses bye week for district prep

CAPTION: Faith Academy head coach Jay Silvers welcomes one of the standouts to his sideline, sophomore Landon Silvers, his son. Landon is one of several Flames who are excelling in the offensive and defensive schemes has led to a 6-1 record. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team enjoyed a well-earned bye Friday, Oct. 17 right before starting Division II, District 4 of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Faith (6-1) will board a bus for the first time this season Friday, Oct.…

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Burnet football traveling to play at Lampasas

CAPTION: The Burnet offense is packing confidence in its rushing attack thanks to senior running back Josiah Coronado (left) and the offensive line. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team is taking its momentum on the road to play at Lampasas at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17. The momentum is from the Bulldogs’ (3-4, 1-0) District 4-4A Division I opening victory against the Marble Falls Mustangs 35-14 last week. The Badgers (6-1, 0-1) lost to Brownwood 42-39 on the same night in a contest they led…

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Marble Falls football hosts state-ranked Stephenville

CAPTION: The Marble Falls offense, including linemen Madden Hernandez (64), Raul Moran (58) and David Molina (52), are bracing to go against another stingy defense. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Marble Falls High School football team welcomes Stephenville at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, to Mustang Stadium. It’s the Mustangs’ (3-4, 0-1) District 4-4A Division I opener. The Yellowjackets (6-0), who are ranked No. 2 in the latest Class 4A Division I poll of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, had a bye last week. “I think they’re a really good football…

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Faith Academy football beats Founders Classical

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior Andrew Houy played a big role for the Flames in every area of the win against Leander Founders Classical Oct. 10. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team defeated Leander Founders Classical 70-48 to give the Archers their first loss of the season. It’s the second consecutive week the Flames (6-1) hosted an undefeated opponent and beat them. “Grit and toughness of our boys,” head coach Jay Silvers said. “We just did what we do. We run the ball and we…

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Burnet football beats Marble Falls

The Burnet High School football team defeated Marble Falls 35-14 Oct. 10 in the District 4-4A Division I opener. “It was such a hard fought game like you expect from a rivalry,” Bulldogs head coach Ben Speer said. “I just felt like we never could get comfortable, and they did a good job with that. And Just when you thought you could extend it out a little more, they were trying to climb back in it.”  “Our kids played really hard, thought our kids made big plays at times but…

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Llano football to visits Luling

CAPTION: Llano junior receiver Caden White (20), junior quarterback Luke Davis (13) and senior receiver Graham Prokop are part of an offense that average 251 yards passing, 212 yards rushing and has 16 rushing touchdowns and 23 passing touchdowns already this season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team will travel to play at Luling at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in the second District 13-3A Division I contest for both. The Yellow Jackets (5-1, 1-0), who are the defending district champions, walloped Florence 58-7, while…

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Marble Falls football visits Burnet in district opener

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior running back Joaquin Aguilar has been the offensive focal point throughout the season. In six games, he has rushed for almost 500 yards on the season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet and Marble Falls high school football teams will play for the 111th time at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, with plenty on the line during this Burnet County showdown. It’s the District 4-4A Division I opener. And with five teams in the district and four playoff spots available, there’s a high chance the…

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Faith Academy football hosts Founders Classical

CAPTION: Faith sophomore Ronin Burns has been a big contributor to what the Flames want to do defensively. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will welcome Leander Founders Classical Academy at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in a non-district contest. The Flames, who are ranked No. 6 on the SixManFootball.com’s Division II poll of Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools members, are taking on an opponent that beat Fredericksburg Heritage 74-48 last week. Heritage handed the Flames (5-1) their only loss of the…

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Burnet, Marble Falls middle school football to meet again

CAPTION: Burnet seventh-grader Bradyn Houston plays a key role for the Bulldogs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls Middle School football teams will take the short trek to Burnet and Bulldog Field Thursday, Oct. 9. Kickoffs are 4:30 p.m. for seventh-grade B, 5:30 p.m. for seventh-grade A, and 6:30 p.m. for eighth-grade B, and 7:30 p.m. for eighth-grade A. When they played Sept. 18, Burnet prevailed in all games. All Bulldog teams have at least a .500 or better record. “I guarantee both sides are going to work…

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Faith Academy football gives Medina 1st loss

CAPTION: Senior Andrew Houy is on his way to the end zone. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team beat Medina 76-55 Oct. 3. It was Medina’s (5-1) first loss of the season. “We kept grinding,” head coach Jay Silvers said. “Speed kills. We kept running at them. Offensively, we had to grind. We kept working on them and working on them.” The first half revealed two evenly matched teams. They answered each other’s scores until late in the second quarter. Faith had a turnover…

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