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Faith Academy boys hoops beats San Marcos Academy

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior forward Adam Merlick looks for an opening to the basket. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team crushed San Marcos Academy 77-25 Jan. 28 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “It’s a big win and we’re thankful to have won the game,” Flames head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We felt like we owed them one in a way just because we didn’t think we played up to our standard at their place.…

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Faith Academy boys basketball beats San Antonio Keystone

CAPTION: Faith Academy senior center Judah Phillips has a huge dunk in the fourth quarter to help the Flames put San Antonio Keystone away. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team scorched San Antonio Keystone 76-49 Jan. 23 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames led 14-5 after the first quarter and 35-23 at the intermission. The Cobras trimmed the deficit to 52-44 going into the final stanza, but the Flames continued to play the way…

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Faith Academy girls basketball beats San Antonio Keystone

CAPTION: Faith Academy sophomore guard Selby Sanchez “was the spark” that helped the Lady Flames drop in bucket after bucket in the third period. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team defeated San Antonio Keystone 48-35 Jan. 23 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Lady Cobras led 11-9 after the opening stanza. But the Lady Flames struck back to take an 18-16 advantage at the break that went to 41-24 by the end of the…

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Faith Academy boys hoops crush Central Texas Christian

CAPTION: Faith Academy’s Quinton Merlick splits the Temple Central Texas defense with the aim of scoring. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team scorched Temple Central Texas Christian 66-36 Jan. 20 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Flames led 19-9 after the first quarter, 42-17 at the half, and 60-24 going into the final stanza. With two minutes remaining in the third period, officials went to a running clock since Faith led 60-22. By then…

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Faith Academy girls basketball beats Central Texas Christian

CAPTION: A mad dash for the ball shows the importance of each possession for Temple Central Texas Christian and Faith Academy’s Layla Terrell (on the floor, left), Cuyleigh Zimmerman and Lilly Koziel while teammate Megan Burrows watches. Staaff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team defeated Temple Central Texas Christian 52-44 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “Big win for us,” head coach Harvey Vaughn said. “Obviously a huge team win to be able to get a…

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Faith Academy boys basketball loses to Waco Live Oak

CAPTION: Few teams have an answer for Faith Academy senior center Judah Phillips, including Waco Live Oak. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team lost to Waco Live Oak 72-52 Jan. 17 in District 4-3A of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The game pitted the No. 1 ranked team, Live Oak, against the No. 2 team, Faith Academy, in the Class 3A private schools poll of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. “They played a really good game,” Flames head coach Zakk…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to Waco Live Oak

CAPTION: Faith Academy junior post Megan Burrows was a solid presence in the lane against Waco Live Oak. Photos by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Waco Live Oak 72-36 Jan. 17 and San Antonio Lutheran 58-26 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. The Lady Flames faced two teams ranked in the top five of Class 3A private schools poll the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches. They were ranked No. 4. Live Oak led 18-7 after…

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Faith Academy boys basketball team beats San Juan Diego

CAPTION: Jase Marshall was the catalyst in leading the Flames in scoring for another lopsided victory. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team crushed Austin San Juan Diego 76-30 Jan. 13 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “We were happy to come away the way that we did, we were happy to be able to play everybody and for us, it was more of a get-right game,” Faith head coach Zakk Revelle said. ‘We didn’t think that we…

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Faith Academy girls basketball defeats San Juan Diego

CAPTION: Faith Academy basketball players Megan Burrows (33), Selby Sanchez and Lily Koziel led an onslaught during the victory against Austin San Juan Diego. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team scorched Austin San Juan Diego 66-25 Jan. 13 in District 4-3A play of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.  The Lady Flames (14-7, 2-0) trailed 8-2 in the first quarter before going on a 9-0 run to close it out for an 11-8 lead headed into the second period.  When Faith…

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Faith Academy girls loses to Blanco

CAPTION: Head coach Harvey Vaughn (center) said he told his players they were doing what he wanted against Blanco, so just keep playing. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Blanco 35-32 Jan. 6 in non-district play. The Lady Panthers led 10-7 after the first period and 21-10 at the intermission. “It was a very physical game,” head coach Harvey Vaughn said. “We were taking good shots – they just weren’t going down. When we were shooting the ball, it was…

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