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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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Fatih Academy boys basketball beats San Antonio Keystone

CAPTION: San Antonio Keystone had no answer for Faith Academy senior center Judah Phillips who had his way around the paint. Photo by Stennis Shotts The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team crushed San Antonio Keystone 80-46 Jan. 3 in the District 4-3A opener of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. “It’s always good to win district games,” head coach Zakk Revelle said. “We’re happy to be 1-0 in district – that was the goal today. It’s tough whenever you’re coming off a break. You would…

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Faith Academy girls basketball finishes third at Johnson City tourney

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team went 2-1 at the Lady Eagles Holiday Classic hosted by Johnson City Dec. 29-30. The Lady Flames beat Crane 38-36 for third place and Fischer Canyon Lake 48-40 in the consolation bracket. They lost to Johnson City 46-29 to begin the tournament. “I think it’s great,” head coach Harvey said of the finish. “That’s exactly what we needed to get, three tough games. In the first game we did not perform as well as we would have liked in the press…

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Faith Academy boys basketball beats St. Stephens

CAPTION: Being unafraid to draw contact and still go to the hoop is one reason why senior guard Jase Marshall handles the ball. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls boys basketball team scorched Austin St. Stephens 68-51 Dec. 19. The Spartans led 13-10 with 1 minute and 55 seconds remaining in the first half, but the Flames (11-8) responded with an 11-0 run that lasted about three minutes for a 21-13 advantage. St. Stephens answered with a 6-2 run to trim the deficit to 23-19…

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Faith Academy girls basketball loses to Hill Country

CAPTION: Faith Academy sophomore forward Layla Terrell does everything she can to get the rebound against Austin Hill Country. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team lost to Austin Hill Country 63-34 Dec. 19. “They have seven seniors,” Lady Flames head coach Harvey Vaughn said. “They can all play like guards. They were tall and long.” Hill Country (13-9) began the contest with a 10-0 lead that went to 12-2. The Lady Flames (10-5) cut the deficit to 12-6 with 96 seconds left…

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Faith Academy girls basketball beats McKinney Christian Academy

CAPTION: Junior guard Lilly Koziel (left) and sophomore guard Cuyleigh Zimmerman are the work horses behind the Lady Flames’ pressure defense. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team defeated McKinney Christian Academy 45-21 Dec. 16. The Lady Flames did it by building an 18-4 led by the intermission. “We played really an amazing defense in the first half,” head coach Harvey Vaughn said. Offensively, senior post Natalie Weems scored 16 of the 18 points. She finished with 18 Vaughn credited the Warriors for…

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