Sports

Marble Falls will hold its homecoming parade, starting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the parking lot in front of Marble Falls MIddle School.

On Friday night, the Mustangs will play host to the Kerrville Tivy Antlers at Mustang Stadium. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m.

Read about the keys to the game in Friday's Highlander.

Freshman Ambrie Lizcano ran a 20:41.90 to win the 5,000-meter race Saturday in San Antonio to lead the Lady Mustangs varsity to a third-place team finish.

The varsity girls were third out of 11 teams and the boys were 13th out of 17 teams. The  JV girls were sixth out of 13 teams and the boys were seventh out of 13 teams.

The Mustangs will have the week off before running the District 26-5A meet Wednesday, Oct. 20 in Seguin at Starke Park.

Marble Falls finishers at Saturday’s meet were:

6 Ambrie Lizcano 20:41.90

18 Kim Boni 21:33.30

19 Jaden Johnson 21:37.30

20 Sydney Gibson 21:37.60

23 Daijah Torns 21:47.70

35 Berkley Powell 22:11.40

53 Allie Steward 22:53.60

44 Christian Ramierz 18:07.40

68 Ty Gibson 18:40.10

70 Devonte Torns 18:43.60

107 Sammy Flores 20:07.00

123 Jose Jimeniz 20:46.00

Mark Goodson/The Highlander

Maureen Everett, Marci Deering-Johnson, Shelley Cauble, Gia Torres, Jonah Torres, Mike Pilley, Dusty Harkins and JV Vazquez lead their team to victory in a tug of war Friday at the Marble Falls-Boerne Champion game. Everett is the Marble Falls Athletic Booster Club President. The other positions are Deering-Johnson - MFABC Middle School Rep, Cauble – MFABC Secretary, Gia Torres - MFABC Power Lifting Rep, Jonah Torres - MFABC Power Lifting Rep's son, Pilley - MFABC Fundraising, Harkins – MFABC Football Tunnel Crew and  Vazquez - MFABC Baseball Rep's husband.

The football parents won over the band parents, raising $750. Benny Boyd donated the winnings.

Boene Champion scored 42 points in the first quarter in a 49-7 blowout victory over Marble Falls Friday night at Mustangs Stadium.

Boerne Champion had drives of three plays 69 yards, 5 plays 67 yards, 3 plays 54 yards , 1 play 17 yards, 6 plays 28 yardes and 1 play 51 yards. Two fumbles set the fourth and fifth touchdowns.

For complete coverage please read Tuesday's HIghlander.

Sign-in begins at 10:30 a.m Saturday for the Hoover Valley Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser golf tournament. The tournament is at the Legends Golf Course in Kingsland.

The tournament is a four-person scramble and starts at noon.

The tournament fee is $70 per player ($40 for Legends members)

Mulligans are unlimited at $10 per ticket. Hole sponsorships are $100 per hole.
Hole in one prizes are available, including a $5,000 Grand Prize for No. 15.

Awards and prizes will be given for top teams in both gross and net scoring.

A meal will be provided at the clubhouse following the tournament.

Registration forms can be picked up at Legends Golf Course or printed from the website hoovervalleyvfd.org.

From staff reports

The Marble Falls High School Bass Fishing Club will hold its second tournament of the year Oct. 15 on Lake Travis.

The Mustangs team will be looking to defend its title in the Lake Travis Cup this year.

This year’s club has 35 members, including 15 new members. Membership has been expanded to include seventh and eighth graders.

At the team’s first event of the season on Lake Marble Falls, Sept. 17, the club hosted an event with 15 boats and 30 anglers.

Mustang senior Kevin Duggins won the first event with Carson Pratt and Collin Hughes taking second and third, respectively. Duggins also caught the big bass.

“You couldn’t ask for worse conditions – air temperature 95 degrees, no wind, slick calm water,’’ Duggins said. “There was a full moon the night before which means the bass had been feeding all night. Despite the conditions, some anglers still managed to catch some bass.’’

The club is looking for sponsors.

Dripping Springs is ranked No. 11 in the latest Texas Girls Coaches Association’s volleyball Class 5A state  poll.

The Lady Tigers beat Marble Falls in three straight on Friday to remain unbeaten in District 26-5A action.

Marble Falls is on the road Tuesday against Lockhart.

The top 10 teams in the Class 5A volleyball poll are:

1. Dallas Highland Park, 2. Prosper, 3. Amarillo, 4. Rouse, 5. Boswell, 6. Waxahachie,

7. Colleyville Heritage, 8. Lucas Lovejoy, 9. Barbers Hill, 10. Cedar Park.

Follow the Lady Mustangs in The Highlander. 

From staff reports

Marble Falls High School’s Student Council members are hard at work preparing for this year’s homecoming festivities scheduled for Oct. 10-14. Students will be building the homecoming excitement with in-school spirit days leading up to the homecoming ceremonies and football game versus Kerrville Tivy, Friday, Oct. 14. Everyone is invited to participate in this year’s homecoming parade, bon fire and pep rally on Thursday Oct. 13 and the pre-game and halftime celebrations during the game Friday night.

The homecoming parade will follow the traditional route through the neighborhood north of Marble Falls Middle School. Participants will stage in the front loop of MFMS. The parade will begin promptly at 6 p.m. from the front of Marble Falls Middle School and run north up Northwood drive toward the central offices.

By Mark Goodson

Highlander Sports Editor

Freshman Ambrie Lizcano continued her run toward breaking the Mustangs school record Saturday with a blazing time to win the Marble Falls Invitational.

Lizcano ran a season-best 19:34 edging out Emily Forster of Leander Rouse in the 5K race on the Marble Falls cross country course.

Lizcano said she fell half way through the race when the runners were clogged up during the loop portion of the race.

“I just got right back up,’’ Lizcano said. “The hard part is the finish running uphill in the gravel.

Lizcano is one of four freshmen on the Lady Mustangs team. Three of them ran on Saturday morning in near perfect conditions.

The Lady Mustangs varsity team scored 28 points and tied Rouse. The Mustangs won on a tiebreaker. The difference was sophomore Gisela Mata took 10th overall beating Rouse’s sixth runner by six spots.

By Mark Goodson

Highlander Sports Editor

Medina Valley turned the tide in the second quarter with a blocked punt and a key interception to score 21 points in less than four minutes late in the quarter to take command of the District 26-5A football game between the Panthers and the Marble Falls Mustangs Friday in Castroville.

The Panthers (3-2, 1-1) made the plays when they needed them and Marble Falls had no answer after giving up an early 14-0 lead in the game.

Medina Valley went on to win, 35-21.

Marble Falls (2-3, 0-2) trailed by just a touchdown at halftime, but the Mustangs cane out cold. A penalty on the opening kickoff gave Medina Valley excellent field position to start the third quarter.