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Marble Falls girls basketball show improvement during loss

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards (left) and junior forward Bethany Fry spend lots of time around the basket as scoring threats or defenders. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to the Texas Lions 53-38 Dec. 12. The Lions are a homeschool program. The Lady Mustangs raced to a 10-2 lead to begin the contest. But the Lions responded thanks a 17-2 run where they only needed one shot per possession and got the lucky bounces. By the end of the first period,…

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Burnet girls basketball continues winning ways

December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #LadyDawgs, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Burnet High School girls basketball team keeps adding to its impressive list of wins. The Lady Dawgs (15-5) defeated Brownwood 42-27 Dec. 11 on the heels of beating Sulphur Springs 33-18, Palestine 60-38, Gladewater 50-23 and Rusk 50-35 all at the Great East Texas Shootout tournament Dec. 7-9. The lone loss at the event was to Edgewood 40-35. In all, Burnet has won 11 of its last 12 contests. “I think they’re confident in what we’re doing,” head coach Rick Gates said. “They’re going out there and proving that.”…

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Marble Falls boys basketball bonds over SAISD tourney wins, gift exchange, the Spurs

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team finished 2-2 at the San Antonio Independent School District tournament Dec. 7-9. But it was the time spent away from the competition that may serve the Mustangs in huge ways the remainder of the season. The Mustangs beat San Antonio Breckenridge 60-52 Dec. 9 and San Antonio Burbank 82-77 Dec. 8 in the nightcap. They began the tournament losses to Floresville 52-46 Dec. 8 and to San Antonio Warren 47-30 Dec. 7. “We couldn’t get anything going against Warren,” Crain said. “We…

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Faith Academy boys hoops add two wins during grueling stretch

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #gobigred, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith junior guard Asher Apel and the Flames complete a nine-game stretch in 11 days with two big wins. Photo by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team beat Akiba Yavneh Academy 62-48 Dec. 9 and Dallas Lutheran 70-65 Dec. 8 to end an 11-day stretch of contests. Yavneh is ranked No. 6 in the private schools Class 2A poll of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches while Faith is No. 7. The Flames played nine games during that stretch. “Yavneh is the epitome of…

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Marble Falls center Edwards scores 1,000 points

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards scores two of her 13 points that were part of getting her into the Lady Mustangs’ 1,000-point club during the Dec. 8 loss to San Antonio Pieper. Photo by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com On a routine putback, Marble Falls High School senior center Lexie Edwards added her name to an exclusive group in the program’s record book. Edwards dropped in 13 points during the 54-25 loss to San Antonio Pieper (16-2) Dec. 8, none bigger than rebounding her own miss for the two points that…

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Hill Country Elite wins the River City Bowl

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Mustangs, #stingemjackets, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #youthfootball0 comment

Hill Country Elite won the River City Bowl Dec. 2-3 in San Marcos by going 3-1 to begin the winter season. The Elite, which features seventh- and eighth-graders living in Burnet, Llano, Marble Falls and Fredericksburg, beat the San Marcos Sharks in the championship 28-0 in a contest that was called in the fourth quarter after losing to them 8-2 to begin the event. Other wins were against the Belton Storm 29-0 and the San Marcos Mambas 32-6. “They always found a way to beat us,” head coach Ray Gurley…

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Faith Academy boys basketball loses to Austin Regents

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #marblefallsfaith, #TAPPS, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior guard Asher Apel is one Flame the program is counting on to provide consistent scoring. Photo by Jennifer Fierro/TexasChalkTalk.com The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Austin Regents 65-49 Dec. 5. The Flames (5-5) trailed for most of the contest. At one point, the deficit was 20, but Faith cut it to 11. To give his team a chance, Faith head coach Zakk Revelle subbed frequently late in the fourth quarter, alternating between an offensive shooter and a defensive specialist. He noted…

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Marble Falls boys basketball almost closes the gap against Fredericksburg

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls junior guard Isaiah Lazos (1), senior guard Kody Smith (11) and junior guard Garen Jones are big reasons why the Mustangs made a run in the fourth quarter against Fredericksburg. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost to Fredericksburg 61-49 Dec. 5. The Billies didn’t bomb away from the 3-point arc like they’ve done in the past. Instead, they decided to attack the basket using their height where their coaches believed they had an advantage. After the first quarter, Fredericksburg…

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Confidence is a big factor for Marble Falls girls basketball

December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyMustangs, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards draws a crowd of Wimberley Texanns as she makes her way to the basket. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team lost to Wimberley 58-35 Dec. 5. Both teams began with intensity. Wimberley controlled the opening tip and missed the lay-up but got the rebound and passed to guard Lily Dela Rosa for a wide-open 3-pointer. Marble Falls senior center Lexie Edwards answered by getting fouled while attempting a shot in the lane. A putback trimmed the…

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Burnet girls basketball wins Little River Academy tourney

December 5, 2023December 5, 2023 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbasketball, #UILhoops0 comment

Photo by Martelle Ludecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School girls basketball team captured the Little River Academy tournament championship thanks to winning five games, none bigger than beating the host 30-27 Dec. 2 in the final. The Lady Dawgs also beat Bosqueville 34-24, Rogers 45-12, Mumfort 55-43 and Milano 57-17. Head coach Rick Gates commended his players for not giving into fatigue. They may have understandably been tired by the time they faced Little River Academy, their second game on Dec. 2. “I thought our girls were tired and gutted…