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Faith Academy football welcomes Valor in a scrimmage

CAPTION: Senior Colten Lane leads the Flames in running laps as part of their conditioning at the end of practice Aug. 19. Following closely behind is senior Andrew Houy (second row, left). Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team will face Austin Valor South at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Britton Field on the Faith campus. It’s the Flames’ only scrimmage before they take on Sugar Land Logos Prep at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Bryan Allen Academy. Faith head coach Jay…

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Burnet youth football invites teams to Battle of the Hills

Courtesy photo The first Battle of the Hills featuring area youth football teams is Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Burnet Middle School Stadium. Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Battle of the Hills, which is sponsored by Burnet Youth Football and Cheer, allows teams from Blanco, Boerne, Burnet, Fredericksburg, Lago Vista, Lampasas and Marble Falls to scrimmage one another before the season kicks off in a couple of weeks. There is no admission or entry fees. Concessions will benefit the BYFC. “We decided to try to invite people,” said Burnet Middle…

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Marble Falls football travels to Gatesville for final scrimmage

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore quarterback Crawford Mattox throws to senior receiver Atreyu Machacek for a first down against Lago Vista. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team will travel to Gatesville Thursday, Aug. 22, for its final scrimmage before starting the regular season. The subvarsities play at 5 p.m. with the varsity to follow at 6:30 p.m. Head coach Keri Timmerman sees the value of competing in this event, particularly for several of the newcomers to the varsity level, before traveling to face Austin Crockett…

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Burnet football performs well against Canyon Lake

CAPTION: Senior receiver Cohen Jorpeland runs away from the Canyon Lake secondary as he looks to score. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team gave fans plenty to cheer for during its scrimmage against Fischer Canyon Lake Friday, Aug. 15. “Guys were very excited and focused,” head coach Ben Speer said. “It was good to see people flying around and beating someone other than yourselves.” Though neither team scored during the live portion of the scrimmage, the Bulldogs recovered a fumble. The Bulldogs showed the chemistry they…

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Marble Falls football has big plays against Lago Vista

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior running back Joaquin Aguilar escapes the Lago Vista defense’s grasp to gallop more than 50 yards toward pay dirt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team performed well during its Aug. 14 scrimmage against Lago Vista, the Mustangs’ first of the 2025 season. That’s according to head coach Keri Timmerman. “We got a lot of things we got to fix, but I think that there’s improvement,” he said. “We’re further along than we were last year, and we got young players…

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Faith Academy football continues teaching, practicing

CAPTION: Newcomer Ronin Burns listens to instructions from defensive coordinator Cole Garrett (left) and head coach Jay Silvers before lining up for another drill. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football program continues preparing for the 2025 season. The Flames added full pads Aug. 7 and kept teaching the sport to four newcomers, who are learning six-man football. They are sophomore Austin Edwards from Lake Travis, Ronin Burns from Austin Westlake, Colten Lane from Lago Vista, and Ben Strmiska from Llano. “It’s going well,” head…

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Burnet football Mom’s Night Out allows matriarchs to experience what their sons do

Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography When Burnet Consolidated Independent School District football head coach Ben Speer said he wanted to give the Bulldogs’ mothers the full experience of what it’s like to wear the Kelly green, he wasn’t kidding. It was in plain sight as the moms lined up to experience the same drills their sons do and put on the full uniform complete with shoulder pads and helmets to know what it’s like to move and run in the attire. The activities were all apart of Mom’s Night Out,…

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Burnet football ready to scrimmage Canyon Lake

CAPTION: Running back Josiah Coronado sees the hole in the middle and goes through it virtually untouched during practice Aug. 11. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro  The Burnet High School football team added full pads to its practices at the end of last week. But the Bulldogs continue to show the same intensity and enthusiasm that has defined the first week of fall training camp. And their reward at the end of this week? Welcoming Fischer Canyon Lake for the first scrimmage of the season Friday, Aug. 15, at Bulldog…

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Marble Falls football begins second week with scrimmage against Lago Vista

CAPTION: Senior receiver Jace Williams leaps and snatches this ball out of the air for a big first down as junior defensive back Gage Coleman defends. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team completed its first week of practice with a short intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9. Head coach Keri Timmerman noted the Mustangs enjoyed a productive week as they get ready to welcome Lago Vista to a scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 14, with the subvarsities playing at 5 p.m. and the varsity to follow at 6:30 p.m.…

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Faith Academy football has more players for new season

CAPTION: Adam Merlick leaps high in the air to make this catch from Wade Dillard. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team impressed its coaches throughout the first week of practice Aug. 4-8. Twenty-seven players, four more than head coach Jay Silvers was projecting two weeks ago, are in the program and some are new to the sport and campus. A couple of those players are from 11-man programs. Faith plays six-man football. “That’s the most I’ve been apart of,” Silvers said, adding that in…

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