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Burnet football pushes Brownwood to play better

CAPTION: The Brownwood Lions and the Burnet Bulldogs didn’t shy away from contact during their four-quarter battle at Gordon Wood Stadium Sept. 8. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football team lost to Brownwood 24-10 Sept. 8. The Bulldogs (1-2, District 13-4A Division I) welcome Giddings at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, to Bulldog Field. Wood said he was interested to see how his players would respond after a decisive win against Llano last week. Burnet junior quarterback Rhett Murray, senior receiver Grant Jones and the offense…

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Mental errors, speed too much for Marble Falls football against Killeen Chaparral

CAPTION: Marble Falls senior Jaime Castillo dives into the end zone, which leads to a 14-14 tie with Killeen Chaparral with under 2 minutes left to play in the first half. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Killeen Chaparral 34-21 Sept. 8. The Mustangs (0-3, District 13-4A Division I) now prepare for a road trip to Kerrville Tivy (3-0, District 13-5A Division II) at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15. “Coming out of halftime, it’s all there,” Marble Falls head coach Brian Herman…

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Marble Falls youth football has success on opening weekend

CAPTION: The Marble Falls fifth-graders execute a play from the Slot-T offense that yields a positive gain. Courtesy photo Teams of Marble Falls Youth Football and Cheer enjoyed a successful opening weekend of the 2023 season Aug. 26. The Marble Falls sixth-graders defeated Llano 21-7. The Marble Falls freshman gold team beat the Liberty Hill freshmen 13-6, and the Marble Falls junior varsity gold squad defeated the Marble Falls junior varsity purple squad 26-7. The Canyon Lake freshmen beat the Marble Falls freshman purple team 24-18, and San Saba fifth…

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Burnet football faces more challenges than Brownwood

CAPTION: Burnet junior linebacker Khris Kassner and the Bulldogs aim to continue the great tackling when they play the Brownwood Lions Sept. 8. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School football will face Brownwood at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at Gordon Wood Stadium. The Bulldogs (1-1, District 13-4A Division I) beat Llano 47-12, while the Lions (2-0, District 2-4A Division I) defeated Marble Falls 56-7 on Sept. 1. Brownwood is ranked in the top 10 in Class 4A. “I think they’re really good,” Burnet head coach Bryan…

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Marble Falls, Killeen Chaparral football meet in search of 1st win

CAPTION: Junior quarterback Noah Luckie (15) and the Marble Falls offense is looking to score more when the Mustangs take on Killeen Chaparral. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls football team is traveling to play at Killeen Chaparral at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at Joseph L. Searles Stadium on the Chaparral campus, 4400 Chaparral Road in Killeen. The Mustangs (0-2, District 13-4A Division I) and the Bobcats (0-2, District 11-5A Division II) also are searching for their first victory of 2023. Marble Falls (0-2, District 13-4A Division…

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Marble Falls tennis beats Belton New Tech

CAPTION: Sophia Trudeau hits winner en route to capturing her singles match against Belton New Tech Aug. 31. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School tennis team crushed Belton New Tech 17-2 Aug. 31 to win its first overall point in the District 18-4A team tennis standings. Two of the boys doubles matches went to tiebreakers, and Marble Falls won both. The Mustangs (1-1) won six of the seven doubles matches and 11 of the 12 singles matches and had won the all important 10th match, which…

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Running 

JC cross country is ninth, 11th at Brownwood Invitational

CAPTION: Junior Jackie Earley has her silver medal around her neck after finishing second at the Brownwood Invitational Aug. 30. Courtesy photo The Johnson City High School cross country program competed at the Brownwood Invitational Aug. 30 where the Lady Eagles finished ninth overall and the Eagles were 11th overall. The girls ran two miles, while the boys ran a 5K. Junior Jackie Earley was the silver medalist thanks to finishing in 12 minutes and 25.69 seconds and senior Claire White was 13th in 13:08.67. Junior Emily Moore was 70th…

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Volleyball 

Faith Academy volleyball beats San Antonio Lutheran, readies for Round Rock Christian

CAPTION: One benefit of the Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team playing more than 20 matches before the start of District 3-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools is the Lady Flames discovered a set that works for them that includes freshman Ella Chavira (9) as one of the setters. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls volleyball team defeated San Antonio Lutheran 25-14, 25-10, 25-20 Aug. 31 to end its pre-district schedule. “We stepped up and pulled it together and…

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Football contest between Faith Academy, Smoking For Jesus is canceled

UPDATE: Smoking For Jesus officials have canceled the contest against the Faith Academy of Marble Falls football team scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8. The Faith Academy athletic department announced the decision Wednesday, Sept. 6. A lack of available players was cited as the reason why. The Faith Academy athletic department is on the hunt for another opponent. Keep reading TexasChalkTalk.com for updates. CAPTION: The Faith Academy of Marble Falls defense came up big against Waco Texas Wind when it counted the most thanks to playmakers like Karter Van Gundy (5)…

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Marble Falls football loses to Brownwood

The Marble Falls High School football team lost to Brownwood 56-7 Sept. 1. The Mustangs (0-2) now focus on Killeen Chaparral at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. The Lions (2-0) scored on all five of their first-half possessions to build a 35-0 lead. Still, it took Brownwood a Marble Falls possession to figure out how to defend the slot-T offense. The Mustangs received the opening kickoff and assembled a 10-play drive where they converted a fourth down to keep the drive alive. The Lions finally got Marble Falls off schedule…

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