Faith Academy girls basketball picks up all-district, all-state honors

MARBLE FALLS — The Faith Academy girls basketball team announced several end-of-the-year awards during its annual banquet March 5.

The Lady Flames finished the season with a 36-3 record and a fifth trip to the Class 2A state tournament of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools.

Academic all-state members have to be a junior or senior, be named first-team all-district and maintain a 90 or above.

ALL-DISTRICT 4-2A: Most Valuable Player – Bailey Brinkley; first team – Taylor Denton, Juliette Fisher, Joanna Piatek, Kristen Cherry; second team – Rebekah Graham, Sierra Brinkley

ALL-STATE: First team – B. Brinkley, Denton; second team – Fisher

ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT: B. Brinkley, Fisher

ACADEMIC ALL-STATE: B. Brinkley, Cherry, Piatek

FIGHTING HEART: Cherry (voted on by the players)

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Faith Academy members of the All-District 4-2A team of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools include Sierra Brinkley (left), Juliette Fisher, Joanna Piatek, Kristen Cherry, Rebekah Graham, Bailey Brinkley and Taylor Denton. Courtesy photo

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Faith Academy basketball players Bailey Brinkley (left), Juliette Fisher and Taylor Denton are members of the all-state team. Courtesy photo

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Faith Academy girls basketball coaches Jerry English (left) and Steve Hatch (right) present junior post Kristen Cherry the Fighting Heart Award, which is voted on by the players. Courtesy photo

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