JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team began its own Subway Classic tournament with a 62-45 loss to Bandera on Dec. 4. The Mustangs got no closer than seven points in the second half.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Seven days earlier, the Burnet High School boys basketball team lost 41-39 to Leander in a game the Bulldogs led for almost three quarters. The Bulldogs learned from that in a 53-40 win against Marble Falls on Dec. 2.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — It didn’t take long for the Burnet High School girls basketball team to force its will on Marble Falls on Dec. 2. The Lady Dawgs scored 13 points in the first quarter for an eight-point lead and limited the Lady Mustangs to scoring no more than eight […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team won its 88th consecutive district game, beating the Texas School for the Deaf 70-18 on Dec. 2. The Lady Flames led 17-4 in the first quarter and 44-7 at the half. That advantage triggered a running clock in […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — Days after enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday, an early December tradition takes center court. The Burnet and Marble Falls boys basketball teams meet Dec. 2 in Max Copeland Gym at Marble Falls High School, 2101 Mustang Drive. Tipoff is 8 p.m. The Bulldogs won last year’s match 48-47.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF GOLDTHWAITE — The Burnet High School girls basketball team earned a 48-39 road win against Goldthwaite on Nov. 25, right before Thanksgiving. The Lady Dawgs (3-1) led Goldthwaite 10-8 after the first quarter, 19-15 at the half and 32-23 after the third period.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF SAN SABA — The Faith Academy of Marble Falls girls basketball team earned another tournament championship on back-to-back weekends then added a big road win right before the Thanksgiving break. The Lady Flames (10-1) beat Austin St. Michael’s 62-42 on Nov. 24 and won the San Saba Tournament on Nov. […]

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team fell to Fredericksburg 63-34 on Nov. 24 and Killeen Ellison 84-25 on Nov. 21. The Mustangs (0-3) had their home opener against the Billies, who had a hot start.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BASTROP — The Marble Falls High School boys basketball team lost 64-49 to Bastrop Cedar Creek on Nov. 18. Despite the loss, new head coach Paul Gammage said the Mustangs (0-1) got the start he wanted.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team began its own American Bank of Texas tournament Nov. 20 with a solid 88-14 victory against Austin Lanier. Offensively, the Lady Mustangs (2-1) had an answer for every defense the Lady Vikings were in.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — No matter what Lampasas tried against the Faith Academy girls basketball team Nov. 18, the Lady Badgers did not have an answer in a 61-30 loss to the Lady Flames. When Lampasas slowed the pace to play a half-court game, the Lady Flames rebounded misses or applied defensive […]

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BURNET — The Burnet High School boys basketball team began the 2014-2015 season with a 57-54 win against Jarrell on Nov. 18. Jarrell took a 12-8 lead in the first quarter then held off the Bulldogs for a 24-23 advantage at the half. Burnet simply got stronger as the game continued to play out.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF MARBLE FALLS — The Marble Falls High School girls basketball team had two different opportunities to tie or win the game Nov. 18 against Temple in the final 40 seconds. But a foul shot was missed and a two-foot jumper rolled off the rim.

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JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF BASTROP — A new era begins when the Marble Falls High School boys basketball program takes the floor against Bastrop Cedar Creek on Nov. 18. The game tips off at 8 p.m. at 793 Union Chapel Road in Bastrop.

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