Burnet looks to end losing streak against Marble Falls
Burnet's Trenton Hafley looks for running room as offensive linemen Zach McLeskey (No. 76), Christian Saldivar (No. 55) and Jared McHazlett (No. 50) break open some holes in the Rockdale defensive line Sept. 6. The Bulldogs (2-0) beat Rockdale 20-9 and now focus their attention on Marble Falls, who comes to town Sept. 13. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
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Burnet Bulldogs vs. Marble Falls Mustangs
KICKOFF: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13
WHERE: Bulldog Field, 1001 The Green Mile in Burnet
TUNE IN: KBEY 103.9 FM’s pregame show is 6:30 p.m. on the dial or online at KBEYFM.com. Or watch it on Northland Channel 15. Live broadcast starts at 7 p.m. [/box]
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
BURNET — The Burnet High School football team is hung up on the number two. And it’s not the two-game winning streak the Bulldogs (2-0) have this season.
Rather, it’s their two-game losing streak to Marble Falls.
The Bulldogs get their chance to end that streak at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at Bulldog Field, 1000 The Green Mile.
They’re preparing to face a confident Marble Falls team that crushed Smithville 69-25 on Sept. 6. At one point, the Mustangs had scored on six consecutive possessions.
Marble Falls is fielding a team that’s reminiscent of the 2012 Bulldogs with many fresh faces. Mustangs sophomore quarterback Brennen Wooten is making only his third start at the varsity level. Most of the offensive linemen will start their third varsity contest against Burnet.
Wooten has completed 46 passes for 558 yards with five touchdowns and one interception for the Mustangs. Senior receiver Garrett Gray, who committed to Texas in June, has 15 receptions for 156 yards and three touchdowns. Senior receiver J.T. Watson has 15 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown for Marble Falls.
Mustangs senior running back Keith Jerome has 36 rushes for 280 yards and six touchdowns.
“They look the same as last year,” Bulldogs head coach Kurt Jones said. “They look very well coached on offense and very efficient. They can move the ball and make things happen.”
Defensively, junior defensive back David Spurlock, who has 21 total tackles, leads the Mustangs. Senior defensive back Aidin Parnell recorded 12, and junior linebacker Travis Dilworth has 11.
Jones noted the Mustangs are playing well in new defensive coordinator Tony Salazar’s scheme.
“They’re under new guidance (defensively) and are very active,” Jones said.
The Bulldogs gutted out a 20-9 win against Rockdale on Sept. 6.
Jones said the team celebrated the win that night and the next morning, but, by the afternoon of Sept. 7, players and coaches had set their sights firmly on the Mustangs.
“Every week is a new week,” he said. “Everything you do in the past really doesn’t matter. You go out and perform.”
jfierro@thepicayune.com