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Winning takes every Burnet football player

When the Burnet High School football team earned its first victory of the season, a 31-28 thriller against Little River Academy Sept. 12, Bulldogs head coach Ben Speer emphasized it took every player on the sideline to get it done. And that includes those Bulldogs who may not be on the field as much under the Friday night lights. “I got to talk to some of those guys,” he said. “I just really love on those guys. Some of those seniors and those guys, they keep showing up. Our whole…

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Faith Academy football loses to Fredericksburg Heritage

CAPTION: Senior Andrew Houy continues to be one of the most productive players for his team in the Highland Lakes. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team lost to Fredericksburg Heritage 54-46 Sept. 12. Head coach Jay Silvers said what stood out the most about his squad. “The toughness of our team,” he said. “That was probably the biggest thing I took away is we would have a mistake, fumble right off at the beginning of the game, and then we get the ball back…

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Burnet football beats Little River Academy

CAPTION: Burnet senior Cayden Kiley and the Bulldogs earn their first win of the season. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team defeated Little River Academy 31-28 Sept. 12. “This is guys’ first win (of the season),” head coach Ben Speer said. “They had a chance to really go beat somebody way earlier, and we didn’t get it done. That’s a learning curve. The guys are going to work.” The Bumblebees (0-3) led 7-0 in the first quarter thanks to a nine-yard run. But the Bulldogs…

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Llano football defeats Marble Falls

CAPTION: Marble Falls defenders Noah Ortiz (left), Brody Graham and Jamir Garcia tackle Llano junior quarterback Luke Davis. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team beat the Marble Falls Mustangs 50-18 Sept. 12 in a non-district contest. “Can’t give good team opportunities,” Mustangs head coach Keri Timmerman said. “Can’t miss the ball here or get to the third or fourth down and you know that you’ve got to finish. And I think our kids played really hard. We had kids go down. We had kids that were…

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Marble Falls ISD to talk athletic facilities with board

CAPTON: Scearce Softball Field will get a netting system that stretches from one dugout to the other to protect fans. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The first steps in getting athletic facilities built at Marble Falls High School will happen during two regular meetings of the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees. Step one is a presentation to the board members where they will be given conceptual drawings of the new baseball park, which will be built on the practice field next to Mustang Stadium during the Sept.…

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Marble Falls football hosts undefeated Llano

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior linebacker Brody Graham makes sure Jarrell senior running back Kenneth Sims is stopped as senior defensive tackle Jesse Flores (8), junior Jesus Rodriguez (24) and sophomore linebacker Olen Dalton are in pursuit. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team will welcome Llano in a non-district contest featuring the two former district rivals at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Mustang Stadium. The Mustangs (1-1) are coming off a 41-7 loss to Jarrell last week after shutting out Austin Crockett 49-0 Aug.…

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Burnet football welcomes Little River Academy

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photograpy The Burnet High School football team hosts Little River Academy at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at Bulldog Field. The ball game is a reunion. Academy head coach Ty Kuhn and his brother Cory, who is the defensive coordinator, are Burnet High School graduates. Ty Kuhn was the Central Texas Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 and was part of both squads that played for Class 3A state titles in 2002 and 2003. Cory was the Burnet Middle School boys athletic coordinator for three…

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Faith Academy football welcomes Fredericksburg Heritage

CAPTION: Senior Andrew Houy (left), sophomore Quinton Merlick and senior Sawyer Jones help form a stingy Faith Academy defense. Photo by Stennis Shotts A battle of undefeated rivals will happen on Britton Field when Fredericksburg Heritage comes to play Faith Academy of Marble Falls. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Both football teams enter the contest with 2-0 records. Heritage mercy-ruled San Marcos Academy, which is in the same District 4 of Division II of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools with Faith, by leading 21-6…

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Faith Academy football beats Valor North

CAPTION: Against Austin Valor North Sept. 5, Faith Academy senior Andrew Houy came up with touchdowns in just about every way a football player can score. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team crushed Austin Valor North 83-13 Sept. 5 in the Flames’ home opener. The Flames (2-0) needed only two quarters or 20 minutes of game time for the victory. “Our offense was only on the field for four minutes and we scored 63 points,” head coach Jay Silvers said. “It’s a great start…

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Burnet football loses to Georgetown East View

CAPTION: Burnet senior running back Josiah Coronado runs for more than 100 yards against Georgetown East View. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Georgetown East View 42-28 Sept. 5. “There are no moral victories,” Speer said. “Still you want to see your kids get better week in and week out. There are fixable things. There are good things that we can take away. We’ll roll into next week. The kids have a lot of confidence going forward. I’m proud of the kids and…

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