Featured Football High School 

Llano football beats Edna

CAPTION: As Llano football head coach Matt Green congratulates his Yellow Jackets on another impressive playoff win, this time against Edna Dec. 5, seniors Brady Kelly (left) and Hayden Bigger dump icy water down his head and back. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Llano High School football team defeated Edna 35-31 Dec. 5 to advance to the Class 3A Division I state semifinals. In winning, these Yellow Jackets (13-1, 5-0 District 13-3A Division I champions) became the second Llano football team ever to advance this far. And in their…

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Llano football beats Goliad

CAPTION: Llano head coach Matt Green accepts the gold football trophy from Llano Independent School District Superintendent Mac Edwards after the Yellow Jackets beat Goliad. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro EDITOR’S NOTE: Because of stadium lighting issues, officials have moved the Llano-Edna state quarterfinals contest to Dub Farris Athletic Complex, 8400 N. Loop 1604 West in San Antonio. The Llano High School football team crushed Goliad 31-7 Nov. 28 to win a Class 3A Division I Region IV semifinal. It’s the fourth consecutive year the Yellow Jackets have eliminated the…

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Big 12 Media Days College Featured Football 

Five questions answered during Big 12’s Media Days

Now that Big 12 head coaches and some of their players wrapped up the two-day event known as Media Days July 13-14, it’s time to review what was learned. Headed into the event, I shared my five questions in the hopes of getting answers. Here’s what is known: Television contracts and the possibility of a conference network. So much of this comes down to the exit and exit fees of Oklahoma and Texas moving to the SEC. The good news is there appears to be a timeline thanks to UCLA…

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College Featured Football High School 

Marble Falls’ Bales showcases talent at college football camps

The desire to play college football is why Marble Falls High School junior lineman Jeremiah Bales has been traveling to different camps. During the last several weeks, Bales has camped at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas State University, Angelo State University, Texas A&M at Commerce and Texas Christian University. At 6 feet 4 inches and weighing 323 pounds, Bales has the intangibles that college coaches love in linemen. But it’s his strength at the point of attack that gets people talking. Case in point was during the…

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